2018 PRCA Media Guide

★ ★ 2012: Won the Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days; the American Royal (Kansas City, Mo.); the Southwestern International PRCA Rodeo (El Paso,Texas); the Bell County PRCA Rodeo (Belton,Texas); the Rusk County PRCA Rodeo (Henderson, Texas) and the North Idaho Fair & Rodeo (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho). Co-champion at the Home of Champions Rodeo (Red Lodge, Mont.). Finished 18th in the world standings with $53,141 ★ ★ 2011: Won Round 7 of the Wrangler NFR with a time of 7.6 seconds and placed in three other rounds. Won the RAMNational Circuit Finals Rodeo (Oklahoma City, Okla.); the Matagorda County Fair & Rodeo (Bay City,Texas); the San Augustine County PRCA Rodeo (San Augustine,Texas) and the Elgin (Ore.) Stampede. Finished fifth in the world standings with $139,852 ★ ★ 2010: Placed in two rounds of the Wrangler NFR and finished sixth in the average. Set an arena record of 16.9 seconds on two head and won the average at the Sisters (Ore.) Rodeo. Finished 13th in the final world standings with $115,019. Won the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo; the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.); the Dixie National Rodeo (Jackson, Miss.); the Bonnyville (Alberta, Canada) Pro Rodeo; the Fort Herriman (Utah) Memorial PRCA Rodeo and the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo (Kalispell). Co-champion at the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up and the Deseret Peak PRCA Stampede (Tooele, Utah) ★ ★ 2009: Placed in seven of 10 rounds at the Wrangler NFR to finish third in the average and move from 12th place to third in the final world standings with $159,214. Won the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show (Fort Worth,Texas), the Last Stand Rodeo (Coulee City, Wash.); the Eugene (Ore.) Pro Rodeo, the Springville (Calif.) Sierra Rodeo; the Kamloops (British Columbia) Spring Rodeo; the Brooks (Alberta) Kinsmen Rodeo; the Grand Prairie (Alberta) Stompede; the Wainwright (Alberta) Stampede, and the Falkland (British Columbia) Stampede ★ ★ 2008: Won Round 2 of theWrangler NFR with a time of 7.2 seconds; placed in six of 10 rounds en route to a second- place finish in the average. Finished seventh in the world standings with $156,005.Won the Canadian Finals Rodeo (Edmonton, Alberta); the Last Chance Stampede (Helena, Mont.); the Lea Park Rodeo (Marwayne, Alberta); the Sundre (Alberta) Pro Rodeo; the North Peace Stampede (Grimshaw, Alberta) and theMighty Fraser Rodeo (Abbotsford, British Columbia); co-champion at the Ramona (Calif.) Rodeo and the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo ★ ★ 2007: Placed in four of 10 rounds at theWrangler NFR.Won the Laughlin (Nev.) River Stampede; the Brooks (Alberta) Kinsmen Rodeo; the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo and theWainwright (Alberta) Stampede. Finished the year 11th in the world standings with $92,002 ★ ★ 2006: Won the RAM Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo (Redmond, Ore.) and the Canadian Finals Rodeo Amateur Missouri high school state champion in tie-down roping, 2001-02 Personal 5-11, 170 … Married Australia-born country singer Shea Fisher on Oct. 6, 2013, they had a daughter, Praise Royal Durfey, on Sept. 1, 2016 … Enjoys listening to audio books … Father, Roy, is a horse trainer. He has two brothers, Wes and Travis, both of whom have competed in PRCA rodeos … Got interested in rodeo through his family and first competition was in 1991 … Graduated from Savannah (Mo.) High School … Favorite sports team is the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs … Favorite rodeo is the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up because the competition is on grass … Rodeo idol is tie-down roper Mike Johnson …Wears pink often to raise awareness of breast cancer testing and research; donated $4,000 of his earnings to Dallas-based Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in January 2008

Paul Eaves

Team roping (heeling)

Event:

6th 9th

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFR standings place:

$84,462 $201,673 $1,079,460

2017 NFR earnings: 2017 earnings: Career earnings:

Feb. 10, 1990, in St. Louis, Mo.

Born:

Millsap, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2008

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6 (2012-17) 3 (2012-14)

Wrangler NFR qualifications: Tour Finale qualifications:

1 (2016)

RNCFR qualifications:

Professional 2017 Highlights – partner Clay Smith ★ ★ Won the Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days ★ ★ Won the Spanish Fork (Utah) Fiesta Days Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) ★ ★ Won the Black Hills Roundup (Belle Fourche, S.D.) ★ ★ Won the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo (Mercedes, Texas) ★ ★ Won the Laramie (Wyo.) Jubilee Days ★ ★ Won the Wrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Rapid City, S.D.) ★ ★ Won the Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo (Garden City, Kan.) ★ ★ Won the Mineral Wells (Texas) Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Rose City Roundup (Tyler, Texas)

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