2018 PRCA Media Guide

2017 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued) ★ ★ Won the West of the Pecos (Texas) Rodeo

★ ★ Won the Gerry (N.Y.) Volunteer Firemen’s Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Heart of the North Rodeo (Spooner, Wis.) ★ ★ Won the Last Chance Stampede (Helena, Mont.) ★ ★ Co-champion at the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.) Career Highlights

★ ★ 2016: Placed in four rounds to rank 10th at theWrangler NFR. Finished 13th in the world standings with $132,376. Won the Spanish Fork (Utah) Fiesta Days Rodeo, the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo, the Rusk County PRCA Rodeo (Henderson, Texas), the Marshall (Texas) Pro Rodeo, the Mineral Wells (Texas) Rodeo, the Helotes (Texas) Festival Association Rodeo, the (Pueblo) Colorado State Fair & Rodeo, the Magic Valley Stampede (Filer, Idaho), the Gerry (N.Y.) Volunteer Firemen’s Rodeo and Rodeo Killeen (Texas). Co-champion at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo (Hermiston, Ore.) ★ ★ 2015: Won California Rodeo Salinas, the Central Wyoming Fair & Rodeo (Casper), the Walker County Fair & Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas), Rodeo Killeen (Texas) and the Mesquite (Texas) ProRodeo Series. Co-Champion at the Hugo (Okla.) PRCA Rodeo. Finished 25th in the world standings with $40,814 ★ ★ 2014: Won the Molalla (Ore.) Buckeroo Rodeo; the Wind River PRCA Rodeo Roundup (Riverton, Wyo.); Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo (Phillipsburg) and the Bowie (Texas) PRCA Rodeo on Sept. 12. Co-champion at the Nacogdoches (Texas) Pro Rodeo & Steer Show. Finished 17th in the world standings with $55,039 ★ ★ 2013: Placed in three rounds of theWrangler NFR, including a second-place finish in Round 1; finished 15th in the world standings with $91,498.Won the All American ProRodeo Finals (Waco,Texas); the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah); the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo; the Los Fresnos (Texas) PRCA Rodeo; the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo; the Cowboy Capital ProRodeo (Bandera,Texas); the Sonora (Texas) Outlaw ProRodeo; the Gladewater (Texas) Round-Up Rodeo; the State Fair of (Shreveport) Louisiana Pro Rodeo; theWaller County Fair & Rodeo (Hempstead, Texas) and the Leesville (La.) Lions Club Rodeo. Co-champion at the RanchoMissionViejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.); the Kitsap Stampede (Bremerton, Wash.) and the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo (Mercedes, Texas) ★ ★ 2012: Debuted at theWrangler NFR by placing in four rounds and finished 14th in the world standings with $82,874. Won the RAMTexas Circuit Finals Rodeo (Waco); Nebraska’s Big Rodeo (Burwell); the OregonTrail Rodeo (Hastings, Neb.); the 128th Silver Spurs Rodeo (Kissimmee, Fla.); the Heart of the North Rodeo (Spooner,Wis.); the Nacogdoches (Texas) ProRodeo & Steer Show and the Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo (Vinita, Okla.). Co-champion at the Harrison (Ark.) PRCA Rodeo ★ ★ 2011: Won the SW District Fat Stock Show & Rodeo (Lake Charles, La.); the Matagorda County Fair & Rodeo (Bay City, Texas); the Angelina County Benefit Rodeo (Lufkin, Texas); won Rodeo Killeen (Texas); the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo; the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo (Kalispell). Finished 31st in the world standings with $25,933 Awards PRCA Resistol Saddle Bronc Riding Rookie of the Year, 2011 Personal 5-11, 160…Single…Father, Kelly, is a mechanical engineer andmother, Cathy, is a social worker at a veterans hospital in Bonham, Texas … Older brother, Jacobs, is also a PRCA saddle bronc rider who qualified for the 2011-17 Wrangler NFRs … Favorite Rodeos are the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo and the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo in Denver … Rodeo idols are Billy Etbauer and Bradley Harter … Favorite movies are “Roadhouse” and “The Shawshank Redemption”… Likes spicy food and hot sauce on everything … Spends free time at his family’s ranch in Texas

PRORODEO COWBOYS

Brody Cress

Saddle bronc riding

Event:

2nd 1st

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFR standings place:

$176,622 $282,287 $309,769

2017 NFR earnings: 2017 earnings: Career earnings:

Jan. 7, 1996 Hillsdale, Wyo.

Born:

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2014

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1 (2017) 1 (2015)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

RNCFR qualifications:

Tarleton State University (Stephenville, Texas) ag business major

Education:

Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won the Pendelton (Ore.) Round-Up ★ ★ Won the Magnolia (Ark.) Stampede ★ ★ Won the Rodeo Killeen (Texas)

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