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2017 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued) ★ ★ 2015: Won all-around at the Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo in Odessa, Texas, and the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo. Ranked 30th in all-around, 41st in steer roping, and 73rd in tie-down roping. ★ ★ 2014: Won the tie-down roping at the Eugene (Ore.) Pro Rodeo; the Cheney (Wash.) Rodeo; and the San LuisValley Ski-Hi Stampede in Monte Vista, Colo. Ranked 85th in steer roping and 135th in tie-down roping. ★ ★ 2013: Won the tie-down roping at the Southwestern International PRCA Rodeo in El Paso, Texas; co-champion at the NewMexico Stampede in Rio Rancho with Jerrad Hofstetter; and the San LuisValley Ski-Hi Stampede at Monte Vista, Colo. Ranked 63rd in all-around, 57th in steer roping, and 145th in tie-down roping. Personal 5-9, 160 … Parents are Van Hale and Becky Hale … Started competing in rodeo when he was about 7 or 8 years old … Dad competed in bronc riding and bull riding … Parents do ranch and oilfield work, mom is also a school teacher … Helps his parents with the ranch and does some oilfield work when not competing in rodeo … Graduated from Snyder (Texas) High School in 2010 with a class of 200 students … Earned his bachelor’s degree in Ag Economics from Texas Tech University in 2015 … Started competing in rodeo when he was seven or eight years old, won his first buckle when he was eight … Says winning all-around at the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo in 2015 was his biggest accomplishment … Pendleton, Ore., is his favorite rodeo because it“has a thrill factor and danger from being on the grass”… Practices his roping daily … Favorite movies are“The Cowboy Way”and“Shooter”… Favorite musicians are The Great Divide and Kid Rock … Looks up to 11-time NFR qualifier Brent Lewis

Shane Hanchey

Tie-down roping

Event:

6th 5th

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFR standings place:

$78,962 $203,460 $1,377,211

2017 NFR earnings: 2017 earnings: Career earnings:

Sept. 30, 1989, in Sulphur, La.

Born:

Sulphur, La.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2009

1 (2013)

8 (2010-17)

Wrangler NFR qualifications: Wrangler NFR average titles: Tour Finale qualifications:

1 (2013)

4 (2011-14) 2 (2012, 2015)

RNCFR qualifications:

Hill College (Hillsboro, Texas)

Education:

Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up ★ ★ Won the Sisters (Ore.) Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Wrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Sioux Falls, S.D.) ★ ★ Won the IPE and Stampede (Armstrong, British Columbia) ★ ★ Won the YMBL Championship Rodeo (Beaumont, Texas) ★ ★ Won the Rapides Parish PRCA Rodeo (Alexandria, La.) ★ ★ Won the Airdrie (Alberta) Pro Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Last Chance Stampede (Helena, Mont.) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Cache County Fair and Rodeo (Logan, Utah) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Greeley (Colo.) Stampede ★ ★ Co-champion at the Southeastern Livestock Exposition (Montgomery, Ala.) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Eagle (Idaho) Rodeo Career Highlights

PRORODEO COWBOYS

★ ★ 2016: Won Round 1 and Round 8, and placed in four rounds to rank 12th at the Wrangler NFR. Finished eighth in the world standings with $180,124.Won the Spanish Fork (Utah) Fiesta Days Rodeo, the Ponoka (Alberta) Stampede, the Airdrie (Alberta) Pro Rodeo, the Medicine Hat (Alberta) Stampede, the Arcadia (Fla.) All-Fla Championship Rodeo, the State Fair of Louisiana (Shreveport) Pro Rodeo, the Rusk County PRCA Rodeo (Henderson, Texas), the Apache (Okla.) Stampede. Co-champion at the Gladewater (Texas) Round-Up Rodeo ★ ★ 2015: Placed in four rounds at theWrangler NFR. Won the St. Paul, (Ore.) Rodeo, the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days, the Western Stampede (West Jordan, Utah), the Trinity Valley Exposition Fair & Rodeo (Liberty, Texas), the West Monroe (La.) ProRodeo, the Hand Hills Lake Rodeo (Craigmyle, Alberta) and the Leduc (Alberta) Black Gold Rodeo. Finished 15th in the world standings with $124,668 ★ ★ 2014: Placed in two rounds of the Wrangler NFR. Won the Wrangler Champions Challenge (Redding, Calif.); the Leduc (Alberta) Black Gold Rodeo; the Oakley Independence Day Rodeo (Oakley City, Utah) and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Posse PRCA Rodeo (Center, Texas). Won the all-around and tie-down roping at the SW District Fat Stock Show Rodeo (Lake Charles, La.). Finished ninth in the world standings with $116,160

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