Lane Frost rides at the 1989 Cheyenne Frontier Days. Frost, a popular rider and the 1987 world champion, died on July 30, the last day of the competition. (Randy Wagner/Courtesy of the Cheyenne Frontier Days' Old West Museum)
FEATURE Tag Elliot of College of Southern Idaho rides Black Jack to his third qualifying ride to Saturday's finals. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
Kyle Lozier of Dawson College is thrown off of Powerball Friday night during the last go round before the finals on Saturday. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
Chad German of HIll College takes the bull riding championship title with a 74.5 point ride ontop of Babe Saturday night during the final performance of the CNFR. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
Lane Frost rides at the 1989 Cheyenne Frontier Days. Frost, a popular rider and the 1987 world champion, died on July 30, the last day of the competition. (Randy Wagner/Courtesy of the Cheyenne Frontier Days' Old West Museum)
Lane Frost rides at the 1987 Cheyenne Frontier Days. Frost won the world bull riding title that year, claiming $105,697 in earnings. (Randy Wagner/Courtesy of the Cheyenne Frontier Days' Old West Museum)
Lane Frost rides at the 1989 Cheyenne Frontier Days. Frost, a popular rider and the 1987 world champion, died on July 30, the last day of the competition. (Randy Wagner/Courtesy of the Cheyenne Frontier Days' Old West Museum)
Lane Frost rides at the 1989 Cheyenne Frontier Days. Frost, a popular rider and the 1987 world champion, died on July 30, the last day of the competition. (Randy Wagner/Courtesy of the Cheyenne Frontier Days' Old West Museum)
This image of a PRCA handout shows Lane Frost during and after his world championship bull riding season in 1987. (Courtesy/Dallas Morning News)
Wheatland bull rider Tyler Willis suffered a head injury at Cheyenne Frontier Days last month and has been waiting out a 30-day doctor's release ever since.
Zack Elliott of the College of Southern Idaho rides Once in Awhile during the bull riding competition on Sunday at the College National Finals Rodeo at the Casper Events Center. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune
Bullfighters scramble to protect North Arkansas College's Luke Dotson after his ride during slack on Tuesday morning at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
Jamon Turner of Sul Ross State holds on to his 71 point run on top of Homer Simpson to lead the go round Thursday night.
The statue of bull rider Lane Frost, who died on the last day of 1989 Cheyenne Frontier Days, stands outside Frontier Days Park. The sculpture was created by former Casper College bull rider and Casper artist Chris Navarro. (Courtesy/Cheyenne Frontier Days' Old West Museum)
Jed Moore of Cheyenne, Wyo. competes during a bull riding competition at the Cheyenne Frontier Days outdoor rodeo and western celebration Monday July 20, 2009 in Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP Photo/Laramie Boomerang, Andy Carpenean)





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