The defending National Champions kickoff the Southern Region Rodeo Circuit today in Sulphur Springs, TX at the Texas A&M Commerce Rodeo.  Coach Jeff Collins and his team or ready to get rolling as they prepare for another run at a national championship.  

 

The Men's Team is currently #1 in the Region, which the top two qualify for the College National Finals hosted in Casper Wyoming, June 13-19.  Panola is well represented in each event and has several cowboys trying to place in the top three in order to qualify for the CNFR in their event.  Freshmen, Kolt Dement and Kincaide Henry have been in the #1 spot in bareback riding and calf roping respectively since the first rodeo of the year.  Other ranked team members include:  Michael Womack - 2nd and Clint Franks - 8th in saddlebronc; Seth Rustin - 2nd and Gauge McBride - 7th in bullriding;  Gauge McBride - 3rd and  Isaac Ingram - 8th in bareback; Macon Murphy - 5th and Thomas Wallace - 7th in calf roping; Hazen Martin - 10th in steerwrestling; Riley Rieken -7th, Brady Blanchard and Kincaide Henry - 10th, Thomas Wallace and Jacques Trahan - 15th in team roping.

 

The Women's team is currently #8 in the Southern Region.  Cowgirls in the rankings making a run at the CNFR include:  Josey Murphy - 4th in breakaway roping and #10 in goat tying; Abbie Muckelroy - 12th in barrelracing; and Neely Grover - #13 in goat tying. 

 

The spring circuit includes:

January 29-30 - Texas A&M Commerce at Sulphur Springs' Hopkins County Civic Center

February 12-13 - Trinity Valley Community College Rodeo in Athens, TX

March 12-13 - Texas A&M University Rodeo at Brazos County Expo Complex

March 26-27 - Hill College Rodeo in Hillsboro, TX

April 16-17 - Wharton County Jr. College Rodeo at the Wharton County Fairgrounds

April 29 - 30 - McNeese State University in Lake Charles, LA

 

Men's Team

Place	College / Contestant	College Abbreviation	Total Points
1.	Panola College	PANOLA	1,990.50
2.	Hill College	HILL	1,763.50
3.	Sam Houston State University	SAMSU	1,057.00
4.	McNeese State University	MCNSU	1,008.32
5.	Wharton County Junior College	WHARTN	928.66
6.	Trinity Valley Community College	TRINTY	840.00
7.	Southwest Texas Junior College	SWTXJC	782.50
8.	Texas A&M University - Commerce	TXAMUC	713.50
9.	Texas A&M University	TXAMU	708.66
10.	Northeast Texas Community College	NETXCC	148.00

 

 

Women's Team

Place	College / Contestant	College Abbreviation	Total Points
1.	McNeese State University	MCNSU	1,047.50
2.	Sam Houston State University	SAMSU	710.66
3.	Southwest Texas Junior College	SWTXJC	625.50
4.	Texas A&M University	TXAMU	537.00
5.	Hill College	HILL	528.50
6.	Wharton County Junior College	WHARTN	506.16
7.	Texas A&M University - Commerce	TXAMUC	437.50
8.	Panola College	PANOLA	332.16
9.	Trinity Valley Community College	TRINTY	60.00
10.	Northeast Texas Community College	NETXCC	10.00