Bryce Eck is a Kansas bareback rider who took a trip to North Dakota that would end in the Winner’s Circle. Eck is your Rookie Athlete of the Week after winning the PRCA Xtreme Bares and Broncs in Watford City.
In the Long Round, Eck would be 84.5 points on J Bar J’s No Show Reiner to tie with Ben Kramer for an eigth place pay day and it only went up from there.
Eck’s Short Round horse was another J Bar J bronc, Straight Stick. They would top the Short Round leaderboard with an 87-point ride before cashing in a total of $2,900.
With another standout class of bareback rookies, Eck sits No. 4 in the Rookie Race with only $300 sitting between him and the No. 2 spot. He has cracked into the Top 50 in the World and he is your Rookie Athlete of the Week.
