PRCA Media Guide - Cowboys Part 2

Amateur Won the Southern Region for college rodeo in 2016; qualified for the Texas State High School Finals Rodeo (2009-12) Personal 5-9, 145 … Parents, Craig Melancon and Micki Fregia, brothers, Ty Melancon and Cooper Fregia, sister, Emily Melancon … Became interested in rodeo because he likes the thrill and adrenaline … Describes his riding style as “a little wild and not the prettiest, but I make the bull look a lot ranker than it is”… Attends Hull College, majoring in agriculture …Works in ranching … Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days and the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho) are his favorite rodeos –Cheyenne because of the history and Nampa because it’s a fun rodeo with good stock … Enjoys hog hunting and four-wheeling … Played football in high school and is a fan of the Dallas Cowboys … Favorite food is chicken fried steak … Favorite movie is“8 Seconds” … Listens to rock and rap music … His rodeo superstition is to not put his hat on the bed

Tanner Milan

Steer wrestling

Event:

16h

2018 world standings place:

$72,957 $721,435

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

Sept. 8, 1983, in Calgary, Alberta

Born:

Cochrane, Alberta

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2003

0

2 (2015, 2017)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Professional 2018 Highlights

★ ★ Won the Strathmore (Alberta) Stampede ★ ★ Won the Stavely (Alberta) Indoor Pro Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Leduc (Alberta) Black Gold Pro Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Home Of Champions Rodeo (Red Lodge, Mont.) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Sundre (Alberta) Pro Rodeo

Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: Won the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho), the Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo (Odessa, Texas), the Bozeman (Mont.) Stampede and the Montana’s (Dillon) BiggestWeekend. Co-champion at the Rowell Ranch Rodeo (Hayward, Calif.) and the Sanders County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Plains, Mont.). Finished eigth in the world standings with $156,266 ★ ★ 2016: Finished 27th in the world standings $37,305. Co-champion at the Airdrie (Alberta) Pro Rodeo and the Brooks (Alberta) Kinsmen Pro Rodeo ★ ★ 2015: Placed in four rounds at his first Wrangler NFR. Won the Mountain Valley Stampede (Heber City, Utah), the Stavely (Alberta) ProRodeo and the Dallas SunstrumMemorial Rodeo (Brooks, Alberta). Finished sixth in the world standings with $159,461 ★ ★ 2014: Won theWainwright (Alberta) Stampede. Co-champion at the Luxton ProRodeo (Victoria, British Columbia) and the North Peace Stampede (Grimshaw, Alberta). Finished 34th in the world standings with $32,660 ★ ★ 2013: Won the 53rd Annual Daines Ranch Rodeo (Innisfail, Alberta); the Wainwright (Alberta) Stampede and the Gooding (Idaho) ProRodeo. Finished 24th in the world standings with $42,118 ★ ★ 2012: Won the Ponoka (Alberta) Stampede ★ ★ 2011: Won the Bonnyville (Alberta) ProRodeo; finished 71st in the world standings with $15,167 ★ ★ 2010: Won the Dodge Extreme Pro Rodeo (Lethbridge, Alberta); finished 50th in the world standings with $19,519 ★ ★ 2009: Co-champion at the Leduc (Alberta) Black Gold Rodeo & Exposition. Won the Brooks (Alberta) Kinsmen Rodeo; the Hand Hills (Alberta) Stampede; the Strathmore (Alberta) Stampede; the North Peace Stampede (Grimshaw, Alberta) and the Luxton Pro Rodeo (Victoria, British Columbia); finished 28th in the world standings with $39,889 ★ ★ 2008: Won the Dawson Creek (British Columbia) Stampede and the Olds (Alberta) Fair & Rodeo; co-champion at the North Idaho Fair & Rodeo (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho). Finished second to Curtis Cassidy in final Canadian Professional Rodeo Association standings and 29th in the world standings with earnings of $35,651 ★ ★ 2007: Won the Colorado State Fair & Rodeo (Pueblo) and the Okotoks (Alberta) Pro Rodeo; finished 34th in world standings with $30,337 Amateur Alberta provincial and Canadian national high school champion Personal 6-0, 250 … Single … Father Murry owns a construction company and mother Roxane works at a store on the Stoney

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