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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
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