PRORODEO Sports News - March 7, 2025

BRANDON HARRISON TAKES STEP TOWARD WORLD TITLE By Zach Alvira

B randon Harrison is the first to admit his patience for winning a world champion ship is thin. The 35-year-old steer wrestler out of Cheek, Texas, doesn’t want to wait until the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge to accomplish the feat either. Harrison wants to set himself up for a gold buckle early in the sea son. “I’m rodeoing right now to be a world champ,” Harrison said. “I’m not going to wait until the NFR to win a world championship. I want to win it now.” Harrison took a big step toward accomplishing that goal on Feb. 22 at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo held at Frost Bank Center. Harrison made a statement captur ing the steer wrestling title with a time of 4.3 seconds in the finals. He

Steer wrestler Brandon Harrison won the title with a 4.3-second run in the finals.

earned $19,979 during his trip to San Antonio.

“[This is] one of the biggest rodeos of the year,” Harrison said. “It’s amazing to compete against these guys and to do my best and come out and prevail.” Harrison approached the final round like any other. The start is his main priority. He aimed to time it perfectly to avoid penalty but put him in position to succeed. Once he knew he had hit the start, he resorted to having fun. It’s a coy sentiment from a competitor with world championship aspirations. But for Harrison, it works. “My job is to hit the start and after I hit the start, I’m having fun,” Harrison said, adding that the final round felt like a blur. “I just let my body do the job and not think too much. I never want to overthink. “It’s going to help me accomplish my goal of being a world champ.”

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