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Dustin Smith
Events: Bareback Riding
Born: 8/23/1988 Rome, Ga.
Joined PRCA: 2009
PRCA Career Earnings: $59,452.00
World Titles Won: 0
WNFR Qualifications: 0
Current Residence: Rome, Ga.
2013 world standings place: 46th
2013 earnings: $17,291
RNCFR qualifications: 2 (2010, 2012)
Education: Georgia Northwestern Technical College (Rome)
Professional
2014 Highlights
• Won the Neshoba County Fair & Rodeo (Philadelphia, Miss.)
• Co-champion at the Chas B. Davis Memorial (Ringgold, Ga.)
• Co-champion at the Ocala (Fla.) Shrine Rodeo
Career Highlights
• 2013: Won the Lakeland (Fla.) ProRodeo Classic; the Heart of the North Rodeo (Spooner, Wis.); the Mississippi Championship Rodeo (Tupelo, Miss.); the Odessa Rodeo & Festival (Tampa, Fla.); the Okeechobee (Fla.) Cattlemen's Spring Rodeo; the 131st Silver Spurs Rodeo (Kissimmee, Fla.); the Land Rush ProRodeo (Beggs, Okla.); the Ralph Morgan Semi-Annual Rodeo (Lauderdale, Miss.) and the Ocala (Fla.) Shrine Rodeo
• 2012: Won the Dixie National Rodeo (Jackson, Miss.) with an 87-point ride on the 2011 PRCA Bareback Horse of the Year Full Baggage. Won the 129th Silver Spurs Rodeo (Kissimmee, Fla.); the Davie (Fla.) ProRodeo; the Chas. B Davis Memorial (Ringgold, Ga.) and the North Carolina Mountain State Fair PRCA Rodeo (Fletcher, N.C.), Sept. 10. Finished 49th in the world standings with $14,615
• 2011: Won the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show & Rodeo; the Georgia National Junior Livestock Show & Rodeo (Perry); the Louisiana Southern Fried Rodeo (West Monroe, La.); the Shelby County Sheriff’s Posse Rodeo (Center, Texas) and the Great Southland Stampede (Athens, Ga.); co-champion at Iowa’s Championship Rodeo (Sidney). Southeastern Circuit year-end champion
• 2010: Won the Harris County Cattlemen’s Rodeo (Hamilton, Ga.)
• 2009: Won the Florida Gateway Pro Rodeo (Lake City); the Semi-Annual Ralph Morgan Rodeo (Lauderdale, Miss.); the Mount Hope (Ala.) Pro Rodeo and the Jackson (Tenn.) Pro Rodeo; Southeastern Circuit year-end champion
• 2008: Won the Sunbelt Southern PRCA Rodeo (Moultrie, Ga.) on his permit
Personal
6-2, 160 … Wife, Ashley, is a pharmacist technician … Father, Jeff, is a vice-president at Gorner Brothers Construction, and mother, Tara, is Director of Operations at Harbin Clinic; brother, Josh … Hobbies include long-distance shooting, fishing and metal art … Didn’t get started in rodeo until he was 17; “it looked fun, so I thought I should try it” … Graduated from Armuchee High School (Rome, Ga.) … Favorite rodeo is the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo … Favorite book is The Marine Sniper, favorite music is classic rock and favorite food is steak