Brody Wells won two of three rounds at the Brad Gjermundson Xtreme Bulls in North Dakota to give him a more than $17,000 jump on the 2023 season.
Wells was 88.5 on Muddy Creek’s Disco Inferno on Friday to win Round 1 before sealing the deal with 90 aboard J Bar J’s Straight Moonshine on Saturday night. He was 260 points on three head to beat out Isaac Diaz and Zeke Thurston by 2.5 points each.
First round: 1. Brody Wells, 88.5 points on Muddy Creek Pro Rodeo’s Disco Inferno, $5,157; 2. (tie) Kole Ashbacher, Layton Green and Statler Wright, 87, $2,922 each; 5. (tie) Chase Brooks and Ross Griffin, 86.5, $1,031 each; 7. (tie) Houston Brown, Zeke Thurston and Stetson Dell Wright, 84, $401 each.
Second round: 1. Stetson Dell Wright, 92 points on J Bar J’s Painted J, $5,157; 2. Sage Newman, 88.5, $3,953; 3. Isaac Diaz, 88, $2,922; 4. Kolby Wanchuk, 87.5, $1,891; 5. (tie) Ben Andersen, Ross Griffin and Zeke Thurston, 85.5, $917 each; 8. (tie) Damian Brennan, Dawson Dahm and Jake Finlay, 85, $172 each.
Finals: 1. Brody Wells, 90 points on J Bar J’s Straight Moonshine, $4,512; 2. Logan Hay, 89, $3,459; 3. Zeke Thurston, 88, $2,557; 4. Damian Brennan, 87.5, $1,654; 5. (tie) Dawson Dahm and Isaac Diaz, 86, $902 each; 7. (tie) Ben Andersen, Chase Brooks and Tanner Butner, 85, $351 each.
Average: 1. Brody Wells, 260 points on three head, $7,735; 2. (tie) Isaac Diaz and Zeke Thurston, 257.5, $5,157 each; 4. Logan Hay, 257, $2,836; 5. Damian Brennan, 255.5, $1,805; 6. Dawson Dahm, 253.5, $1,289; 7. Chase Brooks, 253, $1,031; 8. Ben Andersen, 252.5, $773.