Tim O’CONNELL Events: Bareback Riding
as he went for his second gold buckle as he and his wife,
Sami, were expecting their first child: A baby boy born
in March (2018) named Hazen. The responsibility of
fatherhood had O’Connell working at the top of his
bucking game. He held his glove for life to defend his title
for the second buckle in a row and came out victorious.
With two world titles under his belt, he is ready to put
the work in to accomplish his next goal: six world titles.
He has been on an up rise with the 2018 season. He
started the season by co-championing the Ram
National Circuit Finals Rodeo (RNCFR) adding 6634
dollars in earnings and 86 points to his name. From
there he has won several rodeos including: The Jackson
County Pro Rodeo, the Licking PRCA Rodeo in Missouri,
and the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Frontier Days and
PRCA Rodeo held in Weatherford, Texas. He dominated
the Greely Stampede accumulating an average of 168
points and 3,833 dollars in earnings. The way
O’Connell is shredding on the arena this season he
is heading toward another triumph riding one buck
closer to his goal. He is neck and neck for first
ranking in the Bareback World Standings. There’s
a great chance that he will qualify for this year’s
WNFR handling the best rough stock in
the industry and adding more gold to
his belt.
Born: 10/24/1991 Dubuque, IA
Joined PRCA: 2013
PRCA Career Earnings: $1,142,687.00
World Titles Won: 2 (2016-17)
WNFR Qualifications: 4 (2014-17)
Current Residence: Zwingle, IA
2018 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Won the Reno (NV) Rodeo
Won the St. Paul (OR) Rodeo
Won the Greeley (CO) Stampede
Won the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Frontier Days and PRCA
Rodeo (Weatherford, TX)
Won the Woodward (OK) Elks Rodeo
Won the Midwest Horse Fair & Rodeo (Madison, WI)
Won the Licking (MO) PRCA Rodeo
Won the Coleman (TX) PRCA Rodeo
Won the Elizabeth (CO) Stampede Rodeo
Won the Jackson County Pro Rodeo (Bellevue, IA)
Won the Stanley (WI) Rodeo
Won the 40th Annual Headwaters PRCA Rodeo
(Park Rapids, MN)
Won the Heart of the North Rodeo (Spooner, WI)
Won the Western Fest Stampede Rodeo (Granite Falls, MN)
Won the Oakley Independence Day Rodeo (Oakley City, UT)
Co-Champion at the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo
(Kissimmee, FL)
Co-Champion at the Franklin (TN) Rodeo
Co-Champion at the Flint Hills Rodeo (Strong City, KS)
2017 was a million-dollar year for bareback rider Tim
O’Connell. Collecting a total of 169,500 dollars at the
Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR), he broke the
million-dollar barrier bringing his total PRCA earnings to
1,062,420 dollars. O’Connell had a tiny bundle of motivation
Photo courtesy of PRCA
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