20 Facts About Kody Lostroh

Kody Lostroh was born on September 18,1985 and is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding.

Kody Lostroh was the 2009 Professional Bull Riders world champion.

In 2023, Lostroh was ranked No 22 on the list of the top 30 bull riders in PBR history.

Kody Lostroh was born on September 18,1985, in Longmont, Colorado.

Kody Lostroh watched a video of Cheyenne Frontier Days so many times that his mother Dena Schlutz signed him up to ride at the Boulder County Fair in 1993, when he was seven years old.

Kody Lostroh won a Little Britches Rodeo national bull riding title in 2003 and the Colorado High School Rodeo bull riding championship three consecutive years.

Kody Lostroh was attending the University of Wyoming, but quit after a semester to pursue the Professional Bull Riders circuit.

In 2005, during his rookie year on the PBR's Built Ford Tough Series, Kody Lostroh won the first round of the event in Uniondale, New York, the Nassau Open, and became eligible for the Mossy Oak Shootout bonus worth $35,000.

Kody Lostroh successfully rode his bull and collected the bounty.

Kody Lostroh later won the 2005 PBR Rookie of the Year title, and in 2009, he won the PBR world championship.

For example, Kody Lostroh injured his riding hand in January 2014 and missed most of the first half of that season.

In 2015, Kody Lostroh decided to leave the PBR to compete in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association circuit and try to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo.

Kody Lostroh was eventually diagnosed with a tumor wrapped around his carotid artery, requiring surgery.

Kody Lostroh went back to the PBR but still had some reservations.

On March 29,2018, Kody Lostroh announced his retirement from bull riding.

In 2022, Kody Lostroh became the assistant coach to head coach Cord McCoy of the Oklahoma Freedom; one of eight bull riding teams of the PBR's Team Series, which debuted that year.

Kody Lostroh then became the head coach of the New York Mavericks; one of two new PBR teams which debuted that year.

Also in 2023, Kody Lostroh was ranked No 22 on the list of the top 30 bull riders in PBR history.

In May 2024, Kody Lostroh was inducted into the Bull Riding Hall of Fame.

Kody Lostroh raises bucking bulls in Ault, Colorado, at the Shield of Faith Cattle Company.