NMSU RODEO

As you regular readers know, I'm in Casper, Wyo. with the NMSU rodeo team, attending the College National Finals Rodeo. Here' some background on the team and the CNFR. I'll catch up on the news tomorrow night.

GRAND CANYON REGION FINAL STANDINGS

New Mexico State University Placings

Boys Team

2. NMSU

Girls Team

1. NMSU

Men's All-around

9. Tyle Trammell

Women's All-around

1. Bailey Gow
3. Kayla Weiss
4. Krista Norell

Saddle Bronc Riding

3. Clint Phillips
8. Taylor Smith

Bareback Riding

1. Clay Houston

Bull Riding

2. Justin Sanderlin
5. Daren Albrecht

Tie Down Roping

1. Wacey Walraven
5. Tye Trammell
5. Clay Acuna

Steer Wrestling

7. Frank Krentz

Team Roping Header

4. Victor Perez
5. Jared Evans
6. Dusty Penrod
9. Tye Trammell

Team Roping Heeler

2. Nate Mortensen
3. Matt Garza
5. Kody Gentry
6. Arcel Allsup
7. Dan Whitworth
8. Body Baize
9. Brian Bell

Barrel Racing

1. Wylene Penrod
3. Chelsee Byerley
4. Bailey Gow
5. Kasey Talbot
7. Meghan Jo Frie
8. Krista Norell

Breakaway Roping

1. Bailey Gow
2. Janelle Manygoats
4. Kayla Weiss
4. Krista Norell
10.Katrina Stackpole

Goat Tying

3. Kayla Weiss
6. Krista Norell
7. Bailey Gow
10.Rachael Van Cleve

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NMSU To Compete for National Rodeo Honors

Date: 06/10/2005
Contact: Jim Dewey Brown, (505) 646-3659, brownji@nmsu.edu
Reporter: Darrell J. Pehr, (505) 635-2017, pehr@nmsu.edu

LAS CRUCES – The nationally ranked New Mexico State University women’s rodeo team will compete for the national crown June 12-18 at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo. Seven members of the men’s team are also national qualifiers.

“It ought to be a really good rodeo,” said NMSU rodeo coach Jim Dewey Brown. “I have high hopes for the women’s team, and the men should do really well.”

Brown’s advice for his team was simple. “Just ride smart and rope smart.”
It has been more than 20 years since an NMSU women’s team has won a national title. Brown said NMSU women’s teams captured national championships in 1975 and 1976, and a team in the 1980s finished second. He attributes the current success to solid recruiting and multitalented athletes.

“The top ranking shows everybody else that we’re growing up and we’re going to be a force,” Brown said.

Those competing at nationals include barrel racers Wylene Penrod of Laveen, Ariz., and Chelsee Byerley of Gallup; women’s all-around competitor Bailey Gow of Roseburg, Ore.; Kayla Weiss of Great Falls, Mont., in goat tying; and Janelle Manygoats of Winslow, Ariz., in breakaway roping.

NMSU men competing will be bareback rider Clay Houston of Seminole, Texas; saddle bronc rider Clint Phillipps of Douglas, Ariz.; bullrider Justin Sanderlin of Morenci, Ariz.; team ropers Nate Mortensen of Virden and Matt Garza of Mesilla Park; and calf roper Wacey Walraven of Datil. Grand Canyon Region student director Arcel Allsup of Duncan, Ariz., can compete in one event for NMSU.

Contact Information: D'Lyn Ford - dlford@nmsu.edu - phone (505) 646-6528 - fax (505) 646-3513

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College National Finals Rodeo

Schedule
June 12-18, 2005

One of the greatest of all Rodeos on the North American continent, the College National Finals Rodeo is held each year in June in Casper, Wyoming. College cowboys and cowgirls from eleven different regions in the United States and four Canadian Provinces enter the CNFR arena in an effort to win national titles in saddle bronc, bareback, bull riding, steer wrestling, calf roping, team roping, barrel racing, breakaway roping, and goat tying. We also have the honor of crowning the All-Around Cowboy and Cowgirl and the National Men and Women Teams.

This year marks the fifty seventh year for the event. The first was held in 1949 in San Francisco, California, at the famed Cow Palace. The year began with what we term a celebration of collegiate athletics and the western heritage we hold dear.

Student athletes will also be competing for over $200,000 in scholarships from the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. Scholarship Awards Program.

All performances begin at 7:00 p.m., including the Saturday Championship Round. Slack will be held on Monday, June 13th and Tuesday, June 14th at 7:00 a.m, with a special 'Bulls N Broncs Only' on Sunday June 12th, at a 4:00 p.m.

The Saturday championship round for 2005 will be televised on the College Sports TV network. Check your local listings for times.

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