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6 10 22 32 Awards & NIRA BULLFIGHTERS 2013 NIRA FINAL SCHOLARSHIPS The governing body of college Josh Rivinius, Aaron Ferguson and STANDINGS Featuring the Harry Vold “Duke of rodeo has over 135 colleges and Dusty Tuckness return to the CNFR Complete results of all the action the Chutes” $2,500 scholarship. universities that offer rodeo to run wild with the bulls. that took place during the 2013 Review the complete list of competition. NIRA season. scholarships and awards.

Design and layout by Andrew greenman • Cover Photo by alan rogers 4 College 2014 College National Finals Rodeo 2014 5 AWARDS And scholarships

National Men’s & Women’s All-Around Champions 1st Place $1,500 Scholarship CNFR Committee SCHOLARSHIPS Saddle Cactus Saddlery - CNFR Committee Buckle Maynard Buckles Plaque PEDENS, Inc. Awards Bill Robinson Memorial Scholarships 2nd Place $500 Scholarship CNFR Committee Freshmen, sophomores and juniors only Plaque PEDENS, INC. Awards Steer Wrestling National Event Champions 1st Place Scholarship $1,750 2nd Place Scholarship $1,250 1st Place $1,000 Scholarship CNFR Committee 3rd Place Scholarship $1,000 Saddle Cactus Saddlery - CNFR Committee Buckle Maynard Buckles 2nd Place $500 Scholarship CNFR Committee 1st Place Scholarship $1,750 st nd rd 2nd Place Scholarship $1,250 1 , 2 , 3 Go-Round Winners – Each Event 3rd Place Scholarship $1,000 1st Place Silver Rings The Beacon National Team Awards – Men’s Team 1st Place Scholarship $1,750 1st Place $5,850 Scholarship CNFR Committee and RAM 2nd Place Scholarship $1,250 Knife CNFR Committee 3rd Place Scholarship $1,000 Coach–Buckle CNFR Committee Plaque PEDENS, INC. Awards 2nd Place $3,650 Scholarship CNFR Committee and RAM Walt Garrison Scholarship Plaque PEDENS, INC. Awards $2,500 & Buckle 3rd Place $2,550 Scholarship CNFR Committee and RAM Plaque PEDENS, INC. Awards Shane Drury Scholarship 4th Place $1,450 Scholarship NIRA Alumni Association, Weary Foundation and RAM $2,500, National Intercollegiate Rodeo Foundation Plaque PEDENS, INC. Awards 5th–10th Place Plaque PEDENS, INC. Awards

National Team Awards - Women’s Team 1st Place $3,850 Scholarship CNFR Committee and RAM Bracelet CNFR Committee Coach-Buckle CNFR Committee Plaque PEDENS, INC. Awards 2nd Place $2,650 Scholarship CNFR Committee and RAM Plaque PEDENS, INC. Awards 3rd Place $1,550 Scholarship CNFR Committee and RAM Plaque PEDENS, INC. Awards 4th Place $950 Scholarship NIRA Alumni Association, Weary Foundation and RAM Plaque PEDENS, INC. Awards 5th-10th Place Plaque PEDENS, INC. Awards Harry Vold “Duke of the Chutes” High Point Region (All events) Scholarship $1,000 Grant Orthopaedic Center of the Rockies $2,500 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Foundation

National Men’s & Women’s Rookie of the Year John J. Smith Graduate School $500 Scholarship NIRA Alumni Association & The Weary Foundation Scholarship $2,000 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Foundation Plaque PEDENS, INC. Awards

Men’s & Women’s AQHA Horse of the Year Sonny Sikes Pioneer Award Saddle American Quarter Horse Association $2,000 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Foundation

NIRA Coach of the Year Robinett Scholarship Buckle Powder River Livestock Handling Equipment Award-Wyoming School $500 Ruby Robinett Scholarship Award

6 College National Finals Rodeo 2014 L.N. “Sonny” Sikes Pioneer Award planned for 2014 The National Intercollegiate Rodeo became the coach at Sam Houston. Foundation voted unanimously in Sikes coached numerous individual 2013 to establish a scholarship in national champions, and national team honor of L.N. “Sonny” Sikes last champions. Sikes went on to become December. the NIRA’s Executive Secretary with The scholarship will be awarded to a the help of his wife, Joanne. The pair current NIRA Student Director in June ran the NIRA from 1962 until 1979. at the College National Finals Rodeo. “I speak on behalf of the entire The scholarship amount is $2,000. foundation board when I say it is an Mr. Sikes is the epitome of a pioneer honor to establish this scholarship for the sport of college rodeo. Sikes on Sonny’s behalf. Sonny has been is a collegiate national champion the backbone of college rodeo and team roper and tie-down roper. He deserves this recognition,” said competed for Sam Houston State NIRA Commissioner and Foundation Mr. John Smith, on the left, presenting University, and after graduation President, Roger Walters. Sonny Sikes the Alumni of the Year Award. 11th Annual CNFR Style Show On the last day of the The variety of items is Rodeo, a committee puts outstanding with items coming on the Wrangler Style Show from miles away. Once again, and Auction which benefits there will be a rifle with the NIRA the National Intercollegiate and CNFR logos engraved on it, Rodeo Association which makes it a one-of-a-kind Foundation. only available at the show. The 10th Annual Wrangler Over the years, the show has Style Show will be held June raised over $100,000. The goal 21, starting at 11:30 a.m. at is all about raising as much the Parkway Plaza Hotel money as we can and having as and Convention Centre. much fun as we can! The Parkway has been the If you haven’t seen NIRA sponsor facility for years, contestant models showing the Commissioner Roger Walters at donating the facility as well as the crowd the current Wrangler his best with his fast talking Texas staff and the food. fashions followed by lunch and attitude perform as an auctioneer, This allows all ticket sales and silent and live auctions featuring you will not want to miss this year’s auction proceeds to go directly items brought in by each of the style show. to the NIRA Foundation. Each regions, vendors from the trade year the event has gotten bigger show, Wrangler representatives, Tickets are available at the and better with a near sell out. and donations from the Casper Casper Events Center box office. The Style Show starts with rodeo Community.

College National Finals Rodeo 2014 7 RODEO PERSONNEL

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Pickup Man Openings Duane Gilbert Encampment, WY ProdUCTION Billy Ward Manager La Grange, WY Heidi Foy Casper, WY BullFighters Aaron Ferguson CNFR Coordinator Alberta, Canada Mikki Mason Josh Rivinius Evansville, WY Elgin, ND Dusty Tuckness Veterinarian Meeteetse, WY Dr. Megan Stone, DVM Mills, WY Barrelman Clint Selvester Media Red Bluff, CA Coordinator Susan Kanode Calves/STEER Paradise, TX Contractor Frontier Rodeo Co. Media Room Freedom, OK Caterer Mary Kanode Ault, Colorado Harry Vold Rodeo Company Slack Announcer Avondale, CO Dalton Beasley Buffalo, WY

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NIRA Membership Requirements The NIRA is the governing body of college To be considered for membership in the NIRA a rodeo. One of the primary goals of the NIRA is to student must be attending a college or university establish and maintain standards for conducting listed in the current publication of Accredited intercollegiate rodeo competition. It seeks to Institutions of Post Secondary Education. promote intercollegiate rodeo on a national scale The student must be in good standing while by bringing national recognition as an organized taking at least 12 academic credit hours (nine and standard collegiate sport and to promote of which are passed credits) each term and interest, understanding, and appreciation, and maintaining a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) at vigilance over Western life and culture. NIRA all times. student members are offered the opportunity A student has six years of eligibility from the to bring national recognition to their colleges date of high school graduation to purchase four and universities through rodeo competition. NIRA membership cards. In the case of GED The NIRA is divided into 11 regions with over 135 certification the contestant’s 18th birthday is colleges and universities having a recognized used as the beginning eligibility date. rodeo organization on their campus. Many other Contestants compete in saddle bronc, colleges and universities who do not have rodeo bareback, bull riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, clubs are represented by independent members. team roping, barrel racing, breakaway roping, Members compete in approximately ten a and goat tying. year trying to earn a trip to the College National If you have any eligibility questions, or would Finals Rodeo. For general information, email like to request a membership application, please [email protected]. contact the national office at (509) 529-4402 or email: [email protected]

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Claudia Kelly Membership Director Joe Moody Chelsea DeMott Tate Eck Shane Samuel Olson Buster Barton Clayton Hansen Faculty Director Student Director Faculty Director Student Director Faculty Director Student Director Kelli Gaines Secretary, Bonnie White-McDaniel Secretary, Mary Carlson Secretary, Joyce Sewell National Rodeo Secretary OZARK ROCKY MTN. SOUTHERN

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16 College National Finals Rodeo 2014 RODEO ANNOUNCER Boyd Polhamus PRCA Rodeo Announcer & Master of Ceremonies

wenty-five years ago, Boyd Polhamus and again in 2008. In 2000, 2003 and “Better than I deserve...” is Polhamus’ Tannounced a college rodeo in Uvalde, again in 2005, he was honored as the most common response to the question Texas. He got the gig by pretending to be WPRA Announcer of the Year, and he’s “How are you?” He says that comment a rodeo announcer in his college’s practice been a top-five finalist for the same honor most accurately describes both his arena at the same time he was competing in the PRCA on eleven different occasions. professional and family life. His career as a cowboy. The pretending ended in In 2009, Polhamus announced the demands nearly 300 travel days a year, October of 1985; and a career was born. sport’s most prestigious events, from and his wife, Sandee, is both his best No one, not even Polhamus, friend and best advisor. could have imagined what the “There’s too much in my next two decades would bring. life that is right, that I have no His resume now includes fifteen “You don’t buy your friends control over, so it’s got to be selections as an announcer for the God.” Polhamus said. “Everything Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at a department store; good that’s happened in my life in Las Vegas, Nevada, and five can be traced back to a friend more as the alternate announcer. God puts them in your life.” or family member who went out Only Hall of Fame Announcer Bob of their way to help me. Well, Tallman has been chosen more -Boyd Polhamus you don’t buy your friends at a often. He’s been selected twice to department store; God puts them work the Dodge National Circuit in your life. I can only hope I’ve Finals in Pocatello, Idaho. In addition, Denver to San Angelo and Houston. treated them as well as they’ve treated he’s announced the Montana, Turquoise, In June, he announced the College me.” Badlands, and Southeastern Circuit Finals, National Finals for the seventh time, and On those rare occasions when he as well as the Texas Circuit Finals ten his itinerary included stops in Colorado can be found at home, Polhamus enjoys different times. Springs, Nampa, and Dodge City. He also team roping, the Green Bay Packers, and In addition, Polhamus was voted the recorded hundreds of commercials in his working with his bucking-bred cattle on PRCA’s Announcer of the Year for 2007 home studio in Brenham, Texas. the Band-Aid Ranch in Brenham, TX.

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College National Finals Rodeo 2014 21 BULLFIGHTERS

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Josh Rivinius from Elgin, ND began Aaron Ferguson was born and raised Dusty Tuckness has a lifelong passion for his rodeo career at an early age, in High River, Alberta, Canada. At the sport of rodeo. Dusty provides one of from riding calves and steers, to the age of 15 he decided to test his the major functions, and that is cowboy protection. It is his job to keep the bull steer wrestling and bareback riding hand as a rodeo bullfighter, working rider out of harm’s way in the rodeo arena through high school. He soon found numerous high school and amateur and put his life on the line for a fallen fighting bulls was his specialty. In rodeos. In 2009 while attending cowboy. 1997 he attended Sankey Rodeo college in Altus, OK, Ferguson was Dusty was born and raised in a rodeo School where he developed his skills. approved for his Professional Rodeo family as well as being a cowboy, he He provides one major job and that Cowboys Association bullfighter card. has competed in rodeo his whole life is cowboy protection. Rivinius says Since gaining professional status he starting with little kid rodeos on to the high rodeos, amateur ranks, and then every time cowboys and bullfighters has quickly become one of the most furthered his career to become a PRCA leave the arena unharmed is a victory. recognizable and in demand figures in Bullfighter. Dusty has competed in steer Some of his achievements are; 7x the bullfighting business. riding, bull riding, and has clowned around Badlands Circuit Finals Bullfighter; Aaron has fought bulls at several the arena for many years. He really started Black Hills Stock Show; National of the most prestigious ProRodeo his bullfighting career around the age of Western Stock Show; 2x Tour Finale; and PBR events from Austin, TX to ten and now it has become his biggest Ram National Circuit Finals; College Pendleton, OR. In 2010, 2011, and 2012 achievement. Dusty has earned the respect of many professionals, bull riders, National Finals. When not running he was voted to protect cowboys at stock contractors and also his own peers. around bulls, Rivinius spends his time the PRCA RAM Prairie Circuit Finals Dusty’s dedication to the sport of rodeo at home managing a commercial cow Rodeo. and the cowboy way of life gives him a operation. Aaron’s travels also include a trip to professional familiarity within the rodeo Spain where he joined several other industry. He has established himself as PRCA members in “Rodeo Europe a premier professional bullfighter and Tour 2009”. a new young gun in the rodeo industry. Especially well known for his bullfighting In his spare time Aaron enjoys abilities and cowboy protection in the fishing, hunting, golfing, and playing rodeo arena, Dusty’s professionalism and hockey. hard work has paid off well. 2006 was Dusty’s first year as a PRCA card holder, and it proved to be an exciting year for him as he looks forward to many years to come as a professional bullfighter.

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College National Finals Rodeo 2014 39 2013 NIRA FINAL STANDINGS Saddle 1. Spencer Wright College of Southern Idaho 299.5 2. Joe Harper Panhandle State University 298.0 3. Jacob Watson Panhandle State University 285.5 4. Travis Schroth Miles Community College 263.5 4. James Greeson Sam Houston State University 263.5 6. Charlie Kogianes Cochise College 256.0 7. Cooper DeWitt New Mexico State University 248.5 8. Tyler Baeza Western Texas College 221.0 Spencer Wright 9. Garet Aldridge Sam Houston State University 213.0 College of Southern Idaho 10. Zeke Thurston Sheridan College 177.0 Bareback Riding 1. Orin Larsen College of Southern Idaho 304.5 2. Justin Pollmiller Southwestern Oklahoma State 302.5 3. Casey Meroshnekoff West Hills College 299.0 4. Casey Breuer Gillette College 296.5 5. Tim O’Connell Missouri Valley College 296.0 6. Tyler Waltz University of Tennessee-Martin 294.5 7. Devan Reilly Gillette College 292.5 8. Wyatt Bloom Montana State University 292.0 Orin Larsen 9. Kody Lamb New Mexico Junior College 285.0 College of Southern Idaho 10. Jake Self Tarleton State University 281.5

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College National Finals Rodeo 2014 41 2013 NIRA FINAL STANDINGS Tie Down Roping 1. Zac Wilson University of West Alabama 38.1 2. Clayton Shaw Tarleton State University 39.1 3. Bryce Runyan New Mexico State University 39.4 4. Michael Pederson Blue Mountain Community College 40.6 5. Cy Eames Idaho State University 40.9 6. Colton Redmond Northwest College 41.1 7. Blane Cox Hill College 41.9 7. Jeremy Kempker Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 41.9 Zac Wilson 9. Tyler Schnaufer University of Wyoming 44.0 University of West Alabama 10. Reese Riemer Tarleton State University 44.3 Steer Wrestling 1. Corey Rogers University of Nevada-Las Vegas 18.6 2. Christian Radabaugh University of Nevada-Las Vegas 24.3 3. Joe Frost Panhandle State University 25.0 4. Justin Zwiefel South Dakota State University 26.5 5. Kody Lahaye University of Montana, Western 28.2 6. Troy Keaton Texas A&M University 28.6 7. Stephen Culling Western Oklahoma State College 40.3 8. Dustin Moore Panhandle State University 48.6 Corey Rogers 9. Colton Mooney Weber State University 16.1 University of Nevada-Las Vegas 10. Blaine Cox Hill College 21.8

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College National Finals Rodeo 2014 43 2013 NIRA FINAL STANDINGS Barrel Racing 1. Timmi Ward College of Southern Idaho 56.19 2. Jade Crossley Blue Mountain Community College 56.50 3. Hayden Segelke Northeastern Junior College 56.62 4. Kynder Starr Tarleton State University 56.68 5. Morgann McDonald Southwest Texas Junior College 56.76 6. Jaime Barrow Western Texas College 56.87 7. Kimberlyn Fehringer Idaho State University 56.92 8. Cacee Taulman Sam Houston State University 56.97 Timmi Ward 9. Emmalee Chase New Mexico Highlands University 57.12 College of Southern Idaho 10. Lauren Reiser Montana State University 57.33 Breakaway Roping 1. Kimberly Fehringer Idaho State University 9.7 2. Kaycee Nelson University of Wyoming 11.8 3. Kelsie Chace Southwestern Oklahoma State 11.9 4. Katey Anthony Tarleton State University 12.1 5. Chelsea Carroll McNeese State University 21.1 6. Kyla Foster McNeese State University 21.3 7. Chuck Povey College of Southern Idaho 21.8 8. Cassidy Aldridge Troy University 23.2 Kimberly Fehringer 9. Shelby Rita Mesalands Community College 24.2 Idaho State University 10. Tiada Gray Eastern New Mexico University 8.4

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