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Event:
Barrel racing 2009 World Standings: 3rd 2009 Earnings: $122,289 Career earnings: $550,314
Mary
Burger #3
in the NFR Standings
Born: Aug. 18,
1948, in Decatur, Ind. Residence: Pauls Valley, Okla. Joined WPRA: 1985 Horses: Rare Fred "Fred" (13-years
old) - Sire: Jet Radar/Dam: Sleek Glass World titles: 1 (2006) Wrangler NFR qualifications: 3 (2006,
2008-09) Tour Finale titles: 1 Pace Chute-out:
2006 Tour Finale qualifications: 7 Pace Chute-out:
2006 Caldwell
round: 2008 Puyallup
round: 2008 Omaha round:
2006, 2008 Championship:
2006, 2008 DNCFR qualifications: 3 (2005, 2008-09)
Professional 2009 Highlights
• Won the Dodge Prairie Circuit Finals year-end
and average title.
• Won the Longford (Kan.) Rodeo.
• Won the Freedom (Okla.) Rodeo and Old Cowhands
Reunion.
• Won the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo.
• Won the Eugene (Ore.) Pro Rodeo.
• Won the Bennington (Kan.) PRCA Rodeo.
• Won the Crockett (Texas) Lions Club PRCA
Rodeo.
• Won RodeoHouston.
• Co-champion at the Young County Rodeo (Graham,
Texas).
2008 Highlights
• Placed in three out of 10 rounds at the
Wrangler NFR. Finished the year seventh in the world
with $116,518 and was fifth in the NFR average,
winning a total of $30,018 at the Finals.
•Won the Dodge Prairie Circuit Finals year-end
and average title.
• Won the Longford (Kan.) PRCA Rodeo.
• Won the Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo (Vinita,
Okla.).
• Won the Athens (Texas) MDA Benefit Pro
Rodeo.
• Won the 101 Wild West Rodeo (Ponca City,
Okla.).
• Won Kansas Biggest Rodeo (Phillipsburg,
Kan.).
• Won the Days of '47 Rodeo (Salt Lake City,
Utah).
• Won the Laramie (Wyo.) Jubilee Days Rodeo.
• Won the Molalla (Ore.) Buckeroo Rodeo.
• Won the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo.
• Won the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo.
• Won the Crosstie PRCA Rodeo (Hinton, Okla.).
• Won the Will Rogers Stampede (Claremore,
Okla.).
• Co-champion Angelina County Benefit Rodeo
(Lufkin, Texas).
• Won the Abdallah Shrine Rodeo (Tonganoxie,
Kan.).
• Won the Butterfield Stage Days Rodeo (Bridgeport,
Texas).
• Won the Walker County Fair and Rodeo (Huntsville,
Texas).
Career Highlights
• 2007 - Finished the year ranked 30th in
the world with $26,144.
• 2006 - Won her first world title after
placing in nine out of 10 rounds at the Wrangler
NFR. Finished the year with $189,185 of which $78,558
was won at the Wrangler NFR; won the Tulsa (Okla.)
State Fair PRCA Rodeo, the Inter-State Fair and
Rodeo (Coffeyville, Kan.), the Wahoo (Neb.) PRCA
Rodeo, the Toppenish (Wash.) Pow Wow and Rodeo,
the Eugene (Ore.) Pro Rodeo and the Pace Picante
ProRodeo Chute-out (Tulsa, Okla.); was co-champion
at the Old Fort Days Rodeo (Fort Smith, Ark.).
• 1987 - Prairie Circuit Finals champion.
Awards
Horse Rare Fred (nickname Fred) was named the AQHA
Barrel Racing Horse of the Year in 2006 and 2009.
Amateur
World Champion AQHA - Barrels (1974, 1985-86, 1995,
2001-03, 2005) and World Champion AQHA - Pole Bending
(1974)
Personal
Husband, Kerry (farrier); sons, Joey and Todd; daughter-in-law,
P.J. and grandchild, Kaden…Hobbies include
raising colts…Parents are Agnes and Adrian
Lichtle. She has five siblings - 3 brothers and
2 sisters…First started competing in 1984 because
of the money…Accomplished barrel trainer and
futurity jockey...Travels with her husband, Kerry
and her daughter-in-law PJ Burger…Graduated
from Decatur Catholic High School…Favorite
rodeo is Woodward, Okla., because of the friendly
people and good ground condition…Her regular
work-out routine consists of riding and training
horses…Favorite movie is Quigley Down Under,
favorite type of music is soft rock, favorite sports
team is the Oklahoma Sooners, favorite food is steak
and potatoes, favorite rodeo is Houston and favorite
book is the Bible…Featured in the November
issue of the AARP Magazine…Injury to her primary
horse, Fred, in 2007 prevented Burger from making
a strong run at defending her world championship.
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