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Born: April 29, 1983, in Tucson, Ariz.
Residence: Tucson, Ariz.
Joined PRCA: 2004
World Titles: 0
Wrangler NFR Qualifications: 1 (2006)
Tour Finale Qualifications: 3
Pace Chute-out: 2006
Summer Tour Finale: 2006
Championship: 2006
Education: Central Arizona College
2006 World Standings Place: 12th
2006 Wrangler NFR Place: 10th
2006 Wrangler NFR Earnings: $28,684
2006 Earnings: $87,171
Career Earnings: $132,465 Professional
2006 Highlights
(partner Colter Todd)
* Placed in two out of 10 rounds at the Wrangler NFR, winning the eighth round with a time of 4.3 seconds.
* Co-champion at the Larimer County Fair & Rodeo (Loveland, Colo.).
* Won the average title at the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days Rodeo.
* Won the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.).
* Won the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Jaycees Parada Del Sol.
* Won the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo (Denver).
2005 Highlights
(partner Colter Todd)
* Won the Andy Devine Days PRCA Rodeo (Kingman, Ariz.).
* Won the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour round at the Puyallup (Wash.) Rodeo.
* Won the Sheridan (Wyo.) Rodeo. Amateur
Won the Mike Cervi Memorial Team roping title, 2005. Finished as the reserve champion at the college shoot-out in Hobbs, N.M., 2002. Personal
5-10, 160
Single
Hobbies include horse training
Got involved in rodeo through is family uncle George and Victor Aros and grandfather, Vic Aros
His stepfather, Larry Olivar, works for UPS and mother, Zenaida, works as a cancer nurse and has done some barrel racing. Has an older brother, Santiago, an older sister, Dalia, and a younger brother, Philip
Started competing when he was 14 in junior rodeo and that is where he met Colter Todd (his roping partner). When he was 12, he cut off his thumb on his right hand while roping but was back two weeks later
Graduated from Desert View High School
Travels with Colter Todd, Cory Petska and Shain Sproul
Horse's name is Johnny Ringo and he is 9-years old. Likes to name his horses outlaw names and his favorite movie is Tombstone. He got Johnny Ringo from his uncle George, who runs a horse training facility in Picacho, Ariz.
Favorite rodeo is Houston; favorite type of food is steak, favorite book is the Bible, favorite movies are Gladiator and Tombstone, enjoys all types of music especially rap and rock n roll and favorite place to eat is his grandmother's house where she fixes home-cooked Mexican food
Is fluent in Spanish
Enjoys watching movies while on the road
Rodeo idol is Clay O'Brien Cooper.
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