Clay Guiton, 20, grew up preparing for a career as a professional bull rider alongside fellow Monster Energy teammate John Crimber. Like Crimber, Guiton’s father, Josh, was also a bull rider in the early formative years of the PBR. Clay started riding sheep at 4, progressed through the youth ranks, graduated early from high school in December 2023, and made his PBR debut at 18.
Less than a month later, won a Velocity event in Lexington, Kentucky, and quickly earned his first 90+ point ride at an elite, televised event in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His fifth-place finish in Tulsa was the first of seven consecutive Top 10 event finishes and was ranked 17th in the world standings before his rookie season was cut short with a bruised kidney, liver, and spleen. But he was the second overall selection by the Oklahoma Wildcatters in the 2024 PBR Team Series draft and subsequently traded to his home-state Carolina Cowboys in 2025.
The left-hander from Cherryville, North Carolina led the Cowboys in nearly every statistical category, including a 5-for-5 performance in the Playoffs to lead his team to the championship. The 2026 season is his first with Monster Energy.
Clay Guiton, 20, grew up preparing for a career as a professional bull rider alongside fellow Monster Energy teammate John Crimber. Like Crimber, Guiton’s father, Josh, was also a bull rider in the early formative years of the PBR. Clay started riding sheep at 4, progressed through the youth ranks, graduated early from high school in December 2023, and made his PBR debut at 18.
Less than a month later, won a Velocity event in Lexington, Kentucky, and quickly earned his first 90+ point ride at an elite, televised event in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His fifth-place finish in Tulsa was the first of seven consecutive Top 10 event finishes and was ranked 17th in the world standings before his rookie season was cut short with a bruised kidney, liver, and spleen. But he was the second overall selection by the Oklahoma Wildcatters in the 2024 PBR Team Series draft and subsequently traded to his home-state Carolina Cowboys in 2025.
The left-hander from Cherryville, North Carolina led the Cowboys in nearly every statistical category, including a 5-for-5 performance in the Playoffs to lead his team to the championship. The 2026 season is his first with Monster Energy.
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John Crimber reacts after a clutch ride during the PBR regular season. The 20‑year‑old Texan enters the World Finals atop the standings with history within reach.
John Crimber stays scorching hot in Billings, riding two bulls over 90 points to extend his lead atop the PBR world standings.
