The Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Club hosted its 65th annual Intramural Rodeo at the Taylor County Expo Center Thursday night. Fraternities, sororities and other groups competed in several different events such as cattle wrangling and calf branding. The Riding Club held barrel races and performed routines with their horses.
- Georgia Stewart, senior animal science major from Alvarado, waves to the crowd at the rodeo Thursday night. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- A rodeo clown talks with friends in the audience. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Riding Club members perform a routine in the rodeo Thursday. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Dr. James Carpenter, chair and associate professor of agricultural and environmental sciences, says a prayer before the rodeo. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Delta Theta participants chase a runaway calf. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Delta Theta members fall to the ground as their calf runs away. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Rodeo participants try to wrangle a calf. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Students struggle to wrangle a calf at the rodeo Thursday. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Tri Kappa Gamma members sprint into action. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Ko Jo Kai rodeo participants dive after a calf. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Women of GATA celebrate their victory in calf wrangling. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Men’s rodeo teams sprint toward the calves during a flour branding competition. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Teammates help each other in the flour branding competition. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- A Gamma Sigma Phi member carrys a calf to the center of the arena. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Georgia Stewart, senior animal science major from Alvarado, loses her hat as her horse races toward the finish line. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- A Riding Club member and her horse wait for the gates to open before the barrel race. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Lauren Mach, sophomore nursing major from Lohn and her horse take a sharp turn around a barrel. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- A horse knocks over the barrel during a race. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Rodeo participants compete in a relay race while carrying chickens. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Students pass chickens to their teammates in a relay race. (Photo by David Mitchell)