PRCA Media Guide - Cowboys Part 2

2018 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued)

Trey Yates

Team roping (heeling), tie-down roping and steer roping

Events:

3rd (TR-2)

2018 world standings place:

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

$129,308 $226,900 $315,427

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

June 24, 1995, in Pueblo, Colo.

Born:

Pueblo, Colo.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2013

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Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Pueblo (Colo.) County High School, Eastern Wyoming College (Torrington), Laramie County Community College (Cheyenne, Wyo.), Casper College (Wyo.)

Education:

Professional 2018 Highlights ★ ★ Finished third in the world standings with $226,900. Won the average at his first Wrangler NFR, earning $129,308. Placed in seven rounds

★ ★ Won the Cody (Wyo.) Stampede, with Aaron Tsinigine ★ ★ Won the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo, with Aaron Tsinigine ★ ★ Won the RAM Mountain States Circuit Finals Rodeo (Loveland, Colo.) with Ty Blasingame

★ ★ Won the Dixie National Rodeo (Jackson, Miss.) with Tyler Wade ★ ★ Won the Crockett (Texas) Lions Club PRCA Rodeo with Tyler Wade ★ ★ Won the Kimball (Neb.) - Banner Fair and Rodeo, with J.D. Yates ★ ★ Won the Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days, with Garrett Rogers ★ ★ Won the Moses Lake (Wash.) Round-Up Rodeo, with Garrett Rogers ★ ★ Won the Kitsap Stampede (Bremerton, Wash.), with Garrett Rogers

Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: (Partner Bubba Buckaloo) Finished 76th in the world standings with $17,415. Split the win at the Jayhawker Roundup Rodeo (Hill City, Kan.) ★ ★ 2016: (Partner J.D.Yates)Won the Raton (N.M.) PRCA Rodeo. Ranked 34th in the team roping world standings with $31,742, 449th in tie-down roping with $183, and 106th in the steer roping with $591 ★ ★ 2015: Won the Coors Pro Rodeo (Gillette,Wyo.) with ScottWhite; split the win at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo (Castle Rock, Colo.) with J.D. Yates. Ranked 68th in the team roping world standings with $15,341, and 462nd in tie-down roping with $225 ★ ★ 2014: (Partner J.D. Yates) Won the Eagle (Colo.) County Fair & Rodeo; and the Dick Stull Memorial Rodeo (Sterling, Colo.). Ranked 63rd in the team roping world standings with $17,477 Amateur College National Finals Rodeo team roping champion 2018 Personal 5-10, 175 pounds … Single … Parents, J.D. Yates and Amy Shields; half-brothers Carlo and Sonny, half-sister Peyton … Dad has qualified for the Wrangler NFR 21 times (1975-93, 1996, and 2002) … Other relatives in the PRCA are his grandpa, Dick Yates, cousin, Jay Wadhams, and aunt Kelly Yates … Helps on his dad’s ranch when not competing … Started competing in rodeo when he was 12 years old … Competed at the National High School Finals Rodeo in 2012-13 and the College National Finals Rodeo in 2014-18 … Rodeo superstitions include not putting his hat on the bed and doing everything in pairs“because I rope two feet”… Considers the Pendleton (Ore.) Roundup to be the toughest competition because of the arena having grass … Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days is his favorite rodeo because he’s had the most success there early in his career, placed third in the average with his dad in 2016 … Practices roping“all day, every day”while at home … Enjoys hunting for birds and big game and playing racquetball, playing the card game“Pitch”and watching Netflix … Looks up to his dad, grandpa, and Cory Petska … Favorite food is mac and cheese … Favorite movies are the“American Pie”series,“Varsity Blues”and the“Sons of Anarchy”TV show… Listens to Kid Rock, Eminem and Kacey Musgraves … Can speak some Spanish

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