PRCA Media Guide - Cowboys Part 2

2018 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued)

Cole Davison

Team roping (heeling)

Event :

2018 world standings place: 11 th 2018 Wrangler NFR standings place: 14 th 2018 Wrangler NFR earnings:

$63,308 $128,713 $426,772

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

Feb. 16, 1989, in College Station, Texas

Born:

Stephenville, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2008

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Wrangler NFR qualifications:

SamHouston State University (Huntsville,Texas), bachelor’s degree in business (2013)

Education:

Professional 2018 Highlights-- Partner Kolton Schmidt ★ ★ Finished 11th in the world standings with $128,713. Placed 14th in the average at the Wrangler NFR, earning $63,308. Won Rounds 6 and 10 ★ ★ Won the Big Sky Pro Rodeo Roundup (Great Falls, Mont.) ★ ★ Won the Omak (Wash.) Stampede ★ ★ Won the IPE and Stampede (Armstrong, British Columbia) ★ ★ Co-champion at the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: (Partner Cory Kidd V) Finished 27th in the world standings with $41,771. Won the Grande Prarie (Alberta) Stompede and the That Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo ★ ★ 2016: Won the Cowboy Capital Of The World PRCA Rodeo (Stephenville, Texas), with Ty Blasingame ★ ★ 2015: (Partner Rhen Richard) Won the Hand Hills Lake Rodeo (Craigmyle, Alberta), the Black Diamond Legends (Price, Utah), the (Salt Lake City) Utah’s Own Rodeo and the Bozeman (Mont.) Stampede. Co-champion at the Cache County Fair and Rodeo (Logan, Utah). Finished 31st in the world standings with $35,571 ★ ★ 2014: Won the MissionViejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano) with AaronTsinigine; the Matagorda County Fair & Rodeo (Bay City, Texas), with Ty Blasingame; the YMBL Championship Rodeo (Beaumont, Texas), with Cory Kidd V; the Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days Rodeo, with NathanMcWhorter and theTops inTexas Rodeo (Jacksonville), with Nathan McWhorter. Co-champion at the Crockett (Texas) Lions Club PRCA Rodeo, with Nathan McWhorter. Finished 17th in the world standings with $54,220 ★ ★ 2013: Co-champion at the XIT Reunion & Rodeo (Dalhart, Texas), with Bubba Buckaloo; finished 42nd in the world standings with $23,625 ★ ★ 2012: (Partner Caleb Smidt) Won the Kendall County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Boerne, Texas); the Guadalupe County Fair & Rodeo (Seguin,Texas); the Matagorda County Fair & Rodeo (Bay City,Texas) and the Amicus Club PRCA Rodeo (Alexandria, La.); co-champion at the Austin County Fair & Rodeo (Bellville, Texas). Finished 52nd in the world standings with $17,483 ★ ★ 2011: (Partner Justin Van Davis) Won the Trinity Valley Exposition (Liberty, Texas) and co-champion at the Bell County PRCA Rodeo (Belton,Texas).Won the Laramie (Wyo.) Jubilee Days, with Luke Brown.Won the Kendall County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Boerne, Texas), with Caleb Smidt. Finished 36th in the world standings with $27,213 ★ ★ 2010: Finished 83rd in the world standings with $11,298 ★ ★ 2009: Won Rodeo Killeen (Texas), with Justin Van Davis, and co-champion at the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show & Rodeo, with Sterling Smith; finished 114th in the world standings with $6,876 Amateur Four-time qualifier for the National High School Finals Rodeo Personal 6-3, 200 …Wife, Whitney Baker Davison, is a barrel racer; daughter, Milli (born June 28, 2010); daughter, Letti Ruth (born Oct. 30, 2017) … Father, James, is a cutting horse trainer, and mother, Karen Davison, is an equine nutritionist; younger sister, Jaycie … His dad competed as a bareback rider and team roper before turning to training horses after college …When he’s not competing, Cole also trains horses and teaches team roping … Competed in baseball as an infielder for Fredericksburg (Texas) High School … Favorite rodeo is the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo … Favorite book and film is The Lone Survivor, which tells the story of fellow Sam Houston State graduate and Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell … Credits his dad, Martin Lucero and Mickey Nelson, as being the biggest influences on his career

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