PRCA Media Guide - Cowboys Part 2

2018 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued) Amateur Finished fourth in the National High School Finals Rodeo team roping in 2010, with his brother Jake Smith Personal 5-11, 155 …married, wife, Taylor; son, Jade O’Brien Cooper (4/23/18) … Father, Mark, is a horse trainer in Broken Bow, Okla., and he was a roper; mother, Tammy, is a third-grade teacher …Younger brother, Jake … In 2009, Clay and Jake won the U.S. Team Roping Finals in Oklahoma City and earned $141,000 …Youngest brother, Britt, is also a roper and he won a truck at an amateur event … Clay and his brothers got their start in rodeo from their father … Appeared on“The Tonight Show”with Jay Leno when he was 7 years old with his brother Jake to talk about their love of roping … Clay is named after seven-time world champion team roper and ProRodeo Hall of Famer Clay O’Brien Cooper, who also is his rodeo idol …When Clay isn’t rodeoing, he’s training horses … Listens to all type of music, but specifically likes old country music and Merle Haggard … Favorite sports teams are the Texas Rangers and Oklahoma City Thunder … Favorite TV show is Shark Tank … Favorite movie is“Quigley Down Under”

Ryle Smith

Steer wrestling, tie-down roping

Events:

5th (AA), 6th (TD)

2018 world standings place:

2018 Wrangler NFR standings place: 4 th (TD) 2018 Wrangler NFR earnings: $10,000 2018 earnings: $203,409 Career earnings: $706,949 Born:

Feb. 22, 1987, in Oakdale, Calif.

Oakdale, Calif.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2010

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3 (2016-18)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Tarleton State University (Stephenville, Texas), bachelor’s degree in business management

Education:

Professional 2018 Highlights All-Around

★ ★ Placed in six rounds in tie-down roping at theWrangler NFR, with a best placing of second in Round 4. He finished sixth in the tie-down roping world standings with $186,903 and was fourth in the average with a 101.0-second time on 10 head. He earned $93,135 at the Wrangler NFR. He finished fifth in the all-around world standings with $203,409.

★ ★ Won the RAM California (Lancaster) Circuit Finals ★ ★ Won the RAM California (Lancaster) Circuit Finals ★ ★ Won the Santa Maria (Calif.) Elks Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Grand National Rodeo (San Francisco, Calif.) ★ ★ Won the Jurupa Valley (Calif.) Pro Rodeo Tie-Down Roping

★ ★ Won the San Antonio (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo ★ ★ Won the RAM California (Lancaster) Circuit Finals ★ ★ Won the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho) ★ ★ Won the Sisters (Ore.) Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Santa Maria (Calif.) Elks Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Eugene (Ore.) Pro Rodeo ★ ★ Co-champion at the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo ★ ★ Co-champion at the Grand National Rodeo (San Francisco, Calif.) Steer Wrestling ★ ★ Won the Grand National Rodeo (San Francisco, Calif.) ★ ★ Won the Jurupa Valley (Calif.) Pro Rodeo

Career Highlights ★ ★ Won the steer wrestling at the Days of ‘47 Cowboy Games and Rodeo (Salt Lake City, Utah). Won the all-around and tie-down roping at the Kern County Sheriff Reserve Stampede Days Rodeo (Bakersfield, Calif.). Won the all- around at the Horse Heaven Round-Up (Kennewick,Wash.), the Rancho MissionViejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up, the Ramona (Calif.) Rodeo and the all-around at the Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo. Won the tie-down roping at the Santa Maria (Calif.) Elks Rodeo. Finished eighth in the all-around world standings ($150,875); 15th in the steer wrestling world standings $103,462 and 33rd in tie-down roping $47,579. Finished 14th in the steer wrestling average at the Wrangler NFR with a 25.5-second time on five head. He earned $10,000 at the Wrangler NFR.

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