by Athletic Communications
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s rodeo team has decided to postpone the annual Ranger Rodeo until the spring.
“We wanted to have a rodeo and let everyone be able to come,” head coach Stockton Graves said. “We feel that moving the rodeo to the spring would be the best for everyone to be able to make it.”
Every Central Plains Rodeo currently has been postponed.
This decision was not taken lightly as it has an impact on our student-athletes, community and fans.
“We went through this last season with it getting cut short because of Covid,” Graves said. “We had to go ahead and follow suit with the other schools this fall and postpone to the spring.”
The rodeo is going to either happen in late February or early March.
“The rodeo team is a very important part of Northwestern and we are disappointed that we will not have the rodeo this fall,” Athletic Director Brad Franz said. “The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Rodeo is a great University and community event that brings in students and fans from all over the central plains and we look forward to having it in the spring. We have an excellent team and I look forward to seeing them compete.”
“We are looking forward to having a busy spring,” stated Graves. “It cannot get here fast enough. We will buckle down this fall and get ready for when we get to compete.”
The Northwestern rodeo team will have a large group of returners led by Bridger Anderson, the 2019 CNFR steer wrestling national champion.