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Born:
Oct. 15, 1968, in Myrtle Point, Ore.
Residence: Terrebonne, Ore.
Joined WPRA: 1995
Horses: Judge Buy Cash "Jethro" (11
year old gelding) - Sire: Judge Cash/Dam: Flash Polly
Vandy and Judge (14 years old)
World titles: 0
Wrangler NFR qualifications: 3 (2007-09)
Tour Finale qualifications: 12
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Caldwell: 2007-08
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Puyallup: 2007-09
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Omaha Finale: 2006-09
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Championship Finale: 2006-08
Education: Walla Walla (Wash.) Community College,
associate's degree in business
Professional
2009 Highlights
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Entered the Wrangler NFR
in sixth but finished the 2009 season ranked 12th. Finished
eighth in the average but didn't place in any of the
10 rounds.
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Won the year-end and average
title at the Dodge Columbia River Circuit Finals (Redmond,
Ore.).
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Won the Klamath Falls (Ore.)
Great NW PRCA Rodeo.
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Won the Larimer County Fair
and Rodeo (Loveland, Colo.).
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Won the Wild Rogue Rodeo
(Central Point, Ore.).
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Won the Clovis (Calif.)
Rodeo.
Career Highlights
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2008 - Placed in two out
of 10 rounds at the Wrangler NFR. Finished the year
ranked eighth with $109,250. Was sixth in the average
at the NFR and won $19,301; won the Dodge Columbia River
Circuit Finals, the Lynden (Wash.) PRCA Rodeo, the Thunder
Mountain Pro Rodeo (Longview, Wash.), the Home of Champions
(Red Lodge, Mont.), the Crooked River Round-Up (Prineville,
Ore.), the Wild Rogue Pro Rodeo (Central Point, Ore.)
and the Southeastern Livestock Expo Rodeo (Montgomery,
Ala.); was co-champion at the Salem (Ore.) Rodeo.
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2007 - Won the Dodge Columbia
River Circuit Finals Rodeo (Redmond, Ore.), the Kitsap
County Fair & Stampede (Bremerton, Wash.), the Omak
(Wash.) Stampede, the Larimer County Fair and Rodeo
(Loveland, Colo.), the Toppenish (Wash.) Pow Wow and
Rodeo, the Last Chance Stampede (Helena, Mont.), the
California Rodeo Salinas, he Klamath Falls (Ore.) Great
NW Pro Rodeo, he Sisters (Ore.) Rodeo, and the Coulee
City (Wash.) Last Stand Rodeo. Finished the year ranked
ninth in the world with $99,197.
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2006 - Tied for the win
in the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round at the Puyallup
(Wash.) Rodeo; won the Salem (Ore.) Rodeo and the Chief
Joseph (Ore.) Days Rodeo.
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Four-time qualifier for
the Dodge Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo.
Amateur
Horse, Jethro, finished third
in the AQHA/WPRA Barrel Horse of the Year race, 2008
and was second in 2009; NIRA National Breakaway champion,
1992; NPRA Barrel Racing and Women's All-Around champion,
2005.
Personal
Husband, Andy Easterly (PRCA steer wrestler and owns
Easterly Fencing Co.); son, Kyle…Her mom, Lynne
Mays, won the GRA rookie of the year title and qualified
for the NFR in 1975 and finished 12th overall. She travels
with Brenda quite often. Her father, Frank, competed
in the PRCA as did her grandfather, Rich Vredenburg.
Her father used to work in heavy equipment but is now
retired and her mother is a horse trainer. She has one
sister…Brenda's other occupation is a horse trainer…Her
nickname is "Willy" Mays Hays. She got that
from Brad Goodrich when they were in college together…Got
involved in rodeo through her family and began competing
in 1976...Her rodeo superstition is "Don't pick
up any rodeo checks until the event is over"…Graduated
from high school in Myrtle Point where she participated
in basketball, volleyball and track…Favorite sports
teams are the New York Yankees, the Green Bay Packers
and the Miami Heat, favorite rodeo is Pendleton, Ore.,
because it is so unique, favorite food is Chinese, favorite
type of music is 80's rock, and favorite book is the
Bible…Enjoys playing X-Box while on the road…Rodeo
idols are Jimmie Munroe and Jerri Mann.
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