2020 Media Guide - PRORODEO Cowboys

2019 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued)

★ 2016: Won the world title and the average by splitting the win in three rounds and placing in eight rounds of the Wrangler NFR.Waguespack set a new single-season steer wrestling total money record by finishing the year with $298,676. He also won the RAMTop Gun Award for most money earned at theWrangler NFR, $213,218.Won the All-American ProRodeo Finals (Waco,Texas), the Spanish Fork (Utah) Fiesta Days Rodeo, theWrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Kissimmee, Fla.), theWrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Rapid City, S.D.), theWrangler Champion Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Spanish Fork, Utah),Won the Oakdale (Calif.) Saddle Club Rodeo, the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo, theWalker County Fair & Rodeo (Huntsville,Texas), the Georgia National Jr. Livestock Show& Rodeo (Perry, Ga.), the SouthernMiss Coca-Cola Classic Rodeo ((Hattiesburg, Miss.), the ABC Pro Rodeo (Lubbock,Texas) and theMountainValley Stampede (Heber City, Utah). Co-champion at the Four States Fair & Rodeo (Texarkana, Ark.) ★ 2015: Won Round 7 and placed in two other rounds at his firstWrangler NFR.Won the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up, the Spanish Fork (Utah) Fiesta Days Rodeo, the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup, theWild Bill Hickok Rodeo (Abilene, Kan.) and the Central Ark PRCA Rodeo (El Paso, Ark.). Co-champion at the Eugene (Ore.) ProRodeo. Finished 11th in the world standings with $135,591 ★ 2014: Won theWestTexas Fair & Rodeo (Abilene), the Home of Champions Rodeo (Red Lodge, Mont.), the Bennington (Kan.) PRCA Rodeo, the Rusk County PRCA Rodeo (Henderson,Texas) and the Bowie (Texas) PRCA Rodeo. Co-champion at the Cassia County Fair & Rodeo (Burley, Idaho). Finished 22nd in the world standings with $45,968 ★ 2013: Won the Odessa Rodeo & Festival (Tampa, Fla.) and the North Idaho Fair & Rodeo (Coeur d’Alene); finished 36th in the world standings with $31,993 ★ 2012: Won the RAMSoutheastern Circuit Finals Rodeo (Davie, Fla.), theTrinityValley Exposition (Liberty,Texas), the Mid-Winter Fair & Rodeo (Lafayette, La.), the Crosby (Texas) Fair & Rodeo and the Bryan (Texas) Breakfast Lions Club PRCA Rodeo. Co-champion at the SWDistrict Fat Stock Show (Lake Charles, La.). Finished sixth in the rookie standings and 57th in the worldwith $20,041 Amateur Three-time qualifier for the National High School Rodeo after winning the Louisiana State High School Championships in 2008-10 Personal 6-1, 190 …Married NFR Barrel Racer Sarah Rose McDonald … Parents, Michael and Vicki Waguespack; sisters, Joanie, Tobie and Mandie. Michael was a PRCA steer wrestler in the 1990s and still occasionally hazes for Tyler; cousin Randi Robert qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo … Started competing in bulldogging and tie-down roping while in junior high school … Enjoys hunting and fishing … Graduated from East Ascension High School in Gonzales, La., with a class of about 300 … Four-time World Champion Steer Wrestler Ote Berry is a mentor … Favorite rodeos are Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days and California Rodeo Salinas … Favorite movie is“Step Brothers”

Jake Watson

Saddle Bronc Riding

Event:

2019 world standings place: 6 th 2019 Wrangler NFR standings place: 6 th 2019 Wrangler NFR earnings:

$127,615 $236,406 $554,609

2019 earnings: Career earnings:

April 9, 1993, inHudson’s Hope, British Columbia

Born:

Hudson’s Hope, British Columbia

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2014

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2 (2016, 2019)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Oklahoma Panhandle State

Education:

Professional 2019Highlights ★ Won Rounds 5 and 8 and placed in six rounds to rank sixth in the average with 610.5 points on seven head at the Wrangler NFR

★ Won the Santa Rosa Roundup (Vernon,Texas) ★ Won the Dixie National Rodeo (Jackson, Miss.) ★ Won the Stavely (Alberta) Indoor Pro Rodeo ★ Won the Kananaskis Pro Rodeo (Coleman, Alberta) ★ Won the Falkland (British Columbia) Stampede,

★ Won theWildwood (Alberta) Bronc Bustin’ ★ Won the Lea Park Rodeo (Marwayne, Alberta) ★ Won the Pile‘O Bones (Regina, Saskatchewan) ★ Co-champion at theWallaWalla (Wash.) Frontier Days ★ Co-champion at the Rocky Pro Rodeo (Rocky Mountain House, Alberta)

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