2009 World standings place: 29th
2009 earnings: $37,578
Professional
2010 Highlights - partner Kinney Harrell
• Won the Steamboat Springs (Colo.) Pro Rodeo Series, July 3-4
• Won the Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.)
• Won the Eagle (Colo.) County Fair & Rodeo
Career Highlights
• 2009: (Partner Kinney Harrell) Won the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo with Ryan Motes; won the Jasper (Texas) Lions Benefit Rodeo; the Matagorda Fair & Rodeo (Bay City, Texas); the Steamboat Springs (Colo.) Pro Rodeo Series-Aug. 22, with Bret Tonozzi
• 2008: (Partner Kinney Harrell) Won Rounds 1, 2 and 5 at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with the winning time of 3.6 in Round 5, just a tenth of a second shy of the world record; placed in five of 10 rounds. Finished fifth in the world standings with earnings of $131,991. Won the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (Colorado Springs, Colo.); the Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo (Garden City, Kan.); the Steamboat Springs (Colo.) Pro Rodeo Series (June 14) and the Evergreen (Colo.) Rodeo. Co-champion at the New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo (Albuquerque)
• 2007: (Partner Jhett Johnson) Won the Dodge Mountain States Circuit Final (Denver)
• 2006: (Partner Brady Minor) Finished eighth in the final world standings with earnings of $96,382. Placed in four of 10 rounds at the Wrangler NFR, winning the sixth round in 4.1 seconds. Won the Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo (Waco) and the American Royal Rodeo (Kansas City, Mo.). Won the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour round at the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days, with York Gill
• 2004: (Partner Bret Tonozzi) Won the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo
Amateur
Three-time
Colorado State High School team roping (heading) champion who also won the American Junior Rodeo Association world team roping championship in 2001. He also won the International Youth Finals Rodeo team roping (heading) title in 2001
Personal
6-1, 180...Single…Is the nephew of nine-time Wrangler NFR qualifier Bret Tonozzi, who is also a past member of the PRCA Board of Director’s Executive Council as team roping event director…Qualified for his first Wrangler NFR aboard Diesel, a gelding he has ridden for eight years…Played prep basketball at Fruita High School…Hobbies include deer and elk hunting and golfing…His mother, Michelle, is a former barrel racing competitor