PRCA Media Guide - Cowboys Part 2

High School in 2012 with a class of 12 or 13 students … Helps his dad on the ranch and sells pioneer seeds when not on the road … Dad is a rancher and banker, mom is a vet tech … Started competing in rodeo in seventh grade and is the first one in his family to compete in the PRCA … Considers the 2017 Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up to be his best competition because he placed third in the average … Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days is his favorite rodeo because “it’s different than the others”; … Looks up to former traveling partner Cole Edge because“he’s good to travel with and kind of a goofball”… Enjoys hunting for deer and pheasant when at home …Watches Netflix and plays Sniper 3-D on his phone while traveling … Favorite food is steak … Favorite book is“American Sniper”… Favorite movie is “12 Strong”

Ryan Motes

Team roping (heeling)

Event:

18 th

2018 world standings place:

$57,260

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

$1,048,757

July 16, 1980, in Fresno, Calif.

Born:

Weatherford, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2001

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4 (2007, 2012-13, 2015) Weatherford (Texas) College

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Education:

Professional 2018 Highlights

★ ★ Won the Bozeman (Mont.) Stampede, with Charly Crawford ★ ★ Won the Springhill (La.) PRCA Rodeo, with Coleman Proctor

★ ★ Won the Four States Fair & Rodeo (Texarkana, Ark.), with Coleman Proctor ★ ★ Won the Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo (San Bernardino, Calif.), with Coleman Proctor ★ ★ Co-champion at the Walker County Fair & Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas), with Tyler Wade

Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: Won the Kitsap Stampede (Bremerton,Wash.), withTom Richards. 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 18th 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 Justin Van Davis. Co-champion at the Texas Stampede Rodeo (Allen, Texas), with Clayton Hass ★ ★ 2012: (Partner Brock Hanson) Shared first place in Rounds 1 and 5 of the Wrangler 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 Chad Masters and Jade Corkill at the 2009 Wrangler 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; the Wild, Wild West 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; finished 23rd in the world standings with $46,614 ★ ★ 2009: Won the Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo, with Brandon Beers; 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: (Partner Jimmy Edens) Shared first place in Round 2 of the Wrangler NFR with Travis Tryan/Michael Jones and was 12th in the final world standings.Won the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo; the Angelina County Benefit Rodeo (Lufkin, Texas) and the Parker County Frontier Days (Weatherford,Texas).Won the DodgeTexas Circuit Finals Rodeo (Waco), with Coby Jones

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