Daniel Earl Mortensen (born December 16, 1968) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in saddle bronc riding.
He competed in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and won seven world championships; six in saddle bronc riding and one all-around.
His father, Mort, was an electrician and his mother, Sheryl, has worked as a teaching assistant at the Lockwood Schools for over twenty-five years.
During his Sophomore and Junior years at BSHS, Mortensen won the Montana High School bull riding championship.
Before graduating in 1987, he went on to win the Montana High School saddle bronc championship and placed 2nd in the bull riding competition.
Three years after joining the PRCA, Mortensen competed at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) and won the first of his six saddle bronc riding world championships.
[4] During his 1998 NFR run for the saddle bronc championship, Mortensen became the first rider in PRCA history to win over $200,000 in a single event.