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It's rodeo time again!
The 16th annual Trinity Valley Community College National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Rodeo is scheduled April 5-6 at the Henderson County Fair Park Complex.
Performances are scheduled each night at 7:30. Slack is at noon Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday.
General admission tickets are $5each and can be purchased at the gate. There is no admission charge for children 12 and under and TVCC faculty, staff and students with proper ID.
All proceeds generated by the rodeo are given back to the students to further their education.
Coming from as far away as Louisiana, the event will feature approximately 400 contestants representing colleges and universities, including: Hill College, Southwest Texas Junior College, Texas A&M University – Commerce, McNeese State University, Blinn College, Northeast Texas Community College, Panola Junior College, Texas A&M University, Sam Houston State University, Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas A&M – Kingsville and Wharton County Junior College. TVCC, of course, will also be represented in the competition.
Each NIRA member college has its own club composed of student members and sponsored by a faculty advisor who supervises the club's activities. Each year, a men's team consisting of six members and a four-member women's team is chosen from each school. These team members travel to the regional rodeos competing against other NIRA member schools.
Those not chosen for the team may compete on an individual basis and still be eligible for all prizes except those given to the team. The top three contestants in each event from each of the NIRA's 11 regions qualify to compete in the CNFR. The top two men's teams and women's teams also qualify from the regions.
General admission tickets are $5.00 each and may be purchased on the night of the performance at the gate. Free admission to children 12 and under and with current TVCC ids.
Sponsors for this year's event include: Living For The Brand Cowboy Church, Henderson County Farm Bureau, Athens Bank, Kevin Lilly's McDonalds, Vera Bank, Best Western Plus, Holiday Inn Express, Super 8, UT Health East Texas EMS, Rodeo Monogram Shop, Southside Feed, Reynolds New York Store, Mills Feed, Cole Air Conditioning and Appliance Company, Phoenix Landscape Services, First State Bank, KLQV-FM, Whataburger, Simmons Bank, Champion Genetics, Heritage Propane.tank, Wal-Mart, Prosperity Bank, Henderson County Veterinary Clinic, Smith Lumber and Athens Tractor and Equipment.
Also: Athens Equine, Aguilera Land Clearing and Equipment Rental, Spencer Hardware, East Texas Ag Supply, Hannigan-Smith Funeral Home, Steve Grant Real Estate, All-Around Storage, Athens Animal Clinic, Outlaw Spirit, Bacon Auto Ranch, Tettenhorst Plumbing, Reigning Jewels, Cowboy Headquarters, United Pro Rodeo Company, HDP Construction Services, Holders Backhoe Service, Yates & Associates, Rivers - Schara Insurance, and LandPro Services, Briggs Performance Horses, Hemphill Hay Farms, TruNorth Advisors, Athens Steel Building Corporation, Smith Pro-Rodeo, Believers Design and Nelson Propane.
