ALVA, Okla. – Both breakaway roper Taylor Munsell and steer wrestler Bridger Anderson got a big taste of what it means to be a champion this past summer when they left the College National Finals Rodeo as national champions.

They not only want to defend their titles; they want do so in a big way. Anderson has kicked off the 2019-20 season with a second-place finish and two titles, the last of which came this past weekend at the Oklahoma State University rodeo.

He and Munsell won their respective events at the season opener in Colby, Kansas, and they repeated it again in Stillwater, Oklahoma. B...