PRCA Media Guide - Cowboys Part 2

Tuf Cooper

Tie-down roping

Event:

2 nd (AA,$310,357);2 nd (tie-downroping,$205,268); 2 nd (steer roping, $112,157)

2018 world standings place:

$70,500 $22,730 $310,357 $2,328,632

2018 Wrangler NFR earnings:

2018 NFSR earnings:

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

Jan. 31, 1990, in Childress, Texas

Born:

Decatur, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2008

4 (TD 2011-12, 2014), AA (2017) 11 (2008-15, 2017-18) SR (2017-18)

Wrangler NFR qualifications: Wrangler NFR average titles:

2 (2009, 2014) 2 (2017-18)

NFSR qualifications:

Professional 2018 Highlights

★ ★ Finished second in the all-around world standings with $310,357. He also finished second in the tie-down roping world standings with $205,268. He placed in four rounds at theWrangler NFR with a best finish of splitting second place in Round 8. He earned $70,500 at the Wrangler NFR. Finished second in the steer roping standings with $112,157. He won Round 6 and Round 9 at the ClemMcSpadden National Finals Steer Roping and placed in Round 7. Finished 15th in the average with 43.4-second time on four head. Earned $22,730 at the NFSR All-around

★ ★ Won the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup

★ ★ Won the Deadwood (S.D) Days Of ‘76 Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days ★ ★ Won the RAM Texas (Waco) Circuit Finals ★ ★ Won the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair and Rodeo Tie-down roping ★ ★ Won the Deadwood (S.D) Days Of ‘76 Rodeo ★ ★ Won the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo (Kissimmee, Fla.) ★ ★ Won the Jayhawker Roundup Rodeo (Hill City, Kan.) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Livingston (Mont.) Roundup ★ ★ Co-champion at the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair and Rodeo ★ ★ Steer Roping

★ ★ Won Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days ★ ★ Won the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup

Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: Won his first career all-around world championship with $341,560; finished second in the tie-down roping world standings with $301,983. He placed in three rounds and finished second in the average with a 91.0-second time on 10 head. He earned $111,538 at the Wrangler NFR. He made his debut at the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping, finishing 12th in the world standings. He was 10th in the average at the NFSR with a 77.9-second time on six head. He earned $15,891 at the NFSR and finished the season with $60,107.Won the all-around, tie-down roping and steer roping at the Cowboy Capital of theWorld PRCA Rodeo (Stephenville, Texas). Won the all-around and tie-down roping at the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo. Won the all-around at the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup, the Apache (Okla.) Stampede, the Walker County Fair & Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas) and the San Patricio County PRCA Rodeo (Sinton,Texas).Won the tie-down roping at the Days of‘47 Cowboy Games and Rodeo (Salt Lake City, Utah), the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show (FortWorth,Texas). theWrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Grand Island, Neb.), the Eugene (Ore.) Pro Rodeo, the Crooked River Roundup (Prineville, Ore.), the Helotes (Texas) Festival Association Rodeo and the Bell County PRCA Rodeo (Belton, Texas). Won the steer roping at the Range Days Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.) and the Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo (Odessa, Texas). Co-champion at the K-Days Rodeo (Edmonton, Alberta) ★ ★ 2016: Did not compete ★ ★ 2015: Split the win in Round 10 and placed in three other rounds at theWrangler NFR. Finished fourth in the world standings with $211,457. Won the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.), the Wrangler Champions Challenge Finale (Omaha, Neb.), Parada del Sol (Scottsdale, Ariz.), the Gooding (Idaho) Pro Rodeo and the Cassia County Fair & Rodeo (Burley, Idaho). Co-champion at the Cody (Wyo.) Stampede Champions Challenge, the Horse Heaven Round-Up (Kennewick,Wash.), Kansas’Biggest Rodeo (Phillipsburg) and the Molalla (Ore.) Buckaroo Rodeo ★ ★ 2014: Tied for first place in Round 7 of the Wrangler NFR with Cody Ohl and placed in four additional rounds on his way to winning the average title with a time of 89.7 seconds on 10 head and claiming his third gold buckle in four years with $241,734.Won the Days of‘47 Rodeo (Salt Lake City, Utah) with an arena record time of 6.6 seconds; the Ponoka (Alberta) Stampede; the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo; Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days; the Strawberry Days Rodeo (Pleasant Grove, Utah); La Fiesta de losVaqueros (Tucson, Ariz.); the Crooked River Roundup (Prineville, Ore.) and the Spokane (Wash.) Interstate Rodeo. Won the all-around and tie-down roping at the Lea County Fair &

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