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 rushed Grant into an ambulance where they began working to stabilize him. He was then taken by helicopter to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, where he passed away, the announcement read.
"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 PRCA announcement read.
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, 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.
This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Former University of Wyoming bull rider dies from injuries at rodeo
