LIVINGSTON, Ala. – Former University of West Alabama rodeo standout Chance Smart finished second in the 2008 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s World Standings in bull riding at the recently completed 2008 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nev.

Smart, a 2006 graduate of UWA, accumulated $197,224.93 in earnings throughout the ten-round event.  The Philadelphia, Miss-native won the third go-round with a mark of 91.50, the highest mark tallied in the bull riding competition. 

His finish at the NFR caps off a decorative season on the rodeo circuit, winning the 2008 Dodge Xtreme Bulls Tour Finale in Indianapolis, Ind. along with claiming top honors at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.  In 2007, Smart finished second in the Dodge Xtreme Bulls Tour standings with $57,423.  He returned to his native state to win the bull riding section of the Ralph Morgan Semi-Annual Rodeo in Meridian, Miss.

 As a Tiger Wrangler, Smart won the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Ozark Region in 2005.