Rebeca Mertins Chiodini
The 48th annual Racer Round-up Rodeo was held at the Cherry Expo Center on Nov. 16-18. The championship rounds of all events were held on Saturday, Nov. 18.
The 48th annual Racer Round-up Rodeo was held at Murray State University’s William “Bill” Cherry Expo Center on the weekend of Nov. 16-18. The rodeo, which spanned three nights, includes events such as calf roping, goat tying, barrel racing and bull riding. The schools that participated in the rodeo are all part of the Ozark Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Each of the nine events awards one winner with a golden belt buckle. Here is a list of the winners:
Bareback Riding- Kooper Heimburg, Missouri Valley College
Calf Roping- Tanner Brown, East Mississippi Community College
Breakaway Roping- Kate Eiland, Pearl River Community College
Saddle Bronc Riding- Ross Price, Three Rivers College
Steer Wrestling- Christian Cagle, Northwest Mississippi Community College
Goat Tying- Kali Thompson, Southern Arkansas University
Team Roping- Cooper Cowan, University of West Alabama, and Lathem Dickson, Southern Arkansas University
Barrel Racing- Madison Shelton, University of Tennessee- Martin
Bull Riding- Luke Stanley, Northwest Mississippi Community College