Many of the competitors within its ranks go on after graduation to compete in the professional ranks and make rodeo their career. Collegiate Rodeo in this region of the country includes competition in saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, bull riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, team roping, barrel racing, breakaway roping, and goat tying. In all, eleven colleges in the Northern Great Plains region will be holding events this year, all leading to the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming, June 11 - 16, 2001. Here you'll find the future professionals, developing their skills while receiving a college education that they will carry with them throughout their lives. And don't think that this is a sport for men only.
Many women compete as well in the college ranks.
Rodeo is a part of the heritage of the Northern Great Plains and that heritage is being preserved by the young men and women who compete in collegiate rodeo. This truly unique American tradition is being carried on by students, who just like football or basketball players, are student's first and competitors second. Their skills provide a valuable link to this region's past, as well as provide a great entertainment value to the citizens of the region. Used under License.