MonticelloLive

Top rodeo cowboys and cowgirls from 15 colleges and universities across the nation will compete in nine events at the second annual Boll Weevil Stampede March 27-29 at the Drew County Fairgrounds.

            The event is being hosted by the University of Arkansas at Monticello and is sanctioned by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for UAM students with I.D. or children 6-12, and free for children 5 and under.
            Competition will begin each night at 7:30 p.m. Events include bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, team roping, breakaway roping, goat tying, and barrel racing.
            For more information, contact Jolyn Wells, UAM rodeo coach, at (870) 460-1994.