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NATIONAL FINALS - SPC Texans Brey Yore, John Hisel and Allie Murphy qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper. (Photo courtesy of SPC)
NATIONAL FINALS - SPC Texans Brey Yore, John Hisel and Allie Murphy qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper. (Photo courtesy of SPC) -
ALL-STAR - Levelland Lobo Brayden Moore will be pitching for the blue team June 22, at the GWTCAAll-Star Baseball Game held in Lubbock Cooper. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)
ALL-STAR - Levelland Lobo Brayden Moore will be pitching for the blue team June 22, at the GWTCAAll-Star Baseball Game held in Lubbock Cooper. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz) -
ALL-STAR - Levelland Lobo Tyler Pemberton made the GWTCAAll-Star Team as he will be playing first base for the red team on June 22 at 3 p.m. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)
ALL-STAR - Levelland Lobo Tyler Pemberton made the GWTCAAll-Star Team as he will be playing first base for the red team on June 22 at 3 p.m. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz) -
ALL-STATE - Levelland Lobo Noah Tienda made the All-State team for his performace all year all over the field as he earned honors for his role at shortstop. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)
ALL-STATE - Levelland Lobo Noah Tienda made the All-State team for his performace all year all over the field as he earned honors for his role at shortstop. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz) -
ALL-STAR - Levelland Lobo Rusty Johnson will be catching for the blue team in the GWTCA All-Star Baseball Game held in Lubbock Cooper on June 22 at 3 p.m. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)
ALL-STAR - Levelland Lobo Rusty Johnson will be catching for the blue team in the GWTCA All-Star Baseball Game held in Lubbock Cooper on June 22 at 3 p.m. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)
LEVELLAND — The South Plains College rodeo program will once again be represented at the highest level of collegiate rodeo at the 2024 College Natonal Finals Rodeo, slated for June 9-15 in Casper Wyoming.
All performances at the CNFR will air on ESPN3. ESPN3 is available by using the ESPN App. The top three competitors in each event, and the top two men’s and women’s teams from the NIRA’s 11 regions qualify for the CNFR.
The South Plains College men’s and women’s rodeo teams closed out the regular season at the Tarleton State Stampede in April, winning three region titles as Brey Yore, John Hisel, and Allie Murphy qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo.
Yore won the men’s allaround title as the top cowboy in the Southwest Region and will compete in steer wrestling and calf roping at the CNFR. Yore totaled 26 points in steer wrestling in Stephenville, placing sixth on the weekend, and capped the year with a region-best 861 points.
John Hisel won the team roping heeler region title and placed first in Stephenville. Hisel rode with Jett Stewart of Weatherford College, posting a 6.4 in the long round and a 5.3 in the finals to take home 140 points. Hisel finished the year with a region-leading 495 points.
Murphy closed out the season with a first place finish in barrel racing at TSU, clocking a 15.62 in the long round and a 15.57 in the finals, totaling 175 points on the weekend. Murphy dominated the Southwest Region in barrels, totaling a region-best 650 points, nearly 150 points more than the second place spot.
Yore will make his first run in tiedown roping on Monday, followed by his second run on Tuesday, and his final run on Thursday. Yore will make his first run in steer wrestling on Monday, followed by his second run on Tuesday, and his final run on Friday.
Hisel will make his first run in team roping on Monday, followed by his second and third runs on Tuesday.
Murphy will make her first run in barrel racing on Monday, followed by her second and third runs on Tuesday.