Born: Oct. 15, 1968, in Myrtle Point, Ore.
Residence: Terrebonne, Ore.
Joined WPRA: 1995
Horses: Judge Buy Cash "Jethro" (12 year old black gelding) - Sire: Judge Cash/Dam: Flashs Polly Vandy and Judge My Fame "Dora" (8-year old mare) - Sire: Dash Ta Fame/Dam: Flashy Cashy Cat
World titles: 0
Wrangler NFR qualifications: 4 (2007-10)
Tour Finale titles: 1 (2010- Puyallup)
Tour Finale qualifications: 13
• Caldwell: 2007-08
• Puyallup: 2007-10
• Omaha Finale: 2006-09
• Championship Finale: 2006-08
Education: Walla Walla (Wash.) Community College, associate's degree in business

Professional
2010 Highlights
• Finished the year ranked 6th in the world standings with $144,593. Placed in five out of 10 rounds at the Wrangler NFR and won Rd. 6 in a time of 13.80 seconds.
• Won the Columbia River Circuit Finals (year-end and average titles) and qualified for the DNCFR.
• Won the Justin Boots Playoffs (Puyallup, Wash.).
• Won the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup.
• Won the Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days Rodeo.
• Jethro was named the 2010 AQHA/WPRA Horse of the Year.
• Won the Chief Joseph (Ore.) Days Rodeo.
• Won the Farm City Pro Rodeo (Hermiston, Ore.).
• Won the World's Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.).
• Won the Cody (Wyo.) Stampede.
• Won the Eugene (Ore.) Rodeo.
• Won the Crooked River Roundup (Prineville, Ore.).
• Won the Wild Rogue Pro Rodeo (Central Point, Ore.).
• Won the Rowell Ranch Rodeo (Hayward, Calif.).
Career Highlights
• 2009 - Entered the Wrangler NFR in sixth but finished the 2009 season ranked 12th with $81,523. Finished eighth in the average but didn't place in any of the 10 rounds, won only $4,147 at the NFR. Won the year-end and average title at the Dodge Columbia River Circuit Finals (Redmond, Ore.). Won the Klamath Falls (Ore.) Great NW PRCA Rodeo, the Larimer County Fair and Rodeo (Loveland, Colo.), the Wild Rogue Rodeo (Central Point, Ore.), and the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo.
• 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.
• 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, the Klamath Falls (Ore.) Great NW Pro Rodeo, the Sisters (Ore.) Rodeo, and the Coulee City (Wash.) Last Stand Rodeo. Finished the year ranked ninth in the world with $99,197.
• 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.
• 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 and was first in 2010; 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.