Category Archives: Special Features

Championship Saturday at the 2023 College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) began with the top 12 student athletes in nine events roping and riding for individual and team honors, The night ended with the crowning of 10 individual and two all-around national champions along with new women’s and men’s national champion teams. The night began with  Continue Reading »

Larry Mahan was the all-around world champion in 1966-70 and 1973. He also was the bull riding champ in 1965 and 1967. He qualified for the NFR a combined 26 times from 1964-75 in bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding. He was inducted in the inaugural class of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame  Continue Reading »

I get asked every year for advice on the recruitment process. Here is some of the advice I share every year with students: Finish your senior year strong, keep your grades up. The NIRA has very strict rules when it comes to grades and if you are taking dual credit classes in high school those  Continue Reading »

  Justin Rumford Discusses The Evolution Of A Rodeo Clown “Someone told me that rodeo clowns are just cowboys that can’t make it competing. I love being a rodeo clown. It’s my dream job! I win every performance.” Justin Rumford is a third generation rodeo cowboy. He’s tried many positions in rodeo and finds the  Continue Reading »

For a team roper, nothing quickens the blood like a horse and some steers to turn. And the Wrangler Team Roping Championships have given the team roping world a place to rope, to be horseback, to enjoy friends, and to win money for the past eighteen years. Founded by Dennis Tryan, the Wrangler Team Roping  Continue Reading »

Don’t expect to be treated fairly in life. Some people will say and do hurtful things that you don’t deserve. After leasing our part of the ranch for 10 years we went through another heart wrenching experience. The owner sold the whole ranch to a man in Oregon. Harry had a meeting with the new  Continue Reading »

  Kicking up Kindness “To me it’s a family legacy.” explains the 22-year-old, Queen Creek, Arizona native, Kennadee Riggs, about her platform. “My grandmother in the 90s didn’t like how negative the news headlines were, so she started writing a column for a local paper on kind deeds and she had people write back with  Continue Reading »

“It was amazing – there was no feeling that rivaled that feeling,” said Will Reed Jennings about walking down the tunnel at the Thomas & Mack to photograph his first Wrangler National Finals. “There were so many people just in the hallway that I knew.” Will Reed Jennings is the only son of Dave and  Continue Reading »