Wade Sundell
Name and Hometown: Wade Sundell – Boxholm, Iowa
9-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Qualifier
2018 World Champion
Joined PRCA: 2007
Regular Season Earnings: $79,180
Starting 2021 NFR in 14th place
Major regular season wins –
• Guymon (Oklahoma) Pioneer Days, $3,538
• Jordan (Montana) Match Xtreme Bronc Ride, $4,044
• Cody (Wyoming) Stampede, $4,907
• Hells A Roarin Xtreme Bulls & Broncs (Gardiner, Montana), $4,935
• Xtreme Broncs Finals (Rapid City, South Dakota), $23,260
Fun Facts about Wade: This is his first WNFR qualification since he won the gold buckle in 2018. He has won at least one round seven of the eight times he has competed in the Thomas and Mack Arena. The year after he won the world championship, he had a wreck in the arena at the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo sustaining a lacerated liver. His comeback has been slower than what he’d like, but he is grateful to be alive and doing what he loves. The ever-enthusiastic competitor has been a fan favorite for years. He needs $66,000 to cross the $2 million mark in career earnings which could easily happen in Las Vegas. Wade and barrel racer Shelby Hanssen have a son, Rankin, that is likely to be as enthusiastic about rodeo as his dad.