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Blake Mindemann

2018 world standings place: 14th
2018 Wrangler NFR standings place: 12th
2018 Wrangler NFR earnings: $49,558
2018 earnings: $127,650
Wrangler NFR average titles: 0
RNCFR qualifications: 1 (2018)
Education: Vernon Regional College (Wichita Falls, Texas) 

Professional
2018 Highlights
• Placed in three rounds at the Wrangler NFR, highlighted by his second-place finish in Round 9. He finished 14th in the world standings with $127,650 and he was 12th in the average with a 50.0-second time on eight head. Earned $49,558 at Wrangler NFR.
• Won the Flint Hills Rodeo (Strong City, Kan.)
• Won the Apache (Okla.) Stampede
• Co-champion at the Sheridan WYO Rodeo

Career Highlights
• 2017: Won the Santa Rosa Roundup (Vernon, Texas); the Black Hills Roundup (Belle Fourche, S.D.); 41st Annual Isanti (Minn.) Firefighters Rodeo; Nebraska’s Big Rodeo (Burwell); the Great Plains Stampede Rodeo (Altus, Okla.); and split the win at the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair And Rodeo. Finished 40th in the world standings with $31,476.
• 2016: Did not compete
• 2015: Split the win at the June 20 Mesquite (Texas) ProRodeo Series. Ranked 126th in the world standings with $8,267.
• 2014: Ranked 122nd in the world standings with $8,459.
• 2013: Did not compete 
• 2012: Did not compete 
• 2011: Finished the year with $5,958.
• 2010: Won the Ken Lance Memorial PRCA Rodeo (Ada, Okla.). Ranked 129th in the world standings with $7,646.
• 2009: Did not compete 
• 2008: Ranked 154th in the world standings with $5,564.

Personal
6-4, 200 … Wife, Cynthia; sons, Tyler, Tucker, and Brodie … Parents, Greg and Dinah Mindemann; brother, Clay … Dad, brother, and uncle Steve Mindemann competed in the PRCA … Married in 2012 … Works in welding … Wife is an HVAC Service Manager, dad is a welder and mom is a beautician … Started competing in rodeo when he was 7-8 years old because his dad is involved in rodeo … Graduated from Apache High School in 2003 with a class of 40 students … Attended Vernon Regional College … Competed at the National High School Finals Rodeo for tie-down roping and steer wrestling in 2003 … Nickname is Shag, given to him by Ote Berry due to his shaggy hair in high school … Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days is his favorite rodeo because of how uniquely it’s ran … Runs steers as often as possible when at home, usually two or three times per week … Looks up to 1999 World Champion Steer Wrestler Mickey Gee  … Enjoys fishing with his sons and coaches Tucker’s basketball team … Likes to hunt deer … Favorite food is Mexican … Favorite movie is “Tombstone”