2018 PRCA Media Guide

★ ★ Won the Cedar City (Utah) PRCA Championship Rodeo Career Highlights

★ ★ 2016: Won Round 7 and placed in three rounds to rank fourth at the Wrangler NFR. Finished third in the world standings with $219,867. Won the All-American ProRodeo Finals (Waco,Texas), the Fort Bend County Fair & Rodeo (Rosenberg, Texas), the Rotary Rodeo (Starkville, Miss.), the Springville (Calif.) Sierra Rodeo, the Pasadena (Calif.) Livestock Show and Rodeo Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots, the Cowboy Capital Of The World PRCA Rodeo (Stephenville, Texas), the San Luis Valley Ski-Hi Stampede (Monte Vista, Colo.), the Cache County Fair and Rodeo (Logan, Utah), the Elk City, (Okla.) Rodeo of Champions, the Wrangler Champion Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Kissimmee, Fla.) and the Dixie Roundup (St. George, Utah). Co-champion at the Dixie National Rodeo (Jackson, Miss) and the Matagorda County Fair & Rodeo (Bay City, Texas) ★ ★ 2015: Won Rounds 2 and 5 and placed in four other rounds at his firstWrangler NFR, finishing second in the average with 803.5 points on 10 head.Won the MountainValley Stampede (Heber City, Utah) and theWild Rogue Pro Rodeo (Central Point, Ore.). Co-champion at the Gem State Classic Pro Rodeo (Blackfoot, Idaho) and the St. George (Utah) Lions Dixie Roundup, Utah’s Own Rodeo (Salt Lake City).Tied for second place at the CentralWyoming Fair & Rodeo (Casper). Finished fourth in the world standings with $229,723 ★ ★ 2014: Won theWar Bonnet Roundup Rodeo (Idaho Falls, Idaho); the Desertview Pro Rodeo (Castle Dale, Utah); the San Patricio County PRCA Rodeo (Sinton, Texas); the Fort Herriman PRCA Rodeo (Herriman, Utah); the Cedar City (Utah) PRCA Championships with a 91-point ride on Diamond G Rodeo’s Marla’s Rose, and the San Bernardino (Calif.) Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo; earned $33,205 the highest total among all saddle bronc riders competing on their permit Awards PRCA Resistol Saddle Bronc Riding Rookie of the Year in 2015 Amateur National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) saddle bronc riding champion in 2014, edging Zeke Thurston by half a point (311-310.5) at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo. Finished second at the 2011 National High School Finals Rodeo to Shade Etbauer, finished second the next year to Rusty Wright and third in 2013 behind

Wright and Audy Reed Personal

5-11, 160 …Wife, Rebecca (married Aug. 6, 2013), is the sister of World Champion Saddle Bronc Riders Cody, Jesse and Spencer Wright; daughter, Vaida … Father, Travis Bradshaw, is a pig farmer, and mother, Jeni Orr, is a nurse; brother, Traeger; sisters, Staylee and Shyanne … Lists brother-in-law Cody Wright as his rodeo idol … Graduated from Beaver (Utah) High School … Favorite rodeo is San Antonio (Texas) … Dream stock draw is Burch Rodeo’s Lunatic Fringe … Enjoys braiding leather … Favorite movies are“Rio Bravo”and“Dumb and Dumber”

Roger Branch

Steer roping, tie-down roping, team roping

Events:

20th

2017 world standings place:

$31,183 $321,364

2017 earnings: Career earnings:

Feb. 15, 1962, in Edmond, Okla.

Born:

Perkins, Okla.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

1984

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Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Professional Career Highlights ★ ★ 2016: Won the all-around and steer roping at the PRCA Last Stand Rodeo (Coulee City, Wash.). Won the Eastern Oregon (Union) Livestock Show. Finished 23rd in the world standings with $19,995 ★ ★ 2015: Won all-around at the Freedom (Okla.) Rodeo and Old Cowhand Reunion. Finished 53rd in the world standings with $6,552 ★ ★ 2014: Won the National Circuit Finals Steer Roping (Torrington, Wyo.) and the Mobetta Stampede (Apache, Okla.). Finished 19th in the world standings with $28, 855 ★ ★ 2013: Won the Freedom (Okla.) Rodeo and Old Cowboy Reunion. Finished second at the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo and fourth at the Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo (Vinita, Okla.). Finished 29th in the world standings with $15,807 ★ ★ 2009: Co-champion in the tie-down roping at the Cushing (Okla.) Community Rodeo ★ ★ 2007: Won the steer roping at the Will Rogers Stampede (Claremore, Okla.) ★ ★ 2004: Finished 17th in the steer roping world standings with $16,190 ★ ★ Won Prairie Circuit year-end championships in the all-around and team roping (1989) Amateur College National Finals Rodeo tie-down roping champion, 1984; Oklahoma state high school team roping champion, 1980

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