2008 Woodie Awards
Annual ACU Rodeo drives students to fun
William Moore, Student Reporter
Issue date: 4/16/08 Section: News
The Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Club will sponsor the annual ACU All-School Rodeo on Thursday beginning at 6 p.m. in the Taylor County Expo Center Horse Barn.
"The rodeo gives people an opportunity to get out and experience up close and personal some animals that they might not ever get a chance to," said Ed Brokaw, faculty advisor of the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Club.
The rodeo is split into women's and men's events. Women's events include goat dressing, goat milking, a calf scramble and a final Rodeo Queen event. The men's events include cow milking, steer saddling, double muggin' and a final Roughie event.
"This is a good way for the whole school to get involved," said Jason Davis, junior animal science major from Chattanooga, Tenn., and the rodeo president of the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Club.
Davis said the Rodeo Queen and Roughie must participate in all events. The final event for the Rodeo Queen will be announced at the rodeo; the final event for the Roughie will be steer riding. The winners will receive a custom ACU All-School Rodeo belt buckle. Individual winners in the different events receive a T-shirt.
The ACU All-School Rodeo's history can be traced back to the mid-60s and has been going on in some form ever since, Brokaw said. Anyone can participate in the rodeo, Brokaw said, because the events have been designed for people with
little rodeo experience.
"Most of the events are things that if you've never done it before, you can still come out, do it and have a
good time," Brokaw said.
Brokaw said participation in the rodeo has been high the last several years; the possibility to win club intramural points was added in the early 90s.
The rodeo is the main fundraiser for the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Club's banquets and other events during the year.
Students can still sign up to participate in teams of four in the Campus Center on Wednesday from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. for $5 per person.
The doors will open for the event at 5:30 p.m., and admission is $5.
E-mail Moore at: optimist@acu.edu
"The rodeo gives people an opportunity to get out and experience up close and personal some animals that they might not ever get a chance to," said Ed Brokaw, faculty advisor of the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Club.
The rodeo is split into women's and men's events. Women's events include goat dressing, goat milking, a calf scramble and a final Rodeo Queen event. The men's events include cow milking, steer saddling, double muggin' and a final Roughie event.
"This is a good way for the whole school to get involved," said Jason Davis, junior animal science major from Chattanooga, Tenn., and the rodeo president of the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Club.
Davis said the Rodeo Queen and Roughie must participate in all events. The final event for the Rodeo Queen will be announced at the rodeo; the final event for the Roughie will be steer riding. The winners will receive a custom ACU All-School Rodeo belt buckle. Individual winners in the different events receive a T-shirt.
The ACU All-School Rodeo's history can be traced back to the mid-60s and has been going on in some form ever since, Brokaw said. Anyone can participate in the rodeo, Brokaw said, because the events have been designed for people with
little rodeo experience.
"Most of the events are things that if you've never done it before, you can still come out, do it and have a
good time," Brokaw said.
Brokaw said participation in the rodeo has been high the last several years; the possibility to win club intramural points was added in the early 90s.
The rodeo is the main fundraiser for the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Club's banquets and other events during the year.
Students can still sign up to participate in teams of four in the Campus Center on Wednesday from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. for $5 per person.
The doors will open for the event at 5:30 p.m., and admission is $5.
E-mail Moore at: optimist@acu.edu
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