Wiley Petersen grew up in a family of rodeo cowboys, but it wasn’t until he was ten years old that he had the desire to try bull riding himself. Soon after that first ride in Fort Hall, Idaho, it became his dream to be a professional bull rider, and he did everything he could to make that dream come true.

As a young man, Wiley began to excel in the Idaho Junior Rodeo Association and won several buckles as a steer rider before moving into high school rodeo. There he was a two-time District 4 champion and two-time National High School Rodeo Finals qualifier.

After graduating from high school in 1997, Wiley rode bulls for Idaho State University where he qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) twice. While in college, Wiley started to ride at PRCA rodeos and Professional Bull Riding (PBR) events as a permit holder. In 1999, Wiley filled his PBR permit and never looked back!

He qualified for his first PBR World Finals in 2000 and has qualified for a total of 10 Professional Bull Riding World Finals since. Wiley won 13 of the televised PBR events and earned more than $1.4 million during his career. His greatest accomplishment was in 2007 when he won the PBR World Finals event title and took home more than $280,000.

Wiley retired from professional bull riding in 2012 and went back to school to become a physician assistant. He continues to live in Southeast Idaho and is a proud member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.

Wiley's philosophy for success is to keep things simple, work hard, and try to help people along the way.