Laramie, Wyo. - A Wyoming pro rodeo bull rider died Thursday night while riding in an event in southeast Texas.

In a social media post, the University of Wyoming Rodeo team said they are "heartbroken in learning of the passing of former student-athlete Dylan Grant, who tragically lost his life in a bull riding accident in Texas."

It happened at Wharton County Youth Fair Extreme Bulls event, near Houston. Grant was injured in the second round at the Wharton County event after being bucked off by a bull in the arena.

"Medics rushed him into an ambulance where they began working to stabilize him. He was then taken by helicopter to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, where he passed away," The Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) posted on its website.

The 24-year-old Pavillion, Wyoming man graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2023, earning his degree in Physical Education Teacher Education.

Grant first obtained his PRCA permit on May 1, 2018, and then bought his PRCA card on Feb. 14, 2024. He has competed in multiple PRORODEO and Xtreme Bulls events throughout his career.

This season Grant had $3,760 in earnings and $15,710 in his career.

In 2021, while also competing for the University of Wyoming rodeo team, he won the bull riding title at the Mountain States Circuit Finals Rodeo with 169.5 points on two head. He won Round 3 at the MSCFR in Loveland, Colo., that year with an 86.5-point ride on The Cervi Brothers' Classic Equine Bad Memory.