The Clarendon College rodeo team is off to a hot start to the 2025-26 season, the inaugural campaign of the Caprock Region.
The Bulldogs have won men’s team titles at all five fall rodeos, from Eastern New Mexico University in mid-September to the home rodeo this past weekend at Childress. The program will celebrate its season while honoring its recent history of excellence during the NFR Sendoff Party & Prime Rib Dinner at 7 p.m. Friday at the Donley County Activity Center.
Tickets are $100, which includes two dinners and a chance at the $1,000 cash drawing. There will also be a silent auction and live music.
“This is something we’ve been doing the last few years to show off the success our guys have been having in ProRodeo,” rodeo coach Bret Franks said. “It’s a big accomplishment for anyone to make the NFR, and we’ve been very fortunate to have some great cowboys in our program.”
It’s true. This year, five Bulldogs will compete at the National Finals Rodeo: saddle bronc riders Brody Wells and Weston Patterson; bareback riders Cole Franks and Sam Petersen; and all-around cowboy Wacey Schalla, who has qualified in both bareback riding and bull riding. Each man has been part of at least one national championship while at Clarendon.
“These five guys mean a lot to the rodeo team and to Clarendon College as a whole,” Bret Franks said. “This community has really supported them, so we like being able to bring everybody together for a night to celebrate all their success.”
“Wyatt pretty much kicked this off for us, but we’ve had a lot of talented cowboys that have helped put Clarendon on the college rodeo map,” Franks said. “We’re pretty proud of the guys that will represent us in Las Vegas this year.”
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