The World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA) today announced the
unveiling of the WCRA Division Y (DY), a youth division designed to give youth the
most exclusive opportunity to qualify and compete in a one-day $1,000,000 major
rodeo.
DY
will feature athletes ages 13 and up from around the globe competing for their spot
on the WCRA DY Leaderboard (age limit is determined by sanctioning
bodies where DY athletes earn points). The top 24 athletes in each discipline as of
April 12, 2020 on the DY Leaderboard will advance to the May 14-15 Youth Stampede
At The E event in Guthrie, Oklahoma at the legendary Lazy E Arena.
The
May 14-15 Youth Stampede at the E will host competitors in each of the six disciplines; girl’s
breakaway roping, steer wrestling, team roping, tie-down roping, and barrel racing,
— each athlete competing for their piece of the $50,000 purse. The event format
will be two rounds and an average. Athletes will not be required to pay
an entry fee.
The
average champions from each discipline from the youth event will advance to the
WCRA $1 Million Stampede At The E on May 16. The one-day $1 million major rodeo
will give one youth in each discipline the opportunity to run at more than
$111,000, with the winners walking away with at least $50,000 each.
“Based on feedback throughout
the rodeo industry,
we have made the decision to add a youth division to give the youth a chance to
earn big payouts on a large stage,” said WCRA President, Bobby Mote. “While we
realize the need for growth in rough stock, our first event will only feature the
six major timed event disciplines. Rough stock disciplines will be added in a
future segment.”
WCRA also announced their first youth alliance- The National High
School Rodeo Association (NHSRA). The NHSRA is an international,
non-profit organization dedicated to the development of sportsmanship,
horsemanship and character in the youth of our country through the sport
of
rodeo. The NHSRA membership consists of over 11,500 members from 43
states,
five Canadian provinces, Australia and Mexico. The
NHSRA also supports athletes dreams by annually awarding more than
$550,000.00
in scholarships at the national level, and $1.8 million in scholarship
cumulatively on the international level.
“NHSRA is always looking for ways to provide our members with
opportunity to grow in and out of the arena, while striving to build a strong
foundation for our members,” said NHSRA Executive Director, James Higginbotham.
“While there are roughly 1,800 NHSRA sanctioned rodeos throughout the year,
WCRA will give our members a chance to compete, if they choose, on an
additional platform.”
Youth
competitors can begin earning points through nominating their efforts beginning
December 2, 2019 and concluding April 12, 2020. Athletes will be given the
opportunity to nominate for $25 and earn points or the youth division.
Nominating DY and the open division will not be permitted. Athletes who are
under 18 years of age must chose to compete in the open VRQ division or the
youth divison.
“What better way to launch our youth initiative than with the largest
youth rodeo association in the world,” said Mote. “We could not be more proud
to join forces with the NHSRA to take youth rodeo to new heights. You can’t be all for
rodeo- if you’re not developing the next generation of the sport.”
For
More information on WCRA DY click here.
Since launching in May of 2018, the WCRA and
its partners have awarded more than $5,600,000 in new money to rodeo
athletes. All rodeo athletes interested in learning more about the WCRA
or the VRQ should be directed to
wcrarodeo.com. All athletes looking to register, please visit here.
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Thursday, November 21, 2019
WORLD CHAMPIONS RODEO ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF DIVISION Y WITH OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH TO COMPETE IN $1 MILLION MAJOR RODEO
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