PRCA Media Guide - Cowboys Part 2

2018 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued) ★ ★ 2015: Qualified for his 10th Wrangler NFR, but failed to earn a check. Finished 15th in the world standings with $81,300. Won Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days, the Justin Boots Championships (Omaha, Neb.), theWild, WildWest ProRodeo (Silver City, N.M.), the 134th Silver Spurs Rodeo (Kissimmee, Fla.) and the Crossett (Ark.) Riding Club 66th Annual PRCA Rodeo. Co-champion at Los Fresnos (Texas) PRCA Rodeo ★ ★ 2014: Placed in two rounds of the Wrangler NFR. Won the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo; the Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo; the Semi-Annual Ralph Morgan Rodeo (Lauderdale, Miss.); the Southwestern International PRCA Rodeo (El Paso,Texas); the Lakeside (Calif.) Rodeo; the Homestead (Fla.) Championship Rodeo; Rodeo Killeen (Texas) and the Big Spring (Texas) Cowboy Reunion & Rodeo. Co-champion at the Cowboy Capital of the World PRCA Rodeo (Stephenville, Texas); the Larimer County Fair & Rodeo (Loveland, Colo.); the Mid Winter Fair & Rodeo (Lafayette, La.); the Longview (Texas) PRCA Rodeo and the Cowboy Capital ProRodeo (Bandera, Texas). Finished 15th in the world standings with $81,885 ★ ★ 2013: Placed in three rounds of the Wrangler NFR; finished 15th in the world standings with $69,144. Won the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.); the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo; Kansas’Biggest Rodeo (Phillipsburg) and the XIT Rodeo & Reunion (Dalhart, Texas). Co-champion at the Farm-City ProRodeo (Hermiston, Ore.) ★ ★ 2012: Placed in two rounds of the Wrangler NFR; finished 15th in the world standings with $82,538. Won the Farm-City ProRodeo (Hermiston, Ore.); the Eagle (Colo.) County Fair & Rodeo and the Eastern Idaho State Fair ProRodeo (Blackfoot, Idaho). Co-champion at the Sisters (Ore.) Rodeo and the New Mexico State Fair Rodeo (Albuquerque) ★ ★ 2011: Placed in six rounds of the Wrangler NFR and finished fifth in the world standings with $169,769. Won the Western Frontier ProRodeo (Pocatello, Idaho); the YMBL Championship Rodeo (Beaumont, Texas); the Larimer County Fair & Rodeo (Loveland, Colo.); the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo (Abilene, Kan.); the Jasper (Texas) Lions Benefit Rodeo and the Heart of the North Rodeo (Spooner, Wis.). Co-champion at the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo and the Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo ★ ★ 2010: Placed in three rounds of the Wrangler NFR. Finished eighth in the world standings with 124,603. Won the Justin Boots Championships (Omaha, Neb.).Won the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo; the Farm-City Pro Rodeo (Hermiston, Ore.), the Crockett (Texas) Lions Club PRCA Rodeo; the Mineral Wells (Texas) Rodeo; the Arkansas State Fair Rodeo (Little Rock); the Goliad County Fair PRCA Rodeo (Goliad,Texas); the Los Fresnos (Texas) PRCA Rodeo and the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo (Mercedes, Texas); co-champion at the Eagle (Colo.) County Fair & Rodeo and the Nacogdoches (Texas) Pro Rodeo ★ ★ 2009: Placed in two rounds of the Wrangler NFR; finished 15th in the world standings with earnings of $82,351. Won the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo (Denver); Rodeo Austin (Texas); the Buc Days Pro Rodeo (Corpus Christi, Texas); the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.); the Homestead (Fla.) Championship Rodeo; the Matagorda Fair & Rodeo (Bay City,Texas); the Nacogdoches (Texas) Pro Rodeo; the ABC Pro Rodeo (Lubbock,Texas); the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Frontier Days (Weatherford, Texas) and the Mesquite (Texas) Championship Rodeo-June 6. Co-champion at the Angelina County Benefit Rodeo (Lufkin, Texas) and the Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.) ★ ★ 2008: Placed in six of 10 rounds at the Wrangler NFR. Finished fourth in the world standings with earnings of $145,282. Won the Grand National Rodeo (San Francisco); the Laughlin (Nev.) River Stampede; the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo; the Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo; the ABC Pro Rodeo (Lubbock,Texas); theTri-State Rodeo (Fort Madison, Iowa); the Washington Parish Free Fair Rodeo (Franklinton, La.); the Mineral Wells (Texas) PRCA Rodeo; theYMBL Championship Rodeo (Beaumont,Texas); the Canton (Texas) Stampede; the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo and the Larimer County Fair & Rodeo (Loveland, Colo.). Co-champion at the Fourth of JulyYouth Celebration & PRCA Rodeo (Window Rock, Ariz.) ★ ★ 2007: Won the DodgeTexas Circuit Finals Rodeo (Waco); the Laughlin (Nev.) River Stampede; the NationalWestern Stock Show Rodeo (Denver) and the Somervell County PRCA Rodeo (Glen Rose, Texas). Co-champion at the Buc Days Pro Rodeo (Corpus Christi, Texas) and at the YMBL Championship Rodeo (Beaumont, Texas). Finished 23rd in the world standings with $41,619 ★ ★ 2006: Placed in four of 10 rounds at theWrangler NFR, sharing the win in Round 9 and finishing eighth in the world standings with $131,758. Earned the most saddle bronc riding points on the Wrangler ProRodeo Summer Tour; tied for the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round win at the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up; won the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo and Nacogdoches (Texas) Pro Rodeo ★ ★ 2005: Co-champion at the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair Rodeo. Won the San Luis Valley Ski-Hi Stampede (Monte Vista, Colo.); the Sheridan WYO Rodeo and the Rodeo of the Ozarks (Springdale, Ark.). Won the average title and Wrangler ProRodeoTour Round at California Rodeo Salinas; won the second round at RodeoHouston and finished second at the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo. Finished the year ranked 12th in the world standings with $79,964 ★ ★ 2004: won the Sheridan WYO Rodeo; finished 27th in the world standings with $32,418 Amateur College National Finals Rodeo saddle bronc riding runner-up, 2003 Personal 5-8, 165 …MarriedWPRA barrel racer Kirby Smith on May 12, 2007; son, Houston (born September 2009); son Branson Bronx (born May 6, 2014) … Enjoys fishing … Parents are Ted and Linda Harter and he has a brother, Bobby, who was the 2002 PRCA All-Around Rookie of the Year, competing primarily as a steer wrestler … His superstition is that he always puts his left boot on before the right one … Has a regular workout routine that includes jogging and lifting weights … Favorite food is steak, favorite movie is“Facing the Giants,”and favorite book is“The Power of Positive Thinking”… Credits his mentor, Tom Reeves, for helping his career

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