Meet The Athletes
Bios of all competing card holding members!
Jorden Halvorsen - Pro Division
Hi, my name is Jorden Halvorsen. I'm orginially from North Carolina but now live in Texas. I moved to Texas about 2 years ago to chase my dream of riding bulls and learning how to ranch. I work for Dale Brisby at Rodeo Time and appeared in his Netflix Show 'How to be a Cowboy'. Riding bulls is one of my biggest passions and i want to do everything i can to help grow the sport! I've battled a ton of injuries but I haven't let that stop me from being the best I can be! 'Be who you want to be, not who you're told to be!'
Accomplishments:
2016 Carousel Farms Amateur Champion
2016 Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Women's Bull Riding Champion
2017 True Grit Bull Camp Champion
2018 WPBR World Champion
2018 Battle of the Bulls Champion
2019 Cowboy Legacy Reunion Champion
2020 Cowboy Legacy Reunion Champion
2022 Buckin' For the Gold Women's Bull Riding Champion
2022 Halloween Bull Bash Women's Bull Riding Champion
2022 WBRO Women's Bull Riding World Champion
Malia Bradley - Pro Division
I am Malia Dirt Bradley, i am 16 years old from Bonne Terre MO and i have been riding for almost 3 years!
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Catalina Langlitz - Pro Division
Hi, my name is Catalina Langlitz. I currently work as an equine vet technician and am attending college at Arizona State University. I started riding off and on when I was 10 years old and found my passion while also competing in all sports. Around the age of 16, I turned my focus to riding. I want to empower women into knowing that they can do ANYTHING their heart leads them to!“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.” -Coco Chanel
Accomplishments:
2018 IMBA Finals Las Vegas Chute Out Qualifier
2019 TYBR Finals Qualifier Open top 3
2021 WBRO Champion
Alexia Huffman -Novice Division
My name is Alexia Huffman. I grew up in Norco, California where I started to rodeo when I was five years old. I moved to east Alabama about a year ago for work. I'm a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army but everywhere I go I always find a place to rodeo and practice bull riding. I absolutely love the sport of rodeo and bull riding and I want to be a part of keeping the western way of life alive. I am extremely grateful for the ability to serve this beautiful country and to ride bulls with the best. Accomplishments:2004 CJBRA Sheep Riding Champion2005 CJBRA Calf Riding Reserve Champion2006 CJBRA Calf Riding Reserve Champion2011 CJRA Steer Riding Champion2011 PCJRA Pee Wee Bulls Year End Champion2015 BBOS Merced, CA Classic Champion (119 Hooligan)2020 U.S. Army Air Assault School Graduate Fort Campbell, KY
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Emily Crowder - Novice Division
Emily is a Colorado native who started riding bulls in college. She works as a full time personal trainer and strongly believes the work you put in, outside of the arena, translates directly to your performance inside the arena. Emily's goal is to learn as much as she can about bull riding and the rodeo industry as a whole, and to progress in her riding ability. "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard,"
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Samantha Houston - Novice Division
My name is Samantha Houston, I was born in Ontario Canada but I am slowly transitioning to Maricopa Arizona. I started riding bulls when I was 21 through Brandon Ray Moore and Bramers' Rodeo and today I am a weekly bull jockey at Louis Backlas' Cross Over the Line Rodeo Series. I ride bulls cause I love it! Theirs no better feeling then getting in time with a good bull and putting on a ride that just makes you smile at the end of it! I also love all my friends and Rodeo family. I love traveling to new states and helping new riders who love the sport as much as I do. Their is a camaraderie in Rodeo that no other sport has. I'm proud to be apart of ladies bull riding and all that it is shaping into in the years to come. When I am not riding bulls my other hobbies included, classical dressage, race horses, hunting and tanning hides. Accomplishments: 2018 Cross Over the Line Rodeo Co. Winter Series Champion2022 WBRO Most Improved Rider
Ana Coello - Novice Division -
\ My name is Ana Coello, a Florida native soon to be living in south east Texas. I started riding bulls in late 2021 and was hooked from the very first ride. I currently work as a law enforcement officer and spend my free time riding my horses, working out and striving to improve my bull riding abilities. My goal is to learn as much as I can and be the best me I can be.
Katie Moore - Novice DivsionMy name is Katie Moore. I am an East Texas native who started riding bulls for fun and never learned to quit. I teach Texas History for a living and enjoy spending time with my fiancé and our dog Daphne. God has blessed me with the amazing opportunity to ride, so I hope to shine his light through me at every nod. ~ Philippians 4:6 (NLT) “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.”Accomplishments:2021 WPBR Semi Pro Bull Riding Champion2021 WPBR Semi Pro Karen Schoolcraft Memorial Bull Riding Champion2021 WBRO True Grit Bull Riding Award Winner
Ashley Jolly - Novice Division
My name is Ashley Jolly, I am 36 years old. I have been riding for over a year. I was born and raised in Austin, Tx. I have two kids, age 13 and 14. I am very excited to be representing women in the sport of bull riding. Can’t wait to excel in this sport!Accomplishments2022 WBRO Novice Champion
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Callie Earls - Novice DivisionAge 14Hometown: Gatesville, TXWhen she isn’t bull riding she runs track for Gatesville Jr High and pitches for her softball teams. She really loves being around livestock especially the bulls. She thinks . What’s funny is, she is terrified of horses, but loves bulls. She’s very excited to be apart of the Elite Lady Bull Riders.
Sydney Granger - Novice Division
Hi, my name is Sydney Granger and I'm from NY. I started riding bulls in the late summer of 2022 and when I'm not riding bulls I'm flanking them!
Athena Rivera - Novice DivisionHey my names Athena I’m from San Diego California started riding around mid 2022 ever since haven’t stopped always been a dream of mine now I’m making it reality little by little
Emilie Gagné - Novice Division
My name is Emilie Gagné. I'm originally from Calgary, Alberta, but currently live in Guelph, Ontario. I've been riding bulls consecutively for a little over a year now! I absolutely love it, and am very excited to be a part of the Elite Lady Bull Riders. In my free time, I enjoy training horses and dogs!
