2020 Media Guide - PRORODEO Cowboys

2019 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued)

★ Won the Bozeman (Mont.) Stampede ★ Co-champion at the Cody (Wyo.) Stampede

Career Highlights ★ Won the 2018 PRCA | Resistol Rookie of the Year in saddle bronc riding with $39,605 Awards Won Benalto (Alberta) Stampede, the United States Open Xtreme Broncs Match (Faith, S.D.), the Nico Valley Pro Rodeo (Merritt, British, Columbia) and the Dallas Sunstrum Memorial Pro Rodeo (Brooks, Alberta) Novice saddle bronc riding champion at the 2017 Canadian Finals Rodeo Personal 5-7, 140 … Single … Father, Rod Hay, was a saddle bronc rider and qualified 20 times for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (1989-90, 1992-2008, 2010). Only saddle bronc rider Billy Etbauer qualified for the Wrangler NFR more times than Rod as he had 21 qualifications. Rod Hay, also was the saddle bronc riding rookie of the year in 1989 …mother, Shelley; older brother, Logan also rides saddle broncs in the PRCA; younger brother, Devon … Started riding bucking horses at age 15 … Rodeo idols are his father and ProRodeo Hall of Famer Dan Mortensen … Outside of rodeo Hay likes to snowboard, golf and ride horses and do ranch work … Favorite rodeo is“RodeoHouston”… Favorite movie is“Lonesome Dove”… Favorite type of music is country, especially Cody Jinks … Favorite restaurant is Ragin’Cajun in Houston

Chet Herren

Steer Roping

Event:

10 th

2019 world standings place: 2019 NFSR standings place:

5 th

$24,325 $65,211 $890,550

2019 NFSR earnings:

2019 earnings: Career earnings:

Nov. 6, 1979, in Pawhuska, Okla.

Born:

Pawhuska, Okla.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2001

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Wrangler NFR qualifications:

14 (2002, 2006, 2008-19)

NFSR qualifications: NFSR average titles:

1 (2002)

Professional 2019 Highlights ★ Qualified for his 14th Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping. Finished 5th in the NFSR average and 10th in the world standings after earning $65,211

★ Won the Woodward (Okla.) Elks Rodeo ★ Won the West Texas (Abilene) Fair & Rodeo

Career Highlights ★ 2018: Qualified for his 13th Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping. Finished ninth in the world standings with $77,145. He also was ninth in the average with a 69.7-second time on six head. He earned $32,359 at the NFSR. Won the Rodeo Corpus Christi (Texas), the Walker County Fair & Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas) and the Yuma (Colo.) County Fair & Rodeo ★ 2017: Won the Sheridan WYO Rodeo and the Rodeo Killeen (Texas). Co-champion at the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.); Placed seventh in the world standings with $87,552. He finished 12th in the average at the NFSR with a 81.8-second time on six head. He earned $13,575 at the NFSR. ★ 2016: Placed in four rounds to rank second at the NFSR. Won the Dodge City, (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo, Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days, the Fort Bend County Fair & Rodeo (Rosenberg, Texas), the Walker County Fair & Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas), the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair and Rodeo, Nebraska’s (Burwell) Big Rodeo and the 101 Wild West Rodeo (Ponca City, Okla.). Co-champion at the Black Hills Roundup (Belle Fourche, S.D.) ★ 2015: Placed in five rounds at the Clem McSpadden NFSR (Mulvane, Kan.). Won the West of the Pecos Rodeo (Pecos, Texas) and the Nebraska’s Big Rodeo (Burwell). Finished ninth in the world standings with $70,701 ★ 2014: Finished second at the NFSR (Mulvane, Kan.). Won the Butterfield Stage Days PRCA Rodeo (Bridgeport, Texas); the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.); the Wyoming State Fair & Rodeo (Douglas). Finished second in the world standings with $72,191

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