PRCA Media Guide - Cowboys Part 2

hospital in Bonham, Texas … Older brother, Jacobs, is the 2015 Saddle Bronc Riding World Champion … 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

Brody Cress

Saddle bronc riding

Event:

2018 world standings place: 12 th 2018 Wrangler NFR standings place: 14 th 2018 Wrangler NFR earnings:

$10,000 $121,588 $431,632

2018 earnings: Career earnings:

Jan. 7, 1996 Hillsdale, Wyo.

Born:

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2014

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2 (2017-18)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Tarleton State University (Stephenville, Texas) ag business major

Education:

Professional 2018 Highlights

★ ★ Placed 14th in the average with 248 points on three head at the Wrangler NFR ★ ★ Won Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days; the All American ProRodeo Finals (Waco, Texas) ★ ★ Won the Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.) ★ ★ Won the Southeastern Livestock Exposition (Montgomery, Ala.) ★ ★ Won the Sundre (Alberta) Pro Rodeo

Career Highlights ★ ★ 2017: Placed in seven rounds to win the average with 841.5 points on 10 head at the Wrangler NFR. Finished the year second in the world standings with $282,287. Won the Pendelton (Ore.) Round-Up, the Magnolia (Ark.) Stampede, the Rodeo Killeen (Texas), the Wrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Sioux Falls, S.D.), the Flint Hills Rodeo (Strong City, Kan.), the Henderson County Go Texan Rodeo (Athens, Texas),Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days, the California Rodeo Salinas, the Sanders County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Plains, Mont.) and the Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo (San Bernardino, Calif.). Co-champion at the Old Fort Days Rodeo in Fort Smith, Ark., the Red Desert Roundup in Rock Springs, Wyo. and the Yellow Stone River Round-Up in Billings, Mont. ★ ★ 2016: Finished 98th in the world standings with $5,292 ★ ★ 2015: Won Mountain States Circuit saddle bronc riding year-end title Awards Two-time Wyoming state high school saddle bronc riding champ; Two-time qualifier for the College Nationals Finals Rodeo (2015, 2017) and finished third nation in saddle bronc riding in 2017 with a 237.5-point total on three head Personal 5-7, 145 … Single … Father, Tommy, assistant principal at Cheyenne (Wyo.) East High School; was a PRCA saddle bronc rider; mother, Lannette is the office manager for Cheyenne (Wyo.) district attorney’s office … older brother, Blaze, was a PRCA saddle bronc rider and now rides cutting horses in California … father and Colt Bruegman, a former PRC saddle bronc rider, were instrumental in getting Brody and his brother involved in rodeo … graduated from Cheyenne (Wyo.) East High School in 2014 …wrestled in high school and was a three-time state champion as a sophomore (106 pounds), junior (120 pounds) and senior (132 pounds) … Rodeo idol is Billy Etbauer … enjoys hanging out with friends and teaching wrestling when not rodeoing … Favorite rodeo is Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days … Favorite movie is“8 Seconds”… Favorite sports team is Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling team… Favorite book is Relentless … Favorite type of music is country and likes listening to Chris LeDoux … Favorite restaurant is Qdoba.

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