In the Zone: Club teams getting it done

July 5, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Leather balls and gloves get the attention.  Always have, always will. With the limelight focused there, however, Utah Valley fans risk missing what’s happening with leather saddles and plastic crosses (lacrosse sticks, not religious emblems) likewise competing under the Wolverine logo and colors. Same school, different status. They are club teams, a local label that […]

Bronc rider Brock Winn shows passion in 2nd-place showing at nationals

July 5, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes When Brock Winn was 14 years old, he bought a bronc saddle and has never looked back since. The Ferron, UT native put himself in the national spotlight placing second at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in saddle bronc riding. CNFR, often called the ‘Rose Bowl’ of college rodeo, is a grueling week-long proving […]

Bronc rider Winn takes 2nd at rodeo nationals

June 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU’s Brock Winn dominated  his first ride at the College National Finals Rodeo. From there he used a strategy from his studies as an aviation science major. He kept climbing  — all the way to second in the nation. The sophomore sensation thrilled the Casper, WY locals in his week-long surge, coming out of the […]

Rodeo showing strong at nationals

June 17, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Wolverine Rodeo club is putting in a strong showing at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR). The event began Sunday, June 12th at the Casper Events center in Casper Wyoming. With over 100 universities represented, the Wolverines are proving they belong with the best. The team took six riders competing in six different events […]

Utah Valley rodeo heads to nationals

June 11, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The rodeo club will be heading to Casper Wyoming to compete in the Colligiate National Finals Rodeo (CNFR). The competition will begin on June 12th and run through the 18th at the Casper Events Center. Over 400 riders and ropers representing over 100 universities will be present for what the CNFR calls the ‘Rose Bowl’ […]

Rodeo team enjoys successful fall season

October 5, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes The 26th of Sept. culminated the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association fall season for the UVU rodeo team. After four rodeos, the men’s team currently ranks first in the nation with the women’s team sitting thirteenth. The Rocky Mountain Region met in Cedar City, Utah to officially begin their fall rodeo season. Saddles were cinched, bucking […]