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A point of pride for OPSU is its men's and women's rodeo teams. The school is a member of the Central Plains Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) and has won several regional and national championships in the sport. The men's team won national championships in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2013, 2017, and 2018.
The school is a member of the Central Plains Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) and has won several regional and national team championships as well as numerous individual championships in the sport. The OPSU men's rodeo team won national titles in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004. 2013, 2017, and 2018. [1]
The National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA), based in Walla Walla, Washington, was established in 1949. It sanctions more than 100 college rodeos every year in the United States, and represents over 3,500 student athletes attending more than 135 member colleges and universities.
Chris LeDoux, 1970s professional rodeo cowboy and country music star, won a bareback riding world championship [4] Ty Murray, seven-time all-around world champion, two-time bull riding world champion [5] Tuff Hedeman, three-time bull riding world champion [6] Charlie Sampson, first African-American world champion rodeo cowboy [7]
Plains runners Jeremiah Gonzales (left) and Sawyer Hamilton cross the bridge during the Region I-2A cross country meet, Monday, October 21, 2024, at Mae Simmons Park. Farwell girls go 1-2, Lady ...
In 1997, House Concurrent Resolution No. 21 was adopted by the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas, declaring rodeo as the official sport of Texas. [10] The annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is the world's largest known rodeo. It is held over 20 days, from late February through early March.
In a unanimous decision made late last month, the nine other members of the Central Plains League voted to expel Wichita Independent from the league following the 2024-25 school year.
The Central Plains Region (French: Région des plaines centrales) is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba located in the south central part of the Canadian province of Manitoba, directly west of Winnipeg. [2] Its major urban centre is the City of Portage la Prairie.