Born: Jan. 19, 1976
Residence: Mills, Wyo.
Joined PRCA: 2000
World Titles: 1 (2004)
Wrangler NFR Qualifications: 2 (2004-05)
Pace Picante Series Qualifications: 2
Pace Challenge: 2004
Pace Classic: 2004
Education: Casper (Wyo.) Community College (studied business administration)
2006 World Standings Place: 5th
2006 Wrangler NFR Place: 3rd
2006 Wrangler NFR Earnings: $78,127
2006 Earnings: $137,213
Tour Finale Qualifications: 2
Summer Tour Finale: 2004
Championship: 2004
Career Earnings: $626,598.00
Professional
2006 Highlights
- Placed in six out of 10 rounds at the Wrangler NFR and jumped from 15th to 5th
in the world standings.
- Co-champion at the Last Chance Bonanza (Brookings, SD).
- Won the American Royal Rodeo (Kansas City, Mo.).
- Won the Fremont County Fair & Rodeo (Riverton, Wyo.).
- Won the Range Days Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.).
- Won the Wyoming State Fair and Rodeo (Douglas, Wyo.).
- Co-champion at the Jackson County Pro Rodeo Let the Good Times Roll Series (Bellevue,
Iowa).
- Won the Cherokee (Iowa) PRCA Rodeo.
2005 Highlights
- Won an event best $99,321 at the Wrangler NFR en route to a share of the average
title with 837.5 points on 10 head. Entered the Wrangler NFR in 14th place and
ended the year as the world champion runner-up. Placed in eight of 10 rounds,
sharing the victory in the third round with an 87-poitn ride on Burns Rodeo's
Blue Steel and won the fifth round with an 88.5 on Smith, Harper & Morgan's
River Boat Annie.
- Won the Wyoming State Fair and Rodeo (Douglas, Wyo.).
- Won the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo (Kalispell, Mont.).
- Won Spanish Fork (Utah) Fiesta Days Rodeo.
Career Highlights
2004
- Won his first world title and Wrangler NFR aggregate title with 836.5 points
on 10 head. Set a new single-season earnings record in bareback riding with $225,181.
Placed in eight of 10 rounds winning Rd. 1 with an 87-point ride on Classic Pro
Rodeo's Dippin Wise Guy. Won a total of $97,962 at the Wrangler NFR; won Southwestern
Livestock Show and Exposition (Fort Worth, Texas) and Buffalo Bill Rodeo (North
Platte, Neb.); was the second highest money winner over the Fourth of July with
$26,302 behind Dan Mortensen with $26.415; co-champion at the Cody (Wyo.) Stampede,
Ponoka (Alberta) Stampede and Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo; finished tied for
second at the Pace Challenge (Omaha, Neb.) and third at the Pace Classic (Dallas).
2003
- Won Star of Texas Rodeo (Austin).
2002
- Mountain States Circuit bareback riding champion.
Amateur Highlights
- College National Finals Rodeos qualifier (1999 and 2000).
Personal
5-8, 160 … Son, Chris (10 years old); daughter, Dayanera (8 years old) … Hobbies
include riding reining horses and colts, playing golf and fly fishing … Didn't
begin competing in rodeo until six years ago. His dad, Lon, competed so Kelly
was around it at an early age. They had an indoor arena that the college team
used but it burned down in 1981 and they never rebuilt, so rodeo was put on the
back burner. He then got involved in showing reining and cutting horses. He was
also involved in wrestling and football, winning the state wrestling title his
senior year. After high school he lived in Eaton, Colo., and went over to Bruce
Ford's with some of his buddies. He got on three horses there and Bruce bet him
a $1 on his last ride. If he got bucked off he owed Bruce but if he rode Bruce
owed him. He rode and won his first $1 in rodeo from Bruce. He then competed at
some amateur rodeos and was offered a rodeo scholarship to Casper College … He
has an older brother, Chris, who rodeos a little and a younger brother, Zeb, who
builds houses in Casper … Has a regular workout routine that consists of running
two miles everyday and lifting weights … Travels with Scott Montague and Andy
Martinez … Rodeo idol is Mark Garrett.
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