Wyoming bull rider with Northern Colorado ties dies after being struck by bull at rodeo

A Wyoming bull rider with Northern Colorado ties has died from injuries suffered at a rodeo Thursday night in Texas.

Dylan Grant, 24, a Pavillion, Wyoming native, and former member of the University of Wyoming rodeo team, was competing April 3 in the Wharton County Youth Fair Xtreme Bulls event in Wharton, Texas, when the accident happened, according to an announcement from the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

Medics quickly got Grant into an ambulance and started working to stabilize him, then Grant was flown by helicopter to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, where he died, according to the PRCA announcement.

"The PRCA would like to send its thoughts and prayers to bull rider Dylan Grant's family, friends and the entire rodeo/bull riding community," the organization said in its announcement.

Grant was a 2023 graduate of the University of Wyoming where he earned a degree in physical education.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with Dylan's father, Wade, and Dylan's mother, Tiffany, during this unthinkable time," the rodeo team's Facebook page stated. "Dylan was a champion of life inside and outside of the arena."

Grant competed in the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver in January and the Mountain States Circuit Finals at the Larimer County Ranch Events Complex in October of 2024.

In 2021, while competing for the University of Wyoming rodeo team, Grant won the bull riding title at the Mountain States Circuit Finals Rodeo in Loveland.

Grant had $3,760 in earnings this year and $15,710 in career earnings on the PRCA circuit.

The Coloradoan previously reported that Canvas Stadium on the campus of CSU will host the Professional Bull Riders "Best of the West" bull riding-only event July 21-22.

The event will include bull riding both nights as well as concerts from country artists Tim McGraw and Jon Pardi.