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Chase Erickson
Events: Bareback Riding
Born: 12/4/1983 Almo, Idaho
Joined PRCA: 2004
PRCA Career Earnings: $184,222.00
World Titles Won: 0
WNFR Qualifications: 0
Current Residence: Helena, Mont.
2015 world standings place: 51st
2015 earnings: $17,381
RNCFR qualifications: 4 (2012-15)
Education: University of Montana Western (Dillon), bachelor's degree in business administration
Professional
2016 Highlights
• Won the Augusta (Mont.) American Legion Rodeo
• Won the Yellowstone River Round-Up (Billings, Mont.)
Career Highlights
• 2015: Won the Ram Montana Circuit Finals Rodeo (Great Falls, Mont.). Co-champion at the Augusta (Mont.) American Legion Rodeo, the Last Chance Stampede (Helena, Mont.) and the C.M. Russell Stampede (Stanford, Mont.)
• 2014: Won the RAM Montana Circuit Finals Rodeo (Great Falls); the North Idaho Fair & Rodeo (Coeur D'Alene); the Spokane (Wash.) Interstate Rodeo; the Augusta (Mont.) American Legion Rodeo and the Salmon (Idaho) Stampede PRCA Rodeo. Co-champion at the Sisters (Ore.) Rodeo. Finished 39th in the world standings with $18,290
• 2013: Won the RAM Montana Circuit Finals Rodeo (Great Falls); the NILE Pro Rodeo (Billings, Mont.) and Montana's Biggest Weekend (Dillon, Mont.). Co-champion at the Central Montana ProRodeo (Lewistown, Mont.) and the Northeast Montana Fair & Rodeo (Glasgow, Mont.). Finished 22nd in the world standings with $45,075
• 2012: Won the RAM Montana Circuit Finals Rodeo (Great Falls); the Spokane (Wash.) Interstate Rodeo; the Strawberry Days Rodeo (Pleasant Grove, Utah); the Drummond (Mont.) PRCA Rodeo; the PRCA Kootenai River Rodeo (Libby, Mont.); the Fallon County Fair & Rodeo (Baker, Mont.) the White Sulphur (Mont.) Springs Labor Day Rodeo and the Montana Pro Rodeo Fall Finale (Vaughn). Finished 33rd in the world standings with $26,090
• 2011: Won the All American ProRodeo Finals (Waco, Texas), finishing first in the final round with an 88-point ride on Carr Pro Rodeo’s Deuces Night and earning more than $11,000 overall. Won the Montana Circuit year-end title. Won the Pony Express Days Rodeo (Eagle Mountain, Utah); the Butte (Mont.) Vigilante Rodeo; the Spokane (Wash.) Interstate Rodeo and the C.M. Russell Stampede (Stanford, Mont.); co-champion at the Kananaskis Pro Rodeo (Coleman, Alberta). Finished 37th in the world standings with $23,773
• 2010: Won the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup; finished 34th in the world standings with $27,455
• 2009: Won the Jerome County Fair & Rodeo (Jerome, Idaho); co-champion at the Caribou County Fair & Rodeo (Grace, Idaho) and the Lakeside (Calif.) Rodeo. Finished 57th in the world standings with $11,765
• 2008: Won the Cassia County Fair & Rodeo (Burley, Idaho) and co-champion at the Great American West Rodeo (Logan, Utah); finished 85th in the world standings with $6,942
• 2007: Co-champion at the Cassia County Fair & Rodeo (Burley, Idaho) with his brother, Mac, and Larry Sandvick; earned $4,093 for the season
Amateur
Three-time qualifier for the College National Finals Rodeo; Idaho high school saddle bronc riding champion, 2002, and a three-time qualifier for the National High School Finals Rodeo
Personal
5-10, 160 … Wife, Michelle (married 2009), is a teacher … Father, Todd, owns and operates a rock quarry; mother, Anita, is a feedlot manager; younger brother Mac is also a PRCA bareback rider who won the 2013 Black Hills Stock Show Rodeo (Rapid City) and the 2011 Ram Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo … Works as a ranch hand at Running W Cattle Company in East Helena (Mont.) Valley and as a farrier … Graduated from Raft River High School (Malta, Idaho) in 2002; competed in football and wrestling ... Enjoys fishing and hunting ... Favorite rodeo is the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up ... Speaks some Spanish ... Dream livestock draw is Classic Pro Rodeo's Big Tex ... Favorite movie is Tin Cup