ProRodeo Sports News - September 6, 2019

What has this season been like for you? Cody: It has had its up and downs, but it has been pretty good overall. How did you get involved in rodeo? Cody: It was a family thing. We sell horses for a living all over the United States and also around the world. My parents also both rodeoed. My dad (Marty) was a PRCA steer wrestler and tie-down roper, and my mom (Sabrina) was a barrel racer. I grew up watching it and loved the sport and just started my ProRodeo career when I was 18 years old. What horse are you riding this year? Cody: I’m riding Jule Hazen’s horse, Corona. Jule started her last year, and we took her to some circuit rodeos. This is her first full year out here, and she has been doing great. Why did you choose the steer wrestling path? Cody: I always wanted to be a steer wrestler. I jumped my first steer when I was 12, and I have been hooked ever since. I also did some team roping and tie-down roping, but steer wrestling is a lot more fun. Did you compete in college rodeo? Cody Devers, a steer wrestler who grew up in Perryton, Texas, which is two hours north of Amarillo, has had a career-best season in earnings. Devers, who is 6-foot-1, 230 pounds, was 26th in the Sept. 4 PRCA | RAMWorld Standings with $47,235. Devers, 24, surpassed the $44,681 he earned in 2018 when he finished 32nd in the world standings. His two biggest paydays came at the Bob Christophersen Memorial Steer Wrestling in Killdeer, N.D., where he took home $6,819, and the San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo, where he earned $6,388. Now, he’s trying to make a late push to make the prestigious Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. COWBOY GRILLE WITH TRACY RENCK

CODY DEVERS

Cody: I went two years to Garden City (Kan.) Community College and I made the College National Finals Rodeo during my sophomore year. Then I went two years to Northwestern Oklahoma State (in Alva), and Stockton Graves (a seven-time qualifier for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo) was my coach. I qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo both my years in Alva. (In 2017 at the College National Finals Rodeo, Devers received the Harry Vold “Duke of the Chutes” Scholarship Award). What’s your favorite restaurant? Cody: I would have to go with Trapper’s (Fish Camp & Grill) in Oklahoma City. When I’m there I get the crawfish etouffee ribeye. I get unsweetened tea to drink. What type of social media do you engage in the most? Cody: I use Facebook the most. That allows me to just catch up with everybody. What would your life be like if cellphones didn’t exist? Cody: It would be tough. I would be lost. I use my cellphone for GPS, calling about steers, finding rides, making routes work, picking up horses. Who is your favorite musician or band? Cody: Casey Donahew. I enjoy his music, and I’ve seen him in concert several times. Who is your favorite sports team? Cody: The Dallas Cowboys. I have not been to a Cowboys game in person, but I want to. I never stepped inside of their stadium, but I would like to, especially for The American. Who is your favorite non-rodeo athlete? Cody: Does it matter when? I will go with Bo Jackson. I have

seen so many documentaries on him, and I think he was the best athlete there ever was. My rodeo idol is my dad (Marty).

What is your favorite holiday? Cody: Christmas for sure. What was the first job you got a paycheck from? Cody: Shoeing horses. My grandfather (Randall) taught me to shoe horses. I’ve shoed a lot of horses and still shoe horses. What is your favorite movie? Cody: Deadpool . That’s a cool movie. Ryan Reynolds is funny. What are your future rodeo goals? Cody: Without a doubt to make the National Finals Rodeo. To do that, I need to use every single opportunity I have and minimize mistakes and be on the barrier a little bit more. Just the little things.

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