Wednesday, September 12, 1979
page 12
daily nebraskan
UNL rodeo club and team are bucking for success
By Kevin Field
With six top rookies from around the
state, the UNL rodeo club and team are
confident they will improve their record
this year. Last season, the team won one
trophy.
The six incoming freshmen were awarded
scholarships from the club after the club
received funds from a private donor last
year, according to the club's advisor, Jim
Stubbendieck. This is the first year the
club has awarded scholarships and that has
put UNL on an equal level with other
schools in the recruitment area.
Hie six rookies will compete with five
returning membeis for the spots on the six
man-three woman traveling squad. Those
team members will compete for point
totals against other schools for trophies.
Generally, 10 to 12 schools compete in
one rodeo.
"We have lost many talented kids to
smaller schools where rodeo is a major
sport," Stubbendieck said.
Bob Iske, the club's vice president and
the captain of the team, is optimistic about
the future. In the past the team had to get
people that were already here to compete
on the team, with the current recruitment
possibilities, he said he thinks the team can
be built up to a competitive level.
Freshmen receiving scholarships this
year are, Billy Gallino, of Valentine;
Gigi Landis, of Arthur; Billy O'Conner,
of Keystone; Randy Adams of Crete; and
Paul Cleveland, of Hyannis. Gallino and
Landis were each champions of the Ne
braska State High School Rodeo Associa
tion last season.
THE TEAM will compete in 15 rodeos
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throughout the year, including one spon
sored by the UNL team in the early spring.
The first rodeo of the season will take
place this weekend in Dickenson, N.D.
Most of the money needed for various
expenses is raised from the spring rodeo or
comes from private donations. Expenses
are high, according to Iske.
"Traveling to and from rodeos takes a
big chunk of money and maintaining the
team's practice arena eats up the rest," he
said.
Most of the team members practice
everyday at the arena north of East
Campus and the public is welcome to come
and watch, Iske said.
The popularity of the rodeo, especially
in this area, has been increasing in the past
few years according to Mike Peterson, the
team s president. Many major companies
are beginning to sponsor rodeos, especially
beer and tobacco companies, he said.
"The rodeo has a lot of action, wild and
fast action, and that is what people like to
see," Iske said.
The chance for injury is also great. "I
dont know anybody that has rodeoed that
has not been injured," said Iske.
THAT. IS PART of the game, he said.
"Injuries happen here just as they happen
in many other sports," he said.
Both Iske and Peterson have been
involved in rodeo for a number of years
and both have been injured.
Many of the events in rodeo originated
on the ranch or in the open range, Iske
said. The saddle bronc is considered the
classic event and evolved from the need to
break wild horses quickly, Iske said.
Events such as team roping and bull
dogging, resulted from the need to control
animals on the open range, he said. In bull
dogging, the cowboy dismounts from his
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Perhaps the most challenging, if not
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either. The popularity among women is
increasing, especially In. Nebraska,
according to Patty Lutter, captain of the
women's team. More than forty percent of
the club is made up of women, said
Stubbendieck.
The cowgirls compete in goat tying,
barrel races, and the break away calf roping
events.
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Rob Gaebe (right) prepares to leap from his horse and grab the bull by the horns in
rodeo club practice Monday night. At left is Bart Daly.
Organist conference to feature Albright
"Creativity and the New Organ" is the
topic of a Conference being sponsored by
the UNL School of Music Thursday,
Sept. 20 through Saturday, Sept. 22.
It will feature on of America's most dis
tinguished young composers and per
formers of organ music, William Albright,
and an interpreter of modern organ music,
Gerd Zacher.
The conference is designed to offer
insight into the creation and interpretation
of late 20th century music, through
lecture-demonstrations, master class, joint
public recital and panel discussions con
ducted by Albright and Zacher.
Those interested in attending the organ
convention should contact George Ritchie'
at UNL's School of Music.
The joint organ recital which begins at
8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21 at the Kimball
Recital Hall, 11th and R streets, is open
to the public as part of the Kimball Hall
Recital Series.
Concerts, recitals scheduled
The UNL School of Music will be pre
senting more than 50 events featuring
students and faculty members throughout
the 1979-80 school year.
The events, which range from faculty
or student recitals to concerts by large and
small ensembles are open to die general
public, and most are free. Most will be held
in Kimball Recital Hall, 11th and R.
During the school year, there will be
nearly 15 faculty recitals and seven other
programs displaying faculty talents as
composer or ensemble performer.
School of Music students, both vocal
and instrumental, will participate in large
group presentations. The University
Orchestra debut will be Sunday, Nc?. 4,
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followed by the Concert Band a week later
on Nov. 11. The University Singers will
appear Sunday, Nov. 18. All of these
presentations begin at 4 p jn.
December will be an active month for
music appreciators, with 10 events sched
uled during its first 20 days. Ensembles and
choirs will be featured, several presenting
Christmas music. The climax of these con
certs will be the Messiah Sing at 8 pjn.
Monday, Dec. 17.
Second semester also will feature'
diversity. Five faculty recitals are planned
in February, along with appearances by the
Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Jazz Lab
Bands and UNL vocal students.
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