Tarleton State University steer wrestler Walt Arnold flashed a 6.1-second time for sixth place in his first action Monday at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo.
It was the college rodeo season’s final stop, and Jake Barnes was on the outside looking in.
The Tarleton State University saddle bronc rider needed a stellar outing at the hometown Tarleton Stampede to qualify for his third appearance at the College National Finals Rodeo.
It’s just under 1,400 miles from Cross Junction, Va., to Stephenville, Texas, but that’s a trip Sarah Angelone was willing to make to be on the Tarleton State University rodeo team.
Maddy Deerman realized she was a pretty good roper around the sixth grade.
“It’s hard to do roping when you’re really young,” she said. “You need to be a little bigger. When I got to junior high, I was able to up my game a little, to take shots from farther away, to take stronger swings and reach out a little farther.”
For the first time in its 122 years, Tarleton State University’s summer enrollment will exceed 7,000, breaking last year’s record and setting an all-time high for the fourth consecutive semester.
he Texas A&M University System Board of Regents today approved a special naming opportunity honoring longtime Tarleton State University friends Dr. Joe R. and Dr. Teresa Lozano Long. The Longs have donated $2 million to support under-represented students.