Josh Frost Wins First San Antonio Xtreme Bulls Title Since 2018
The city of San Antonio has been good to Josh Frost over the years and the Randlett, Utah, bull rider made the most of his most recent trip.
He claimed his second San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Xtreme Bulls championship on Feb. 22, his last came in 2018. That year he took home $31,500 for his efforts. In 2022, he wrapped up the title with an 88.5-point ride on Frontier Rodeo’s Jester in the short round. He said it’s a match up he’s been looking forward to for quite some time.
“If you could hand pick one out of the draw that’s the one I would’ve picked that’s for sure,” said Frost, 26. “I had never had the opportunity to get on the bull before, but I’ve seen him a lot. I was super blessed to finally get the opportunity to draw him, and it went the way I had envisioned it.”
To punch his ticket to the short round Frost had to get over a hurdle that sent him to the dirt just a few nights earlier. He went head-to-head with Stockyards ProRodeo’s Party Animal, a bull that bucked him off short of the eight second mark during the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.
“That was the bull that bucked me off during the regular rodeo and funny enough it ended up being my long round draw here tonight,” he said. “I rode him seven seconds at the rodeo, so I was pretty excited to get a rematch. I topped him off for 87 points and came back to another good spot in the short round.”
Even though Frost didn’t qualify for the semifinals at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, he still walked out of the Alamo City with $11,000, thanks to his Xtreme Bulls win. The money only further helps his cause as the No.1 man in the PRCA | RAM World Standings.
“It’s been a good year so far, but we have a long season left,” Frost said. “So, I’ve got to keep my head down and stay focused. Everybody sees the success from the end of last year, but it’s been 26 years of hard work. I try to get better every time I nod my head.”
And he doesn’t plan to slow down anytime soon with his sights set on not only a PRCA World Championship, but another run at the prestigious Linderman award. It’s an honor he won in 2019 and then again in 2021. The honor was not awarded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 shortened season.
“I’ve always said if they have a rodeo, I’m going to be entering it,” he said. “You just really have to stay confident and focused on taking it one bull at a time because like I said it’s a long season. I’m going to try to keep rolling and keep the momentum from this win and take it on to the next one.”
Courtesy of PRCA