Christmas Comes Early For Jason Miller

By Courtesy Jennifer Ruff, Spur Management Group
Posted Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Reigning world champion steer wrestler makes 2008 debut before Cowboy Christmas with string of impressive performances

RENO, Nev., July 1, 2008 – Jason Miller’s 2008 rodeo season is off and running, much like the steer who don’t seem to stand a chance against him.

The 34-year-old bulldogger from Lance Creek, Wyo.—who, after winning checks in Denver, Houston, Tucson and San Antonio this winter, took a break to manage spring work for his family’s cattle operation and just recently jumped back in to rodeo full-time—finished this past weekend’s Reno Rodeo second in the standings, picking up $12,434 in winnings.

Miller stopped the clock on last Monday’s second run in Reno in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it 3.5 seconds to take the win. He placed in all three rounds and led the overall average going into Saturday’s short go with a total of a mere 7.7 seconds on both runs.

“Reno is a great time to start back up,” said Miller, the reigning PRCA world champion steer wrestler. “I was glad to do well there because it can really put a guy on a roll going into Cowboy Christmas on the 4th.”

Last week’s win comes on the heels of an explosive start to Miller’s 2008 rodeo season with a win at the Livermore Rodeo and a blistering 2.9-second run at the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo that set an arena record and marked the first sub-3 second time at a PRCA rodeo this year.

Miller has been consistently climbing in the rankings since coming off of his break, and his success in Reno marks $31,855 in total winnings so far for the season. Miller rose from 17th to 6th in the world rankings and is in an enviable position entering the busy Cowboy Christmas with a steady run of back-to-back events in Wyoming, Oregon, Montana, Arizona and Canada in an attempt to reclaim his coveted title.

ABOUT JASON MILLER

Reigning PRCA world champion steer wrestler Jason Miller totaled $178,768 in winnings last year. At 6’ 4”, 240 pounds Miller, who hails from Lance Creek, Wyo. (population 12), is a natural to the sport, having honed his technique over the years on his family’s cattle ranch alongside his father and brother. To-date, Miller has earned $31,855 for the 2008 season, raising him to the number six spot in the world rankings.