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Texas Town Hosts College Rodeo Shootout
The first ever National Collegiate Champion Shootout is happening in Liberty, Texas at the Trinity Valley Expo. The National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association sanctioned event is being held October 18-21. Collegiate rodeo athletes from around the country will compete in the nine NIRA events including: bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding, tie down roping, steer wrestling, team roping, breakaway roping, barrel racing and goat tying.
The top two rodeo athletes from the Big Sky, Central Plains, Central Rocky Mountain, Grand Canyon, Great Plains, Northwest, Ozark, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest and West Coast Regions will travel to Texas for their shot at $100,000. In each event, all 22 contestants will compete one time, in one of three performances. Performance one took place Wednesday, performance two is Thursday night, and the eight remaining contestants will compete on Friday.
The top eight competitors in each event move on to the short go. These contestants will battle it out Saturday in the Championship round. The “clean slate” format means they must leave it all on the line.
Payout for round one is $5,000 per event.
First place- $2,000
Second place- $1,500
Third place- $1,000
Fourth place- $500
Payout for the short go is $3,600 per event.
First place- $2,400
Second place- $1,200
The National Champion Collegiate Shootout is a condensed version of the College National Finals Rodeo. Whether the athlete rodeos in the West Coast Region or the Southwest region, the equal opportunity for a great pay day is theirs for the taking.
Visit www.collegerodeo.com for extended information.
