Ben Andersen finished outside of the Top 30 each of the last two seasons, but that changed in a big way during the 2021 rodeo season. The 22-year-old Canadian cowboy finished No. 12 in the World Standings and is heading to his first career NFR.
Ben captured his first big win of the season at the Osage XTreme Bronc Days where he went 88.5 points on Cash Deal to win the rodeo and a check for more than $4,000. Andersen ran into a difficult stretch of riding after his win in Osage. He would cash just one check over $1,000 between the beginning of April and June 19th.
Andersen bounced back at the Reno Rodeo, taking third place in the first round with an 85.5 point ride which earned him over $3,000. That would prove to be the ride that got his season rolling as he impressed at the St. Paul Rodeo, taking second place in two rounds and earning more than $10,000 at the rodeo.
BEN ANDERSEN, 86.5 POINTS, ST. PAUL
After his big weekend in St. Paul, Andersen kept the momentum going with a round win at the Calgary Stampede. Andersen went 85.5 points on Aerosol Rocket and took home $5,500.
Andersen followed up his Calgary performance with a nice showing at The Daddy of em’ All in Cheyenne. Ben won round one with an 88 point ride and would follow that up with an 88.5 point ride in round two to get another round win.
BEN ANDERSEN, 88.5 POINTS, CHEYENNE FRONTIER DAYS
After Cheyenne Andersen cashed checks at four rodeos before heading to the Farm-City Pro Rodeo in Oregon. Andersen posted the best ride of his season and just the second ride of 90 points or more in his career. He went 90.5 on Special Delivery and won the rodeo, earning $6,514 in the process.
Andersen had one final big payday during the 2021 season at the Xtreme Broncs Finals where he placed second in the first round and fourth in the finals. In total Andersen won $13,387 at the rodeo, securing his first career NFR appearance.
