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Q: Where did you grow up, and what kind of family did you grow up in?

A: I grew up in Halfway, Missouri, which is a little bitty town, population 73. There's a post office, a gas station and a school. My dad (Rick) amateur rodeoed. He heeled until the late ‘80s, then started heading for my brother (Jeff) in the mid'90s. My mom (Susy) announced and my dad flagged for Jeff Smith at his US(TRC) ropings for as long as I can remember. I never high school rodeoed, but I grew up going to those ropings.

Q: Besides making the NFR, what's been your favorite career highlight so far?

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