PRCA Media Guide - Cowboys Part 2

★ ★ Won the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Apache (Okla.) Stampede

★ ★ Co-champion at the Deadwood (S.D) Days Of 78 Rodeo ★ ★ Co-champion at the Evanston (Wyo.) Cowboy Days Inc.

Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: (Partner - Wesley Thorp) Finished 14th in the world standings with $112,716. Placed 14th at the Wrangler NFR with $33,481. Split the win in Round 6. Won the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo, the Jurupa Valley (Calif.) Pro Rodeo, the Sanders County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Plains, Mont.) and the Evanston (Wyo.) Cowboy Days Inc. Won the Livermore (Calif.) Rodeo, with Kyle Lockett and the Glennville (Calif.) Round Up ★ ★ 2016: (Partner Dugan Kelly) Placed in two rounds to rank 14th at the Wrangler NFR. Finished 14th in the world standings with $100,423. Won the Oakdale (Calif.) Saddle Club Rodeo, the Grand National Rodeo (San Francisco, Calif.), the Deadwood (S.D.) Days of 76 Rodeo, the Industry (Calif.) Hills Charity Pro Rodeo, the San Dimas (Calif.) Western Days Rodeo, The Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo and the Sonoma County Fair Wine Country Rodeo (Santa Rosa, Calif.) ★ ★ 2015: (Partner Dugan Kelly) Won the Airdrie (Alberta) Pro Rodeo and the Black Hills Roundup (Belle Fourche, S.D.). Co-champion at the Omak (Wash.) Stampede.Won the Glen Rose (Texas) PRCA Rodeo, withWesleyThorp. Finished 20th in the world standings with $56,302 Personal 6-2, 160 … Single … Father, Van (deceased), was a noted orthopedic veterinarian; sisters, April, Amy, Hayley and Shelbie; brother, Tye … Enjoys training horses … Home-schooled from seventh grade through high school … Favorite rodeo is Salinas, Calif … Favorite movies are“The Sandlot”and“The Cowboys”… Rodeo role model is seven- time World Champion Team Roping Header Jake Barnes … Favorite music genre is hip-hop

Cory Solomon

Tie-down roping

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2018 world standings place: 15th 2018 Wrangler NFR standings place: 13 th 2018 Wrangler NFR earnings: $28,827 2018 earnings: $115,502 Career earnings: $1,092,258 Born:

July 27, 1990, in Houston, Texas

Prairie View, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2009

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6 (2011-12, 2015-18)

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Hill College (Hillsboro, Texas), business

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Professional 2018 Highlights

PRORODEO COWBOYS

★ ★ Placed in two rounds in theWrangler NFR, splitting third in Round 1. Finished in 15th in world standings and 13th in the Wrangler NFR average with an 87.1-second time on eight head. He earned $28,827 at the Wrangler NFR ★ ★ Won the Wainwright (Alberta) Stampede ★ ★ Won the 140th Silver Spurs Rodeo (Kissimmee, Fla.) ★ ★ Co-champion at the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.) Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: Won the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.), the Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo (Merritt, British Columbia) and the Utah’s (Salt Lake City) Own Rodeo AtThe Utah State Fair. Co-champion at the Hugo (Okla.) PRCA Rodeo and the Spokane (Wash.) Interstate Rodeo. Finished seventh in the world standings with $202,460 and was third in the average with a 96.5-second time on 10 head. He placed in three rounds and split the win in Round 8 with Caleb Smidt. He earned $117,250 at the Wrangler NFR ★ ★ 2016: Placed in five rounds to rank fifth at theWrangler NFR. Finished tenth in the world standings with $160,854. Won the all-around and was co-champion in tie-down roping at the Fort Bend County Fair & Rodeo (Rosenberg, Texas). Won the Justin Boots Playoffs (Puyallup, Wash.), the Helotes (Texas) Festival Association Rodeo, the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup, the Pueblo Colorado Wrangler Champions Challenge, and the Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots. Co-champion at the Moses Lake (Wash.) Round-Up ★ ★ 2015: Won Round 5 and placed in three other rounds to rank 10th at theWrangler NFR.Won the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. Finished 12th in the world standings with $143,252 ★ ★ 2014: Won the RAM Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo (Waco); the Kinsmen Pro Rodeo (Brooks, Alberta); the Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days; the Gooding (Idaho) ProRodeo and the Gladewater (Texas) Round-Up Rodeo. Finished 16th in the world standings with $57,828 ★ ★ 2013: Won the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo; the Las Vegas (Nev.) Elks Helldorado Days; the Mineral Wells (Texas) Rodeo and the Buffalo Bill Rodeo (North Platte, Neb.); finished 16th in the world standings with $58,928

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