Monday, August 18, 2003
Updated: September 25, 9:35 PM ET
Scott Montague
Bareback Riding
Born: April 22, 1976 (Rapid City, S.D.)
Residence: Black Hawk, S.D.
Joined PRCA: 1997
World Titles: 0
Wrangler NFR Qualifications: 3 (2001-02, 2005)
Pace Picante Series Qualifications: 6
Pace Chute-out: 2001-02, 2005
Pace Challenge: 2002, 2005
Pace Classic: 2005
Education: South Dakota State University (Brookings); Oklahoma Panhandle State University (Goodwell).
2005 World Standings Place: 10th
2005 Wrangler NFR Place: 6th
2005 Wrangler NFR Earnings: $51,238
2005 Earnings: $118,438
Career Earnings: $465,649
Professional
2006 Highlights
* Won the Evanston (Wyo.) Cowboy Days.
2005 Highlights
* Won the second round at the Wrangler NFR with an 85.5-point ride on Franklin Rodeo's Pop A Top.
* Co-champion at the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo (Castle Rock, Colo.).
* Won Lea County Fair & Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.).
* Won the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo.
* Won the Nebraska's Big Rodeo (Burwell, Neb.).
* Co-champion in the Wrangler Tour round and average at the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah).
* Qualified for the Pace Classic after finishing fourth in the Pace Chute-out.
* Co-champion at the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round Up.
Career Highlights
2004 — Finished 20th in the world with $31,380; Shared bareback riding average title at Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo.
2002 — Won Calgary (Alberta) Stampede and Cody (Wyo.) Stampede; finished 15th in the world standings.
2001 — Won New Mexico State Fair (Albuquerque) and State Fair of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City); finished 11th in the world standings.
1999 — Won Dodge City (Kan.) Round-Up.
* Badlands Circuit bareback riding champion (1997-98).
Awards
PRCA Resistol Bareback Riding Rookie of the Year (1997).
Amateur Highlights
Four-time College National Circuit Finals qualifier.
Personal
5-7, 150 … Single … Hobbies include skiing, bowling and golf … Owns a fence building company in South Dakota … Travels with Kelly Timberman and Andy Martinez.
