The rodeo returned to Stillwater.
The 9th Annual Cowboy Stampede was held last weekend at the Payne County Expo Center. This is a marquee event for the OSU rodeo team and Ferguson Agricultural College. The event featured athletes from across the Central Plains region, including those from OSU.
The three-night event was a combination of cool fall weather, a packed audience, and three food trucks right behind the bleachers at the venue.
Prior to Saturday night’s finals, the OSU Rodeo Team held a minute’s silence in honor of the late Lariat Lerner, teammate and assistant rodeo coach of the OSU Rodeo Team who passed away a year ago.
During the rodeo, there were nine events attended by student-athletes from across the Central Plains area. These events ranged from car rapping to bull riding.
The night started with a bareback Bronk ride. Fort Scott Community College’s Quinton Lansford won the event with his 148 points in two rides.
The rodeo proceeded with breakaway roping and tie-down roping events.The event featured rodeo athletes on horseback attempting to rope a running calf. OSU’s Cade Williams won his tie-down roping his championship belt his buckle on his two attempts in 18.4 seconds. Oklahoma Panhandle State’s Tori Kuntz won the event in 2.8 seconds as he roved the breakaway for two runs.
The rodeo continued with a saddlebronk event similar to the first event, but this time the athletes attached saddles to the horses. Added. He scored his 149 points in his two rides.
The next event, Steer Wrestling, drew the most crowd noise at that point. .
The goat-tying event resulted in some laughter from the crowd.It may be a goat in general, but when a goat escapes trying to tie up a player, the crowd bursts into laughter. Cheyenne Bartling of OSU I won this event.
In team roping, two athletes mount horses and attempt to rope a steer’s neck and hind legs. Players from two schools may be on the same team. Zane Kilgus and Shane Jenkins of Northeast Oklahoma A&M won the event.
The barrel race was the penultimate event. The event was a fun complement to the others due to its high-speed nature as opposed to the more meticulous and aggressive events. got a buckle.
The evening ended with a crowd-pleasing bull ride.The high energy and power of the bulls, combined with the determination and passion of the athletes, provided a great end to the evening. Oklahoma He Lalo of the Panhandle His Aguilar won the event, scoring his 150 points in two rides.
Rodeo announcer Garrison Panzer kept the crowd entertained between events. Panzer engaged the crowd in the rodeo. Whether fans sang along to tunes played on the soundboard or yelled out rodeo phrases, Panzer held the audience’s attention all night long.
The rodeo was paired with some great culinary options.The rodeo was served by three food trucks: Laro’s Grill, Purdy Q and Mom’s Cool Bus. Purdy Q in particular had an amazing BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich that fit perfectly with the rodeo atmosphere.
The OSU boys finished third in the team standings, while the girls finished sixth.
In the audience, former rodeo player Kennedy Willingham said he came because he was involved in rodeos before and because rodeos are always fun.
“It’s fun to watch, but it’s cool to see different athletes from different rodeo teams come together and compete against each other,” Willingham said.
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