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2017 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued) Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won the Buffalo Bill Rodeo (North Platte, Neb.) ★ ★ Won the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up ★ ★ Won the Inter-State Rodeo (Coffeyville, Kan.)

★ ★ Won the Will Rogers Stampede (Claremore, Okla.) ★ ★ Won the XIT Rodeo & Reunion (Dalhart, Texas) ★ ★ Won the Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo (Vinita, Okla.) ★ ★ Won the Eureka (Kan.) PRCA Rodeo Career Highlights ★ ★ 2016: Finished 29th in the world standings with $34,511.Won the Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.), Kansas’Largest Night Rodeo (Pretty Prairie) and the Kaw Valley Rodeo (Manhattan, Kan.) ★ ★ 2015: Won the Butterfield Stage Days PRCA Rodeo (Bridgeport, Texas); the Linn County Fair and Rodeo (Mound City, Kan.). Finished 55th in the world standings with $17,784 ★ ★ 2014: Won the ChisholmTrail Stampede (Duncan, Okla.); the Jayhawker Roundup Rodeo (Hill City, Kan.). Co-champion at the Linn County Fair and Rodeo (Mound City, Kan.); the Woodward (Okla.) Elks Rodeo and the Cowboy Capital of the World PRCA Rodeo (Stephenville, Texas); ranked 31st in the world standings with $29,420 ★ ★ 2013: Won the RAM Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo (Duncan, Okla.); the Matagorda County Fair and Rodeo (Bay City, Texas); co-champion at the Fourth of July Celebration and PRCA Rodeo (Window Rock, Ariz.) ★ ★ 2012: Won the RAMPrairie Circuit Finals Rodeo (Weatherford, Okla.); theTulsa (Okla.) State Fair PRCA Rodeo; qualified for the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo ★ ★ 2011: Won the Longford (Kan.) Rodeo; co-champion at the Linn County Fair and Rodeo (Mount City, Kan.); the Great Plains Stampede Rodeo (Altus, Okla.); ranked fourth in the rookie standings with $9,022 Amateur Competed on the Fort Scott (Kan.) Community College Rodeo Team, 2008-2010. Competed on the Panhandle State University Rodeo Team, 2011. Competed at the National College Finals Rodeo, 2010 and 2011 Personal 5-10, 145 … Single … Full name is Chad Ray Braden … Parents Butch and Tammy Braden, sister, Tara Crawford … His mom was a Wrangler NFR timer in 2013-15 and his dad was a Wrangler NFR arena usher or pickup man in 2011-15 … Got into rodeo because his dad has been a PRCA member since he was 19 years old … First competed in 2008 … Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days Rodeo and Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up are his favorite rodeos because he draws good broncs in Cheyenne and Pendleton’s arena is nostalgic … Describes his riding style as“stylish, with a more classic approach and barely using the rein”… His rodeo superstitions include never wearing yellow in the arena and to keep a routine when competing well … Doesn’t have a workout routine, but stays in shape by working on the ranch with his dad and riding horses … His favorite bronc to ride is Hell Fire Hostage, and his dream ride is Lunatic From Hell … His dad and ProRodeo Hall of Famer Mel Hyland are his rodeo idols … Enjoys tooling leather and making his own chaps … Graduated fromWelch (Okla.) Public School with a class of 33 students … Played baseball and football in high school … Got his nickname, Hardy, because his dad thought highly of a guy with that name … Describes himself as the least picky eater and will eat anything … Favorite book is“The Gadget”… Favorite movie is “Forrest Gump”… Favorite music is classic rock such as AC/DC … Enjoys watching the Giants play baseball … Enjoys snowboarding

PRORODEO COWBOYS

CoBurn Bradshaw

Saddle bronc riding

Event:

3rd 3rd

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFR standings place:

$150,462 $274,577 $728,873

2017 NFR earnings: 2017 earnings: Career earnings:

Oct. 10, 1994, in Beaver, Utah

Born:

Beaver, Utah

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2015

0

3 (2015-17)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

1 (2015)

RNCFR qualifications:

Western Texas College (Snyder)

Education:

Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won the (Puyallup) Washington State Fair Pro Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Rodeo de Sante Fe (N.M.) ★ ★ Won the Wrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Sioux Falls, S.D.)

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