• Won Rounds 3 (3.9 seconds) and 7 (3.7) at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and placed in two others • Won the Wrangler Champions Challenge (Kissimmee, Fla.) • Won the Horse Heaven Round-up (Kennewick, Wash.) • Won the Wrangler Champions Challenge (Kennewick, Wash.) • Won Rodeo Austin (Texas) • Won La Fiesta de los Vaqueros (Tucson, Ariz.) • Won the Medicine Hat (Alberta) Stampede • Won the North Idaho Fair & Rodeo (Coeur D'Alene) • Won the IPE & Stampede (Armstrong, British Columbia) • Won the Gem State Classic ProRodeo Series (Blackfoot, Idaho) • Co-champion at the Justin Boots Playoffs (Puyallup, Wash.) • Co-champion at the Sheridan (Wyo.) WYO Rodeo • Co-champion at the Spokane (Wash.) Interstate Rodeo Career Highlights • 2013: (Partner Dustin Bird) Tied for the win in Round 7 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with a time of 4.1 seconds and placed in two other rounds; finished 13th in the world standings with $101,181. Won the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.); the Yellowstone River Round-Up (Billings, Mont.); the Kitsap Stampede (Bremerton, Wash.); the Big Sky ProRodeo Roundup (Great Falls, Mont.); the Northwest Montana ProRodeo (Kalispell, Mont.); the Sanders County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Plains, Mont.); the Young County PRCA Rodeo (Graham, Texas), with David Key and Rodeo Killeen (Texas), with David Key
• 2012: (Partner Dustin Bird) Won Round 4 in 3.9 seconds and placed in one other round in his debut at the Wrangler NFR. Finished 10th in the world standings with $115,970. Won the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo; the Strathmore (Alberta) Stampede; the Daines Ranch Rodeo (Innisfail, Alberta) and the Richland County Fair & Rodeo (Sidney, Mont.). Won the Parada del Sol (Scottsdale, Ariz.) Rodeo, with Jake Barnes
• 2011: Won the Wild Rogue ProRodeo (Central Point, Ore.), with Quincy Kueckelhan; finished 23rd in the world standings with $42,431
• 2010: (Partner Joel Bach) Won the Fort Worth (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo and the Young County PRCA Rodeo (Graham, Texas). Set an arena record of 4.2 seconds at the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo in the second round. The previous mark of 4.5 seconds was set by Chance Kelton and Bucky Campbell in 2002. Finished 29th in the world standings with $36,580
• 2009: (Partner Matt Funk) Won the Eugene (Ore.) Pro Rodeo; finished 56th in the world standings with $17,632
• 2008: (Partner Joel Bach) Won the Gladewater (Texas) Round-up Rodeo and the Mesquite (Texas) Championship Rodeo; co-champion at the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo. Finished 42nd in the world standings and second to Rhen Richard in the PRCA rookie standings with $22,330 Amateur Qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo, 2005-07
Personal 6-2, 180 … Single … Parents, Russ and Joyce, live in Lonedell, Mo.; Russ is a physical therapist at St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis. Paul is the second of four children; he has an older sister, Shannon, a younger sister, Kelly, and a younger brother, Lucas … Paul was home-schooled by his mom from the first grade … Primary competition horse is Cadillac, 14 … Attended four-time World Champion Allen Bach’s roping school when he was starting out in the sport… Rodeo heroes include Bach, Clay O’Brien Cooper, Walt Woodard and Rich Skelton … Teamed with Kelsey Parchman to win $100,000 on his 18th birthday at the 2008 Wildfire Open in Salado, Texas … Favorite rodeo is Fort Worth (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo
