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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1976)
i 4 f J -1 daily ncbraskan 0 J H -jLJf;.i 1 Lii UUlJ D V-rn---Jt -r- r-- K. fr --"1 n n ! '." ., ... . ... : ..... - - . ; ... - ; .. -. .:. ' . . . . ' ; ' " 4" r.) Cr , ,. i... . , -,,rlf1.r..,r....-.1 .,. ....... . : ti- ni tii itum iiriiinii-i--riinf r -ti-miiTiinw mibi whii ifci nmiswaaM&SiM&i By Ron Rugess Cowboy hats, cowboy boots and cowboys filled the State Fairgrounds Coliseum Friday and Saturday, along with horses, calves and cows. It was the scene of the University of Nebraska Intercollegiate Rodeo, sponsored by the UNL Rodeo Gub. About 1 80 contestants and more than 3,5G0 rodeo fans filled the auditorium for three sessions to participate in and view the rodeo. The event is one of seven this spring in the seven-state Great Trains region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA), according to Rodeo Club officials. City greenhorns, decked in cowboy attire, also tried their luck at rcdecing. Cct.s occupied one end of the coliseum while groups cf "city slicker three-man teams held fcrt in the ether cad, awaiting the wild cow ride contest. At t. tc? cf a fhg, the "cowboys charged the cows aai ths confused cows charged the "cowboys. The first team to saddle and ride the cow across the r.h Une was the winner. Cut the covs versed to win the contest as losing contestants claimed, Ve should have won, biting the dust because of loose saddles and balky cows. Amid dust and dirt, genuine cowboys busted broncos and bulls and tried to escape breaking bones. Karen Chenault, freshman dietetics major from York, was UNL's only winner in the rodeo. She took first place in the women's barrel racing competition. It was difficult competition, Chenault said. She added she had competed with many cf the entrants before in NIRA rodeos. "This region has always been tough, and this rodeo was no exception. Chenault, 20, said she started riding when she was 3-years-c!d and has been in rodeo compe tition for 10 years. She said she did fairly well in the preliminary barrel racing and felt confident of going into the Oh, and the "cowboys in the wild cow race did "a real good job, Chenault said. From a person who has been riding for 17 years, that had to be a compliment. . .didnt it? mondsy, cpril 12, 1070 r w m fm