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Contents

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Boyd Gaming Welcome Letter Announcers & Clowns

Schedule of Events

Bareback Riding Bios

Steer Wrestling Bios

Team Roping Header Bios

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Team Roping Heelers Bios

Saddle Bronc Bios

Tie Down Roping Bios

Barrel Racing Bios Bull Riding Bios

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ORLEANS ARENA • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Welcome to the Cinch Boyd Gaming Chute-Out

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n behalf of the entire Boyd Gaming team, it’s a pleasure to welcome you to the third annual CINCH Boyd Gaming ChuteOut. My father, Sam Boyd, and I had the privilege of handing out tickets during Las Vegas’ first rodeo week back in 1985.

Little did we know that we were helping begin a great annual tradition we are thrilled to continue to this day.

For more than 30 years, Boyd Gaming has been a proud supporter of championship rodeo in Las Vegas, and each December, we’re proud to host rodeo fans at our properties throughout Las Vegas. From our room-and-ticket packages to our after-hour festivities, no one does Rodeo Week better than Boyd Gaming.

The CINCH Boyd Gaming Chute-Out made its highly anticipated debut in 2015, and we are excited to be “Ridin’ for the Fans” for the third straight year. The Orleans Hotel and Casino is the rodeo headquarters featuring an exciting lineup of events.

Following the Chute-Out, join us for Rump’s Rodeo Party at the Orleans where top PRCA Barrelman, Justin Rumford, will host a WNFR Viewing party nightly. There will be two locations: Orleans Showroom for family viewing and the Honky Tonk Saloon for rodeo fans over 21.

Once the sun has set and the competitors lay down the reins, we invite you to join us for a legendary post-rodeo event. The National Finals Tonight® show returns, this time up close and personal at Bailiwick, the place to be to find rodeo stars and daily recaps for Rodeo Week action. And if you’re looking for even more Western fun, join us for live music and line dancing at The Legendary Buck’N Ball, Las Vegas’ best rodeo party after the sun goes down.

Thank you again for joining us. We hope you enjoy your stay!

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Announcers & Clown ORLEANS ARENA • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

ROGER MOONEY

BOB TALLMAN

JUSTIN RUMFORD

ELLIJAY, GEORGIA

WEATHERFORD, TEXAS

PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA

Mooney has had the opportunity to announce over 45 rodeos a year since 1984.

With two trips to the National Finals Rodeo, the National Finals Steer Roping, and sixtime Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo, he has also been honored with the 2004 WPRA Announcer of the Year title. From Tour Finales, the Indian National Finals Rodeo, and visiting the announcing stage 10 times at the National High School Finals Rodeo, Mooney is very proud to have been recognized by the PRCA and nominated ProRodeo Announcer of the Year.

Tallman, better known as “The Voice of Professional Rodeo” is the eight-time recipient of the distinguished PRCA Announcer of the Year Award. He has been selected to announce the Super Bowl of all rodeos, The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, more than any other announcer in history. His dedication to the sport of rodeo has earned him numerous accolades including his inductions into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, Calgary Stampede Hall of Fame, St. Paul Rodeo Hall of Fame and the Pro Rodeo Cowboy’s Associations Hall of Fame.

Rumford was named the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Rodeo Clown of the Year, as well as the 2013 Coors Man in the Can. His career highlights include 2014 National Finals Rodeo Barrelman, 2014 Rodeo Austin Barrelman, 2014 CBR Challenge (Las Vegas, Nev.) Barrelman, 2014 Tucson (Ariz.) Rodeo Barrelman, 2014 Sandhills Stock Show and Rodeo (Oddesa, Texas) Barrelman and 2014 Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.) Barrelman. Rumford is the husband of wife Ashley, who was Miss Rodeo Oklahoma 2005; and father to triplets, Livi, Brandy and Lola.

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Schedule of Events

ORLEANS ARENA • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

THERE ARE A TOTAL OF EIGHT COMPETITORS IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING RODEO EVENTS: Bareback Riding Steer Wrestling Team Roping Saddle Bronc Riding Tie-Down Roping Barrel Racing Bull Riding

QUALIFYING ROUND #1 DEC. 7 – 2 P.M.

Starting with eight contestants competing in each event

10:00 P.M.

Go – Round Awards Presented Tonight on stage at Bailiwick

QUALIFYING ROUND #2 DEC. 8 – 2 P.M.

Same eight contestants compete in all events

10:00 P.M.

Go – Round Awards Presented Tonight on stage at Bailiwick

THE TOP SIX CONTESTANTS ADVANCE TO THE CHALLENGE ROUND WHO QUALIFIES?

The top six contestants based on money won and/or the top average scores from the two qualifying rounds

CHUTE-OUT CHALLENGE ROUND DEC. 9 – 2 P.M.

All scores/times start over Top Six Qualified Contestants compete in all events

CHUTE-OUT CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

DEC. 9 – FOLLOWING CHALLENGE ROUND

All scores/times start over Winning Three Contestants compete again to determine first through third placement in each event

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Championship Awards Presented Tonight on stage at on stage at Bailiwick

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Bareback Riding

ORLEANS ARENA • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

JESSY DAVIS

KAYCEE FEILD

POWER, MONTANA

SPANISH FORK, UTAH

Davis, 36, has collected wins in 2017 at the Ram Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals, Laramie (Wyo.) Jubilee Days, Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup, Wolf Point (Mont.) Wild Horse Stampede, Augusta (Mont.) American Legion Rodeo, Bozeman (Mont.) Stampede, and Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo. In 2015, Davis earned top finishes at the CINCH San Angelo Shootout, Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit (Cascade, Mont.), Bonner County Fair and Rodeo (Sandpoint, Idaho), and Maah Daah Hey Stampede. Davis, a seven-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier, is married to Cassidy and has twins named Cru J. and Quincee James.

TILDEN HOOPER CARTHAGE, TEXAS

Tilden, 29, was the 2016 Salt Lake City ERA Rodeo Night No. 1. He also placed in six rounds at the 2014 National Finals Rodeo. In 2014, he won the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), Austin County Fair and Rodeo (Bellville, Texas) and Cowboy Capital Pro Rodeo (Bandera, Texas). In 2013, he won the Crosby (Texas) Fair and Rodeo and repeated as the winner of the Cache County Fair and Rodeo (Logan, Utah). He was the top money winner at the 2011 National Finals Rodeo.

JUSTIN MILLER BILLINGS, MONTANA Miller, a 28-year-old resident of Billings, Mont., has won four rodeos in 2017 – the all-around at the Sisters (Ore.) Rodeo, Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days, Santa Barbara (Calif.) Old Spanish Days Stock Show and Rodeo, and Othello (Wash.) PRCA Rodeo. In 2016, he won the Little Big Horn Stampede (Hardin, Mont.), Sanders County Fair and PRCA Rodeo Plains (Mont.). As an amateur, Miller qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo three times. He is a graduate of Billings Senior High (Mont.) and credits Larry Sandvick as his inspiration.

STEVEN PEEBLES REDMOND, ORE.

Peebles, 28, won a world title in 2015, the same year he earned the National Finals Rodeo average winner. He has posted three wins in 2017 – at the Pendelton (Ore.) RoundUp, Oakdale (Calif.) Saddle Club Rodeo, and Williams Lake (British Columbia) Stampede. After finishing his winning ride at the Livingston Roundup in 2015, Peebles’ right hand came out of his rigging and he was bucked off the back of the horse. Doctors in Bozeman, Mont. saved his life as they would later discover, his broken ribs punctured an artery, and blood filled his lungs.

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The 30-year-old Feild has collected three wins in 2017 – at Canby, Ore.; Evanston, Wyo.; and Lehi, Utah. The eight-time National Final Rodeo qualifier has collected two world titles in bareback riding – in 2011 and 2014. Feild also had a strong 2015 season with nine wins and a second-place finish in the average at the National Finals Rodeo.

Feild had a prolific college career, which included a win in the College National Finals Rodeo (Casper, Wyo.) in 2008. He is the son of ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee Lewis Feild.

YVAN JAYNE

HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS The 35-year-old Jayne from Marseille, France has twice qualified for the National Finals Rodeo (2015, ’16). He is in the midst of putting the finishing touches on one of the best years of his career. In 2017, he has won the World Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.), Wrangler Champions Challenge (Santa Maria, Calif.), Cache County Fair and Rodeo (Logan, Utah), West Texas Abilene Fair and Rodeo, Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo, and Longview (Texas) PRCA Rodeo. Jayne was the Texas State High School Bareback Riding champion in 2000. He married his wife, Kristin, in 2010.

SHANE O’CONNELL

RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA O’Connell, 22, is putting the finishing touches on a breakout 2017 season in which he collected wins at the Deadwood (S.D.) Day of ’76 Rodeo), PRCA Championship Rodeo (Lincoln, Neb.), and Greeley (Colo.) Stampede.

He started riding bucking horses and bulls at the age of 11. He lives on his father’s ranch. He is a five-time Little Britches world champion bareback rider. He was a three-time South Dakota High School champion, as well as the 2013 National High School champion bareback rider. He won the 2016 Ogden PRCA Rodeo (Utah).

WINN RATLIFF

LEESVILLE, LOUISIANA The 28-year-old Ratliff was the co-champion at the Crossett (Ark.) Riding Club 68th Annual PRCA Rodeo. In 2016, he finished 13th in the National Finals Rodeo world standings. He also qualified for the RNCFR in 2016 and has two Tour Finals qualifications (2012, 2014) to his name. His career wins include the All-American ProRodeo Finals (Waco, Texas), Southeastern Circuit Finals Rodeo (Davie, Fla.), and California Rodeo Salinas. Ratliff won the all-around title at the College National Finals Rodeo in 2011. He married his wife, Brittany, in 2014, and they have a daughter, Maryclaire.

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ORLEANS ARENA • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

BILLY BUGENIG

CURTIS CASSIDY

FERNDALE, CALIFORNIA

BASHAW, ALBERTA

The 36-year-old Bugenig has four career National Finals Rodeo qualifications (201012, 2016). In 2017, he won the Livermore (Calif.) Rodeo. In 2016, he finished 11th in the world standings. He split the win in Round 6 at the National Finals Rodeo, and also placed in two other rounds to finish 14th in average. Also in 2016, he won the Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo and the Poway (Calif.) Rodeo. Bugenig serves as an assistant rodeo coach at Feather River Community College. He graduated from Cal PolySan Louis Obispo in 2003.

HUNTER CURE

HOLLIDAY, TEXAS The 34-year-old Cure is one of the giants of the sport with word titles in 2013 and 2015.

His third National Finals Rodeo qualification came in 2009. In 2017, Cure collected wins at the Big Sky Pro Rodeo Roundup (Great Falls, Mont.), Jesse Andrus and Mike Hillman Memorial (Roswell, N.M.), San Juan Stampede (Monticello, Utah) and Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo (Merritt, British Columbia). Cure, who runs cattle on his Holliday, Texas ranch, was a member of the Texas Tech rodeo team for three years and advanced to the College National Finals Rodeo each time.

STRAWS MILAN

COCHRANE, ALBERTA Milan has one National Finals Rodeo qualification in his career – in 2013. In 2017, the Western Texas College alumnus won the K-Days Rodeo (Edmonton, Alberta). In 2015, Milan finished 62nd in the world standings with $19,195 – seven spots ahead of the previous season when he earned $16,018. In his best year as a pro in 2013, Milan ascended to 15th in the world standings with earnings of $58,151. As an amateur, Milan placed second in the Silver State International Rodeo in Fallon, Nev., during his senior year at Western Texas College.

JACOB TALLEY

KEATCHIE, LOUISIANA Talley earned his first career National Finals Rodeo qualification in 2016. His 2017 season includes four wins – at Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup, American Royal Rodeo (Kansas City, Mo.), Last Chance Stampede (Helena, Mont.) and Douglas County Fair and Rodeo (Castle Rock, Colo.). During his breakout 2016 season, he placed in one round of the National Finals Rodeo to rank 15th in average. That season, he also won the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo, Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo, Strawberry Days Rodeo (Pleasant Grove, Utah), Leesville (La.) Lions Club Rodeo, and Glen Rose (Texas) PRCA Rodeo.

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The 39-year-old Cassidy has five career National Finals Rodeo qualifications (2002, 2008-10, 2014). In 2017, he won the Drayton Valley (Alberta) Rodeo, Dixie Roundup (St. George, Utah), and was co-champion at the Hand Hills Lake Stampede (Craigmyle, Alberta) and Ellensburg (Wash.)

Rodeo. Cassidy’s horse, Wrangler, was named Canadian Professional Rodeo Association Horse of the Year in 2008. His previous horse, Willy, was named CPRA Steer Wrestling Horse of the Year in 2002-03, 2005-07 and 2009.

Willy won the PRCA/AQHA Steer Wrestling Horse of the Year in 2008.

CLAYTON HASS TERRELL, TEXAS

Hass has three career National Finals Rodeo qualifications (2014-16). His list of 2017 wins includes the Helotes (Texas) Festival Association Rodeo, National Western Stock Show and Rodeo (Denver, Colo.), Pendelton (Ore.) Round-Up, Dixie National Rodeo (Jackson, Miss.), Drummond (Mont.)

PRCA Rodeo, Missoula (Mont.) Stampede, Farm-City Rodeo (Hermiston, Ore.), Sitting Bull Stampede (Mobridge, S.D.), Killdeer (N.D.) Mountain Roundup Rodeo, Wolf Point (Mont.), and Last Chance Stampede (Helena, Mont.). As an amateur, Hass twice qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo.

MATT REEVES

CROSS PLAINS, TEXAS Reeves is a six-time qualifier (2007, 2009-10, 2012-13, 2016) for the National Finals Rodeo.

His successful 2017 season includes wins at Lea County Fair and PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.), ABC Pro Rodeo (Lubbock, Texas), Champions Challenge (Redding, Calif.), Butterfield Stage Days PRCA Rodeo (Bridgeport, Texas), Bandera (Texas) Pro Rodeo. He was also co-champion at Ropin’ Dreams Cowboy Fellowship PRCA Rodeo (Jourdanton, Texas). In 2016, Reeves placed in seven rounds of the National Finals Rodeo and ranked third.

As an amateur, he won the Texas Cowboys Rodeo Association title.

JASON THOMAS

BENTON, ARKANSAS Thomas earned his first National Finals Rodeo qualification in 2016. His 2017 highlights include wins at the Ponoka (Alberta) Stampede, and Stampede at the Ike (West Monroe, La.). He was also a co-champion at the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair and Rodeo, Missoula (Mont.) Stampede, and Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days. As an amateur, Thomas was named 2013 PRCA/Resistol Steer Wrestling Rookie of the Year. He also competed in the College National Finals Rodeo three times (2009-11) as a member of the McNeese State rodeo team. In 2011, he won the three-head average.

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Team Roping Headers ORLEANS ARENA • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

DERRICK BEGAY

HAYES SMITH

SEBA DALKAI, ARIZONA

CENTRAL POINT, OREGON

Begay is a seven-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier, and a two-time National Circuit Finals Rodeo qualifier. In 2011, he won nine rodeos, finishing seventh in the world standings. In 2012, Begay won eight rodeos and placed in five rounds of the National Circuit Finals to finish sixth in the world. In 2013, he won six rodeos and tied for first place in Round 10 at the National Finals Rodeo, finishing 12th. In 2014, Begay won six rodeos and finished 23rd. In 2015, he placed in five rounds, winning two, at the National Finals Rodeo, to finish third in the world.

JAKE BARNES

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA Barnes, 58, is a 27-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier, and a seven-time NFR world champion. He is a 12-time National Circuit Finals Rodeo qualifier and a four-time NCFR champion. In 2014, he placed in six rounds of the National Finals Rodeo en route to a second-place finish in the average standings. He won five rodeos and finished fifth in the world standings.

In 2015, he won three rodeos, but his season ended due to injuries he suffered when his horse fell.

JAKE ORMAN

HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS Orman, 26, was the 2016 National Circuit Finals Rodeo champion. In the team roping, Orman and heeler Tyler Domingue took center stage. The duo first met at Northeast Texas Community College in Mt. Pleasant, Texas, and had been best friends for the six years. Orman is a five-time All American Finals qualifier and a four-time Texas Circuit qualifier. This year, Orman won rodeos at Dalhart, Texas; Lovington, New Mexico; and Stephenville, Texas. He is a graduate of Sam Houston State University.

LEE KIEHNE

LEVI SIMPSON

LEMITAR, NEW MEXICO

PONOKA, ALBERTA

Keihne is a seven-time PRCA Turquoise Circuit Finals qualifier and a one-time National Circuit Finals Rodeo qualifier. He has won the PRCA Turquoise Circuit Finals, the Indio (Calif.) Desert Pro Rodeo, Rodeo de Santa Fe (N.M.), and the Hellzapoppin’ Rodeo (Buckeye, Ariz.). Kiehne grew up in Reserve, New Mexico, where his grandparents gifted him with a love of the rodeo. His father, uncles and cousins were all team ropers. He and his wife, Marlys, have a daughter, Kaelan. When he’s not competing, Kiehne enjoys training rope horses.

MARCUS THERIOT

POPLARVILLE, MISSISSIPPI This year, Theriot, 20, won the all-around and team roping at the Leesville (La.) Lions Club Rodeo; the all-around and team roping co-champion at the Mid-Winter Fair & Rodeo (Lafayette, La.); the all-around and steer wrestling at the Silver Spurs Rodeo (Kissimmee, Fla.); the all-around and team roping at the Lowry’s 4L Ranch Rodeo (Summerville, Ga.); the all-around at the Bill Hoy Kiwanis Rodeo (Clarksville, Tenn.); the all-around at the Will Rogers Stampede (Claremore, Okla.); the all-around and team roping at the Old Fort Days Rodeo (Fort Smith, Ark.); and the all-around at the Cattlemen’s Days Rodeo (Gunnison, Colo.).

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Smith, 24, finished 2015 ranked 179th in the world standings, and by the end of the 2016 season, had won two rodeos to improve his ranking more than 100 spots to 70th in the world. This year, Smith won the Washington (Puyallup) State Fair Pro Rodeo, the Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo (Yakima, Wash.), the Avi River Stampede PRCA Rodeo (Fort Mohave, Ariz.), the Central Point (Ore.) Wild Rogue Pro Rodeo, the Fallon County Fair & Rodeo (Baker, Mont.), Justin Davis, the Farm-City Rodeo (Hermiston, Ore.), and the War Bonnet Roundup Rodeo (Idaho Falls, Idaho).

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Simpson, 29, won four rodeos and was the champion of the 2016 National Finals Rodeo after winning Round 1, becoming co-champion of Round 5 and Round 10, and placing in seven rounds. He climbed from 14th to first in the world standings. Simpson was the first Canadian team roping header to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo, and the first to win it. In 2014, Simpson won five rodeos and finished 35th in the world standings. In 2015, he won four rodeos and finished 22nd. This year, he won three rodeos.

MATT SHERWOOD PIMA, ARIZONA

Sherwood, 48, is a five-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier and a two-time PRCA World Champion Header. In 2010, he won the Wilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo (Ogden, Utah). In 2011, he was the top money winner at the 2011 National Finals Rodeo, including winning Round 1 and placing in six additional rounds. Between 2012 and 2015, he won another four rodeos and placed in one round at the 2015 National Finals Rodeo. This year, he won seven rodeos. He and his wife, Kim, are parents to four girls and three boys.

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Team Roping Heelers ORLEANS ARENA • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

BUDDY HAWKINS

CLAY O’BRIEN COOPER

COLUMBUS, KANSAS

GARDNERVILLE, NEVADA

Hawkins qualified for the National Finals Rodeo in 2013 and is a two-time National Circuit Finals champion (2015 and 2017).

He was the Bob Feist Invitational champion in 2014 and has scored his biggest victories at San Antonio, Ft. Worth and Nampa. This year, he has won at Spicer Gripp Roping; Eugene, Ore.; Tulsa, Okla.; National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Kissimmee, Fla.; Prineville, Ore.; Moses Lake, Wash.; Molalla, Ore.; Livingston, Mont.; and Lakeview, Ore. He is married to Krista Hawkins.

CLINT SUMMERS LAKE CITY, FLORIDA Summers has one National Circuit Finals Rodeo qualification under his belt, in 2012.

That year, he qualified 26th in the world standings after winning three rodeos. In 2013, he won the Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days and finished 44th in the world standings. In 2015, Summers won six more rodeos, and in 2016, he won three. In 2017, he won six rodeos, as well as winning the all-around and team roping events at the Wide Open Rodeo (Ft. Pierce, Fla.) and the Davie (Fla.) Pro Rodeo.

JOHN ROBERTSON POLSON, MONTANA

Robertson began competing in 2004, and by 2009, was the champion of nine rodeos. In 2011, he won five rodeos, and in 2012, he won seven rodeos and finished 43rd in the world standings. In 2013, Robertson improved his rodeo wins to 10 and finished 29th overall. Since 2014, he has won one rodeo each year, including the Roots N Boots Queen Creek (Ariz.)

ProRodeo in 2015, the White Sulphur Springs (Mont.) Labor Day Rodeo in 2016, and the Dixie National Rodeo (Jackson, Miss.) in 2017.

KYLE LOCKETT

MCCOY PROFILI

VISALIA, CALIFORNIA

ANDERSON, TEXAS

Lockett has qualified for the National Finals Rodeo seven times since 1997. In 2012, he was the champion of two rodeos and won five events. In 2013, Lockett won six events, and in 2014, he won the Tehachapi (Calif.)

Mountain Rodeo. In 2015, he won two more rodeos, and in 2016, he was the champion of three rodeos. This year, he has won three events, as well as the champion of the Livermore (Calif.) Rodeo, Sonoma County Fair Wine Country Rodeo (Santa Rosa, Calif.), and the Industry (Calif.) Hills Charity ProRodeo.

RICH SKELTON LLANO, TEXAS

Since 1990, Skelton has qualified for the National Finals Rodeo 22 times and has been a world champion heeler eight times. In 2012, he won two rodeos. In 2013, Skelton won the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo (Denver, Colo.), as well as Round 4 at the National Finals Rodeo. In 2014, he won the Fort Madison Shoot-Out, the Tri-State Rodeo (Fort Madison, Iowa), and Round 9 at the National Finals Rodeo. In 2015, Skelton won the Oakley Independence Day Rodeo (Oakley City, Utah) and split the win in Round 6 at the National Finals Rodeo.

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O’Brien Cooper is a seven-time world champion and a four-time National Circuit Finals Rodeo champion. Between 1981 and 2015, he qualified 29 times for the National Finals Rodeo. In 2013, O’Brien Cooper placed in three rounds of the National Finals Rodeo and finished 15th in the world standings. In 2014, he placed in five rounds at the National Finals Rodeo and finished in fifth place overall. In 2015, he placed in five rounds at the National Finals Rodeo, and won Rodeo Austin (Texas) and the Champions Challenge to finish third in the world standings.

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Profili, 23,is a two-time qualifier for the All American Finals, and has qualified for the Permit Finals and the Southeastern Circuit Finals. As a high-schooler, McCoy competed in the Texas High School Rodeo Association, where he won 2012 Rookie of the Year for his overall performance in Region IX. He was a two-time Texas High School State qualifier. He also qualified for the 2014 PRCA Permit Challenge and won the first round and second on average in Las Vegas. He also competed at the All-American Finals in Waco, Texas, in 2014.

WILL WOODFIN

MARSHALL, TEXAS Woodfin was the 2013 ProRodeo Team Roping-Heeler Rookie of the Year. He won three rodeos over 2011 and 2012. In 2013, Woodfin won four rodeos and finished 24th in the world rankings. In 2014, he won four rodeos and finished 30th in the world standings. Woodfin won three rodeos over the 2015 and 2016 seasons. This year, he has won the Cowboy Capital of the World PRCA Rodeo (Stephenville, Texas), the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.), the XIT Rodeo & Reunion (Dalhart, Texas), and the Steamboat Springs (Colo.) Pro Rodeo Series.

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ALLEN BOORE

ISAAC DIAZ

AXTELL, UTAH

DESDEMONA, TEXAS

Boore’s first career National Finals Rodeo qualification came in 2016. His 2017 highlights include wins at the Big Sky Pro Rodeo Roundup (Great Falls, Mont.), Home On the Range Champions Ride (Sentinel Butte, N.D.), Gem State Stampede (Coeur D’ Alene, Idaho), Dixie Roundup (St. George, Utah), Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo), and Tri-State Rodeo (Fort Madison, Iowa). At the college level, Boore helped Oklahoma Panhandle State University win the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association team championship in 2013. He was the NIRA Central Plains Region saddle bronc riding champion in 2013.

JJ ELSHERE

HEREFORD, SOUTH DAKOTA The 38-year-old Elshere has earned four career National Finals Rodeo qualifications (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010). He won the National Finals Rodeo average title in 2006.

His 2017 highlights include wins at the Black Hills Roundup (Belle Fourche, S.D.), Sitting Bull Stampede (Mobridge, S.D.), North Dakota (Valley City) Winter Show, and Adrian Foote Memorial (Newtown, N.D.). Elshere also competes in bull riding. He and his wife, Lindsay, have two sons – Talon and Thayne. As an amateur, Elshere qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo in 1997-98.

CORT SCHEER

ELSMERE, NEBRASKA Scheer is a five-time National Finals qualifier (2010, 2012-15). His 2017 highlights include wins at the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair and Rodeo, Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo Garden City (Kan.), Gooding (Idaho) Pro Rodeo, Wichita Falls (Texas) PRCA Rodeo, Stampede at the Ike (West Monroe, La.), Douglas (Wyo.) State Fair and Rodeo, and Hanna (Alberta) Indoor Pro Rodeo. In 2015, he placed in three rounds at the 2015 National Finals Rodeo. Also in 2015, he won the CINCH Cheyenne Shootout (Cheyenne, Wyo.), and CINCH Fort Worth Super Shootout (Texas).

RUSTY WRIGHT MILFORD, UTAH

Wright has two career National Finals Rodeo qualifications (2015, 2016). His 2017 highlights include wins at the Clark County Fair and Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.), Greeley (Colo.) Stampede, and Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo. Wright became a professional in 2014 and earned the Resistol PRCA Saddle Bronc Riding Rookie of the Year in his first season.

As an amateur, he won the National High School Finals Rodeo saddle bronc championship in 2012 and 2013, as well as the high school state championship in 2014.

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The 31-year-old Diaz has five career National Finals Rodeo qualifications (2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015). His illustrious 2017 season includes wins at the Wichita Falls (Texas) PRCA Rodeo, ABC Pro Rodeo (Lubbock, Texas), Bell County PRCA Rodeo (Belton, Texas), Los Fresnos (Texas) PRCA Rodeo, Santa Rosa Roundup (Vernon, Texas), Apache (Okla.) Stampede, Eagle (Idaho) Rodeo, Fourth Celebration at PRA Rodeo (Window Rock, Ariz.), Cassia County Fair and Rodeo (Burley, Idaho), and Dayton (Iowa) Championship Rodeo.

Diaz’s wife, Brittany Fleck, is a top PWRA barrel racer.

BRADLEY HARTER

WEATHERFORD, TEXAS The 36-year-old Harter has 10 career National Finals Rodeo qualifications (2005-06, 200815). His 2017 highlights include wins in the Livingston (Mont.) Roundup, Parklane Pro Rodeo (McComb, Miss.), Mason Pro Rodeo Classic (Lakeland, Fla.), SW District Fat Show and Rodeo (Lake Charles, La.), Rotary Rodeo (Starkville, Miss.), Jasper (Texas) Lions Benefit Rodeo, and Texas (Jacksonville) Rodeo. Harter and his wife, Kirby Smith, a WPRA barrel racer, have two sons – Houston and Branson Bronx. Bradley’s brother, Bobby, was the 2002 PRCA All-Around Rookie of the Year.

WADE SUNDELL BOXHOLM, IOWA

Sundell, who has competed professionally since 2007, has seven career NFR qualifications. His 2017 highlights include wins at the Edgewood (Iowa) Days PRCA Rodeo, Mandan (N.D.) Rodeo Days, Wapello (Iowa) PRCA Rodeo, Jayhawker Roundup Rodeo Hill City (Kan.) and Larimer County Fair and Rodeo (Loveland, Colo.). He has been named RFDTV The American Championship Saddle Bronc three times (2014-16). He includes four wins in 2016 among his career highlights – victories at Redmond, Nampa, Salt Lake ERA and Fort Madison (1A CINCH Shootout). He also won the 2009 National Circuit Finals.

SPENCER WRIGHT MILFORD, UTAH

One of seven brothers, the 36-year-old Wright comes from a family of PRCA saddle bronc riders. All six brothers are on the PRCA circuit, and four of them (Jesse, Jake, Cody, Spencer) qualified for the National Finals Rodeo in 2014. Spencer won the word title that year with earnings of $205,388. Wright’s 2017 highlights include wins at the Santa Maria (Calif.) Elks Rodeo and Days of the West Rodeo (Delta, Utah). In 2016, Wright won the Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo (San Bernardino, Calif.). Wright was the 2012 PRCA Saddle Bronc Rookie of the Year.

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Tie-Down Roping

ORLEANS ARENA • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

ACE SLONE

ADAM GRAY

CUERO, TEXAS

SEYMOUR, TEXAS

Slone is the son of seven-time tie-down roping National Finals Rodeo qualifier and 1994 average title winner Tod Slone. Slone, born Jacey Clay, got his nickname from his sister, who called him “Ace.” He excelled at football and baseball in high school, leading the region in batting average once and stolen bases three times. A shoulder injury prevented him from playing college football. He earned an academic scholarship to Texas A&M and graduated with a degree in Agricultural Business. Slone and his wife, Allie, were married in June 2016.

BLANE COX

CAMERON, TEXAS Cox, 24, was a three-time qualifier for the National High School Finals Rodeo as well as the College National Finals Rodeo, where he finished fifth in the all-around in 2013 and won two rounds of tie-down roping in 2015.

Cox won four victories in 2015 and finished 27th in the world standings.

In 2016, he won two rodeos (including co-champion of a third), and placed in four rounds to rank sixth at the National Finals Rodeo. This year, he has won three outright victories and has been co-champion at three more rodeos.

CODY QUANEY

CHENEY, KANSAS Quaney, 27, is a tie-down roper and two-time winner (2012, 2017) of the Buffalo Bill Rodeo (North Platte, Neb.). In 2013, Quaney won the Longford (Kan.) Rodeo, and in 2014, won the Bennington (Kan.) PRCA Rodeo. In 2016, he won the Prairie Circuit and qualified for his first appearance in the National Circuit Finals. In college, Quaney was twice a qualifier for the College National Finals Rodeo. He credits Phil Haugen and Randal Graf for helping him develop his roping skills. When not competing, Quaney enjoys playing basketball and golf.

CIMARRON BOARDMAN STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS

Boardman, 36, earned his best finish in the world standings (18th) in 2011 after earning four victories. In 2012, he won the Red Desert Roundup (Rock Springs, Wyo.) and finished 24th in the all-round world standings. In 2013, Boardman won the all-around at the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.), and in 2014, he won three rodeos to finish 25th in the world standings. He won four rodeos in 2015 to again finish 25th, and in 2016, won one rodeo and was co-champion of two others. This year, Boardman has won three rodeos.

FRED WHITFIELD HOCKLEY, TEXAS

Whitfield, 50, is a seven-time world champion tie-down roper and the 1998 all-around world champion. He is a 20-time qualifier for the National Finals Rodeo. He is a Hall of Fame inductee several times over, including the Rodeo Hall of Fame and ProRodeo Hall of Fame. In 2016, Whitfield was the Boyd Gaming Chute Out champion and finished in second place at the Calgary Stampede, which he won in 2007. He lives on a ranch in Hockley, Texas, with his wife, Cassie, and two daughters, Savannah and Sydney.

MONTY LEWIS

WESTYN HUGHES

HEREFORD, TEXAS

CALDWELL, TEXAS

Lewis, 31, has competed professionally since 2001 and is the 2004 Tie-Down world champion. He has qualified for the National Finals Rodeo six times. Lewis’ horse named Squirrel suffered a torn tendon early in the 2014 season. Instead of going to the rodeo arena, Lewis went to the practice pen. He returned to competition in February of 2015 and started a season in which he finished in 10th place with $82,903 in regular-season earnings.He was born into a rodeo family and was raised in Hereford, Texas. He enjoys practicing and competing in roping.

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Gray, 34, is a graduate of Texas Tech and a four-time National Finals Rodeo Qualifier. In 2012, he placed in four rounds and won the National Finals Rodeo average title. Gray won both the Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo and the Matagordao County Fair and Rodeo (Bay City, Texas) in 2013, and in 2014 won the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo (Abilene, Kan.). In 2015, Gray won the Horse Heaven Round-Up Champions Challenge (Kennewick, Wash.), and in 2016 won the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.). This year, he won the Mesquite (Texas) ProRodeo Series.

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Hughes, 20, is the 2016 PRCA Tie-Down Roping Rookie of the Year. He won the Trinity Valley Exposition (Liberty, Texas), the Brawley (Calif.) Cattle Call Rodeo, the Big Spring (Texas) Cowboy Reunion & Rodeo, the Crooked River Roundup (Prineville, Ore.), the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho). This year, Hughes has won the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up, the Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days, the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo (Mercedes, Texas), the Cave Creek (Arizona) Rodeo Days, the Los Fresnos (Texas) PRCA Rodeo, and the Mesquite (Texas) ProRodeo Series.

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Barrel Racing

ORLEANS ARENA • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

JANA BEAN

SHERRY CERVI

FORT HANCOCK, TEXAS

MARANA, ARIZONA

Bean has qualified for the National Finals Rodeo three times (2014-16). She has ridden a variety of horses, including Dashing Klee, Dah Ta Fame, Happy to Run Em, Firewaterontherocks, Steele Magnolias, Magnolia Bar Jet, Kings Frosted Lady, and Dash Ta Freedom. In 2016, she tied for the win in Round 10 at the National Finals Rodeo after placing in the first four rounds. She also won the Gem State Stampede (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho) and set an arena record on her 6-year-old Dashing Klee. In 2015, she finished ranked 12th in the world with $111,624 in earnings.

TAMMY FISCHER LEDBETTER, TEXAS

A veteran barrel racer, Fischer has six National Finals Rodeo qualifications (2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011). Her career highlights include finishing eighth in average at the National Finals Rodeo. She has also posted wins at the Walla Walla (Wash.) Rodeo, Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show and Rodeo, Cody (Wyo.) Stampede, Benalto (Alberta) Stampede, Parker County Frontier Days (Weatherford, Texas), Cowboy Capital Pro Rodeo (Bandera, Texas), and Guadalupe County Fair and PRCA Rodeo (Seguin, Texas). Fischer earned a bachelor of education from Sam Houston State University in 1991.

JACKIE GANTER ABILENE, TEXAS

Ganter has qualified for each of the last two National Finals Rodeos (2015-16). She was ranked in the top-five of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association world standings for all of 2016. During that season, she also qualified for the Canadian Finals Rodeo, and posted wins at the Champions Challenge (Cody, Wyo.), High Prairie (Alberta) Elks Pro Rodeo, Medicine Hat (Alberta), Teepee Creek (Alberta) Stampede), and Airdrie (Alberta) Pro Rodeo. Ganter was the 2015 WPRA Rookie of the Year. She finished ranked eighth in the world that season with $164,780 in earnings.

CHRISTINE LAUGHLIN PUEBLO, COLORADO

Laughlin, 39, graduated from West Texas A&M with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports and Exercise Sciences. She will ride an 11-year-old gray gelding named “Guys Six Pack To Go.” She has one NFR qualification in 2014. That year, she has won at rodeos in Reno, Nevada; Salinas, Calif.; Dodge City, Kan.; and Ellensburg, Wash. Laughlin qualified for The American four years in a row. She also placed at CINCH Shootouts in Fort Worth, San Angelo and Denver. Her horse finished third in the voting for Horse of the Year in 2014.

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One of the most prolific barrel racers in history, Cervi won world titles in 1995, 1999, 2010 and 2013. She also won National Finals Rodeo average titles in 1999, 2009 and 2013. In 2016, she became the first Women’s Professional Rodeo Association member to eclipse the $3 million mark in career earnings. Cervi owned a horse, Jet Royal Speed (Hawk), that won the Most Heart Award in 1999-2000. In 2013, her horse MP Meter My Hay (Stingray) won the same award. Cervi has 19 career National Finals Rodeo qualifications.

ARI-ANNA FLYNN

CHARLESTON, ARKANSAS The 24-year-old Flynn is ranked 20th in the 2017 world standings. In 2017, she qualified for The American semifinals. At the college level, she was a two-time College National Finals Rodeo qualifier. She is a former champion of the Central Plains region, Patriot Invitational, NBHA Arkansas, CRRA All-Around, and 2015 NIRA Women’s AQHA Horse of the Year. Flynn’s father, Denny Flynn, is a 10-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier in bull riding. Her mother, Lynn Manning Flynn, is a three-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier in barrel racing.

TAYLOR JACOB CARMINE, TEXAS

Jacob will ride “Honor Thy Frenchman Bo”, an 11-year-old buckskin gelding. She has qualified for two NFR events (2013, 2015). In 2015, she finished the year ranked seventh with $177,874. She placed in five of 10 rounds at the NFR, winning Round 3 with a 13.77 and sharing the win in Round 6 with a 13.91. She also qualified for the Canadian Pro Rodeo Finals.

Her 2015 wins include the Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo (Texas), Spanish Fork Fiesta Days Rodeo (Utah), Cattleman’s Day Rodeo (Gunnison, Colo.) and Livington Round-Up (Mont.).

KELLY TOVAR

ROCKDALE, TEXAS Tovar will be riding a 5-year-old gelding, Bakken. She is a two-time Texas Circuit qualifier. She finished the 2017 season ranked 23rd in the world. She is also the 2015 Texas Circuit champion and a Ram Circuit Finals qualifier. She won the silver medal in Salt Lake City, Utah. Tovar and her husband, Joe, celebrated their 24th wedding anniversary on Dec. 4. Both are Rockdale, Texas natives. They have one son, Tucker, who plays golf for the University of Arkansas Fort Smith.

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Bull Riding

ORLEANS ARENA • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

TYLER BINGHAM

CHASE DOUGHERTY

HONEYVILLE, UTAH

CANBY, OREGON

Bingham had his best season in 2017, earning wins at the Rowell Ranch Rodeo (Hayward, Calif.), Elizabeth (Colo.) Stampede Xtreme Bulls, Kildeer (N.D.) Mountain Roundup Rodeo, and Four States Fair and Rodeo Xtreme Bulls (Texarkana, Ark.). His career highlights also include a 2016 win at the Daniel Dopps Memorial RAM Rodeo (Mountain Home, Idaho) and a 2015 win at the Gem State Classic Pro Rodeo (Blackfoot, Idaho). As a high school student in 2011, he won the National High School Finals in bull riding.

J.W. HARRIS MAY, TEXAS

The 31-year-old Harris is a four-time world champion and nine-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier (2006-14). His career highlights include placing in four rounds at the 2014 National Finals Rodeo, along with 2014 wins in the CINCH Cheyenne Shoot-Out, CINCH Fort Worth ShootOut, Rodeo Houston Super Shoot-Out, and Rapid City (S.D.) Xtreme Bulls Tour. Harris’ wife, Jackie, was named Miss Rodeo Arkansas in 2001. The couple has a daughter, Aubrey, and a son, Dillon Cash. J.W.’s father, Mark, was the 1989 Texas Circuit Rookie of the Year.

STETSON LAWRENCE

WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA Lawrence competes as both a bull rider and team roper. In 2015, he achieved a personal goal of finishing in the top 10 at the PBR World Finals. He finished ninth in the world standings that year. Stetson is currently ranked No. 17 in the Built Tough Series. He collected a win at the Winstar World Casino and Resort Invitational (Thackerville, Okla.) in September.

In 2016, Lawrence started a tradition of dancing to “Electric Pow Wow Drum,” a song by A Tribe Called Red.

TRISTAN MIZE

BRADY PORTENIER

BRYAN, TEXAS

CALDWELL, IDAHO

Mize earned the No. 17 spot in the 2017 world rankings. Mize collected a win at the fabled Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo in August of 2017. Despite Cole Melancon posting a 90-point bull ride earlier in the evening, Mize managed to notch a clutch 90.5-point ride during the final round, scoring the 20-year-old cowboy $2,500 for his winning efforts. Mize made his professional debut at the age of 18 at the 2015 Baytown CBR Horizon Series. He won a short round because Hector Cardona left the arena before the final round.

SHANE PROCTOR

TROUTMAN, NORTH CAROLINA The 32-year-old Proctor won a world championship in 2011, and is a five-time qualifier for the National Finals Rodeo. He earned a National Final Rodeo average title in 2016. His 2017 highlights include wins at the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo, Champions Challenge in both Redding, Calif., and Santa Maria, Calif., Santa Maria (Calif.) Elks Rodeo, Meridian (Idaho) Lions Rodeo, and Colorado (Pueblo) State Fair and Rodeo. In 2008, Proctor earned the Toughest Cowboy reality television competition along with the $35,000 prize and a ranch on a 36.5-acre parcel of land near Pueblo, Colo.

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Dougherty had a strong 2017 season, with wins coming at the PRCA Championship Rodeo (Bismark, N.D.), Horse Heaven RoundUp (Kennewick, Wash.), Kitsap Xtreme Bulls Division 2 (Bremerton, Wash.), Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo (San Bernardino, Calif.), and Mother Lode Round-Up (Sonora, Calif.). As an amateur, Daugherty qualified for the National Junior High Finals Rodeo in bull riding, and was also a four-time qualifier for the National High School Finals in bull riding. Dougherty has yet to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo in his professional career.

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Portenier earned his first career National Circuit Finals qualification in 2017. His other 2017 highlights include wins at the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo, Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days, Elgin Stampede (Belton, Texas), Southern New Mexico (Las Cruces) State Fair, Young Living PRCA Rodeo (Mona, Utah), and Reno (Nev.) Rodeo. In 2016, Portenier collected a win at the Adrian Foote Memorial Rodeo (Newtown, N.D.) and the Central Point (Ore.) Wild Rogue Pro Rodeo. As an amateur, Portenier qualified for the 2012 National High School Rodeo Finals.

BRETT STALL

DETROIT LAKES, MINNESOTA Stall has two career National Finals Rodeo qualifications (2012, 2015). His 2017 highlight include a win at the Headwaters PRCA Rodeo (Park Rapids, Minn.). His 2016 highlights include wins at the Minnesota Horse Exposition Rodeo, Livingston (Mont.) Roundup, Wisconsin River Pro Rodeo, and Western Fest Stampede Rodeo (Granite Falls, Minn.). As an amateur, Stall was the Minnesota High School Bull Riding Champion in 2008 and a four-time qualifier for the National High School Finals Rodeo. Stall rode his first bull at age 8 at bull riding school in southern Minnesota.

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