PRCA Media Guide - Cowboys Part 2

Personal 5-9, 185 … Single … Father, Jimmy, is a rancher in Stinnett, Texas, who competed as a PRCA tie-down roper; mother, Janie, is a secretary for the Texas Cowboys Rodeo Association who was a competitive barrel racer … Older sister, Jeno, is a cosmetologist; she rodeoed in high school and college primarily as a breakaway roper … His parents got him started in rodeo … Rodeo idols are Roy Cooper, Roy“Tuffy”Thompson, Cody Ohl and Tyson Durfey … Hobbies include playing golf or pick-up basketball and hunting … Favorite music artists are George Strait, Garth Brooks, the Eagles and AC/DC … Favorite sports teams are the Denver Broncos, Miami Heat and Texas Rangers … Favorite TV shows are“The Big Bang Theory”and“Two and a Half Men”(with Charlie Sheen) … Favorite Movies are“Lonesome Dove,”“Act of Valor”and“Tin Cup”

Erich Rogers

Team roping (heading), tie-down roping

Events:

$116,643 $1,228,795

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

Aug. 14, 1986, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Born:

Round Rock, Ariz.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2006

1 (2017)

8 (2011-18)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Professional 2018 Highlights – Partner Clint Summers ★ ★ Finished 14th in the world standings with $116,643. Placed seventh in the average at the Wrangler NFR, earning $48,288. Placed in three rounds

★ ★ 2018 Wrangler NFR standings place: 7th ★ ★ 2018 Wrangler NFR earnings: $48,288 Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: (Partner Cory Petska)Won the team roping heading world championship after finishing with a single-season record $265,417. Placed second in the Wrangler NFR average, earning $131,705. ★ ★ Won the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show (Fort Worth, Texas), the Chief Joseph (Ore.) Days, the Big Sky ProRodeo Roundup (Great Falls, Mont.), the SheridanWYO Rodeo, the Hamel (Minn.) Rodeo & Bull Ridin Bonanza, the Rodeo de Santa Fe (N.M.), the 41st Annual Isanti (Minn.) Firefighters Rodeo and the Southern NewMexico (Las Cruces) State Fair. Co-champion at the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days and the Lehi (Utah) Roundup. W on the all-around and team roping at the Red Desert Roundup (Rock Springs, Wyo.) and th e La Fiesta De Los Vaqueros (Tucson, Ariz.). Won the all-around and tie-down roping at Wind River PRCA Rodeo Roundup (Riverton, Wyo.). Co-champion in the all-around at Montana’s (Dillon) Biggest Weekend ★ ★ 2016: (Partner Cory Petska) Placed in five rounds to rank fifth at the Wrangler NFR. Finished fifth in the world standings with $189,185. Won the California Rodeo Salinas, the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo and the RAMTurquoise Circuit Finals Rodeo (Las Cruces, N.M.).Won the all-around and team roping at the Brawley (Calif.) Cattle Call Rodeo. Co-champion at the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo (Mitchell, S.D.) and the Days OfThe OldWest Rodeo (Delta, Utah) ★ ★ 2015: (Cory Petska) Placed in five rounds at theWrangler NFR to rank fifth in the average. Won the RAMTurquoise Circuit Finals Rodeo (Las Cruces, N.M.), the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo, the RanchoMissionViejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), the Wrangler Champions Challenge (Scottsdale, Ariz.), the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up, the Hellzapoppin’ Rodeo (Buckeye, Ariz.), the Cave Creek (Ariz.) Fiesta Days Rodeo and the Cedar City (Utah) PRCA Championship Rodeo. Finished ninth in the world standings with $163,554 ★ ★ 2014: Placed in three rounds of the Wrangler NFR, including a second-place result in Round 7 to rank seventh in the average.Won the San Antonio (Texas) Stock Show and Rodeo, the CentralWyoming Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Casper), the Amarillo (Texas)Tri-State Fair & Rodeo, the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup, the Gooding (Idaho) ProRodeo, the Gary Hardt Memorial Rodeo (Payson, Ariz.), the Eugene (Ore.) ProRodeo, Rodeo de Santa Fe (N.M.) and the Wind River PRCA Rodeo Roundup (Riverton, Wyo.). Finished eighth in the world standings with $134,216 ★ ★ 2013: (Cory Petska)Tied for first in Round 2 of theWrangler NFR with a time of 4.5 seconds and placed in one other round to rank 14th in the average. Won the Airdrie (Alberta) ProRodeo. Won the Lewiston (Idaho) Round-Up, the Omak (Wash.) Stampede, the Mobetta Stampede (Apache, Okla.), the CentralWyoming Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Casper, Wyo.) and the Sand Hills Stock Show & Rodeo (Odessa, Texas). Won the all-around and team roping at the Gary Hardt Memorial Rodeo (Payson, Ariz.). Finished ninth in the world standings with $119,353. ★ ★ 2012: (Partner Kory Koontz) Won Round 3 and placed in six other rounds at theWrangler NFR to finish third in the average. Won the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.), the La Fiesta de los Vaqueros (Tucson, Ariz.), the Fort Worth (Texas) Stock Show and Rodeo, the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.) and the Cassia County Fair & Rodeo (Burley, Idaho). Finished fifth in the world standings with $161,843 ★ ★ 2011: Won Round 7 of theWrangler NFR with a time of 3.7 seconds and placed in three other rounds to rank 12th in the average with Kory Koontz. Won the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (Colorado Springs, Colo.), with Kory Koontz, La Fiesta de los Vaqueros (Tucson, Ariz.), with Kory Koontz and theWayneWilson Children’s Charity Rodeo & Carnival (Cave Creek, Ariz.), with Dallas Reidhead. Co-champion at the Gary Hardt Memorial Rodeo (Payson, Ariz.), with Dallas Reidhead. Finished eighth in the world standings with $132,236 ★ ★ 2010: Won Rodeo Austin (Texas) with a time of 16.3 seconds on three head, with Cory Petska, and the Helzapoppin PRCA Rodeo (Buckeye, Ariz.), with Aaron Tsinigine. Won the All Indian Rodeo Cowboys Association Championship Rodeo, with Tsinigine. Finished 38th in the world standings with $31,932

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