PRCA Media Guide - Cowboys Part 2

Top ProRodeo Cowboys Bios

= competed at the 2018 Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping

= competed at the 2018 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo

Event Abbreviations

AA BB

BR SR

TR SB TD

All-Around

Bull Riding Steer Roping

Team Roping

Saddle Bronc Riding Tie-Down Roping

Bareback Riding SW Steer Wrestling

Jeff Askey

Bull riding

Event:

5th 3rd

2018 world standings place: 2018 Wrangler NFR place: 2018 Wrangler NFR earnings:

$118,237 $225,624 $604,670

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

Feb. 24, 1988, in Beech Creek, Pa.

Born:

Martin, Tenn.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2011

0

2 (2016, 2018)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

University of Tennessee-Martin, animal science degree

Education:

Professional 2018 Highlights ★ ★ Placed in five rounds to rank third in the average at the Wrangler NFR with 424 points on five head. Finished the year ranked fifth in the world standings with $225,624. ★ ★ Won the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Georgia (Perry) National Jr. Livestock Show & Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Xtreme Bulls (Weatherford, Texas) ★ ★ Won the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (Colorado Springs, Colo.) ★ ★ Won the Four States Fair & Rodeo (Texarkana, Ark.) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: Won the Butterfield Stage Days PRCA Rodeo (Bridgeport,Texas) and the Springhill (La.) PRCA Rodeo, Finished the year 36th in the world standings with $43,856. ★ ★ 2016: Placed in one round to rank 14th at the Wrangler NFR. Won the Justin Boots Playoffs (Puyallup, Wash.); the Wrangler Champions Challenges (Pasadena, Texas) and (Kissimmee, Fla.); the Canby (Ore) Rodeo; the Fort Smith (Ark.) Division 2 Xtreme Bulls Invitational and the Walker County Fair & Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas). Finished 11th in the world standings with $134,993 ★ ★ 2015: Won the Home of Champions Rodeo (Red Lodge, Mont.). Finished 16th in the world standings with $62,427 ★ ★ 2014: Co-champion at the Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo. Finished 19th in the world standings with $55,122 ★ ★ 2013: Won the Dixie National Rodeo (Jackson, Miss.); the YMBL Championship Rodeo (Beaumont, Texas); the Asheville Pro Rodeo (Fletcher, N.C.) and the Gladewater (Texas) Round-up Rodeo. Co-champion at the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.) and the Gladewater (Texas) Xtreme Bulls Division 2. Finished 21st in the world standings with $50,144 ★ ★ 2012: Won the Rotary Classic Rodeo (Starkville, Miss.); the Mid-Western Rodeo (Manawa, Wis.) and co-champion at the Greater Gulf State Pro Rodeo (Mobile, Ala.); finished 55th in the world standings with $19,514 ★ ★ 2011: Won the RAM Southeastern Circuit Finals Rodeo (Davie, Fla.) and the Rotary Classic Rodeo (Starkville, Miss.); finished 97th in the world standings with $11,254 and ninth in the PRCA rookie standings

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Amateur Won the College National Finals Rodeo bull riding championship in 2010 Personal

5-8, 155 … Single … Parents Steve and Jeanne Askey are self-employed cattle dealers; brother, Tyler … Enjoys playing pool and bowling … Graduated from Central Mountain High School (Mill Hall, Pa.), 2006 … Favorite movie is “Lonesome Dove”… Favorite type of music is Red Dirt … Favorite food is steak … Injuries cut short his 2013 season after he had risen as high as 10th in the world standings

Tanner Aus

Bareback riding

Event :

18 th

2018 world standings place:

$67,793 $802,571

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

June 4, 1990, in Granite Falls, Minn.

Born:

Granite Falls, Minn.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2010

0

3 (2015-17)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Iowa Central Community College and Missouri Valley College (Marshall, Mo.)

Education:

Professional 2018 Highlights ★ ★ Won the RAM Great Lakes Circuit Finals (Louisville, Ky.) ★ ★ Won the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Southeastern Livestock Exposition (Montgomery, Ala.) ★ ★ Won the Minnesota (St. Paul) Horse Exposition Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Oregon Trail Rodeo (Hastings, Neb.) ★ ★ Won the Four States Fair & Rodeo (Texarkana, Ark.) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Dixie Roundup (St. George, Utah)

Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: Won Round 7 and split the win in Round 2. He placed in a total of five rounds and finished third in the world standings with $235,715. Won Rodeo Austin (Texas), the Fallon County Fair & Rodeo (Baker, Mont.), the Buffalo (Minn.) Championship PRCA Rodeo, the Hamel (Minn.) Rodeo & Bull Ridin Bonanza, the Airdrie (Alberta) Pro Rodeo, the Iowa’s (Sidney) Championship Rodeo, the Richland County Fair & Rodeo (Sidney, Mont.), the Bowman (N.D.) County Pro Rodeo, and the Range Days Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.). Co-champion at the Sitting Bull Stampede (Mobridge, S.D.) and the Minnesota (St. Paul) Horse Exposition Rodeo. Finished third in the world standings with $235,715 ★ ★ 2016: Won Rounds 1 and 9, split the win in Round 3, and placed in six total rounds at the Wrangler NFR where he placed 10th in the average. Finished fifth in the world standings with $213,152. Won the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho), the PRCA Championship Rodeo (Fargo, N.D.), the Minnesota (St. Paul) Horse Exposition Rodeo, the Franklin (Tenn.) Rodeo, the American Royal Rodeo (Kansas City, Mo.), the Crystal Springs Rodeo (Clear Lake, S.D.), the American Heroes PRCA Rodeo (Hawley, Minn.), the Jackson County Pro Rodeo (Bellevue, Iowa), theWestern Fest Stampede Rodeo (Granite Falls, Minn.) and the Adrian Foote Memorial (Newtown, N.D.). Co-champion at the Lexington (Ky.) Rodeo, the Sioux Empire Fair Rodeo (Sioux Falls, S.D.) and the Wrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Kissimmee, Fla.) ★ ★ 2015: Placed in three rounds at his firstWrangler NFR, including a split of the Round 10 win with an 83.5-point ride. Won Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days, the Fallon County Fair & Rodeo (Baker, Mont.), the American Heroes PRCA Rodeo (Hawley, Minn.), theWisconsin River ProRodeo (Merrill), the Jackson County ProRodeo (Bellevue, Iowa), the Adrian Foote Memorial (Newtown, N.D.), the Linn County Fair PRCA Rodeo (Marshall, Minn.) and the RAM Great Lake Circuit Finals Rodeo (Louisville, Ky.). Co-champion at the SheridanWYO Rodeo, and the PRCA Championship Rodeo (Fargo, N.D.). Finished sixth in the world standings with $83,756 ★ ★ 2014: Won the Roughrider Days Rodeo (Dickinson, N.D.), the American Heroes PRCA Rodeo (Hawley, Minn.) and the Pine City (Minn.) Championship PRCA Rodeo. Co-champion at Kansas’Largest Night Rodeo (Pretty Prairie), the Edgewood (Iowa) Days PRCA Rodeo and the Jackson County ProRodeo (Bellevue, Iowa). Finished 40th in the world standings with $18,269 ★ ★ 2013: Won the First Chance Bonanza (Brookings, S.D.) and the Jackson County ProRodeo (Bellevue, Iowa). Finished 69th in the world standings with $9,212 ★ ★ 2012: Won the Dacotah Stampede Rodeo (Aberdeen, S.D.) and the PRCA Championship Rodeo (Sioux Falls, S.D.). Co-champion at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Days (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and the Cherokee (Iowa), Chamber PRCA Rodeo; finished 28th in the world standings with $31,843 ★ ★ 2011: Won the RAM Great Lakes Circuit Finals Rodeo (Louisville, Ky.), the Cherokee (Iowa) Chamber PRCA Rodeo, the Licking (Mo.) PRCA Rodeo, the BeaverValley Horse Club Rodeo (Strasburg, N.D.) and theWestern Fest Stampede Rodeo (Granite Falls, Minn.). Finished 31st in the world standings with $29,170

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2018 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued) ★ ★ 2010: Won Mandan (N.D.) Rodeo Days; the Jesse James Day Rodeo (Northfield, Minn.), the Wild West Days PRCA Rodeo (Sturgis, S.D.), the Juneau County Fair Pro Rodeo (Mauston, Wis.), the Pine City (Minn.) Championship PRCA Rodeo and the FederationWest PRCA Rodeo (Sedalia, Mo.). Co-champion at the PRCA Championship Rodeo (Lincoln, Neb.) and the Carson (Iowa) Community Rodeo. Finished 39th in the world standings with $23,368 ★ ★ 2009: Won the American Heroes PRCA Rodeo (Braham, Minn.), the Isanti (Minn.) Firefighters Rodeo and the Gerry (N.Y.) Volunteer Firemen’s Rodeo; earned $8,111 while competing on his permit Amateur Won the 2012 College National Finals Rodeo with 315 points on four head, finished second to J.R. Vezain at the 2011 CNFR and third in 2010; three-times finished as Great Plains College Regional champion. Minnesota high school bareback riding champion, 2008; finished fifth in the National High School Finals Rodeo, 2008 Personal 5-7, 160 …Wife, Lonissa (married Oct. 15, 2016) … Parents, John and Rae Ann; sisters, Dani and Braelee; John won the Great Lakes Circuit bareback riding year-end title in 1988 and served as president of the Minnesota High School Rodeo Association …Tanner started competing in rodeo at 9 years old … Enjoys relaxing or baling hay when he’s home from the rodeo road … Graduated fromYellow Medicine East High School (Granite Falls, Minn.) in a class of 67

Derrick Begay

Team roping (heading)

Event:

2018 world standings place: 6th 2018 Wrangler NFR standings place: 5 th 2018 Wrangler NFR earnings:

$108,788 $193,626 $1,204,435

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

Aug. 15, 1983, inWinslow, Ariz.

Born:

Seba Dalkai, Ariz.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2004

0

8 (2008-13, 2015, 2018)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Northland Pioneer College (Holbrook, Ariz.), associate degree in industrial arts

Education:

Professional 2018 Highlights-- Partner Cory Petska ★ ★ Placed fifth in average at the Wrangler NFR, earning $108,788. Won Rounds 3 and 9, and split the win in Round 7 ★ ★ Won the War Bonnet Roundup Rodeo (Idaho Falls, Idaho) ★ ★ Won the Mountain Valley Stampede (Heber City, Utah) ★ ★ Won the Yellowstone River Round-Up (Billings, Mont.) ★ ★ Won the New Mexico (Albuquerque) State Fair & Rodeo, with Rich Skelton Co-champion at the Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo (Merritt, British Columbia) Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: Finished 45th in the world standings with $33,661. Co-champion at the Gooding (Idaho) Pro Rodeo, with Clay O’Brien Cooper ★ ★ 2016: Did not compete ★ ★ 2015: (Partner Clay O’Brien Cooper)Won Rounds 2 and 4 and split the win in Round 5 at theWrangler NFR, placing in five total rounds. Won Rodeo Austin (Texas). Finished third in the world standings with $218,464 ★ ★ 2014: (Partner Will Woodfin) Won the Parada del Sol (Scottsdale, Ariz.), with Aaron Tsinigine. Won the Last Chance Stampede (Helena, Mont.); theWild Bill Hickok Rodeo (Abilene, Kan.); the MagicValley Stampede (Filer, Idaho); the St. George (Utah) Lions Dixie Roundup and the 30th annual Andy Devine Days Rodeo (Kingman, Ariz.), with Jordan Olson. Finished 23rd in the world standings with $46,469 ★ ★ 2013: (Partner Cesar de la Cruz) Tied for first place in Round 10 and placed in three other rounds at the Wrangler NFR; finished 12th in the world standings with $108,335. Won the Justin Boots Championships (Omaha, Neb.); the Redding (Calif.) Rodeo; the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up; California Rodeo Salinas and the Ute Mountain Roundup (Cortez, Colo.). Co-champion at Montana’s Biggest Weekend (Dillon) ★ ★ 2012: (Partner Cesar de la Cruz) Placed in five rounds of the Wrangler NFR to finish sixth in the average standings and the world standings.Won the RAMTurquoise Circuit Finals Rodeo (Las Cruces, N.M.); theWorld’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.); the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo; the Central Wyoming Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Casper); the Navajo Nation Fourth of July PRCA Rodeo (Window Rock, Ariz.) and the Missoula (Mont.) Stampede. Co-champion at the Last Chance Stampede (Helena, Mont.) and the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah)

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★ ★ 2011: (Partner Cesar de la Cruz) Placed in two rounds of the Wrangler NFR. Won the Justin Boots Championships (Omaha, Neb.); the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up; theWest of the Pecos (Texas) Rodeo; the Omak (Wash.) Stampede; Rodeo Austin (Texas); the Laughlin (Nev.) River Stampede and the Steamboat Springs (Colo.) ProRodeo Series. Co-champion at the Treaty Day Celebration & PRCA Rodeo (Window Rock, Ariz.); the Missoula (Mont.) Stampede and the Gary Hardt Memorial Rodeo (Payson, Ariz.). Finished seventh in the world standings with $134,043 ★ ★ 2010: (Partner Cesar de la Cruz) Placed in three rounds of theWrangler NFR, including a win in Round 8 with a time of 3.8 seconds. Finished 11th in the world standings with $104,927.Won theWayneWilson Children’s Charity Rodeo & Carnival (Cave Creek, Ariz.); the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.); the Lions Dixie Round-Up (St. George, Utah) and the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair and Rodeo; co-champion at the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days ★ ★ 2009: (Partner Cesar de la Cruz)Won Round 7 of theWrangler NFRwith a time of 3.6 seconds and placed in one other round; won theWorld’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.); Rodeo de Santa Fe (N.M.) and the Colorado State Fair & Rodeo (Pueblo); co-champion at the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.). Finished 15th in the world standings with $84,580 ★ ★ 2008: (Partner Victor Aros) Placed in two rounds of the Wrangler NFR, including a tie for second place in Round 9. Won the Laughlin (Nev.) River Stampede; the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.) and the Dodge Turquoise Circuit Finals Rodeo (Las Cruces, N.M.). Co-champion at the San Bernadino (Calif.) Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo. Finished 15th in world standings for team roping heading with $77,066 ★ ★ 2007: (PartnerVictor Aros)Won the Sheridan (Wyo.) Rodeo; the Red Desert Roundup (Rock Springs,Wyo.); theWild Bill Hickok Rodeo (Abilene, Kan.) and the NewMexico State Fair & Rodeo (Albuquerque). Finished 28th in the world standings with $34,855 ★ ★ 2006: Won the All Indian Rodeo Cowboys Association (AIRCA) team roping championship Personal 5-10, 145 … Begay, a Navajo, is the son of All Indian Rodeo Cowboys Association (AIRCA) team roping director Victor Begay and Myrtle Begay; two sisters, Jaime and Brittany …Won the all-around title at the 2007 Indian National Finals Rodeo and his horse, Paint, was named INFR team roping horse of the year … Graduated fromWinslow (Ariz.) High School in a class of about 100 …Works catching wild cattle when not on the road competing … Enjoys hunting … Favorite rodeo is the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days … Favorite sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers … Favorite movie is Lonesome Dove

Caleb Bennett

Bareback riding

Event:

2018 world standings place: 6th 2018 Wrangler NFR standings place: 10 th 2018 Wrangler NFR earnings:

$67,962 $240,390 $1,267,120

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

Nov. 10, 1988, in Ogden, Utah

Born:

Tremonton, Utah

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2007

0

7 (2012-18)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Weber State University (Ogden, Utah); Graduated from Utah Valley University with a degree in marketing

Education:

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Professional 2018 Highlights ★ ★ Won Round 4 of theWrangler NFR with an 86.5-point ride onThree Hills Rodeo’s Just Peachy. Placed in three other rounds. ★ ★ Won the San Antonio (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo ★ ★ Won Rodeo Austin (Texas) ★ ★ Won the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo (Denver, Colo.) ★ ★ Won the Fiesta Days Rodeo (Spanish Fork, Utah) ★ ★ Won the Mountain Valley Stampede (Heber City, Utah) ★ ★ Won the Airdrie (Alberta) Pro Rodeo

★ ★ Won the Home Of Champions Rodeo (Red Lodge, Mont.) ★ ★ Won the Strawberry Days Rodeo (Pleasant Grove, Utah) ★ ★ Won the Hand Hills Lake Stampede (Craigmyle, Alberta) ★ ★ Won the Pony Express Rodeo (Eagle Mountain, Utah) ★ ★ Won Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days ★ ★ Won the Eagle (Idaho) Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Days Of The OldWest Rodeo (Delta, Utah)

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★ ★ Co-champion at the Leduc (Alberta) Black Gold Pro Rodeo ★ ★ Co-champion at the RAMWilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo (Heber City, Utah) Career Highlights

★ ★ 2017: Finished sixth in the world standings with $195,088. Placed fourth at theWrangler NFR while earning $88,410. Won the Magic Valley Stampede (Filer, Idaho), the Teepee Creek (Alberta) Stampede, the North Peace Stampede (Grimshaw, Alberta), the Jerome (Idaho) County Fair And Rodeo, the Iron County Fair and PRCA Rodeo (Parowan, Utah) and the Dixie Roundup (St. George, Utah). Co-champion at the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho) and the Cranbrook (British Columbia) Pro Rodeo ★ ★ 2016: Placed in the first five rounds of theWrangler NFR to rank fourth in the average. Finished fourth in the world standings with $374,272. Won the Ponoka (Alberta) Stampede, Rodeo Corpus Christi (Texas), the Desertview Pro Rodeo (Castle Dale, Utah), the Innisfail (Alberta) Pro Rodeo, theWrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Cody,Wyo.), theWrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Rapid City, S.D.), the Pony Express Rodeo (Eagle Mountain, Utah), the Days of the Old West Rodeo (Delta, Utah), the High Prairie (Alberta) Elks Pro Rodeo, the Jasper (Alberta) Heritage Pro Rodeo, the Okotoks (Alberta) Pro Rodeo, the Dallas Sunstrum Memorial Pro Rodeo (Brooks, Alberta) and the War Bonnet Roundup Rodeo (Idaho Falls, Idaho) ★ ★ 2015: Placed in one round of theWrangler NFR.Won the Strathmore (Alberta) Stampede, La Fiesta de losVaqueros (Tucson, Ariz.) and the Big Sky ProRodeo Roundup (Great Falls, Mont.). Co-champion at California Rodeo Salinas and the Desertview ProRodeo (Castle Dale, Utah). Finished 15th in the world standings with $99,764 ★ ★ 2014: Won Round 10 of theWrangler NFR with an 86.5-point ride on PRCA Bareback Horse of theYear Dirty Jacket and tied for third in Round 6.Won the RAMNational Circuit Finals Rodeo (Guthrie, Okla.), the Black Hills Stock Show Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.), the Last Chance Stampede (Helena, Mont.) and the Pincher Creek (Alberta) ProRodeo. Co-champion at the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up, the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo,That Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo, the Whoop-Up Days (Lethbridge, Alberta) and the Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days. Finished 12th in the world with $111,299 ★ ★ 2013: Won Round 1 of the Wrangler NFR with an 85.5-point ride onWise Guy of Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo and placed in five other rounds to finish fifth in the average and rise from15th place to eighth in the final world standings with earnings of $131,277.Won the RAMWilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo (Heber City, Utah), the Golden Spike Rodeo (Tremonton, Utah), the Okotoks (Alberta) ProRodeo, the Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo, the Summit County Fair Rodeo (Coalville, Utah), the Cedar City (Utah) PRCA Championship Rodeo and the Days of the OldWest Rodeo (Delta, Utah). Co-champion at the Amarillo (Texas)Tri-State Fair Rodeo, the Grand Prairie (Alberta) Stompede and the Utah’s Own Rodeo (Salt Lake City) ★ ★ 2012: Won Round 7 of theWrangler NFR with an 85-point ride on Frontier Rodeo’s Times Up, placed in three other rounds and finished seventh in the average standings at his firstWrangler NFR and seventh in the world standings. Won GuyWeadick Days (High River, Alberta);That Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo, the Santa Maria (Calif.) Elks Rodeo, the Cedar City (Utah) PRCA Championship Rodeo, the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah), the Summit County Fair Rodeo (Coalville, Utah) and the Cache County Fair and Rodeo (Logan, Utah). Co-champion atThe Days of ‘47 Rodeo (Salt Lake City, Utah), the Livingston (Mont.) Roundup and the Bonnyville (Alberta) ProRodeo ★ ★ 2011: Co-champion at the Poway (Calif.) Rodeo; the Barstow (Calif.) Boys & Girls Club PRCA Rodeo, Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo (San Bernardino, Calif.). Finished 35th in the world standings with $26,199 ★ ★ 2010: Won the Lea County Fair & Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.), the Woodlake (Calif.) Lions Rodeo, the Caribou County Fair & Rodeo (Grace, Idaho) and the Mountain Valley Stampede (Heber City, Utah); finished 27th in the world standings with $34,085 ★ ★ 2009: Won the Fort Herriman Memorial PRCA Rodeo (Herriman, Utah); finished 30th in the world standings with $24,596 ★ ★ 2008: Won the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo (Payson, Ariz.), the Ramona (Calif.) Rodeo, the Fort Herriman Memorial PRCA Rodeo (Herriman, Utah), the Glenville (Calif.) Roundup Rodeo, the Crooked River Roundup (Prineville, Ore.) and the Summit County Fair & Rodeo (Coalville, Utah). Co-champion at the Lehi (Utah) Rodeo, the Fort Dalles Pro Rodeo (The Dalles, Ore.) and the Helzapoppin’PRCA Rodeo (Buckeye, Ariz.). Finished 17th in the world standings with $48,593 Amateur National High School Finals Rodeo bareback riding champion, 2007 (qualified for NHSFR all four years). Qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo as a freshman, 2008 Personal 5-8, 155 … Single … Parents are Bob and Claudine Caldwell; Bob shoes horses and works on oil rigs … Older brother, Dustin, was a two-time Utah high school state champion steer wrestler who resumed competing in PRCA rodeos in 2008 after serving a mission with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Calgary, Alberta. Caleb also has a younger brother, Cooper, and three younger sisters, Sydney, Janee and Mackenzie … Graduated from Bear River High School (Tremonton, Utah) in May 2008 … Got started in rodeo through his mother, who was a barrel racer … Hobbies include leatherwork and going to the gym… Favorite movies are the“Pirates of the Caribbean”series and he likes pop music … National Western Stock Show & Rodeo in Denver is his favorite rodeo

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Trey Benton III

Bull riding

Event:

2018 world standings place: 12th 2018 Wrangler NFR standings place: 11th 2018 Wrangler NFR earnings: $40,462 2018 earnings: $141,393 Career earnings: $867,190 Born:

Oct. 17, 1991, in Rock Island, Texas

Rock Island, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2012

0

4 (2012-14, 2017-18)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Wharton County Junior College (Wharton,Texas)

Education:

Professional 2018 Highlights ★ ★ Won Round 1 and placed in two rounds to rank 11th in the average with 170 points on two head at the Wrangler NFR ★ ★ Won the San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Dixie Roundup (St. George, Utah) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Arcadia All-Fla Championship Rodeo ★ ★ Co-champion at the Mineral Wells (Texas) Rodeo Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: Finished second in the world standings with $322,208. Won Rounds 1, 4, 6, and 9 at the Wrangler NFR to rank third in the average with 530.5 points on six.Won California Rodeo Salinas, the San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo, the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo Xtreme Bulls, the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo, the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up, the Hugo (Okla.) PRCA Rodeo, the Industry (Calif.) Hills Charity Pro Rodeo and the Wrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Sioux Falls, S.D), won the all-around and bull riding at the Mineral Wells (Texas) Rodeo and the all- around at Rodeo Killeen (Texas). Co-champion at the Colorado (Pueblo) State Fair & Rodeo ★ ★ 2016: Finished 70th in the world standings with $14,976. Won the State Fair of Louisiana (Shreveport) Pro Rodeo ★ ★ 2015: Won the Oakley (Utah) Independence Day Rodeo and the Molalla (Ore.) Buckaroo Rodeo. Finished 98th in the world standings with $11,095 ★ ★ 2014: Placed in three rounds of the Wrangler NFR, including a second-place result in Round 3. Won the Wrangler Champions Challenge Finale (Omaha, Neb.), Sheridan (Wyo.)WYO Rodeo,West of the Pecos (Texas) Rodeo, Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup, Gladewater (Texas) Round-Up Division 2 Xtreme Bulls, and the Rodeo de Santa Fe (N.M.). Co-champion at the Days of ‘47 Rodeo (Salt Lake City, Utah). Finished 3rd in the world standings with $164,471 ★ ★ 2013: Won Round 5 of the Wrangler NFR with a 90.5-point ride on Andrews Rodeo’s Gun and Juice; finished 13th in the world standings with $91,959.Won California Rodeo Salinas and the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo; co-champion at the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.) ★ ★ 2012: Placed in two rounds of his Wrangler NFR debut and finished ninth in the world standings with $117,400. Won the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up; the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.); the Dodge City (Kan.) Round-Up; the Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.) with a 91-point ride on D&H Cattle’s No. 72; the Guadalupe County Fair and Rodeo (Seguin, Texas); the Rio Grande Livestock Show & Rodeo (Mercedes, Texas); the SW District Fat Stock Show & Rodeo (Lake Charles, La.) and the Crossett (Ark.) Riding Club PRCA Rodeo. Co-champion at the Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo and the Eagle (Colo.) County Fair & Rodeo Awards PRCA Resistol Bull Riding Rookie of the Year, 2012 Amateur Qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo twice, once as a tie-down roper and once as a bull rider Personal 5-8, 140 … Single … Father, Tom, is a chemical engineer and mother, Johnna, is an elementary school teacher … Sister, Haley; brother, Connor … Started riding calves at age 8 and rode his first bull at 14 … Favorite rodeo is Austin, Texas … Likes to work on his father’s ranch in his spare time … Favorite musical group is Cross Canadian Ragweed … Favorite athlete is Tim Tebow… Likes the TV show“Nitro Circus”and the movie“Project X”… Likes to go to the lake and wakeboard with friends

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Clayton Biglow

Bareback riding

Event:

2018 world standings place: 4 th 2018 Wrangler NFR standings place: 7 th 2018 Wrangler NFR earnings:

$110,269 $245,435 $619,130

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

Dec. 18, 1995, in Clements, Calif.

Born:

Clements, Calif.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2015

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3 (2016-18)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Feather River College (Quincy, Calif.)

Education:

Professional 2018 Highlights ★ ★ Won Round 5 of the Wrangler NFR with an arena-record, 93-point ride on C5 Rodeo’s Virgil. Placed in sixth other rounds, while finishing seventh in the average ★ ★ Won the RAM California (Lancaster) Circuit Finals ★ ★ Won the Livermore (Calif.) Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Woodlake (Calif.) Lions Rodeo ★ ★ Won Chief Joseph (Ore.) Days ★ ★ Won the Central Point (Ore.) Wild Rogue Pro Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Glennville (Calif.) Round-Up Rodeo ★ ★ Won the War Bonnet Roundup Rodeo (Idaho Falls, Idaho) ★ ★ Won the Omak (Wash.) Stampede ★ ★ Won the Cache County Fair and Rodeo (Logan, Utah) Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: Finished fifth in the world standings with $200,557. Earned $72,403 at the Wrangler NFR, finishing fifth in the average. Won the Washington (Puyallup) State Fair Pro Rodeo, California Rodeo Salinas, the Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo, the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo, the Crooked River Roundup (Prineville, Ore.), the MountainValley Stampede (Heber City, Utah), theWrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Sioux Falls, S.D.), the Livermore (Calif.) Rodeo, the Santa Maria (Calif.) Elks Rodeo, the Flagstaff (Ariz.) Pro Rodeo and the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo. Co-champion at the Helldorado Days Rodeo (Las Vegas, Nev.) ★ ★ 2016: Split the win in Rounds 2 and 3 and placed in three rounds of theWrangler NFR to rank sixth in the average. Finished seventh in the world standings with $171,064. Won the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo, the Medicine Hat (Alberta) Stampede, the Central Point (Ore.) Wild Rogue Pro Rodeo, Kansas’ (Phillipsburg) Biggest Rodeo, the Moses Lake (Wash.) Round-Up and the Cache County Fair and Rodeo (Logan, Utah) ★ ★ 2015: Won the PRCA Permit Holder Challenge (Las Vegas, Nev.) ★ ★ 2014: Won the Gooding (Idaho) Pro Rodeo; the Larimer County Fair & Rodeo (Loveland, Colo.), the Utah Stampede (Nephi, Utah), the Stonyford (Calif.) Rodeo, the Riverdale (Calif.) Rodeo, the Evergreen (Colo.) Rodeo and the Daniel Dopps Memorial RAM PRCA Rodeo (Mountain Home, Idaho). Co-champion at the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.) and the New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo (Albuquerque) Awards PRCA Resistol Bareback Riding Rookie of the Year, 2016 Won the 2013 bareback riding championship at the National High School Finals Rodeo; NHSFR reserve all-around cowboy Amateur Qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo in 2015 while competing as a bareback rider and team roping header ★ ★ Won the Magic Valley Stampede (Filer, Idaho) ★ ★ Won the Elk City (Okla.) Rodeo Of Champions ★ ★ Co-champion at the Iowa’s (Sidney) Championship Rodeo ★ ★ Co-champion at the Sheridan WYO Rodeo ★ ★ Co-champion at the Riverdale (Calif.) Rodeo

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at Feather River College

Personal 5-6, 150 … single … Father, Russ, was a PRCA competitor in team roping and bareback riding from 1980-1995, and mother, Jessie, trains jumping horses … older sister, Taylor, is a barrel racer and breakaway roper … younger sister, Maddie, does horse jumping, barrel racing, breakaway roping, goat-tying, team roping and pole bending … Clayton started junior rodeoing at age 6 … Favorite music is rap, rock and country … Favorite sports team is the San Francisco Giants … Favorite TV show is“Brickleberry”… Favorite restaurants are Pappadeaux’s and Qdoba

Tyler Bingham

Bull riding

Event:

2018 world standings place: 11 th 2018 Wrangler NFR standings place: 12 th 2018 Wrangler NFR earnings:

$45,327 $146,910 $254,595

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

March 16, 1993, in Ogden, Utah

Born:

Honeyville, Utah

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2011

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Professional 2018 Highlights ★ ★ 2018: Split the win in Round 3 and placed in two rounds to rank 12th in the average with 155.5 points on two head at the Wrangler NFR

★ ★ Won the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.) ★ ★ Won the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show (Union) ★ ★ Won the Moses Lake (Wash.) Round-Up Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Young Living Last Chance PRCA Rodeo (Mona, Utah) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Lehi (Utah) Roundup Career Highlights

★ ★ 2017: Finished 18th in the world standings with $80,183.Won the Rowell Ranch Rodeo (Hayward, Calif.), the Elizbeth (Colo.) Stampede Xtreme Bulls, the Killdeer (N.D.) Mountain Roundup Rodeo and the Four States Fair and Rodeo Xtreme Bulls (Texarkana, Ark.) ★ ★ 2016: Finished 132nd in the world standings with $5,478.Won the Daniel Dopps Memorial RAM Rodeo (Mountain Home, Idaho) ★ ★ 2015: Won the Gem State Classic Pro Rodeo (Blackfoot, Idaho) Amateur Won the National High School Finals in bull riding, 2011 Personal 5-11, 160 …Wife, Jerica, is a medical assistant … Father, Sherm, is a superintendent of a construction company … Mother is Gail … Brother, Tim, is a three-time Wrangler NFR qualifier in bull riding … also has a sister, Tiss … favorite rodeos are the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho), and the Goliad (Texas) County Fair & PRCA Rodeo … looks up to brother Tim as his rodeo idol … enjoys hunting and hanging with his friends in his spare time …wrestled at Fremont (Utah) High School

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Jarrett Blessing

Steer roping

Event:

13th 12 th

2018 world standings place: 2018 NFSR standings place:

$18,784 $63,345 $337,966

2018 NFSR earnings:

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

Jan. 22, 1974 Paradise, Texas

Born:

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2002

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Wrangler NFR qualifications:

4 (2002, 2005, 2007, 2018)

NFSR qualifications: NFSR average titles:

1 (2007)

Professional 2018 Highlights

★ ★ Made his fourth career appearance at the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping, and his first since 2007. He finished 13th in the world standings with $63,345 and he was 12th in the average with a 60.3-second time on five head. He earned $18,784 at the NFSR

★ ★ Won the All American ProRodeo Finals (Waco, Texas) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Range Days Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.)

Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: Finished 46th in the world standings with $8,036 ★ ★ 2016: Won Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days. Finished 22nd in the world standings with $21,247 ★ ★ 2015: 30th in the world standings with $15,368 ★ ★ 2014: Won Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days. Finished 16th in the world standings with $27,707 ★ ★ 2013: Won the Poteau (Okla.) Frontier Rodeo; finished 20th in the world standings with $22,727 ★ ★ 2012: Finished 32nd in the world standings with $12,385 ★ ★ 2011: Won the Old Fort Days Rodeo (Fort Smith, Ark.) ★ ★ 2010: Won the Laramie (Wyo.) Jubilee Days; finished 22nd in the world standings with $17,258 ★ ★ 2007: Recorded a total time of 127.5 seconds on 10 head to capture NFSR average title, earning $21,000 in the process. Won the Sheridan (Wyo.) Rodeo; the Energy Town Pro Rodeo (Gillette, Wyo.) and the Ardmore (Okla.) Stampede PRCA Rodeo ★ ★ 2006: Finished the year 47th in the world standings with $4,712 ★ ★ 2005: Finished third at the National Finals Steer Ropingwith $5,700; finished 13th in the steer ropingworld standings with $25,916 ★ ★ 2003: Finished the year 20th in the world standings with $15,945 ★ ★ 2002: Qualified for first National Finals Steer Roping; won Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up average title Awards PRCA Resistol Steer Roping Rookie of the Year, 2002 Personal 6-1, 180 …Wife, Jessica; son, Cayne; daughter, Cali competes as a team roping header…Teaches agriculture at middle school and high school in Decatur, Texas, and helps students buy livestock to show ★ ★ 2009: Finished 33rd in the world standings with $11,260 ★ ★ 2008: Finished 34th in the world standings with $9,104

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Allen Boore

Saddle bronc riding

Event:

18 th

2018 world standings place:

$73,573 $414,954

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

April 21, 1991, in Gunnison, Utah

Born:

Axtell, Utah

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2013

0

1 (2016)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

SouthernUtahUniversity (Cedar City); Oklahoma Panhandle State University (Goodwell), degree in agriculture business

Education:

Professional 2018 Highlights ★ ★ Won the Riverdale (Calif.) Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Home On The Range Champions Ride (Sentinel Butte, N.D.) ★ ★ Won the Missoula (Mont.) Stampede ★ ★ Won the Cassia County Fair & Rodeo (Burley, Idaho) ★ ★ Won the Marysville (Calif.) Stampede ★ ★ Co-champion at That Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo

Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: Won the Big Sky ProRodeo Roundup (Great Falls, Mont.), the Home on the Range Champions Ride (Sentinel Butte, N.D.), the GemState Stampede (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho) and the Dixie Roundup (St. George, Utah). Co-champion at the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo and theTri-State Rodeo (Fort Madison, Iowa). Finished 18th in the world standings with $66,258 ★ ★ 2016: Placed in four rounds to rank third at theWrangler NFR. Finished seventh in he world standings with $184,385. Won the Oakley Independence Day Rodeo (Oakley City, Utah), the Brawley (Calif.) Cattle Call Rodeo, the Roots N Boots Queen Creek (Ariz.) Pro Rodeo, the Lakeside (Calif.) Rodeo, the Fort Herriman (Utah) PRCA Rodeo and the Summit County Fair & Rodeo (Coalville, Utah). Co-champion at the Red Desert Roundup (Rock Springs, Wyo.) and the San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo ★ ★ 2015: Won the SheridanWYO Rodeo, the RAMWilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo (Heber City, Utah), the Ute Stampede (Nephi, Utah),That Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo, the Avi River Stampede PRCA Rodeo (Fort Mohave, Ariz.), the Silver State Stampede (Elko, Nev.), the Gold Country Pro Rodeo (Auburn, Calif.) and the Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo (San Bernardino, Calif.). Co-champion at the Elizabeth (Colo.) Stampede Rodeo. Finished 18th in the world standings with $56,072 ★ ★ 2014: Co-champion at the New Mexico State Fair Rodeo (Albuquerque), with Cort Scheer. Won the Springville (Calif.) Sierra Rodeo; the Ramona (Calif.) Rodeo and the Steamboat Springs (Colo.) Pro Rodeo Series on July 19. Finished 36th in the world standings with $24,397 ★ ★ 2013: Won the Chisholm Trail Stampede (Duncan, Okla.) and the Steamboat Springs (Colo.) Pro Rodeo Series on June 22; finished 82nd in the world standings with $7,508 ★ ★ 2012: Won the ABC Pro Rodeo (Lubbock, Texas) and the C.M. Russell Stampede (Stanford, Mont.); co-champion at the Fort Herriman PRCA Rodeo (Herriman, Utah) and the Strawberry Days Rodeo (Pleasant Grove, Utah); earned $9,436 on his permit Amateur Two-time qualifier for the College National Finals Rodeo (2012-13); he helped Oklahoma Panhandle State University win the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association team championship as a senior in 2013. He was the NIRA Central Plains Region saddle bronc riding champion in 2013 Personal 5-7, 130 …Wife, Katie (married May 13, 2011) … Father Danny, is a farmer; mother, Nancy, is a school aide at an elementary school in Gunnison, Utah; sisters, Stephanie, Danielle and Ashley; brothers, Ben and Chad. Ben rode bareback horses as a PRCA permit holder … Name pronounced“bore”…Works on the family farm when not on the road competing … Enjoys four-wheeling, fishing and horseback riding in the mountains … Graduated from Gunnison Valley High School, where he competed all four years in football as a safety and running back, one year in basketball and one year in wrestling …Marty Trapp of Salina, Utah, was instrumental in helping Allen get started in the sport … Favorite rodeo is the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo … Favorite movie is“8 Seconds”… Favorite kind of music is country and Garth Brooks is his favorite singer

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Dustin Boquet

Bull riding

Event:

2018 world standings place: 7 th 2018 Wrangler NFR standings place: 7 th 2018 Wrangler NFR earnings:

$82,346 $196,934 $230,205

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

Feb. 25, 1994, in Bourg, La.

Born:

Bourg, La.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2013

0

1 (2018)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Professional Career Highlights

★ ★ 2018: Won Round 6 and placed in three rounds to rank seventh with 262.5 points on three head at the Wrangler NFR. Won the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho), the Dixie National Rodeo (Jackson, Miss.), the Division 2 Xtreme Bulls (Lawton, Okla.), theTops inTexas Rodeo (Jacksonville) andThat Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo. Co-champion at the Mineral Wells (Texas) Rodeo and the MidWinter Fair & Rodeo in (Lafayette, La.). ★ ★ 2017: Won the Trinity Valley Exposition Fair & Rodeo (Liberty, Texas). Ranked 50th in the world standings with $30,257. Personal 5-7, 145 … Single … Father, Reed, oilfield worker in South Louisiana; Mother, Angela Lee, banker; older brother, Jacob, oilfield worker in Louisiana; older sister, Tiffany lives in Louisiana… Started riding steers when he was 12 and got on first big bull at age 16… graduated from Parkview Baptist School in Sulphur, La.

CoBurn Bradshaw

Saddle bronc riding

Event:

2018 world standings place: 4th 2018 Wrangler NFR standings place: 1 st 2018 Wrangler NFR earnings:

$168,231 $256,710 $986,297

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

Oct. 10, 1994, in Beaver, Utah

Born:

Beaver, Utah

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2015

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Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Western Texas College (Snyder)

Education:

Professional 2018 Highlights ★ ★ Won Round 10 and placed in seven rounds to win first at theWrangler NFR and fourth in the world standings with $256,710 ★ ★ Won Rodeo de Santa Fe (N.M.) ★ ★ Won the Gold County Pro Rodeo (Auburn, Calif.) ★ ★ Won the Cache County Fair and Rodeo (Logan, Utah) ★ ★ Won the 34th Annual Andy Devine Days Rodeo (Kingman, Ariz.) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Northeast Montana (Glasgow) Fair & Rodeo and Nebraska’s (Burwell) Big Rodeo Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: Won Round 2 and placed in 10 rounds with 757.5 points on 10 head to rank third in the average and third in the world standings with $274,577.Won theWashington (Puyallup) State Fair Pro Rodeo, the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo, the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo, the Rodeo de Sante Fe (N.M.), the Wrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Sioux Falls, S.D.) and the Cedar City (Utah) PRCA Championship Rodeo ★ ★ 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 Livestock

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Show and Rodeo Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots, the Cowboy Capital Of TheWorld 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, at Utah’s Own Rodeo (Salt Lake City). Tied for second place at the Central Wyoming 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 Resistol PRCA 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

Roger Branch

Steer roping, tie-down roping, team roping

Events:

16 th

2018 world standings place:

$40,225 $321,364

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

Feb. 15, 1962, in Edmond, Okla.

Born:

Perkins, Okla.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

1984

0 0

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Professional Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: Finished 20th in the world standings with $31,183 ★ ★ 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 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 ★ ★ 1989: Won Prairie Circuit year-end championships in the all-around and team roping Amateur College National Finals Rodeo tie-down roping champion, 1984; Oklahoma state high school team roping champion, 1980

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2018 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued) Personal 5-7, 140 …Wife, Gloria (married 1986); son, Jarrod … Parents, Rob and Marge, both competed in rodeo; brother, Rick … Owns Roger Branch Performance Horses in Perkins, Okla., a horse training and boarding facility; the company has produced AQHAWorld Show finals for the past decade … Stages ropings in the Roger Branch Indoor Arena … Primary steer roping horse is Sporty … Favorite rodeo is the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up … Favorite movies are“any of the oldWesterns”… Favorite food is steak

Trevor Brazile

Tie-down roping, team roping, steer roping 1 st (AA), 28th (TR-1), 3 rd (TD), 3 rd (SR)

Events:

2018 world standings place: 2018 NFR standings place:

7 th

$101,526

2018 NFR earnings:

3rd

2018 NFSR standings place:

$44,477 $335,680 $6,781,434

2018 NFSR earnings:

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

Nov. 16, 1976, in Amarillo, Texas

Born:

Decatur, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

1996

24 (AA2002-04, 2006-15, 2018;TD2007, 2009-10; TR 2010; SR 2006-07, 2011, 2013-15) 31 (TD 1999-2011, 2013-15, 2017-18; TR 1998, 2003-04, 2006-15)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

2 (TR 2008; TD 2010) 21 (1997-2015, 2017-18)

Wrangler NFR average titles:

NFSR qualifications: NFSR average titles:

3 (2012, 2014-15)

Vernon (Texas) Regional Junior College, associate degree in arts and sciences

Education:

Professional 2018 Highlights

★ ★ Won his PRCA-record 24th world championship when he won the all-around title with $335,680. In tie-down roping, he placed in three rounds, winning Round 4 and Round 10 outright and splitting the win in Round 5. He finished third in the tie-down roping world standings with $194,297. He placed third in the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping with $104,118. He placed in six rounds and won Round 8, finishing fifth in the average with 96.8-second time on eight head. Brazile has 73 career round wins combined between the Wrangler NFR and NFSR

All-Around ★ ★ Won the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up ★ ★ Won the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) ★ ★ Won the 49th Annual Cowboy Capital of the World PRCA Rodeo (Stephenville, Texas) ★ ★ Won the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho) ★ ★ Won the Sheridan WYO Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Dixie Roundup (St. George, Utah) ★ ★ Won the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Frontier Days And PRCA Rodeo (Weatherford, Texas) ★ ★ Won the Fort Bend County Fair & Rodeo (Rosenberg, Texas) ★ ★ Won the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.) ★ ★ Won That Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Toppenish (Wash.) Rodeo Team Roping ★ ★ Won the Fort Bend County Fair & Rodeo (Rosenberg, Texas), with Wesley Johnson Tie-Down Roping

★ ★ Won the Ponoka (Alberta) Stampede ★ ★ Won the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo

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★ ★ Won the Sheridan WYO Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Johnson County Sheriff’s Posse (Cleburne, Texas) ★ ★ Won the Guy Weadick Days (High River, Alberta) ★ ★ Won the Toppenish (Wash.) Rodeo ★ ★ Co-champion at the K-Days Rodeo (Edmonton, Alberta)

★ ★ Co-champion at the Sundre (Alberta) Pro Rodeo ★ ★ Co-champion at the Apache (Okla.) Stampede Steer Roping ★ ★ Won the steer roping at the Waller County Fair & Rodeo (Hempstead, Texas) ★ ★ Won the Fort Bend County Fair & Rodeo (Rosenberg, Texas)

★ ★ Won the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Apache, (Okla.) Stampede ★ ★ Co-champion at the Sheridan WYO Rodeo

Career Highlights (full bio on ProRodeo.com) ★ ★ 2017: Finished second in the all-around standings with $319,337; 39th in team roping with $36,420, and eighth in tie-down roping with $177,010; and second in steer roping with $127,538. He placed in four rounds at theWrangler NFR in tie-down roping winning Round 2. He won Round 5 at the NFSR. Won all-around titles at Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.), the Central Wyoming (Casper) Fair & Rodeo, the Rodeo Corpus Christi (Texas), the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo, the Rodeo Rapid City (S.D.), the Crooked River Roundup (Prineville, Ore.), the Oakley Independence Day Rodeo (Oakley City, Utah), the Eugene (Ore.) Pro Rodeo, the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.), the YMBL Championship Rodeo (Beaumont, Texas), the Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo (Garden City, Kan.), the Flint Hills Rodeo (Strong City, Kan.), the Bennington (Kan.) PRCA Rodeo, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Posse (Cleburne, Texas), the Gladewater (Texas) Round-Up Rodeo, the Kansas (Phillipsburg) Biggest Rodeo, the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair and Rodeo and the American Royal Rodeo (Kansas City, Mo.). Won tie-down roping titles at the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo, the Wrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Sioux Falls, S.D.), the Helldorado Days Rodeo (LasVegas, Nev.), the Gladewater (Texas) Round-Up Rodeo and Kimball (Neb.) Banner Rodeo. Won team roping with partner Patrick Smith at Rodeo Corpus Christi (Texas) and the Big Spring (Texas) Cowboy Reunion & Rodeo.Won the Bennington (Kan.) PRCA Rodeo, with Joseph Harrison. Co-champion at the YMBL Championship Rodeo (Beaumont, Texas), with Patrick Smith. Co-champion at the American Royal Rodeo (Kansas City, Mo.), with Clint Summers. Won steer roping at theWallaWalla (Wash.) Frontier Days, the Days of ‘76 Stand Alone Steer Roping (Deadwood, S.D.) and the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair and Rodeo ★ ★ 2016: Did not compete ★ ★ 2015: Brazile extended his record total of world championships to 23 with his sixth steer roping gold buckle and record 13th all-around title (record 10th in a row) with $518,011. Broke the National Finals Steer Roping average record with 111.3 seconds on 10 head and set a new NFSR earnings record with $121,112. Finished second in the world standings in tie-down roping with $228,055 and forth in team roping with $191,960. Won all-around titles at the Cody (Wyo.) Stampede; the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show (Fort Worth, Texas); The Days of ‘47 Rodeo (Salt Lake City, Utah); the SheridanWYO Rodeo; the Redding (Calif.) Rodeo; Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up; the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho); the Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo; Colorado State Fair & Rodeo (Pueblo); Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.); Parker County Frontier Days and PRCA Rodeo (Weatherford, Texas); the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days; the Horse Heaven Round-Up (Kennewick, Wash.); the West of the Pecos Rodeo (Pecos, Texas); the Crooked River Roundup (Prineville, Ore.); the Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo (Garden City, Kan.); Caribou County Fair & Rodeo (Grace, Idaho); Spring Classic (Mesquite, Texas) and the Yellowstone River Round-Up (Billings, Mont.). Won the team roping with partner Patrick Smith at the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show (Fort Worth, Texas) ★ ★ 2014: Brazile extended his record total of world championships to 21 with his fifth steer roping gold buckle and record 12th all-around title (record ninth in a row); became the first man in rodeo history to earnmore than $100,000 in three events in the same season, finishing with total earnings of $494,369. Extended his record total of round wins in National Finals competition to 60.Won all-around titles at theWrangler NFR;Wrangler Champions Challenge Finale (Redding, Calif., Omaha, Neb., Rapid City, S.D., Kennewick, Wash. and Amarillo, Texas); the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up; California Rodeo Salinas; the Redding (Calif.) Rodeo; the San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo; the NationalWestern Stock Show and Rodeo (Denver, Colo.) ★ ★ 2013: Won his 11th all-around world title with earnings of $426,010 and fourth steer roping world title ($84,462). Set the all-time record for most gold buckles by a cowboy in PRCA history with 19, breaking Guy Allen’s record of 18. Won the all-around at the Wrangler NFR (fourth in a row and record eighth overall at the WNFR). Won the all- around at the Justin Boots Playoffs (Puyallup, Wash.); the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo; the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up; the RAM Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo (Waco); the Sheridan WYO Rodeo; the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo; the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.); the Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo; the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.); Greeley (Colo.) Stampede; the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo; the Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days ★ ★ 2012: Extended his own record by securing his 10th all-around world championship and moved to within one of the all-time record for world titles with his 17th overall. Won the all-around at the Wrangler NFR; the American Royal Rodeo (Kansas City, Mo.); the 102nd Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up; the Western Frontier ProRodeo (Pocatello, Idaho); the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo; the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (Colorado Springs, Colo.); the Spanish Fork (Utah) Fiesta Days Rodeo; the SheridanWYO Rodeo; the Amarillo (Texas)Tri-State Fair & Rodeo; the CentralWyoming Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Casper); the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.); the Horse Heaven Round-Up (Kennewick,Wash.); the Livingston (Mont.) Roundup; the Last Chance Stampede (Helena, Mont.); the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo (Abilene, Kan.)

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