ProRodeo Sports News - August 21, 2020

Wilderness cowboy will make RAM NCFR debut RAM CIRCUIT SPOTLIGHT WILDERNESS

BY TRACY RENCK T he way Bronc Marriott sees it, I don’t think I could work in a cubicle,” said Marriott, 21. “I don’t think that’s an option.” Marriott pursued a rodeo career and is finding his niche in bareback riding. The Woods Cross, Utah, cowboy bought his PRCA permit in December 2018 and has rodeoed on his permit since, earning $14,644. While honing his craft, Marriott has with a name like Bronc he had no choice but to rodeo. “With my name being Bronc,

ABOUT BRONC AGE: 21 HOMETOWN: Woods Cross, Utah EVENT: Bareback riding RECENT HIGHLIGHTS: Won 2019 Chief Joseph Days in Joseph, Ore.; Qualified for 2020 RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo

reaped the rewards. Topping the list is a bid to his first RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Greeley, Colo., Sept. 10-13. “In March when all this (COVID-19) stuff started, I was worried that I wasn’t going to be able to go to the National Circuit Finals Rodeo,” Marriott said. “I’m just tickled to see that it is happening, and this will be my first time competing in

HAVING PATIENCE The biggest win of Marriott’s young ProRodeo career came at Chief Joseph Days in Joseph, Ore., July, 27, 2019. He had an 87-point ride on Bridwell Pro Rodeos’ Scarlet Lady and earned $2,008. Up-and-Comer W.T. Bruce photo Bareback rider Bronc Marriott competes during the Silver State Stampede in Elko, Nev., in July. Marriott honed his riding skills with the guidance of his father, pickup man Bobby Marriott, late ProRodeo Hall of Famer Lewis Feild and his son, Kaycee.

Greeley.”

The RAMNCFR, one of the biggest rodeos of the season, will have a total distribution of $500,000. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the RAMNCFR, originally scheduled to take place in Kissimmee, Fla., in April, was moved to Greeley. Bareback rider MorganWilde won

the Wilderness Circuit year-end title and the average at the RAMWilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo. By finishing second in the year-end standings, Marriott qualified for the RAMNCFR. “This is going to be awesome,” Marriott said. “This is a stepping-stone for me. My rookie year is next year, so this is going to be a test for me to see where I’m at and what I need to work on.”

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