Ross Ashford

Name and Hometown: Ross Ashford – Lott, Texas

1-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Qualifier

Joined PRCA: 2018

Regular Season Earnings: $71,822

Starting 2021 NFR in 9th place

Major regular season wins –

• Southeastern Livestock Exposition & Rodeo (Montgomery, Alabama), $4,367
• West of the Pecos (Texas) Rodeo, $3,839
• World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Arizona), $5,376
• St. Paul (Oregon) Rodeo, $11,511
• Cody (Wyoming) Stampede, $5,210
• Cheyenne (Wyoming) Frontier Days, $5,926
• Sikeston (Missouri) Bootheel Jaycees Rodeo, $3,751
• Canby (Oregon) Rodeo, $4,007
• Pendleton (Oregon) Round Up, $4,375

Fun Facts about Ross: He’s played on big stages before, and it’s all been preparation for achieving his goal of qualifying for the WNFR, which he set after joining the PRCA. When that didn’t look like it was possible, he set a goal of winning the rookie-of-the-year and accomplished that in 2018. His 2019 season started with a bang when he won the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo with Tate Kirchenschlager. He was competing at college rodeos for Hill College and qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo. A no-time in the final round kept them from winning the national title. Ross has learned to have a short memory and keep looking forward. That attitude has kept winning checks coming for him and Clint Summers who will be heading for Ross at the WNFR. Most importantly, Ross can check that goal of qualifying for the WNFR off his list and focus on new goals.