By DOCKER HAUB
Student Writer
Steady hands latch the metal gate closing off one of the many pastures on the Harmon property in Lucien.
Trenton Harmon, a junior social science major at Northwestern Oklahoma State, leaves the cattle he just tended to behind him as he climbs into his Dodge farm truck and drives to the next pasture. Harmon spent his whole childhood helping his father and grandfather work their 200 heads of cattle on their family ranch. Harmon always dreamed of one day playing college football but he never imagined Northwestern Oklahoma State and Alva would be the place to allow him to live out his dream.
Harmon played eight-man football for Garber High School where he had the opportunity to be coached by his father, Mark Harmon.
In a small town like Garber, it isn’t common for many kids to go on to play ball at the next level but Harmon was one of the few. “Because I went to such a small school,” Harmon explained, “I was told by many that the odds of me playing football anywhere after high school were small, let alone actually making it four to five years.” Now Harmon is going on his fourth year in Alva and he has been extremely successful at all levels of college.
He credits his success to the hard work-ethic that was instilled in him at a young age by his father and grandfather while working on the ranch. “I am truly thankful for my ranching background, I believe it teaches you morals and work-ethic that can’t be learned anywhere else,” Harmon said.
After he graduates, Harmon plans on going on to be a football coach and one day taking over his family cattle ranch. For now, he will continue to receive his education and enjoy being a Ranger.