PRCA Media Guide - Cowboys Part 2

Wyo.). Co-champion at the Range Days Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.); the Fourth of JulyYouth Celebration and PRCA Pro Rodeo (Window Rock, Ariz.); the Stanley (Wis.) Steamer Days Championship Rodeo and the American Royal Rodeo (Kansas City, Mo.). Qualified for his first Tour Finale Amateur Qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo, 1997-98 Personal 5-8, 150 …Wife, Lindsay; sons, Talon, Thayne, Trik, Tel, Trailon … Name is Jeremy James, but goes by J.J … Got involved in rodeo through his family. His father, Jim, is a rancher and mother, Lana, is a school teacher. He has one sister, Misty, and two brothers, Cory and Ryan. Ryan is also a saddle bronc rider who won seven PRCA rodeos in 2011 … J.J., Ryan, and their cousin Cole Elshere, all qualified for the 2009-11 Dodge Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeos … Favorite rodeos are the Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ‘76 and the Wrangler NFR, favorite food is pizza and favorite movie is“Tommy Boy”… Graduated from Philip (S.D.) High School with 40 people … Rodeo idol is Billy Etbauer

Ty Erickson

Steer wrestling

Event:

2018 world standings place: 7 th 2018 Wrangler NFR standings place: 9 th 2018 Wrangler NFR earnings:

$81,218 $170,880 $1,001,087

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

Aug. 11, 1990, in Helena, Mont.

Born:

Helena, Mont.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2011

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5 (2014-18)

Wrangler NFR qualifications: Wrangler NFR average titles:

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Montana State University (Bozeman), business marketing

Education:

Professional 2018 Highlights ★ ★ Placed in five Rounds at theWrangler NFR, including winning Round 9. He finished seventh in the world standings with $170,880 and was ninth in the Wrangler NFR average with an 87.6-second time on nine head. ★ ★ Won the Redding (Calif.) Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Brighton Field Day Festival & Rodeo (Okeechobee, Fla.)

★ ★ Won the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Bridger (Mont.) Summer Series ★ ★ Won the White Sulphur Springs (Mont.) Labor Day Rodeo

PRORODEO COWBOYS

Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: Finished second in the world standings with $263,267 and was sixth in the Wrangler NFR average and won $100,115 at the Wrangler NFR. Won the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo, the Dixie National Rodeo (Jackson, Miss.), the Wolf Point (Mont.) Wild Horse Stampede, the Mountain Valley Stampede (Heber City, Utah), the RAM Montana (Great Falls) Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals, the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo (Mercedes, Texas) and theWrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots, (Rapid City, S.D.). Co-champion at the Helldorado Days Rodeo (Las Vegas, Nev.) ★ ★ 2016: Placed in three rounds of the Wrangler NFR to rank 13th in the average. Finished seventh in the world standings with $145,673. Won the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up, the Fallon County Fair & Rodeo (Baker, Mont.), the Livingston (Mont.) Roundup and the Lynden (Wash.) PRCA Rodeo ★ ★ 2015: Placed in seven rounds at theWrangler NFR.Won California Rodeo Salinas, the Farm-City Pro Rodeo (Hermiston, Ore.), the Redding (Calif.)Wrangler Champions Challenge, the RAMMontana Circuit Finals Rodeo (Great Falls, Mont.) and the White Sulphur Springs (Mont.) Labor Day Rodeo. Co-champion at the Last Chance Stampede (Helena, Mont.) and Montana’s Biggest Weekend (Dillon). Finished fourth in the world standings with $197,933 ★ ★ 2014: Tied Kyle Irwin for the win in Round 8 of the Wrangler NFR with a time of 3.7 seconds and placed in four additional rounds on his way to finishing second in the average and jumping from 15th place to seventh in the world standings. Won the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up, the Greeley (Colo.) Stampede, the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.), the Butterfield Stage Days PRCA Rodeo (Bridgeport, Texas), the Mineral Wells (Texas) Rodeo and the Last Chance Stampede (Helena, Mont.). Finished seventh in the world standings with $123,116 ★ ★ 2013: Won the NILE ProRodeo (Billings, Mont.). Co-champion at the Colorado State Fair & Rodeo (Pueblo). Finished 23rd in the world standings with $42,502 ★ ★ 2012: Won the RAMMontana Circuit Finals Rodeo (Great Falls), the Drummond (Mont.) PRCA Rodeo, the Chouteau County Fair & Rodeo (Fort Benton, Mont.) and the Cody (Wyo.) Nite Rodeo on June 8. Finished 45th in the world standings with $24,488

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