Southeastern Opens 2019-20 Season at Colby Rodeo

COLBY, Kan. – Southeastern is set to open the 2019-20 rodeo season Sept. 20-22 when it travels to Colby, Kan., for the Colby CC Rodeo.
 
The Savage Storm men's team is coming off a season in which they were able to capture the Central Plains Region Team Championship, as well as a team roping national and regional championship.
 
The men's team as a whole would go on to finish fifth at the CNFR.
 
Laramie Warren, a seniors, and Hayden Harris, a junior, highlight the team's returners after both made CNFR appearances to end last season.
 
Warren had a strong showing in all three timed events tie down, steer wrestling, and team roping last season finishing in the top 30% in all three events in the Central Plains Region.
 
Harris returns after a pair of CNFR appearances in the bull riding after two previous College National Finals appearances and a strong finish in the Central Plains Region bull riding.
 
The men's team welcomes 16 new faces to the roster including a couple of graduate students, Dylan Riggins and Rowdy Chesser, and a couple of junior college transfers, Jasper Dunn, and Zach Parker.  Twelve incoming freshman round out the Men's team roster with multiple accomplished timed event and rough stock competitors.
 
The Storm women's team comes off last season's third place finish in the Central Plains Region, but will be rebuilding after losing three previous team members to graduation.
 
Peyton Glenn, a junior, returns after posting a solid finish in the barrel racing a season ago as well as reaching the CNFR prior to last season.
 
She is joined by seniors Cierra Doyal and Lainey Cooper, who are followed by sophomores Martie Shockley and Kaycee Hollingback, all competing in the goat tying.
 
They will be joined by incoming freshmen Bailey Witt who works four events and Katelyn Hobbie who will compete in the barrel racing.
 
Following the season opener, Southeastern will return home Oct. 3-5 for its home rodeo which will also feature a Thursday night concert by The Read Southall Band. Tickets for Thursday night's concert and rodeo perfoirmance are $20 and can be purchased at www.EventBrite.com or at the gate.