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Laramie, WY 1919 125 East Second, Downtown Casper, WY • Exit 188A (307) 234-2500 or 1-800-447-WEST 123 North Broadway, Billings, MT 9 BIG FLOORS OPEN SUNDAYS 12-4 P.M. 1 College National Finals Rodeo 2 College National Finals Rodeo H CALENDAR OF EVENTS H Friday, May 31 2:00 p.m. Position Draw NIRA National Office Friday, June 7 7:30 a.m. Work timed event cattle and goats Events Center (7:30-9 goat tying; 9-10:30 steer wrestling; 10:30-11:30 breakaway; 11:30-12:30 tie down; 12:30-finish team roping) 2:00 p.m. Draw Stock for 1st and 2nd Go-Round Events Center 5:00 p.m. Jackpot Rodeo Events Center Saturday, June 8 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Pancake Breakfast City Park Noon - 3:00 p.m. Mandatory Contestant Check-in Events Center - Summit Room 3:00 p.m. Coaches Meeting Events Center - Summit Room 3:15 p.m. Mandatory Contestant Orientation Meeting Events Center - Arena seating 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Arena time Events Center - Arena (4-4:30 Barrel Racers, 4:30-5 Goat Tyers, 5-6 Open) Sunday, June 9 10:00 a.m. Cowboy Church Service Fairgrounds 1:00 p.m. “Bulls, Broncs & Breakaway” - Matinee Events Center 4:00 p.m. “Bulls, Broncs & Breakaway” - Evening Events Center Monday, June 10 7:00 a.m. Slack Events Center 7:00 p.m. Scholarship Awards Banquet (Contestants & Parents Only) Parkway Plaza Tuesday, June 11 7:00 a.m. Slack Events Center 7:00 p.m. 1st Performance Events Center 1st Go-Round Ring Presentation after Steer Wrestling Wednesday, June 12 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Softball Tourney Softball Field 7:00 p.m. 2nd Performance Events Center 2nd Go-Round Ring Presentation after Steer Wrestling Thursday, June 13 9:00 a.m. Golf Tournament Paradise Valley 7:00 p.m. 3rd Performance (Wear Pink) Events Center Friday, June 14 8:00 a.m. NIRA Coaches Breakfast Parkway Plaza 7:00 p.m. 4th Performance Events Center Saturday, June 15 8:00 a.m. Short-go leaders TV head shots Events Center 9:00-10:30 a.m. Special Olympics (volunteers needed!) Events Center 11:30 a.m. Foundation Style Show Parkway Plaza 2:00 p.m. Cowboy Church Service Fairgrounds 7:00 p.m. Championship Round Events Center College National Finals Rodeo 3 L.N. “Sonny” Sikes Pioneer Award planned for 2013 The National Intercollegiate Rodeo the coach at Sam Houston. Sikes coached Foundation voted unanimously to establish a numerous individual national champions, and scholarship in honor of L.N. “Sonny” Sikes this national team champions. Sikes went on to December. become the NIRA’s Executive Secretary with The scholarship will be awarded to a current the help of his wife, Joanne. The pair ran the NIRA Student Director in June at the College NIRA from 1962 until 1979. National Finals Rodeo. The scholarship amount “I speak on behalf of the entire foundation is $2,000. board when I say it is an honor to establish this Mr. Sikes is the epitome of a pioneer for the scholarship on Sonny’s behalf. Sonny has been Mr. John Smith, on the left, sport of college rodeo. Sikes is a collegiate the backbone of college rodeo and deserves presenting Sonny Sikes the national champion team roper and tie-down this recognition,” said NIRA Commissioner and Alumni of the Year Award. roper. He competed for Sam Houston State Foundation President, Roger Walters. University, and after graduation became 10th Annual CNFR Style Show n the last day of the Rodeo, a Foundation. Each year the event has makes it a one-of-a-kind only available at Ocommittee puts on the Wrangler gotten bigger and better with a near sell the show. Style Show and Auction which benefits out The Style Show starts with rodeo Over the years, the show has raised the National Intercollegiate Rodeo contestant models showing the crowd over $100,000. The goal is all about Association Foundation. the current Wrangler fashions followed raising as much money as we can and The 10th Annual Wrangler Style by lunch and silent and live auctions having as much fun as we can! Show will be held June 15th, starting at featuring items brought in by each of the If you haven’t seen NIRA Commissioner 11:30 a.m. at the Parkway Plaza Hotel regions, vendors from the trade show, Roger Walters at his best with his fast and Convention Centre. The Parkway Wrangler representatives, and donations talking Texas attitude perform as an has been the sponsor facility for years, from the Casper Community. auctioneer, you will not want to miss this donating the facility as well as the staff The variety of items is outstanding with year’s style show. and the food. items coming from miles away. Once This allows all ticket sales and auction again, there will be a rifle with the NIRA Tickets are available at the Casper proceeds to go directly to the NIRA and CNFR logos engraved on it, which Events Center box office. 4 College National Finals Rodeo WANTED All past and present college rodeo contestants, friends and family 22nd Annual Reunion of the NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE RODEO ASSOCIATION ALUMNI Friday, June 14 • 9:00-4:00 Saturday, June 15 • 9:00-11:00 Parkway Plaza Hotel www.collegerodeoalumni.com Sharon Adams, 602-819-8384 COLLEGE RODEO KeeP tHe trAdition Alive Reception to honor L.N. “Sonny” Sikes Friday, June 14 at 4:00 • Parkway Plaza Hotel Sponsored by Sam Houston State University and the NIRA Alumni College National Finals Rodeo 5 Your complete feed & tack store 800-337-8926 268 Industrial Ave • Casper 6 College National Finals Rodeo H RODEO PERSONNEL H ANNOUNCER GOAT CONTRACTOR Boyd Polhamus Jimmy Hash Brenham, TX Kendall, KS ANNOUNCER ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHER Tera Anderson Dan Hubbell Mills, WY Casper, WY PROUD TO MUSIC JUDGES BE WMC Jill Franzen Todd Butcher Riverton, WY Trumbull, NE Bob Schulz PACS Administrator RODEO SECRETARY Skip Emmett Sunni Deb Backstrom Ponca, AR Congress, AZ “We’ve connected the entire state to our radiology depart- George Gibbs ment. Lots of places investigated doing it – we did it.” RODEO TIMERS Maxwell, IA Tami Vold Larsen Casper, WY Paul Hughes Olney Springs, CO Carole Martinez Kaycee, WY Bruce Keller Worland, WY PICKUP MAN WyomingMedicalCenter.org Duane Gilbert ARENA DIRECTOR Encampment, WY Jim Dewey Brown Las Cruces, NM Billy Ward La Grange, WY OPENINGS PRODUCTION MANAGER BULL FIGHTERS Heidi Foy Aaron Ferguson Casper, WY Alberta, Canada CNFR COORDINATOR Josh Rivinius Mikki Mason Elgin, ND Casper, WY Dusty Tuckness VETERINARIAN Meeteetse, WY Dr. Megan Stone Mills, WY BARRELMAN Justin Rumford MEDIA COORDINATOR Ponca City, OK Susan Kanode Paradise, TX CALVES/STEER CONTRACTOR MEDIA ROOM CATERER Kurt Kinghorn Mary Kanode Buffalo, WY Ault, Colorado ROUGH STOCK SLACK ANNOUNCER CONTRACTOR Derek Barton Harry Vold Rodeo Company Torrington, Wy Avondale, Colorado College National Finals Rodeo 7 H NIRA PERSONNEL H Board of Directors • Regional Secretaries • Student Directors BIG SKY CENTRAL plaINS CENTRAL ROCKY MTN. Roger Walters NIRA Commissioner Del Nose Kevin Peterson Jim Boy Hash Collin Domer Jake Clark Amy Tierney Faculty Director Student Director Faculty Director Student President Faculty Director Student Director Secretary, Cherain Richmond Secretary, Vickie Shireman Secretary, Tami Vold Larsen Sarah Neely Director of Public Relations & GRAND CANYON GREAT PLAINS NORTHWEST Administration Claudia Kelly Membership Director Kelli Gaines National Rodeo CJ Aragon Bo Thomas Simpson Tate Eck Shane Samuel Olson Buster Barton Zachary Justesen Faculty Director Student Director Faculty Director Student Director Faculty Director Student Director Secretary Secretary, Bonnie White-McDaniel Secretary, Mary Carlson Secretary, Joyce Sewell OZARK ROCKY MTN. SOUTHERN Ken Mason Jordan Thrasher Steve Birnie Chuck Povey Al Wagner Stormie Haynie Faculty Director Student Director Faculty Director Student Director Faculty President Student Director Secretary, Kathy McCloy Secretary, Cindy Kuttler Secretary, Jacel Angel SOUTHWEST WEST COAST Mark Eakin Billy Bob Brown Jesse Segura Kallie Roeser Faculty Director Student Director Faculty Director Student Director Secretary, Haley Schneeberger Secretary, Shauna Fry 8 College National Finals Rodeo Grand Teton National Park College National Finals Rodeo 9 H CNFR Rodeo Committee H Roger Walters Dave Park Hank True Dick Wheeler Bud Dovala Steve Cathey NIRA Commissioner Chairman and Special Past Chairman Past Chairman Executive Committee Executive Committee Olympics Rodeo Terry Wingerter Angela Barry Jim Dewey Brown Mikki Mason Kim Thibodeaux Executive Committee Executive Committee Rodeo Production Coordinator Sponsorships & Hospitality Aaron McCreight Brian Scott John Phillips Judy Olsen Mike Ballard Convention & Media/Public Relations Tickets Volunteers Volunteers Visitor's Bureau & Marketing Mike Keim Brandi Forgey Dee Dee Loomer Laura Ryan Roxy Skogen Darlene Matz Pancake Chairman Entertainment Contestant Services Golf Tournament Style Show Hotels/Motels We welcome you to one of the best rodeos in the world! 10 College National Finals Rodeo The City of Casper welcomes all participants, volunteers, and patrons.