Over 500 contestants from 24 colleges in Kansas and Oklahoma will be competing in the 11th Annual Colby Community College NIRA Rodeo Sept. 12-14, 2008 at the Thomas County Fairgrounds in Colby.
Evening performances on Friday and Saturday will begin at 7 p.m. The finals on Sunday, featuring the top 10 in each event, will begin at 1:30 p.m.
Men’s events include bareback bronc riding, calf roping, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, team roping and bull riding.
The women will compete in breakaway calf roping, goat tying and barrel racing.
Tickets at the gate are $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12. Children five and under will be admitted free with a parent. Advance tickets ($7 for adults and $3for children) are on sale at Vanderbilts and the Campus Bookstore.
The announcer for this premiere event is Tim Fuller from Claremore, Okla. Stock will be provided by the Hudson Rodeo Company with Deone Hudson, Sharon Springs, as producer of the event.
Allen Russell, CCC rodeo coach, served as the director of the Central Plains Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) which includes two- and four-year colleges and universities in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri for six years.
“The Central Plains Region is one of the largest and toughest in the NIRA,” said Russell. “It will be a great rodeo and I encourage everyone to attend all three performances. We believe this rodeo is one of the largest events hosted in Colby. The community support is outstanding and it’s a great start to our season.”
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