Patrick Smith
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• 2009: Placed in one round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo; won the Greeley (Colo.) Independence Stampede; won the Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days Rodeo; the Wild, Wild West Pro Rodeo (Silver City, N.M.); the Daines Ranch Rodeo (Innisfail, Alberta); the Cowboy Capital of the World Pro Rodeo (Stephenville, Texas); co-champion Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.); won the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (Colorado Springs, Colo.), with Brandon Beers
• 2008: (Partner Trevor Brazile) Won the Wrangler NFR average title with a time of 60.1 seconds, just a second off the NFR record; won Round 7 with a time of 3.9 seconds and placed in six of 10 rounds. Finished third in the world standings with earnings of $163,358. Won the Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo; the Horse Heaven Round-Up (Kennewick, Wash.); the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.); the Tri-State Fair & Rodeo (Amarillo, Texas); the Southwestern International PRCA Rodeo (El Paso, Texas); the Will Rogers Stampede (Claremore, Okla.); the Glen Rose (Texas) PRCA Rodeo and the YMBL Championship Rodeo (Beaumont, Texas)• 2007: (Partner Trevor Brazile) Won Rounds 4 and 5 and finished second in Round 3 en route to fourth-place finish in the average at the Wrangler NFR. Won Rodeo Killeen (Texas); the Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days Rodeo; the Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo; the Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo; the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.); the Walla Walla (Wash.) Fair & Frontier Days and the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair Pro Rodeo; co-champion at the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.) and the Sonora (Texas) Outlaw Pro Rodeo
• 2006: (Partner Clay Tryan) Won the average title at California Rodeo Salinas; the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho); the Central Wyoming Fair & Rodeo (Casper, Wyo.); the Walker County Fair and Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas); the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Rodeo (Fort Worth, Texas)
• 2005: (Partner Clay Tryan) Won the world title, set a Wrangler NFR record and tied the PRCA world record with a 3.5-second run in the ninth round of the Wrangler NFR. Also won the third round with a 4.0-second run and the fourth round in 4.4 seconds; finished the year with $167,204 in earnings. Won the San Antonio (Texas) Stock Show and Rodeo; the Walla Walla (Wash.) Fair & Frontier Days, the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round at the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo; the Kitsap County Fair & Rodeo (Bremerton, Wash.); the Moses Lake (Wash.) Roundup and the Greeley (Colo). Independence Stampede. Won the Winter Tour Finale and $18,000; qualified for the Tour Championships
• 2004: Finished 19th in the world with $36,343; won the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round at California Rodeo Salinas; tied for the Wrangler Tour round win at Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days; high-point winner on the Wrangler ProRodeo Summer Tour
• 2003: Wrangler NFR average champion with Matt Tyler with a time of 62.3 seconds on 10 head; tied for most points among team ropers (87) on the Wrangler ProRodeo Winter Tour
Awards
PRCA Team Roping (heeling) Rookie of the Year, 2003
Personal
6-1, 180…Wife, Christi; daughter Kylee Bree (born March 10, 2008), daughter Kenzie (born May 16, 2011)…Hobbies include golf…Didn’t start roping until 1998, when he made some friends who were involved with rodeo. He was riding horses for three-time world champion Allen Bach and was introduced to Tee Woolman and started roping with him…Enjoys riding motorcycles when not roping…His parents, Richard and Gloria, own a heating and air conditioning company in Midland called Smith Company, and he has an older brother and sister. He is the first in his family to be involved in rodeo…He doesn’t believe in superstitions…Horse is Sunday Night Bingo (Amigo), a 10-year-old sorrel gelding…Favorite sports team is the Dallas Cowboys…Rodeo idols are Clay O’Brien Cooper and Allen Bach…Appeared on ESPN’s Cold Pizza morning show in Las Vegas on Dec. 6, 2005
