Will Stetson Wright be the 2023 Pendleton Round-Up Champion Bull Rider?

12 bull riders advance to the Pendleton Round-Up short round, who will be crowned the champion?

Will Stetson Wright be the 2023 Pendleton Round-Up Champion Bull Rider?

Reining world champion Stetson Wright wins the long round of bull riding on the iconic 5-acre grassy arena. Paired up with King Rodeo and Wentz Bucking Bulls' - Lone Ranger scoring an astounding 87.5 points.

Like the breakaway roping, barrel racing and bronc riding; the bull riding is just one long round. The top 12 scores advance on to the short round where the 2023 Pendleton Round-Up champion will be named.

Jared Parsonage came into Pendleton sitting 14th in the PRCA world standings with $126,833.60 won for the 2023 season. Advancing on to the short round is the perfect opportunity Parsonage needed to set himself up for a successful last couple weeks of the regular season.

Dustin Boquet finished 4th in the long round with 84.4 points on Monster In Paris. Sitting 24th in the world before the Pendleton Round-Up. A little over $50,000 out of the 15th position, the pressure is on for Boquet to dominate in the Pendleton short round, as well as the last few rodeos of the season. His last NFR appearance was in 2021 where he finished ninth in the world standings with $165,555.

Long round results:

1.) Stetson Wright, 87.5 points

2.) Creek Young, 86.5 points

3.) Chance Schott, 84.5 points

4.) Dustin Boquet, 84 points

5.) Ky Hamilton, 83.5 points

6.) Clayton Sellars, 83 points

7-8.) (tie) Parker Breding and Roscoe Jarboe, 82.5 points

9.) Jared Parsonage, 80.5 points

10.) T.J. Gray, 80.5 points

11.) Hayes Weight, 78.5 points

12.) Tristen Hutchings, 76 points

Published Sep 16, 2023

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