PRCA Media Guide - Cowboys Part 2

★ ★ 2008: Won the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo (Pocatello, Idaho); the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo; the Great American West Rodeo (Logan, Utah); the Wainwright (Alberta) Stampede; the Home of Champions Rodeo (Red Lodge, Mont.); the Benalto (Alberta) Stampede; the Moses Lake (Wash.) Roundup and the DodgeWilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo (Ogden, Utah). Finished 19th in the world standings with earnings of $56,549 ★ ★ 2007: Won Round 4 of the Wrangler NFR with a time of 7.7 seconds and placed in five rounds to rank ninth in the average. Finished ninth in the world standings with $119,835. Won the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Jaycees Parada del Sol; the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.); the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show & Rodeo (Union, Ore.); the Daines Ranch Rodeo (Innisfail, Alberta); the Wendy Wood Memorial (Cedar City, Utah); the Greeley (Colo.) Independence Day Stampede; the Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo; the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup and the DodgeWilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo (Ogden, Utah). Co-champion at That Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo; the Caribou County Fair & Rodeo (Grace, Idaho) and the Cache County Fair & Rodeo (Logan, Utah) ★ ★ 2006: Placed in five rounds at the Wrangler NFR en route to a second-place finish in the average with a time of 105.4 seconds on 10 head and a second-place finish in the world standings behind Cody Ohl with $159,071. He won the sixth round with a time of 7.2 seconds and the seventh round in 6.9 seconds. Co-champion at the NILE Pro Rodeo (Billings, Mont.). Won the Golden Spike Rodeo (Tremonton, Utah); the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo; the Desertview Pro Rodeo (Castle Dale, Utah); the Eugene (Ore.) Pro Rodeo; the Showdown Rodeo (Palmdale, Calif.) and the Fort Herriman (Utah) Memorial PRCA Rodeo.Won theTour Round at Rodeo Austin (Texas); theTour Round and average titles at the San Antonio (Texas) Stock Show and Rodeo ★ ★ 2005: Won or shared the victory in three consecutive rounds at his first Wrangler NFR. Won the seventh round in a time of 7.0 seconds, the eighth with a 7.2-second run and tied for the win in the ninth round with a 7.6. Placed in two other rounds to rank 13th in the average.Won the Cassia County Fair and Rodeo (Burley, Idaho); the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo (Kalispell); the Northside Showdown Pro Rodeo (Jerome, Idaho); That Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo; the Ute Stampede (Nephi, Utah); the Showdown Rodeo (Palmdale, Calif.) and the Woodlake (Calif.) Lions Club PRCA Rodeo. Finished first in the Wrangler ProRodeo Winter Tour standings and was eighth in the final world standings with $125,381 ★ ★ 2004: Finished 20th in the world standings with $53,866; won the Ramona (Calif.) Round-up Rodeo; the Lehi (Utah) Round-up; the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho) and That Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo ★ ★ 2003: Won the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (Colorado Springs, Colo.) ★ ★ 2002: Won the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo ★ ★ 2001: Won the Chief Joseph (Ore.) Days Rodeo Amateur National High School Rodeo tie-down roping and all-around champion, 1998; team roping champion (with Randon Adams), 1999 Personal 5-11, 180 …Wife, Ali (married April 13, 2007), is an assistant rodeo coach at Idaho State University; daughters, Stella (born March 17, 2010), Lorelei (born May 9, 2012) and Ivory (born May 6, 2014) … His father, Kent, competed in amateur rodeos and taught Matt to rope at an early age; mother, Nancy … Relaxes by competing in other sports … Was an all-state point guard for the Moapa Valley Pirates basketball team in Logandale, Nev. Took his team to the state tournament in 1999, but lost to Boulder City in the championship game. He also played football

Caleb Smidt

PRORODEO COWBOYS

Tie-down roping, team roping (heading)

Events:

2018 world standings place: 1 st 2018 Wrangler NFR standings place: 1 st 2018 Wrangler NFR earnings:

$142,846 $232,817 $1,100,371

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

Aug. 29, 1989, in Victoria, Texas

Born:

Huntsville, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2012

1 (2015, 2018) 5 (2013, 2015-18) 2 (2015, 2018)

Wrangler NFR qualifications: Wrangler NFR average titles:

Wharton County (Texas) Junior College and Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, Texas), bachelor’s degree in agricultural business

Education:

Professional 2018 Highlights

★ ★ Placed in six rounds, including winning Round 1 as he went on to win his second world championship, finishing the season with $232,817. He also won the Wrangler NFR average for the second time in his career with an 83.7- second time on 10 head. He earned $142,846 at the Wrangler NFR, the most of any tie-down roper at the 2018 Wrangler NFR.

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