Michael Jones

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Michael Jones, Professional Rodeo Cowboy
Jelly Belly Candy Company is pleased to sponsor Michael Jones, team roper.

Events:Team Roping (Heeler)
Born: July 11, 1979 (Ames, Iowa)
Residence: Stephenville, Texas
Joined PRCA: 1999
World Titles: 0
Wrangler NFR Qualifications: 4
Pace Picante Series Qualifications: 6
Pace Chute-out: 2001, 2003-04
Pace Challenge: 2004
Pace Classic: 2003-04
DNCFR Qualifications: 1 (2005)
2008 Wrangler NFR place: 13th
2008 Wrangler NFR earnings: $35,968
2008 World standings: 4th
2008 earnings: $146,451
Tour Finale titles: 2
Winter: 2001
Championship: 2003
Tour Finale qualifications: 8
Winter: 2001, 2003-04
Summer: 2004-06
Championship: 2003-04
Career Earnings: $655,525

2008 Highlights
(partner Travis Tryan)
* Placed in four of 10 rounds of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, with Chad Masters
* Won the West of the Pecos Rodeo, Pecos, Texas
* Won the Daines Ranch Rodeo, Innisfail, Alberta
* Won the Red Lodge (Mont.) Home of Champions Rodeo
* Won the Big Sky Pro Rodeo Roundup, Great Falls, Mont.
* Won the Central Wyoming Fair & Rodeo, Casper
* Won the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo, with Chad Masters

2007 Highlights
(partner Travis Tryan)
* Won Round 1 and shared first place in Round 2 of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
* Won Rodeo Austin, Austin, Texas
* Won Cheyenne Frontier Days, Cheyenne, Wyo.
* Won Cloverdale Rodeo, Surrey, B.C.
* Won Big Sky Pro Rodeo Roundup, Great Falls, Mont.
* Won Strathmore Stampede, Strathmore, Alberta
* Won Western Montana Fair & Rodeo, Missoula

2006 Highlights
(partner Travis Tryan)
* Won the Austin County Fair & Rodeo (Bellville, Texas).
* Won the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo (Hermiston, Ore.).
* Won the Home of Champions (Red Lodge, Mont.).
* Won the Livingston (Mont.) Round-Up.
* Won the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round at the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo.

2005 Highlights
(partner Trevor Brazile)
* Won the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round at the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo (partner Travis Tryan).
* Co-champion in the Wrangler Tour round and won the average at the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah).
* Won the World's Oldest Rodeo Prescott (Ariz.) Frontier Days.
* Co-champion at the Parker County Sheriff's Posse Frontier Days ProRodeo (Weatherford, Texas).
* Won (with Nick Sartain) Somervell County PRCA Rodeo (Glen Rose, Texas).

2004 Highlights
(partner Chad Masters)
* Won the Wrangler NFR aggregate title (partner Clay Tryan) with a total time of 77.8 seconds on 10 head. Set a new arena record with a 3.7 second run in Rd. 7 and set a new Wrangler NFR earnings record in team roping with $95,102. Also won Rd. 6 with a 3.9 second run and placed in four additional rounds.
* Won National Western Rodeo (Denver).
* Won Walker County Fair and Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas).

2003 Highlights
(partner Chad Masters)
* Co-champions of 10th round with a 4.4-second run at the Wrangler NFR.
* Won Pace Classic (Dallas).
* Won Walker County Fair & Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas).
* Won Kitsap County Fair & Stampede (Bremerton, Wash.).

Career Highlights
2007 - (Partner Travis Tryan) Won Round 1 and shared first place in Round 2 of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Won Rodeo Austin (Texas); the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days; the Cloverdale Rodeo (Surrey, B.C.); the Big Sky Pro Rodeo Roundup (Great Falls, Mont.); the Strathmore (Alberta) Stampede and co-champion at the Western Montana Fair & Rodeo (Missoula)

2006 – (Partner Travis Tryan) Won the Austin County Fair & Rodeo (Bellville, Texas); Home of Champions (Red Lodge, Mont.) and the Livingston (Mont.) Round-Up. Won the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round at the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo.and the Farm-City Pro Rodeo (Hermiston, Ore.)

2005 – (Partner Trevor Brazile) – Co-champion in the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round and won the average at the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah); won the World’s Oldest Rodeo Prescott (Ariz.) Frontier Days; was co-champion at the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Frontier Days ProRodeo (Weatherford, Texas); won (with Nick Sartain) the Somervell County PRCA Rodeo (Glen Rose, Texas); finished the year 20th in the world with $32,826.

2004 – Won the Wrangler NFR average title (partner Clay Tryan) with a total time of 77.8 seconds on 10 head. Set an arena record with a 3.7-second run in Round 7 (which was broken at the 2005 Wrangler NFR) and set a Wrangler NFR earnings record in team roping with $95,102. Also won Round 6 with a 3.9-second run and placed in four additional rounds; won the National Western Rodeo (Denver) and Walker County Fair and Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas) with partner Chad Masters; finished fourth in the world with $136,725.

2003 – Won the Pace Picante ProRodeo Classic (Dallas), Walker County Fair & Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas), Kitsap County Fair & Stampede (Bremerton, Wash.), and was co-champions of Round 10 with a 4.4-second run at the Wrangler NFR (partner Chad Masters); finished seventh in the world standings with $98,862.