World Professional Standings
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Major Awards And Victories
- 2009: CPCA Champion Outrider
- 2010: Calgary Stampede Aggregate Champion Outrider
- 2011: CPCA Champion Outrider
- 2015: Calgary Stampede Outstanding Outrider Award
- 2016: Calgary Stampede Outstanding Outrider Award
- 2017: Ponoka Stampede Champion Outrider, Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Champion Outrider, Calgary Stampede Aggregate Champion Outrider, Calgary Stampede Outstanding Outrider Award
- 2018: World Champion Outrider, Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Champion Outrider, Calgary Stampede Aggregate Champion Outrider, Calgary Stampede Outstanding Outrider Award
- 2019: World Champion Outrider, Ponoka Stampede Champion Outrider, Calgary Stampede Outstanding Outrider Award
Personal Information
For the second consecutive year Rory is the World Champion Outrider. In addition to winning the World Championship, Rory had an incredible season by winning the Ponoka Stampede behind Mark Sutherland, the Medicine Hat Stampede, Strathmore Stampede and the Century Downs “WINNERS ZONE” all with Kurt Bensmiller, the Century Downs World Finals with Chad Harden, and the Battle of the Rockies with Dayton Sutherland. 2019 also saw Rory receive the Calgary Stampede Outstanding Outrider Award for the fifth consecutive year, and was the high pointed outrider at five WPCA show championships.
Rory has twice won the GMC Rangeland Derby, three times the Calgary Stampede Aggregate title, and twice won the Ponoka Stampede. Rory started his outriding career in 2008 on the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) circuit. In just five years on the CPCA circuit, Rory twice was the CPCA Champion Outrider, and was the CPCA’s High Point Rookie Outrider in 2008.
A farmer and rancher in the off season, Rory also works for as an oilfield maintenance worker for Ken’s Oilfield, and enjoys team roping, hunting, fishing and hockey in his spare time. Rory and his wife Jamie have two daughters – Fletcher and Reece – and make their home in Mervin, Saskatchewan.
