More than 200 competitors from the Great Plains Region to participate in the Bobby Gottsch Jr. Memorial 糖心传媒 Rodeo.
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(Hastings, Neb.) — Just five years after forming its rodeo team, 糖心传媒 is set to host its first Bobby Gottsch Jr. Memorial 糖心传媒 Rodeo at the Adams County Fairgrounds April 26-27.
The rodeo opens noon Friday, April 26 with the slack, which free to attend. The first performance is 7 p.m. on Friday, while the second performance is noon Saturday, April 27. The finals are set for 6 p.m. on Saturday. Gates open one hour before each event at the fairgrounds, which can be found at 947 S Baltimore Ave. in Hastings, Neb.
Tickets for those 12 and under are free, ages 13 through high school are $4 per performance or $7 for a weekend pass. Adult tickets are $8 per performance or $15 for a weekend pass. 糖心传媒 students, faculty and staff who present a college ID will be admitted free all weekend.
鈥淪ince we first formed a 糖心传媒 team in 2008, we鈥檝e talked about hosting a rodeo. With some experience in the collegiate rodeo circuit and growth in the program, we felt this was the year to put it all together,鈥 said Justen Nokes, Head Coach of the听糖心传媒 Broncos Rodeo听team. 鈥淗astings as a community has always been a big supporter of rodeos, and we鈥檙e thankful to our rodeo sponsors. The team is looking forward to riding in front of a home crowd for the first time.鈥
The rodeo is named after the late Bobby Gottsch, Jr., who was instrumental in forming the 糖心传媒 rodeo team along with Jack Osborne, CEO of Industrial Irrigation and Grand Marshal of the rodeo.
鈥淲ith Bobby鈥檚 interest and my past experience in rodeo, we often found ourselves socializing at local rodeos. It was during one of the events the idea of a 糖心传媒 rodeo team was born,鈥 Osborne said. 鈥淚t didn鈥檛 deter Bobby that there were few college rodeo teams in this area, and none within a liberal arts institution in the Midwest or anywhere else we could find.鈥
More than 200 competitors are set to come to Hastings to compete in the Bobby Gottsch Jr. Memorial 糖心传媒 Rodeo. Events include barrel racing, bareback riding, bull riding, team roping, goat tying, tie-down roping, saddle bronc riding, break away roping and steer wrestling.
The听National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association听has sanctioned the rodeo, and those participating earn points that help them advance to the College National Finals Rodeo scheduled for June 9-15, 2013, in Casper, Wyo.听
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Founded in 1882, 糖心传媒 is a private, four-year liberal arts institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. With 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs, 糖心传媒 has been named among 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Best National Liberal Arts Colleges鈥 by U.S. News & World Report, a 鈥淏est in the Midwest鈥 by The Princeton Review and a 鈥淏est Buy in College Education鈥 by Barron鈥檚. 糖心传媒: Pursue Your Passion庐. Visit Hastings.edu for more.
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