CASPER, WY – The College National Finals Rodeo kicked off Sunday at the Ford Center in Casper, Wyoming.
Several native cowboys and cowgirls are competing this week together with former New Underwood standout, Cooper Filipek.
Filipek simply wrapped up his first 12 months of competing in rodeo at Mesalands Community College in New Mexico.
He completed first this 12 months in the bareback using in the Grand Canyon Region.
Filipek is now competing in his first ever College National Finals Rodeo.
He entered the CNFR ranked seventh in the bareback using.
Filipek competed throughout the opening day on Sunday and scored 60 factors.
“Everybody’s objective is to win it and I’m going to go in there and take a look at my hardest and do my greatest to win it,” mentioned Cooper Filipek. “But simply to get an expertise out of the complete deal. This is certainly one of your subsequent stepping stones in making an attempt to be in pro-rodeo and attempt to make it to the NFR and be a world champ. So in case your could make an excellent title on the market on this deal, most of the judges or the judges you’ll see in all of your pro-rodeos. So it’ll be good simply to get to know them and have them get to know me and see how I’m.”
Filipek at present has his PRCA allow and he hopes to earn his professional card in the close to future.
“I’m hoping subsequent 12 months to get my professional card in October and go laborious and make the NFR as the rookie of the 12 months and hopefully make my debut and the NFR,” mentioned Filipek. “But if that doesn’t occur, I’m going to maintain going and maintain making an attempt at it. But faculty finals and faculty rodeos is what’s paying for my faculty proper now so.”
Black Hills State University
Black Hills State additionally despatched eight contestants to the College National Finals Rodeo.
Men’s Team Qualifiers
Clayton Backhaus – Team Roping
Riley Hannum – Team Roping
Austin Madison – Steer Wrestling
Riley Staton – Team Roping
Women’s Team Qualifiers
Brooklyn Hanson – Breakaway Roping
Sydney Maher – Barrel Racing
Cashae McGee – Goat Tying
Emilee Pauley – Goat Tying and Barrel Racing
Cash Wilson
Cash Wilson, who was a state highschool saddle bronc champion from Wall, is competing at the College National Finals Rodeo for the Tarleton State University rodeo staff.
In reality, Wilson is at present fourth in the saddle bronc at the CNFR.
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