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Matt Hebbert
Events: Saddle Bronc Riding
Born: 11/9/1982
Joined PRCA: 2004
PRCA Career Earnings: $135,093.00
World Titles Won: 0
Wrangler NFR Qualifications: 0
Current Residence: Hyannis, Neb.
2011 World standings place: 174th
2011 earnings: $1,693
DNCFR qualifications: 1 (2005)
Education: Oklahoma Panhandle State University (Goodwell, Okla.)
Professional
Career Highlights
• 2010: Co-champion at the Flint Hills Rodeo Association (Strong City, Kan.); finished 91st in the world standings with $7,409
• 2008: Co-champion at the Jayhawker Roundup Rodeo (Hill City, Kan.)
• 2007: Won the Roughrider Days Rodeo (Dickinson, N.D.); finished 33rd in the world standings with $26,277
• 2006: Won the Grand National Rodeo (San Francisco, Calif.) and the Bennington (Kan.) PRCA Rodeo. Tied for the win in the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and tied for the average title at the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.). Co-champion at the San Luis Valley Ski-Hi Stampede (Monte Vista, Colo.) and at the Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo (Garden City, Kan.)
• 2005: Finished the year 28th in the world with $33,312
• 2004: Won the PRCA Resistol Rookie of the Year Award in saddle bronc riding
Personal
5-10, 180 … Single … Hobbies include riding colts … Got involved in rodeo through his family. His father, Dave, is a PRCA member and his mother is Mickie. He has two brothers, Jake and Josh … Graduated from Hyannis (Neb.) High School with 20 people … Favorite food is steak … Rodeo idol is Billy Etbauer