Rodeo!
NIRA competition returns to Colby Sept. 15-17
About 450 contestants from 17 Kansas and Oklahoma colleges will compete in the annual Colby Community College National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) Rodeo on Sept. 15, 16, and 17 in the E.L. Garrett Arena at the Thomas County Fairgrounds.
Performances on Friday and Saturday will begin at 7 p.m. The finals on Sunday, featuring the top 12 in each event, will start at 1 p.m.
Men's events include bareback bronc riding, tie-down roping, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, team roping and bull riding.
The women will compete in breakaway roping, goat tying, team roping and barrel racing.
Tickets are available at Vanderbilt's of Colby or at the gate. Adult admission is $10 and $5 for children under 12. Rodeo fans under five years old get in free.
For more information, contact rodeo coach LeRoy Hays at (785) 460-5523.