2018 PRCA Media Guide

Career Highlights ★ ★ 2016: Placed in four rounds of the Wrangler NFR to rank fifth in the average. Finished 10th in the world standings with $118,308. Won the Canby (Ore) Rodeo and the Kit Carson County Fair & Rodeo (Burlington, Colo.) ★ ★ 2015: Placed in three rounds at the Wrangler NFR. Won Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days, the Wrangler Champions Challenge Finale (Omaha, Neb.), the Omak (Wash.) Stampede and the Buffalo Bill Rodeo (North Platte, Neb.). Finished 14th in the world standings with $117,262 ★ ★ 2014: Won Round 1 of theWrangler NFR in a time of 3.6 seconds and placed in four other rounds.Won theWrangler Champions Challenge Finale (Omaha, Neb.), the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo, the Molalla (Ore.) Buckeroo Rodeo, the Hamel (Minn.) Rodeo & Bull Ridin’Bonanza, the Bell County PRCA Rodeo (Belton, Texas), the Minnesota Horse Exposition Rodeo (St. Paul, Minn.), the Kansas Star Rodeo (Mulvane), and the all-around and steer wrestling at the Stanley (Wis.) Rodeo. Co-champion at the Home of Champions Rodeo (Red Lodge, Mont.). Finished fourth in the world standings with $140,585 ★ ★ 2013: Won the Matagorda County Fair & Rodeo (Bay City,Texas), the American Heroes PRCA Rodeo (Hawley, Minn.), the Lyon County Fair PRCA Rodeo (Marshall, Minn.) and the Carson (Iowa) Community Rodeo. Co-champion at the Colorado State Fair & Rodeo (Pueblo) and the Buffalo Bill Rodeo (North Platte, Neb.). Finished 21st in the world standings with $43,241 ★ ★ 2012: Won theTulsa (Okla.) State Fair PRCA Rodeo and theTomah (Wis.) PRCA Rodeo. Co-champion at the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah). Finished 17th in the world standings with $44,514 ★ ★ 2011: Won the Dillon (Mont.) Jaycee Rodeo and the Hamel (Minn.) Rodeo & Bull Ridin’ Bonanza. Co-champion at the Range Days Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.), the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo, the Bennington (Kan.) PRCA Rodeo and at Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo (Phillipsburg, Kan.). Finished 23rd in the world standings $41,657 ★ ★ 2010: Placed in five rounds of his first Wrangler NFR and finished fifth in the average. Won the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.), the Winneshiek County Fair ProRodeo (Decorah, Iowa), the Hamel (Minn.) Rodeo & Bull Ridin’Bonanza, the West of the Pecos Rodeo (Pecos, Texas), the First Chance Bonanza (Brookings, S.D.) and the St. Croix Valley PRCA Rodeo (Glenwood City, Wis.). Co-champion of the Black Hills Round-Up (Belle Fourche, S.D.). Finished 12th in the world standings with $91,945 ★ ★ 2009: Won the North Central Rodeo (Medford, Wis.), theWinneshiek County Fair & Pro Rodeo (Decorah, Iowa) and the Hamel (Minn.) Rodeo and Bull Ridin’ Bonanza. Finished 28th in the all-around world standings with $31,252 and 47th in steer wrestling with $25,470 ★ ★ 2008: Won the North Central Rodeo (Medford,Wis.) and the Mesquite (Texas) Championship Rodeo. Co-champion at the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.), the Upper Peninsula Championship Rodeo (Iron River, Mich.) and the Lincoln County Rodeo Days (Merrill, Wis.). Suffered a torn pectoral muscle and a broke scapula and missed several months of the season ★ ★ 2007: Won the Energy Town Pro Rodeo (Gillette, Wyo.) Amateur Qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo, 2001-04; set NHSFR record with a time of 3.2 seconds in 2002. Qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo, 2005-08 Personal 6-3, 235 … Single …Mother, Diane Matousek, works for a law firm and father, Mark Guy, is a supervisor at a packaging company in Colby, Wis.; sisters, Tara and Heather; brothers, Brandon and Trent … Enjoys hunting, fishing, playing hockey and“Texas Hold”… Graduated from Sparta (Wis.) High School, where he also competed in hockey, as a center … Started playing hockey at age 4 and continued competing through high school and one season of junior hockey in Spooner, Wis., before entering college … Primary competition horse is Tucker (14), whom he bought him while a sophomore in college … Favorite food is steak and potatoes … Favorite movie is“The Blind Side”

Garrett Hale

Steer roping, tie-down roping

Events:

18th (SR) $32,565 $110,164

2017 world standings place:

2017 earnings: Career earnings:

March 17, 1992, in Snyder, Texas

Born:

Snyder, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2012

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Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Snyder (Texas) High School,TexasTechUniversity

Education:

Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won the steer roping and all-around at the ECSP Pro Rodeo (Carlsbad, N.M.) Career Highlights

★ ★ 2016: Won the tie-down roping at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo at Mercedes, Texas; the Jesse Andrus &Mike HillmanMemorial at Roswell, N.M.; the Cheney (Wash.) Rodeo; and theWyoming State Fair & Rodeo in Douglas, Wyo. Won all-around at the Wyoming State Fair & Rodeo. Finished 30th in the world standings with $29,263, 40th in steer roping with $9,707, and 63rd in tie-down roping with $19,555

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