FEMALE BULL RIDERS TO COMPETE AT FROST CHALLENGE

Rodeo fans will get a look at some of the top female bull riders in the sport at the Lane Frost Challenge, which is set for May 18-19 in Vernal, Utah.

The Lane Frost Challenge, now in its seventh year, is an annual tribute to legendary bull rider Lance Frost and features the top athletes in the sport. This year, a separate women’s division has been added, featuring six competitors, including Mandy Shipsky and Dee Dee Crawford from Texas, Kelly Gilbert and Jamie Walker from California, Lorette Guzman Mills from Las Vegas and finally, Melissa Glass.

The six women will compete for their own purse.

Walker, a former softball player who now coaches the sport when she isn’t riding bulls, has frequently competed against men, often out of necessity. She’s looking forward to competing against an all-female field, something she’s done only once before.

“This is excellent,” she says, “we’re competing against athletes that are about the same level and at the same level of experience.”

The women’s division of the Lane Frost Challenge is being sponsored by Cowgirl Attitude. Television coverage of the Challenge is being produced by Bullriding TV.