PRCA Media Guide - Cowboys Part 2

2018 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued) rodeo by riding sheep at age 3 and his father had him on a spurring board a few years later … Graduated from Cochrane (Alberta) High School …Ty’s career has been slowed by a series of injuries, including a bruised heart, collapsed lung, broken ankle, three broken ribs, broken hand, hyperextended knees, a tear in one of his kidneys and several concussions … He was very fortunate to have survived a horrific wreck in Alberta in 2012 in which his truck rolled over twice and he was knocked unconscious

Wesley Thorp

Team roping (heeling)

Event:

2018 world standings place: 5th 2018 Wrangler NFR standings place : 4 th 2018 Wrangler NFR earnings:

$108,788 $,193,084 $ 486,622

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

Nov. 16, 1995, in Throckmorton, Texas

Born:

Stephenville, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2014

0

3 (2016-18)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Ranger College (Stephenville, Texas)

Education:

Professional 2018 Highlights – Partner Cody Snow ★ ★ Finished fifth in the world standings with $193,084. Placed fourth in the average at the Wrangler NFR, earning $108,788. Placed in five rounds ★ ★ Won the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Frontier Days And PRCA Rodeo (Weatherford, Texas) ★ ★ Won the YMBL Championship Rodeo (Beaumont, Texas) ★ ★ Won the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Apache (Okla.) Stampede Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: (Partner Cody Snow) Finished 14th in the world standings with $114,480. Placed 14th at the Wrangler NFR with $33,480. Split the win in Round 6.Won the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo, the JurupaValley (Calif.) Pro Rodeo, the Sanders County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Plains, Mont.) and the Evanston (Wyo.) Cowboy Days Inc. ★ ★ 2016: (Partner Zac Small) Co-champion of Round 10 and placed in three rounds to rank seventh at the Wrangler NFR. Finished 9th in the world standings with $138,221. Won La Fiesta de los Vaqueros (Tucson, Ariz.), the Helotes (Texas) Festival Association Rodeo, the American Royal Rodeo (Kansas City, Mo.) and the Rodeo de Santa Fe (N.M.) ★ ★ 2015: Won the Glen Rose (Texas) PRCA Rodeo with Cody Snow and the Mesquite (Texas) ProRodeo Series, June 14-15, with NathanMcWhorter. Co-champion at the NorthTexas State Fair & Rodeo (Denton), with NathanMcWhorter. Finished 60th in the world standings with $17,485 ★ ★ 2014: Co-champion at the Mineral Wells (Texas) Rodeo, with Aaron Macy. Earned $6,345 on his PRCA permit Amateur Qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo in 2015-16 while competing for Ranger College (Stephenville, Texas) as a team roping heeler Personal 6-0, 180 … single … Father, Jahew, is a rancher, and mother, Kathy, is a social worker …Younger brother, Wyatt … Wesley started junior rodeoing at age 9 … Favorite music is rap and favorite artist is Kevin Gates … Favorite sports team is the Dallas Cowboys … Favorite athlete is Steph Curry … Favorite TV show is“Two and a Half Men”… Favorite movie is“Warrior”… Favorite restaurant is Fire Oak Grill in Weatherford, Texas ★ ★ Co-champion at the Deadwood (S.D) Days Of 78 Rodeo ★ ★ Co-champion at the Evanston (Wyo.) Cowboy Days Inc.

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