ProRodeo Sports News - February 3, 2023

NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW & RODEO

Burnell turns heads with win Ric Andersen photo Bryce Burnell, 29, grabbed the biggest win of his career in Denver with a 91-point ride on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s White Trash.

Bryce Burnell has paid his dues on the ProRodeo trail without much reward – until Jan. 22. The 29-year-old snared top honors at the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo in Denver with a 91-point ride on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s White Trash in the finals. Burnell earned a career-rodeo best $7,024 and was thrilled with how things unfolded. “It was just grit and try, (I) never quit,” Burnell said about his victorious ride at the Denver Coliseum. “I won the (National High School Finals Rodeo in 2013) when I was a senior. That was a pretty incredible win. But, to win this ProRodeo in Denver is definitely something to be proud of.” The Sheridan, Wyo., cowboy talked a little about his journey, which led him to celebrating a win in the Mile High City. “I have been in ProRodeo for quite a while,” Burnell said. “I just had

a few years where I went through a rough patch or two with some injuries and other things I fought through. I didn’t rodeo a whole lot and then I got healthy, and I came back.” In Denver, Burnell had an 80.5-point ride on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Storman Norman. He followed that up with an 88-point trip on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Legal Action to advance out of the semis, setting the stage for his eight seconds of glory in the finals. Burnell’s win was quite the feat as he bested reigning PRCA Bull Riding World Champion StetsonWright, who had a 90.5-point ride on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Centerfold in the finals. “I’m just going to take it one bull at a time, and keep trying on every one of them,” Burnell said about his plan moving forward. “This is incredible getting this buckle in Denver and I will enjoy it a lot that is for sure.”

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