PRCA ProRodeo photo by Billie-Jean Du
ZEKE
THURSTON
2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Won the Rodeo Corpus Chris (TX)
Won the Red Blu (CA) Round-Up
Won the Drayton Valley (Alberta) Pro Rodeo
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2018: Won Round 9 and split the win in Round 6 while placing in eight rounds
of the Wrangler NFR with 693.5 points on eight head. Won the Naonal
Western Stock Show and Rodeo (Denver, CO), the Wainwright (Alberta)
Stampede, the Red Blu (CA) Round-Up, the Lea Park Rodeo (Marwayne,
Alberta), the Innisfail (Alberta) Pro Rodeo and the Wildwood (Alberta) Bronc
Busn’. Co-champion at the Fallon County Xtreme Broncs (Baker, MT).
2017: Placed in two rounds to place 10th in the average with 563 points on
seven head at the Wrangler NFR and seventh in the world standings with
$199,917. Won the K-Days Rodeo (Edmonton, Alberta), the Ponoka (Alberta)
Stampede; Rodeo Ausn (TX), the Redding (CA) Rodeo, the IPE and Stampede
(Armstrong, Brish Columbia), the Lewiston (ID) Roundup, the Wrangler
Champions Challenge presented by Jusn Boots (Rapid City, SD), the Camrose
(Alberta) Spring Rodeo, the Daines Ranch Pro Rodeo (Innisfail, Alberta), the
Rocky Pro Rodeo (Rocky Mountain House, Alberta), the Elgin (OR) Stampede,
the Jasper (Alberta) Heritage Rodeo, the Kitsap Stampede (Bremerton, WA),
the olden Spike Rodeo (Tremonton, UT) and the Iron County Fair and PRCA
Rodeo (Parowan, UT). Co-champion at the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Presco, A).
2016: Won Round 6 and placed in six rounds to rank rst at the Wrangler
NFR. Won the world tle with $265,449. Won the Jusn Boots Playos
(Puyallup, WA), the Canby (OR) Rodeo, the Southeastern Livestock Exposion
(Montgomery, AL), the Hand Hills Lake Stampede (Craigmyle, Alberta), the
Rodeo of The Ozarks (Springdale, AR), the Kitsap Stampede (Bremerton, WA),
the Rodeo de Santa Fe (NM), the Missoula (MT) Stampede, and the Home On
the Range Champions Ride (Sennel Bue, ND). Co-champion at the 22nd
len Rose (TX) PRCA Rodeo.
Informaon and photos courtesy of PRCA www.prorodeo.com
Events: Saddle Bronc Riding
Born: 7/15/1994 Big Valley, Alberta
Joined PRCA: 2015
PRCA Career Earnings: $859,136.00
World Titles Won: 1 (2016)
Wrangler NFR ualicaons: 4 (2015-18)
Current Residence: Big Valley, AB
PRCA ProRodeo photo by James Phifer
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