2020 Media Guide - PRORODEO Cowboys

2019 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued)

Saddle Bronc Riding ★ Finished 21st in the world standings with $71,301 ★ Won the Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days ★ Won the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah) ★ Won the BigV Feeds Pro Rodeo inMcAlester, Okla. ★ Won the Livermore (Calif.) Rodeo ★ Won the SheridanWYO Rodeo ★ Won the GemState Classic Pro Rodeo (Blackfoot, Idaho)

Career Highlights ★ 2018: Saddle Bronc Riding:Won the Lakeside (Calif.) Rodeo; the Pony Express Rodeo (EagleMountain, Utah); the Strawberry Days Rodeo (Pleasant Grove, Utah); the Folsom (Calif.) Pro Rodeo; theOakley Independence Day Rodeo (Oakley City, Utah); the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah); and split thewinwith his uncle JakeWright at the Western Stampede (West Jordan, Utah). Bull Riding:Won the Lakeside (Calif.) Rodeo; the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo; the Ute Stampede (Nephi, Utah); and the Horse Heaven / Kennewick (Wash.) Round-Up. Finished the year with $68,069. Personal 5-8, 140 … Daughter, Kingsley…Parents, Cody and ShaRee Wright, brothers Rusty, Ryder and Statler, sister Lily … Cody is a two-time world champion saddle bronc rider (2008, 2010) and Ryder is the 2017 world champion … Uncles are world champion saddle bronc riders, Jesse Wright (2012) and Spencer Wright (2014); uncles Jake, Calvin and Alex Wright also compete in saddle bronc riding … Started competing in rodeo in fourth grade and is the only member of the Wright family to compete in bull riding in addition to saddle bronc riding … Graduated from Milford High School in 2018 with a class of 35 students … Does cowboy work with his dad when not competing in rodeo … Competed in football and wrestling in high school … Considers Rodeo Austin to be the most challenging rodeo, but he likes every rodeo because“you’re around friends and my whole family is there”… Likes riding Big Stone Rodeo’s Mortimer because he’s won all three times on him… Also likes to ride Bar T Rodeo’s Pinto Pass and Powder River Rodeo’s Rich-N-Fancy … Looks up to his dad and bull rider J.B. Mauney … Favorite food is sushi … Favorite book is“King of the Cowboys”… Favorite movie is“8 Seconds”… Likes to“bother the heck”out of Ryder Wright while traveling, also enjoys bowling, Top Golf, and watching movies

Marty Yates

Tie-down Roping

Events:

2019 world standings place: 5 th 2019 Wrangler NFR standings place: 9 th 2019 Wrangler NFR earnings:

$111,538 $212,854 $1,193,835

2019 earnings: Career earnings:

July 6, 1994, in Stephenville, Texas

Born:

Stephenville, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2013

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6 (2014-19)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Hill College (Hillsboro, Texas)

Education:

Professional 2019Highlights ★ Finished fifth in the world standings with $212,854. He placed ninth in theWrangler NFR average after winning Rounds 2 and 9 and placing in six rounds ★ Won the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show (FortWorth,Texas)

★ Won the Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo ★ Won theWill Rogers Stampede (Claremore, Okla.) ★ Won theMolalla (Ore.) Buckeroo Rodeo ★ Won the American Royal Pro Rodeo (Kansas City, Kan.) ★ Co-champion at theMountainValley Stampede Rodeo (Heber City, Utah)

Career Highlights ★ 2018: Placed in four rounds at theWrangler NFR, including winning Round 2 and Round 3. Finished 12th in the world standings with $166,501 andwas 12th in the average with 83.0-second time on eight head. He earned $80,019 at the Wrangler NFR.Won the all-around and tie-down roping at the River City Rodeo (Omaha, Neb.).Won theWestern Stampede (West Jordan, Utah), the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.), the 49th Annual Cowboy Capital of the World PRCA Rodeo (Stephenville,Texas), the Angelina County Benefit Rodeo (Lufkin,Texas), the Kansas Biggest Rodeo (Phillipsburg, Kan.) and theWallaWalla (Wash.) Frontier Days

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