In case you missed it, Bunch went 3-for-3 to win the PBR Velocity Tour event in Tulsa.
By: LANI HANSEN, Senior Reporter
TULSA, Okla- As the Professional Bull Riders Pendleton Whiskey Velocity Tour event in Tulsa, took place in January Tahlequah’s own Caden Bunch went 3-for-3 to win the event in front of his home state.
Coming in on a Friday night, he was one of the last bullriders to take the arena as he tied in the first-round riding “Black Ops” for 84.5 points.
As he returned on Saturday night, Bunch took the lead outlasting his ride on “Virg” for 83.5 points in round 2. He continued his winning streak, with the top score in the championship round defeating “Bandito” for 83 points.
Bunch came to do business and so he did, as he finished the weekend with 148 points which places him in the race for the 2025 Velocity Tour Championship.
Winning in front of his home state crowd Bunch says, “It was fun and exciting, nothing better than close to home with your closest family and friends and an entire arena full of a hometown crowd.”
Bunch who is currently ranked 55 with 8 event wins under his belt, has been in the PBR for almost 4 years. Bullriding is not an easy sport as they say it’s the toughest sport on dirt, but for Bunch he has always had a passion for it since his first ride.
“My papa raised bottle calves, and I liked messing with them, so my mom took me to a local sheep riding and my actual first association was with Wyatt Rogers (PBR, Hulbert) and his parents called Rogers and Son where I won my first buckle there,” Bunch said.
Bunch has come a long way in his career, for only being in the PBR for 4 years he is on the run for a spot at the PBR Velocity Tour Finals in Corpus Christie, TX in May.
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