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2017 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued)

Cole Melancon

Bull riding

Event:

6th 5th

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFR standings place:

$92,288 $200,350 $270,649

2017 NFR earnings: 2017 earnings: Career earnings:

March 24, 1994, in Beaumont, Texas

Born:

Liberty, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2014

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1 (2017)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Hill College (Hillsboro, Texas)

Education:

Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won the PRCA Xtreme Bulls (Rapid City, S.D.)

★ ★ Won the Wrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Rapid City, S.D.) ★ ★ Won the Wrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Grand Island, Neb.) ★ ★ Won the Mandan (N.D.) Rodeo Days Career Highlights

★ ★ 2016: Finished 25th in the world standings with $46,275.Won the San Patricio County PRCA Rodeo (Sinton,Texas), the Redding (Calif.) Rodeo, the Santa Rosa Roundup (Vernon, Texas), the Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo (Garden City, Kan.), the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah) and the Farm-City Pro Rodeo (Hermiston, Ore.). Co-champion at the Benny Binion Bucking Bull Sale (Las Vegas, Nev.). ★ ★ 2015: Ranked sixth in the Resistol Rookie Standings for bull riding; won the Xtreme Bull Riding (Albuquerque, N.M.). Finished 70th in the world standings with $18,703 Amateur Won the Southern Region for college rodeo in 2016; qualified for the Texas State High School Finals Rodeo (2009-12) Personal 5-9, 145 … Parents, Craig Melancon and Micki Fregia, brothers, Ty Melancon and Cooper Fregia, sister, Emily Melancon … Full name is Malcolm Cole Melancon … Became interested in rodeo because he likes the thrill and adrenaline … Describes his riding style as“a little wild and not the prettiest”… D&H Cattle’s SweetPro’s Bruiser is his favorite bull to ride … Graduated from Hull-Daisetta High School (Daisetta, Texas) in 2012 with a class of 30 students …Works in ranching … Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days and the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho) are his favorite rodeos – Cheyenne because of the history and Nampa because it’s a fun rodeo with good stock … Enjoys hunting for hogs and four-wheeling … Played football in high school and is a fan of the Dallas Cowboys … Enjoys golfing and hanging out with buddies he only gets to see while at rodeos … Favorite food is chicken fried steak … Favorite movie is“8 Seconds”… Listens to rock and rap music … His rodeo superstition is to not put his hat on the bed

PRORODEO COWBOYS

Tanner Milan

Steer wrestling

Event:

8th

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFR standings place:

12th

$72,192 $156,266 $648,173

2017 NFR earnings: 2017 earnings: Career earnings:

Sept. 8, 1983, in Calgary, Alberta

Born:

Cochrane, Alberta

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2003

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2 (2015, 2017)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho) ★ ★ Won the Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo (Odessa, Texas) ★ ★ Won the Bozeman (Mont.) Stampede ★ ★ Won the Montana’s (Dillon) Biggest Weekend ★ ★ Co-champion at the Rowell Ranch Rodeo (Hayward, Calif.)

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