2020 Media Guide - PRORODEO Cowboys

2019 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued)

Ryan Motes

Team Roping (Heeling)

Event:

2019 world standings place: 8th 2019 Wrangler NFR standings place: 15 th 2019 Wrangler NFR earnings:

$48,923 $158,089 $1,206,846

2019 earnings: Career earnings:

July 16, 1980, in Fresno, Calif.

Born:

Weatherford, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2001

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5 (2007, 2012-13, 2015, 2019) Weatherford (Texas) College

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Education:

Professional 2019Highlights-- Partner Cole Proctor ★ Placed in two rounds to rank 15th in the average with 27.2 seconds on three head at theWrangler NFR ★ WonThe American (Arlington,Texas) ★ Won the Lea County PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.) ★ Won theTri-State Rodeo Cinch Shoot-Out (Fort Madison, Iowa) ★ Co-champion at the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo Career Highlights ★ 2018: Won the Bozeman (Mont.) Stampede, with Charly Crawford.Won the Springhill (La.) PRCA Rodeo, the Four States Fair & Rodeo (Texarkana, Ark.) and the Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo (San Bernardino, Calif.), with Coleman Proctor. Co-champion at theWalker County Fair & Rodeo (Huntsville,Texas), withTylerWade ★ 2017: Won the Kitsap Stampede (Bremerton,Wash.), withTomRichards. Finished 26th in the world standings with $43,151 ★ 2016: Did not compete ★ 2015: (Partner AaronTsinigine)Won Rounds 1, 3 and 10 and split the win in Round 6 at theWrangler NFR.Won the Greeley (Colo.) Stampede, the Cody (Wyo.) Stampede,Wrangler MDT Gold Rodeo, the Caribou County Pair & Rodeo (Grace, Idaho), the Lynden (Wash.) PRCA Rodeo.Won the St. George (Utah) Lions Dixie Roundup, withTomRichards. Co-Champion at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo (Castle Rock, Colo.), with Lane Ivy. Finished second in the world standings with $226,541 ★ 2014: (Partner AaronTsinigine)Won the Big Sky ProRodeo Roundup (Great Falls, Mont.); the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo and Montana’s Biggest Weekend (Dillon); co-champion at the Hugo (Okla.) PRCA Rodeo, with Tyler Waters. Finished 18 th in the world standings with $53,828 ★ 2013: Won Round 5 of theWrangler National Finals Rodeo with a time of 5.8 seconds and tied for the win in Round 2, with Charly Crawford; finished fifth in the average standings and ninth in the worldwith total earnings of $120,735. Won the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo, with Charly Crawford.Won the RAMTexas Circuit Finals Rodeo (Waco), with JustinVan Davis. Co-champion at theTexas Stampede Rodeo (Allen,Texas), with Clayton Hass ★ 2012: (Partner Brock Hanson) Shared first place in Rounds 1 and 5 of theWrangler NFR and placed in two other rounds en route to finishing fourth in the average standings and earning $70,084. Finished seventh in the world standings with $150,657.Won the Nacogdoches (Texas) ProRodeo & Steer Showwith a time of 3.3 seconds, which tied the world record set by ChadMasters and Jade Corkill at the 2009Wrangler NFR.Won the American Royal Rodeo (Kansas City, Mo.)(October 2011), with Colby Lovell; the Amarillo (Texas)Tri-State Fair & Rodeo; the Drummond (Mont.) PRCA Rodeo and the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo (Castle Rock, Colo.). Co-champion at the Red Desert Roundup (Rock Springs, Wyo.) and the XIT Rodeo & Reunion (Dalhart,Texas) ★ 2011: Won the Days of‘47 Rodeo (Salt Lake City, Utah), with Brock Hanson; theWild,WildWest ProRodeo (Silver City, N.M.), with Colby Lovell; the Santa Rosa Roundup (Vernon,Texas), with RyanMayfield and the Crockett (Texas) Lions Club PRCA Rodeo, with Colby Lovell. Co-champion at the Horse Heaven Round-up (Kennewick,Wash.), with Brock Hanson and the Gladewater (Texas) Round-up Rodeo, with Lance Brooks Finished 24th in the world standings with $39,749 ★ 2010: (Partner Brandon Beers)Won the Cheney (Wash.) Rodeo. He finished 23rd in the world standings with $46,614 ★ 2009: Won the Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo, with Brandon Beers. He finished 26th in the world standings with $35,988 ★ 2008: Won the Laramie (Wyo.) Jubilee Days, with Jimmy Edens; the Poway (Calif.) Coors Rodeo, with Keven Daniel, and the Andy Devine Days PRCA Rodeo (Kingman, Ariz.), with Keven Daniel. Finished 28th in the world standings with $34,298 ★ 2007: (PartnerJimmyEdens)Sharedfirstplace inRound2oftheWranglerNFRwithTravisTryan/MichaelJonesandwas 12th inthefinalworldstandings.WontheReno(Nev.)Rodeo;theAngelinaCountyBenefitRodeo(Lufkin,Texas)andthe ParkerCountyFrontierDays(Weatherford,Texas).WontheDodgeTexasCircuitFinalsRodeo(Waco),withCobyJones ★ 2006: (Partner Jimmy Edens) Co-champion at the Guadalupe County PRCA Rodeo (Seguin,Texas).Won the Comal County Fair & Rodeo (New Braunfels,Texas); the Spokane (Wash.) County Interstate Fair & Rodeo; the Lea County Fair & Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.); Kansas’Biggest Rodeo (Phillipsburg) and Rodeo Killeen (Texas)

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