Born Education: Feb. 22, 1982 (Addington, Okla.) Resides Addington, Okla. Joined PRCA in 1994 Wrangler NFR Qualifications: 4 Pace Picante Series Qualifications: 4 2003 World Standings Place: 1st 2003 Earnings: 155,792 Career Earnings: $334,450

Professional 2004 Highlights:

• Won Top 'O Texas Rodeo (Pampa).
• Won Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo (Garden City, Kan.)
• Won Red River Rodeo (Wichita Falls, Texas).
• Won Cowboy Capital of the World Pro Rodeo (Stephenville, Texas).

• World Champion and Wrangler NFR aggregate champion. Went from 14th in the world to first.
• Won ninth round with a 13.85-second run at the Wrangler NFR.
• Won Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo.
• Won Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo.

Career Highlights:

• 2002 - Won the Texas Stampede (summer Tour Finale) in Dallas.
• 2001 - Finished eight in the world; Set arena record in the semifinal round of Texas Stampede in Dallas with a time of 12.27 seconds. Charmayne James tied it in the second round in 2002; Won National Western Stock Show and Rodeo (Denver); Oakley (Utah) Independence Day Rodeo; Home of Champions Rodeo (Red Lodge, Mont.); and Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup.

Amateur:

• Nation Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) barrel racing champion (2001)
• NIRA Qualifier (2001-2003).
• National High School barrel racing champion (1999).

Personal: Single ... A third generation barrel racer. Her mother, Renee Youree-Ward qualified for the National Finals Rodeo in 1985 and her grandmother, Florence Youree, qualified in 1960-62, '66-67. ...Graduated from Waurika High School and is a senior at Oklahoma State University where she competes on their rodeo team. ...Her father, James, and mother, Renee, are horse trainers and she has two sisters.