SHSU Rodeo Club

rodeo rope

Advisor: Mr. Bubba Miller

Huntsville, the home of General Sam Houston, is located 60 miles north of Houston on Interstate-45 in the piney woods of South East Texas. Huntsville has a population of about 30,000 and is in the center of the Southern Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (N.I.R.A.) which means the rodeo team has less travel than any other school in the N.I.R.A. Huntsville is also a very good town to rodeo out of; regardless of the type of rodeoing you want to do. We are fortunate to have both indoor and outdoor practice arenas and maintain practice stock almost year-round for timed events. The SHSU Rodeo Club is one of the oldest clubs on campus (active since 1950) and has produced more national champion rodeo teams than any other college or university in the nation! If you like the sport of rodeo and want to get a good education, Sam Houston is the college to attend.

2014-2015 Officers

President -  Kelsie Leas

Vice President - Nathan Otwell

Secretary - TBD

SH Rodeo

 

SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD
1953-2012

National Team Record

1956
Men's
1961
Women's
1965
Women's
1966
Women's
1968
Men's
1968
Women's
1973
Women's - 3rd
1974
Women's
1976
Women's - 3rd
1984
Women's
1985
Men's - Reserve
1989
Men's - Reserve
1990
Men's - Reserve
2007
Women's - 3rd
2011
Men's
2011
Women's - Reserve
2012
Men's - Reserve
2012
Women's - 3rd

SAM HOUSTON'S NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS

1953
Sonny Sikes
Calf Roping and Ribbon Roping
1955
Ira Akers
Bareback, Saddle Bronc, Bull Riding and ALL-AROUND
1955
Sonny Sikes
Calf Roping and Ribbon Roping
1956
Ira Akers
Saddle Bronc, Bull Riding and ALL-AROUND
1960
Karen Mangum
Goat Tying and ALL-AROUND
1961
Leo Anderson
Bull Riding
1963
Leo Anderson
Saddle Bronc
1964
Martin Ruffeno
Ribbon Roping
1965
Becky Bergren
Barrel Racing and ALL-AROUND
1968
Carl Deaton
Steer Wrestling
1969
Phil Lyne
Calf Roping and ALL-AROUND
1969
Car Deaton
Steer Wrestling
1974
Brad McReynolds
Calf Roping
1974
Cindy Galow
Breakaway Roping
1974
Jimmie Gibbs
Barrel Racing and ALL-AROUND
1975
Jimmie Gibbs
Barrel Racing
1984
Lynn McCafferty
Barrel Racing
1985
Chip Gatlin
Steer Wrestling
1986
Lynn McCafferty
Barrel Racing
1990
Jason Evans
Calf Roping
1991
Rope Myers
Steer Wrestling
1996
Jason Jeter
Bareback
2007
Kristi Lee
Breakaway Roping
2011
Cody Teel
Bullriding
2011
Elizabeth Combs
Barrel Racing
2012
Elizabeth Combs
Barrel Racing