A TOTAL OF 10 PARTICIPANTS TO REPRESENT BOTH UT MARTIN TEAMS AT 71ST ANNUAL COLLEGE NATIONAL FINALS RODEO
4/29/2019 5:45:00 PM | Rodeo
MARTIN, Tenn. – The season-ending results are in from the Ozark Region as 10 University of Tennessee at Martin cowboys and cowgirls will be part of the field at the upcoming College National Finals Rodeo, which will be held in Casper, Wyo. on June 9-15.
Those 10 student-athletes, as well as both the UT Martin men's and women's team, will compete for a national championship at the 71st annual installment of the CNFR. The top two teams and best three participants from each event automatically qualify for the CNFR, which will feature over 400 cowboys and cowgirls from over 100 universities and colleges across the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.
The UT Martin women's team won the Ozark Region for the first time since 2011 and third time in head coach John Luthi's tenure. Aided by a victory in the regular season finale at Northwest Mississippi over the weekend, the women's squad piled up 2,417.50 points on the season to edge out Missouri Valley College (2,370 points) and Arkansas-Monticello (2,135 points) for the right to be called Ozark Region champs. The UT Martin women's team is currently ranked No. 17 in the national standings.
Making its 45th CNFR appearance in the last 46 years is the UT Martin men's team, who finished in the top-three in all 10 rodeos this season on its way to a second-place finish in the Ozark Region (5,250 points). The men's squad has produced eight national top-10 finishes since 2005, including the 2014 national championship. The UT Martin men currently boast a No. 10 national ranking.
Representing the UT Martin women's team will be Casey Allen (barrel racing), Ashley Brooks (barrel racing), Kailey Schmidt (goat tying and breakaway roping) and Raegan Taylor (barrel racing). The UT Martin men's squad will consist of Hunter Green (bareback riding), Robert Haley (saddle bronc riding), Will McCraw (team roping), Ryan McDaniel (bull riding), Quentin Sawyer (team roping) and Chase Thrasher (tiedown roping).
The CNFR is where the NIRA crowns individual event champions in saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, bull riding, tie down roping, steer wrestling, team roping, barrel racing, breakaway roping and goat tying. National team championships are also awarded to both men's and women's teams.
Those 10 student-athletes, as well as both the UT Martin men's and women's team, will compete for a national championship at the 71st annual installment of the CNFR. The top two teams and best three participants from each event automatically qualify for the CNFR, which will feature over 400 cowboys and cowgirls from over 100 universities and colleges across the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.
The UT Martin women's team won the Ozark Region for the first time since 2011 and third time in head coach John Luthi's tenure. Aided by a victory in the regular season finale at Northwest Mississippi over the weekend, the women's squad piled up 2,417.50 points on the season to edge out Missouri Valley College (2,370 points) and Arkansas-Monticello (2,135 points) for the right to be called Ozark Region champs. The UT Martin women's team is currently ranked No. 17 in the national standings.
Making its 45th CNFR appearance in the last 46 years is the UT Martin men's team, who finished in the top-three in all 10 rodeos this season on its way to a second-place finish in the Ozark Region (5,250 points). The men's squad has produced eight national top-10 finishes since 2005, including the 2014 national championship. The UT Martin men currently boast a No. 10 national ranking.
Representing the UT Martin women's team will be Casey Allen (barrel racing), Ashley Brooks (barrel racing), Kailey Schmidt (goat tying and breakaway roping) and Raegan Taylor (barrel racing). The UT Martin men's squad will consist of Hunter Green (bareback riding), Robert Haley (saddle bronc riding), Will McCraw (team roping), Ryan McDaniel (bull riding), Quentin Sawyer (team roping) and Chase Thrasher (tiedown roping).
The CNFR is where the NIRA crowns individual event champions in saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, bull riding, tie down roping, steer wrestling, team roping, barrel racing, breakaway roping and goat tying. National team championships are also awarded to both men's and women's teams.
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