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2017 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued) ★ ★ 2010: (Partner JoJo LeMond) Won Round 5 and 6 at the Wrangler NFR; placed in one other round to rank 10th in the average. Won the Laramie (Wyo.) Jubilee Days; the Missoula (Mont.) Stampede and the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.). Co-champion of the Southwestern International PRCA Rodeo (El Paso, Texas) and the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah). Set arena record of 3.7 seconds in winning the first round of the Farm-City Pro Rodeo (Hermiston, Ore.), with LeMond.Won the $50,000 Shootout Round at Rodeo Houston (Texas) and won a total of $56,250 with Turtle Powell. Won the Gary Hardt Memorial Rodeo (Payson, Ariz.), with Aaron Tsinigine. Finished fourth in the world standings with $164,646. ★ ★ 2009: (Partner Clay Tryan) Placed in four rounds of the Wrangler NFR, including second-place results in Rounds 3 and 8 to rank 13th in the average. Won California Rodeo Salinas; the North Idaho Fair & Rodeo (Coeur d’Alene); the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup; and the San Bernardino (Calif.) Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo.Won the DodgeTurquoise Circuit Finals Rodeo (Las Cruces, N.M.), with Erich Rogers. Finished 11th in the world standings with $107,954 ★ ★ 2008: Tied then-world record with a 3.5-second run (withTravisTryan) in winning the eighth round of theWrangler NFR; placed in two other rounds to rank seventh in the average. (Partner Keven Daniel) Won the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo; the Gooding (Idaho) Pro Rodeo; the Glennville (Calif.) Round-Up Rodeo and the Hesperia (Calif.) Recreation and Park District Rodeo. Finished 13th in the world standings with earnings of $99,069. ★ ★ 2007: (Partner Tee Woolman) Finished third in Round 1 and Round 10 of the Wrangler NFR and tied for third in Round 2 to rank 10th in the average. Won the San Angelo (Texas) Stock Show and Rodeo; theWildWest Pro Rodeo (Silver City, N.M.); theWorld’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.); the Southwestern International Rodeo (El Paso, Texas) and the State Fair Championship Rodeo (Oklahoma City). Co-champion at the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo ★ ★ 2006: (Partner Shain Sproul) Placed in five of 10 rounds to rank 13th in the average at the Wrangler NFR. Won the MountainValley Stampede (Heber City, Utah); the Lincoln County Fair & Rodeo (Afton,Wyo.); theWest of the Pecos (Texas) Rodeo; the Cloverdale Rodeo and Exhibition (Surrey, British Columbia) and the Ramona (Calif.) Rodeo ★ ★ 2005: (Partner Tee Woolman) Won the average title at the Wrangler NFR with a total time of 71.7 seconds on 10 head, placing in seven rounds. Won the average title at the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up; the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho) and the Oakley Independence Day Rodeo (Oakley City, Utah). Won the Grubstake Days Rodeo (Yucca Valley, Calif.), with Pat Boyle. Finished second in the world with $148,144 ★ ★ 2004: Was third in theWrangler NFR average with TeeWoolman, tying for the win in Round 9 and placing in three additional rounds to earn $57,760.Won average titles at California Rodeo Salinas and the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo, with ClayTryan. Semifinalist at the SummerTour Finale (Omaha, Neb.), with ClayTryan, and theTour Championships (Dallas), with Tee Woolman. Finished eighth in the world with $105,011. ★ ★ 2003: Placed in four rounds of the Wrangler NFR to rank 12th in the average. Won the Sandhills Stock Show and Rodeo (Odessa, Texas), with Charles Pogue; finished 12th in the world standings with $74,311 ★ ★ 2000: Finished 25th in the world standings with $26,252 Personal 5-11, 195 …wife, Sherry Cervi (married Sept. 21, 2014), is a four-time world champion barrel racer (1995, 1999, 2010, 2013) …Mother, Gail, was a two-time world champion barrel racer (1972-73), who holds the National Finals Rodeo record (any event) for rounds won in a single NFR (seven in 1972). Father, Paul, also team ropes and reached the NFR three times (1985-86, 1988) with his brother Monty Joe; Monty Joe made it to the NFR 14 times, most recently in 2004 when he was 42. Cory’s sister, Tye, qualified for the NFR barrel racing in 1994 … Enjoys fishing … Favorite movie is“Seabiscuit”

PRORODEO COWBOYS

Brady Portenier

Bull riding

Event:

16th

2017 world standings place:

$102,991 $156,751

2017 earnings: Career earnings:

Feb. 22, 1995, in Reno, Nev.

Born:

Caldwell, Idaho

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2013

0 0

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

1 (2017)

RNCFR qualifications:

Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo

★ ★ Won Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days ★ ★ Won the Elgin Stampede (Belton, Texas)

★ ★ Won the Southern New Mexico (Las Cruces) State Fair ★ ★ Won the Young Living PRCA Rodeo (Mona, Utah) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo Career Highlights ★ ★ 2016: Finished 34th in the world standings with $39,277. Won the Adrian Foote Memorial Rodeo (Newtown, N.D.) and the Central Point (Union) Wild Rogue Pro Rodeo. ★ ★ 2015: Won the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show (Union, Ore.). Finished 81st in the bull riding standings with $14,629.

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