Garrett Tribble
Garrett Tribble – Bristow, Okla. ($102,226)
2-time WNFR qualifier
Garrett Tribble joined the PRCA when he was 18, qualified for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo when he was 19 and now at 21, he’s headed to his second.
His first trip to Las Vegas came with a 12th place qualification. He got to make a trip to the South Point Hotel and Casino for the seventh-round buckle presentations as co-champion. However, he didn’t have the NFR that he had hoped for and was ready to get back.
Last year didn’t go well either. He finished the season in 22nd place. That made him more determined than ever. He wasn’t in the top 15 of the world standings until the end of February after having success at a rodeo that literally made his year – the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo.
The “Let’s Rodeo San Antonio,” catch phrase will cause Garrett to smile from now on. He won the bull riding at the rodeo and collected more than one fourth of his season earnings in the AT&T Center. Garrett won $34,574 in the Alamo City and vaulted to fifth place in the world standings.
His success there culminated with a 90-point ride on Andrews Rodeo’s bull, Double Vision. That eight-second ride was worth a whopping $20,751 as he and Sage Kimzey were the only successful contestants in the finals.
He continued winning adding several more championships including three in his home state of Oklahoma. Those are important, not just because they are in his circuit, but because that is also the home of the late Lane Frost.
Garrett is a first-generation rodeo contestant that grew up around cattle and horses and watching the movie Eight Seconds. For most of his life he has wanted to be a bull rider because of watching that movie everyday after school.
When he was five, his dad took him to a rodeo, so he could see the action in person. He tried his hand at mutton busting and the rest as they say is history. When he starts the 2018 edition of the NFR, he will be in eighth place.
Garrett’s first qualification came with a win at the Cody/Yellowstone Xtreme Bulls. His grandparents were on vacation in Wyoming and when they found out Garrett was riding, they extended their trip to watch.
They are just two of the family members that are included among his fans. Along with his parents, he also has two older brothers. They are now making plans to watch him for 10 nights in Vegas.
