The Clarendon College Stampede Rodeo starts this week with more than 800 contestants signing up for about 1,000 entries.
“This is about 100 more contestants than last time [in 2022],” Franks said. “It just keeps growing.”
The rodeo will run Thursday through Saturday, October 10-12, with nightly performances at 7:00. Slack runs and preliminary contests will be held each day, starting at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday with 133 contestants in Break-Away slack followed by 50 entries in team roping.
Franks said the rodeo will feature contestants from 16 colleges in the NIRA’s Southwest Region.
Cowboys and cowgirls competing in the Stampede are some of the best in college rodeo, and several will make their way to the national finals later this year.
There is no admission to attend any of the daily competitions or the nightly performances. All contests will be held in the indoor Matlock Arena at the Clarendon College Livestock & Equine Center. Concessions will be available, and Franks says at least two food trucks will be on site also.
Rodeo events will include bull riding, barrel racing, bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, and more.
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