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(SHAWNEE, Okla.) – The International Finals Youth Rodeo will induct Justin McDaniel of Porum, Okla., into its 2014 Hall of Fame in a ceremony on July 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee.   “I would like to thank the IFYR for the induction into the Hall of Fame. Some of my greatest memories and accomplishments come from the IFYR. It was my goal to win multiple titles while I was competing at the IFYR, and I was very blessed to have won three championships, said McDaniel. “The IFYR was the biggest playing field for me at the time, competing against the greatest high school contestants from around the world,” he added.   “I’m very sorry to announce that I will not be able to make it to the induction. I’m still competing full time and currently ranked in the top 10 in the PRCA World Standings and chasing another world title,” McDaniel said. “The Calgary Stampede gave me the call at the last minute and invited me up for a chance to compete for $100,000. It is an offer I can’t refuse. I would like to thank everyone again for the induction it is truly an honor.” McDaniel is 27 years old and was the IFYR bareback champion in 2003 and 2004 and won the all-around competition in 2004. After high school McDaniel became a professional rider and joined the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, winning the bareback riding world title in 2008. McDaniel is a five time National Finals Rodeo qualifier. He has also won the National Finals Rodeo average title twice. McDaniel currently rodeos full-time while raising cattle on his ranch in Porum, Okla.   “We would like to welcome Justin McDaniel into the Hall of Fame and recognize his accomplishments as a past contestant of the IFYR,” said Mike Jackson, operations manager of the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center. “He excelled in several years of competition at the IFYR and continues to do so in his professional rodeo career, while contributing to the sport of rodeo.”   Mike Outhier became the first IFYR Hall of Fame inductee in 2007. Previous inductees include Jet and Cord McCoy and the late Mark McGee in 2009, Jackie Dube Jatslau in 2011 and Ken Etchieson and Suzanne Gilbert in 2012.   To qualify and become a Hall of Fame member, inductees must have competed in the IFYR at least 10 years prior and still be participating in the rodeo world. A selection committee reviews nominee records and in-turn makes a recommendation to the Civic and Cultural Development Authority that governs the IFYR. The Civic and Cultural Development Authority then votes on a final decision on the year’s inductee.     -10-     “The Hall of Fame was created to honor those who not only excelled during their time at the IFYR and their professional careers, but to those who have served as an inspiration to others along the way,” said Suzanne Gilbert, special events committee chairperson of the IFYR. “We are proud to induct Justin McDaniel into the 2014 Hall of Fame class and recognize his many accomplishments.”   The International Finals Youth Rodeo was founded in 1992 to present the top high school athletes from across the United States with a professional rodeo. The internationally-recognized International Finals Youth Rodeo is held annually at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee. The rodeo offers 10 competitive events including barrel racing, pole bending, breakaway roping, goat tying, team roping, calf roping, steer wrestling, bull riding, saddle bronc riding and bareback riding and has an average of more than 1,000 contestants in recent years. For more information visit www.ifyr.com.   Located on Interstate 40, Shawnee is just 30 minutes east of downtown Oklahoma City. Shawnee boasts small town charm with big city offerings and unique shopping, dining and entertainment. The Shawnee Convention & Visitors Bureau was created in 1994 and today, is an award-winning agency providing quality programs which are fundamental in growing the tourism industry in Shawnee and helping create a better quality of life for its citizens. For more information visit www.visitshawnee.com or call 405.275.9780.

CASPER, Wyo. (June 20, 2014) – Friday night at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) was a good night for three of the defending National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association champions.

            Orin Larsen won the bareback riding here in 2013 for the College of Southern Idaho. He was 80 points, placing him in the third round and moving him into second place in the overall standings. Larsen, from Inglis, Manitoba, is now competing for Panhandle State University in Goodwell, Okla.

            Billy Bob Brown and Logan Medlin are the defending team roping champions and will be back here to try to win consecutive titles thanks to their performance on Friday night. With Brown, from Tarleton State University doing the heading and Medlin, from Eastern New Mexico University heeling, they stopped the clock in 6.2 to move into second place overall. They also placed fifth in the third round. Brown is the defending all-around champion and is third in the race for this year’s title.

            Another defending champion that is entering the final round in second place is Kimberlyn Fitch from Idaho State University. Fitch got married and has had a name change since winning the breakaway roping last year. In 2013 she earned the title as Kimberlyn Fehringer.

          Eastern New Mexico University’s Hayden Segelke has two NIRA all-around titles to her credit but will just be in contention for the goat tying this year. She leads the overall standings with a total time of 19.3 seconds on three runs.

            Competition continues in the Casper Events Center on Saturday with the final performance featuring all of the events beginning at 7 p.m., where world champions will be determined.

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CASPER, Wyo.–The following are leaders from the College National Finals Rodeo after the fourth performance June 20, 2014, courtesy of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Complete results are available at www.cnfr.com.

            Bareback Riding:  (third round winners) 1, Chase Bowen, Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, 81.5 points. 2, (tie) Orin Larsen, Panhandle State University, and Zachariah Phillips, Casper College, 80. 4, Bill Tutor, Sam Houston State University, 79. 5, Richmond Champion, Tarleton State University, 78. 6, Wyatt Bloom, Montana State University, 77.5. 7, Wyatt Clark, University of Wyoming, 77. 8, (tie) Chad Rutherford, McNeese State University and Mason Clements, College of Southern Idaho, 76.5. (total on three – final round qualifiers) 1, Tyler Waltz, University of Tennessee – Martin, 236. 2, Orin Larsen, Panhandle State University, 233.5. 3, Richmond Champion, Tarleton State University, 231.5. 4, Wyatt Bloom, Montana State University, 230. 5, Devan Reilly, Gillette College, 227. 6, (tie) Bill Tutor, Sam Houston State University,  and Zachariah Phillips, Casper College, 226. 8, (tie) Grant Denny, Feather River College; Linden Woods, New Mexico Junior College; and Chad Rutherford, McNeese State University; 225.5. 11, Wyatt Clark, University of Wyoming, 224. 12, Chase Bowen, Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, 222.

Tie-Down Roping: (third round winners) 1, Kyle Hay, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 8.2 seconds. 2, Michael Perry, Howard County Community College, 8.5. 3, (tie) Logan Harkey, West Texas A&M University, and Jared Parke, Blue Mountain Community College, 8.6. 5, Marty Yates, Hill College, 9.1. 6, Austin Barstow, Montana State University, 9.2. 7, Brody Adams, Colorado Northwest Community College, 9.4. 8, (tie) Will Lummus, University of Tennessee – Martin, and Trey Young, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 9.5. (total on three – final round qualifiers) 1, Marty Yates, Hill College, 27.2. 2, (tie) Taylor Santos – Karney, Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, and Trey Young, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 28.6. 4, Clark Adcock, University of Tennessee – Martin, 28.7. 5, Kyle Dickens, Colorado State University, 29.0. 6, Will Lummus, University of Tennessee – Martin, 29.3. 7, Chant DeForest, Lassen Community College, 29.9. 8, Michael Perry, Howard College, 30.2. 9, Curt Mosley, Southern Arkansas University, 31.1. 10, Blane Cox, Hill College, 31.4. 11, Brody Adams, Colorado Northwest Community College, 32.2. 12, Cameron Morman, Dickinson State University, 32.4.

Breakaway Roping: (third round winners) 1, (tie) Macy Fuller, Central Arizona College; Kirsten Smith, McNeese State University; and Shay Spitz, South Plains College; 2.4 seconds each. 4, (tie) Chelsea Carroll, McNeese State University, and Lacey Camp, Casper College, 2.5. 6, (tie) Lindsay Adamson, University of Nebraska; Maci Meyer, Texas A&M University; and Hannah Springer, Southern Arkansas University; 2.6. (total on three – final round qualifiers) 1, Macy Fuller, Central Arizona College, 8.0. 2, (tie) Jacalyn Walker, Utah Valley University, and Kimberlyn Fitch, Idaho State University, 8.7. 4, Lindsay Adamson, University of Nebraska, 9.1. 5, Kirsten Smith, McNeese State University, 9.3. 6, Hannah Springer, Southern Arkansas University, 9.6. 7, Micah Samples, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 9.7. 8, Kara Kohutek, Feather River College, 10.9. 9, Shaylee Thacker, Utah Valley University, 11.0. 10, Kacey Struxness, Missouri Valley College, 12.2. 11, Kyla Foster, McNeese State University, 12.4. 12, Arianna Assini, Cochise College, 15.6.

         Saddle Bronc Riding:  (third round winners) 1, Coburn Bradshaw, Western Texas College, 78 points. 2, Sam Harper, Feather River College, 77.5. 3, Zeke Thurston, Sheridan College, 77. 4, (tie) Brady Dinwoodie, New Mexico Highlands University, and Dalton Kingery, Missouri Valley College, 75.5 each. 6, Uhuru Adem , Fresno State University, 73. 7, (tie) Shade Etbauer, Panhandle State University; Garet Aldridge, Sam Houston State University; and Treyson Antonick, Texas Tech University; 70. (total on three – final round qualifiers) 1, Coburn Bradshaw, Western Texas College, 230.5. 2, Zeke Thurston, Sheridan College, 229.5. 3, Dalton Kingery, Missouri Valley College, 222.5. 4, Cole Hatcher, College of Southern Idaho, 214. 5, Taygen Schuelke, Sheridan College, 213.5. 6, (tie) Charlie Kogianes, Cochise College; Joe Harper, Panhandle State University; and Slatyr Hunnicutt, Texas A&M University – Commerce; 211.5. 9, Travis Nelson, Tarleton State University, 210. 10, Nat Stratton, Panhandle State University, 208. 11, Brady Dinwoodie, New Mexico Highlands University, 207.5. 12, Treyson Antonick, Texas Tech University, 200.5.

Steer wrestling: (third round winners) 1, Tanner Brunner, Kansas State University, 4.1 seconds. 2, J.D. Struxness, Missouri Valley College, 4.3. 3, (tie) Clayton Hansen, Blue Mountain Community College, and Brandon Mackenzie, Feather River College, 4.5. 5, Will Lummus, University of Tennessee – Martin, 4.8. 6, Bryce Dibbern, University of Nebraska, 4.9. 7, Cade Goodman, Wharton County Junior College, 5.0. 8, Lane Wilson, Central Arizona College, 5.1. (total on three – final round qualifiers) 1, Tanner Brunner, Kansas State University, 14.2. 2, Cade Goodman, Wharton County Junior College, 16.4. 3, Tyke Kipp, New Mexico State University, 16.7. 4, Dalyn Wingard, Northwest College, 17.1. 5, Stephen Culling, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 17.3. 6, Will Lummus, University of Tennessee – Martin, 18.0. 7, Kody Lahaye, University of Montana Western, 18.9. 8, Jarret New, Texas A&M University, 19.0. 9, Cameron Morman, Dickinson State University, 19.6. 10, Jace Austin, Utah Valley University, 22.2. 11, Riley Krassin, Casper College, 22.3. 12, Kane Cartwright, University of Montana Western, 23.9.

            Team Roping: (third round winners) 1, Donny Scantling, Gillette College, and Trey Yates, Eastern Wyoming College, 5.0 seconds. 2, Hunter Munsell and Braden Harmon, Western Oklahoma State College, 5.2. 3, (tie) Clayton Van Aken, University of Wyoming and Kyon Kreutzer, Northeastern Junior College; and Cody Kohleffel, Wharton County Junior College and Jonathan Torres, McNeese State University; 5.9. 5, Billy Bob Brown, Tarleton State University and Logan Medlin, Eastern New Mexico University, 6.2. 6, Clayton Hansen and Chase Hansen, Blue Mountain Community College, 6.5. 7, Cody Mirabal and Reno Eddy, New Mexico State University, 6.5. 8, (tie), Clay Crozier and Brody Adams, Colorado Northwest Community College, and Michael Chaput, South Dakota State University and Matt Cover, University of Nebraska, 6.7. (total on three – final round qualifiers) 1, Clay Crozier and Brody Adams, Colorado Northwest Community College, 19.6. 2, Billy Bob Brown, Tarleton State University and Logan Medlin, Eastern New Mexico University, 20.3. 3, Cash Hendrick and Corey Hendrick, Sam Houston State University, 22.6. 4, Clayton Hansen and Chase Hansen, Blue Mountain Community College, 24.0. 5, Shawn Bird and Zach Schweigert, Northwest College, 24.1. 6, Brody Braden and Tanner Caudel, University of Arkansas – Cossat, 24.3. 7, Cody Kohleffel, Wharton County Junior College and Jonathan Torres, McNeese State University, 26.4. 8, Alton Fisher and Justin Pruitt, East Mississippi Community College, 26.6. 9, Brit Ellerman, University of Wyoming, and Seth Andersen, Gillette College, 27.2.  10, (tie), Rusty VanSoelen, New Mexico State University and Daniel Baeza, Mesalands Community College, and Seth Driggers, Southern Arkansas University, and Kelsey Kennemer, Troy University, 28.7.  12, Thompson Berryhill, Oklahoma State University and Lane Reeves, Coffeyville Community College, 32.3.  

Goat Tying: (third round winners) 1, Macy Fuller, Central Arizona College, 6.1 seconds. 2, Arianna Assini, Cochise College, 6.4 seconds. 3, (tie) Shelby Winchell, Chadron State College, and Hayden Segelke, Eastern New Mexico University, 6.5. 5, (tie) Keely Weger, Eastern New Mexico University; Kaylee Moyer, Southwestern Oklahoma State University; Kindee Wilson, New Mexico Highlands University; Kaylee Burnett, Central Wyoming College; and Jacalyn Walker, Utah Valley University; 6.6 each. (total on three – final round qualifiers) 1,  Hayden Segelke, Eastern New Mexico University, 19.3. 2, Shelby Winchell, Chadron State College, 19.4. 3, (tie) Jacalyn Walker, Utah Valley University,  and Macy Fuller, Central Arizona College, 19.8. 5, Kaylee Burnett, Central Wyoming College, 20.0. 6, Lauren Barnes, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 20.1. 7, Kindee Wilson, New Mexico Highlands University, 20.2. 8, Emily Miller, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 20.5. 9, (tie) Keely Weger, Eastern New Mexico University, and Chelsea Carroll, McNeese State University, 20.7.   11, (tie) Makayla Boots, Cochise College, and Tarin Hupp, South Dakota State University, 20.8.

Barrel Racing: (third round winners) 1, Bailee Snow, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M University, 13.93 seconds. 2 (tie), Callahan Crossley, Blue Mountain Community College, and Emily Miller, Southwestern Oklahoma State Univerity,13.96. 4, Katie Loughran, Chadron State College, 14.01. 5, Taylor Engesser, Gillette College, 14.03. 6, Morgann McDonald, Southwest Texas Junior College, 14.04. 7, Mallory Driscoll, Idaho State University, 14.07. 8, Danielle McCants, West Hills College, 14.11. (total on three – final round qualifiers) 1, Taylor Engesser, Gillette College, 42.20. 2, Callahan Crossley, Blue Mountain Community College, 42.21. 3, Amy Dichert, Chadron State College, 42.55. 4, Georgia Diez, Cochise College, 42.56. 5, Lauren Reiser, Montana State University, 42.6. 6, Shay Spitz, South Plains College, 42.65. 7, Alyshia Moe, South Dakota State University, 42.66. 8, Jaime Barrow, Tarleton State University, 42.69. 9, Rozlyn Reeves, Southwest Texas Junior College, 42.70. 10, (tie) Morgann McDonald, Southwest Texas Junior College, and Kaela Murphy, Montana State University, 42.74. 12, Danielle McCants, West Hills College, 42.75.   

            Bull Riding: (third round winners) 1, Ty Wallace, Odessa College, 89 points. 2, Cody Heffernan, Odessa College, 84. 3, Joe Frost, Panhandle State University, 83.5. 4, Sage Kimzey, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 82.5. 5, Travis Smith, Missouri Valley College, 81. 6, Nevada Newman, Montana State University, 80. 7, Mickey Andrews, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 77.5. 8, Trasen Jones, College of Southern Idaho, 76.5. (total on three – final round qualifiers) 1, Joe Frost, Panhandle State University, 223.5. (on two) 2, Ty Wallace Odessa College, 175. 3, Cody Heffernan, Odessa College, 165. 4, Sage Kimzey, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 162. 5, Taygen Schuelke, Sheridan College, 159.5. 6, (tie) Nevada Newman, Montana State University, and Trasen Jones, College of Southern Idaho, 154.5. 8, Jeff Bertus, Panhandle State University, 133.5. (on one) 9, (tie) Jared Parsonage, Weatherford College and Travis Smith, Missouri Valley College, 81.  11, Mickey Andrews, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 77.5. 12, John Pitts, Troy University, 76.

            Men’s All-Around: 1, Taygen Schuelke, Sheridan College, 210 points. 2, Clayton Hansen, Blue Mountain Community College, 170 3, Billy Bob Brown, Tarleton State University, 160. 4, Clark Adcock, University of Tennessee – Martin, 135

            Women’s All-Around: 1, Macy Fuller, Central Arizona College, 267.5. 2, Jacalyn Walker, Utah Valley University, 150 points. 3, Shay Spitz, South Plains College, 130. 4, Emily Miller, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 90.

            Men’s Team: 1, University of Tennessee – Martin, 455. 2, Tarleton State University, 410. 3, (tie) Blue Mountain Community College, and Panhandle State University, 370

            Women’s Team: 1, Central Arizona College, 347.5. 2, Chadron State College, 300. 3, Eastern New Mexico University, 255. 4, Cochise College, 213.33.

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