LAS VEGAS – When half the equation in rodeo involves livestock, there’s never a guaranteed outcome.

The steer wrestlers found that out during Wednesday’s seventh round of the National Finals Rodeo. The steers were big and strong, and times reflected it. Bridger Anderson knew he had a powerful steer, but he handled business during a 4.3-second run to finish tied for third, worth $18,630.

“That steer really tried, but I knew it was going to be good on the ground,” said Anderson, a three-time NFR qualifier from Carrington, North Dakota. “I got a pretty good start and rode up in there to him. That was probably the best run I made all week.”

Confidence is brewing in the 27-year-old cowboy, the 2019 intercollegiate bulldogging champion while competing at Northwestern Oklahoma State Universi

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