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2017 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued)

★ ★ Won the Camrose (Alberta) Spring Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Daines Ranch Pro Rodeo (Innisfail, Alberta) ★ ★ Won the Rocky Pro Rodeo (Rocky Mountain House, Alberta) ★ ★ Won the Elgin (Ore.) Stampede ★ ★ Won the Jasper (Alberta) Heritage Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Kitsap Stampede (Bremerton, Wash.) ★ ★ Won the Golden Spike Rodeo (Tremonton, Utah) ★ ★ Won the Iron County Fair and PRCA Rodeo (Parowan, Utah) ★ ★ Co-champion at the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.) Career Highlights

★ ★ 2016: Won Round 6 and placed in six rounds to rank first at the Wrangler NFR. Won the world title with $265,449. Won the Justin Boots Playoffs (Puyallup, Wash.), the Canby (Ore) Rodeo, the Southeastern Livestock Exposition (Montgomery, Ala.), the Hand Hills Lake Stampede (Craigmyle, Alberta), the Rodeo ofThe Ozarks (Springdale, Ark.), the Kitsap Stampede (Bremerton,Wash.), Rodeo de Santa Fe (N.M.), the Missoula (Mont.) Stampede, and the Home On the Range Champions Ride (Sentinel Butte, N.D.). Co-champion at the 22nd Glen Rose (Texas) PRCA Rodeo ★ ★ 2015: Placed in two rounds at his first Wrangler NFR, finished 11th in the world standings with $127,970. Won the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.), the Oakley Independence Day Rodeo (Oakley City, Utah), La Fiesta de los Vaqueros (Tucson,Ariz.),ATributetotheGreatAmericanCowboy (Casper,Wyo.),theLakeCountyRound-up (Lakeview, Ore.), the Rocky ProRodeo (Rocky Mountain House, Alberta) and the Oldstoberfest (Olds, Alberta). Co-champion at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo (Hermiston, Ore.), the Strathmore (Alberta) Stampede, theOakdale (Calif.) Saddle Club Rodeo. ★ ★ 2014: Won the RAM Montana Circuit Finals Rodeo (Great Falls); A Tribute to the Great American Cowboy (Casper, Wyo.); the Rocky Mountain Classic (Kalispell, Mont.); the Richland County Fair (Sidney, Mont.) and the Dawson County Fair & Rodeo (Glendive, Mont.). Earned $18,239 on his permit ★ ★ 2013: Earned $6,204 on his permit in PRCA competition and qualified for the Canadian Finals Rodeo despite being sidelined by a broken ankle in June, which broke during the College National Finals Rodeo (Casper, Wyo.) Awards Canadian Contract Act of theYear in 2005 & 2007 with brothers Sam andWyatt performing trick riding and roping asThe Thurston Gang. Appeared at CFR five times and performed for the Queen of England and PrinceWilliam and Princess Kate Amateur Canadian Finals Rodeo Steer Riding Champion in 2008; three-time qualifier for the National High School Finals Rodeo and a qualifier for the College National Finals Rodeo Personal 5-9, 145 … Single … Father, Skeeter, qualified for the National Finals Rodeo six times (1986-87, 1989, 1991, 1994-95) as a saddle bronc rider; mother, Lynda; brothers, Wyatt and Sam, also compete as saddle bronc riders; younger sister, Tess, competes in barrel racing and goat tying … Special interests are ranching, roping, deer hunting and fishing … Enjoys drawing and tends to produce art of“real good cowboy wrecks”… Suffered a broken femur when stepped on by a bull in 2011 and has a rod in his leg … Played hockey in high school … Favorite sports team is the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League … Lists his dad, Ty Murray and the Etbauer brothers as his rodeo idols

PRORODEO COWBOYS

Troy Tillard

Steer roping

Event:

15th 15th

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFSR standings place:

$8,050 $50,898 $320,942

2017 NFSR earnings:

2017 earnings: Career earnings:

June 30, 1978, in Douglas, Wyo.

Born:

Douglas, Wyo.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

1998

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Wrangler NFR qualifications:

5 (2004, 2014-17) 4 (2010, 2012-14)

NFSR qualifications: NCFSR qualifications:

Sheridan (Wyo.) College, University ofWyoming (Laramie), bachelor’s degree in Agricultural business

Education:

Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won the Black Hills Roundup (Belle Fourche, S.D.) Career Highlights

★ ★ 2016: Placed in three rounds to rank 10th at the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping (Mulvane, Kan.). Finished 11th in the world standings with $61,652.Won the Mountain States Circuit year-end title for the fifth time

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