Professional
2008 Toughest Cowboy
• Tournament 1 – Finished 11th with 101 points; posted a 84-point ride in the Knockout Round to survive elimination.
• Tournament 2 – Finished 11th with 134 points. Eliminated in the Knockout Round with a score of 20 points.

Career Highlights
• 2004 – National High School Rodeo Association bull riding champion.
• Three time High School all-around champion and National champion in bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding.

Personal
Attending Eastern New Mexico University (Portales)…Working on a degree in general agriculture…Single…Hobbies include hunting and fishing…Started in rodeo at 3 years-old…Got interested in rodeo through his dad and started riding sheep, then calves and finally bulls… Father, Jimmy, is a construction superintendent and mother, Sidney, works at a day care…Older brother, James, competes in bull riding…Graduated from Socorro (N.M.) High School with 120 people…While in high school he played basketball…Past injuries include dislocating his shoulder and having two different surgeries to repair the damage…Says he is strongest in the bareback…Riding bull is the most fun to him…Superstitions include putting his hat on the bed, wearing yellow and walking across a handicap spot as it will bring you bad luck…Mom used to tape his rides when he was younger so he could go back and critique them…Enjoys spending time with family and friends and riding horses…Favorite food is Mexican…Favorite movie Out Cold…Favorite type of music is Texas Country and rock…Plans to raise bucking bulls in the future…Rodeo idols Clint Corey, Dan Mortensen, Jim Sharp and Ty Murray…Enjoys playing cards (Blackjack) while on the road…Picked the #22 because either way you look put it, it is still 22 and it is double-deuce.