By finishing third in Thursday’s eighth go-round, 20-year-old sensation Sage Kimzey of Strong City, Okla., has clinched the 2014 bull riding world championship.

Kimzey has earned $250,897 with two rounds remaining at the NFR, $107,731 of which came in Las Vegas. He is just the second bull rider in ProRodeo history to have won the gold buckle as a rookie.