McNeese Rodeo Team

Five National Championship Team Titles

McNeese competes within the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s Southern Region, which includes 14 member colleges and universities in Louisiana and Texas.

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McNeese Men’s Rodeo Team Is Second in Region

By tbrewster1 | October 15, 2024

The McNeese State University rodeo men’s team is in second place in the Southern Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association after two rodeos.  The men’s team took first place…

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Rodeo Team Hosting Rodeo in October

By tbrewster1 | September 23, 2024

The McNeese State University rodeo team is hosting the McNeese Cowboy Classic that includes its 69th annual rodeo in the Burton Coliseum Oct. 24-27. All Proceeds from the events go towards…

McNeese Rodeo Team members going to the CNFR.

McNeese Rodeo Team Is Going to the College National Finals Rodeo 

By tbrewster1 | June 4, 2024

The McNeese State University men’s rodeo team is the champion of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s (NIRA) Southern Region for the third year in a row. Seven members of the…

McNeese Rodeo Team to Host Celebrity Boxing Challenge

By tbrewster1 | April 15, 2024

The McNeese State University rodeo team is hosting the Celebrity Boxing Challenge on Saturday, April 20, at 7 p.m. in the Burton Coliseum.   The main event will be Aaron Davis…

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McNeese Rodeo Team in Good Standing

By tbrewster1 | April 12, 2024

The McNeese State University rodeo team is in good standing with two more rodeos this season.  Currently, the men’s team is in first place in the Southern Region of the…

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McNeese Rodeo Teams Place Second at Rodeo

By tbrewster1 | February 22, 2024

The McNeese State University men’s and women’s rodeo teams both placed second in the first rodeo of the spring semester at the Texas A&M University – Commerce rodeo competition Feb.…

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McNeese Rodeo Has Successful Fall Season 

By tbrewster1 | January 25, 2024

The McNeese State University Rodeo team has completed the fall season. After five rodeos, the men’s team is in first place in the Southern Region and the women’s team is…

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McNeese Rodeo Team Hosts 2023 Rodeo

By tbrewster1 | October 24, 2023

McNeese State University’s rodeo team will host its 2023 rodeo Oct. 27-28 in the Burton Arena.  On Thursday, Oct. 26, Rodeo School Day begins with 750 elementary students dropping by the…

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McNeese Rodeo Team Performs Well During First Rodeo of the Season 

By tbrewster1 | October 12, 2023

McNeese State University’s rodeo team traveled to the Panola College Rodeo in Tatum, Texas for the first rodeo of the season.   Several students on the men’s team placed in their…

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McNeese Rodeo Is a Family Affair for Kaylee Cormier

By tbrewster1 | September 19, 2023

Kaylee Cormier is a third-generation member of McNeese State University’s women’s rodeo team–both her mother and grandmother were on the McNeese rodeo team. Kaylee’s grandmother, Charlene Carson, is a 1968…

Join Our Team

The McNeese Rodeo team offers team members a covered practice arena just a few miles from the university. Free stalls are available to team members, as well as practice equipment including a mighty broncy, drop barrel, spur boards, rope ‘n tie/calf sleds, heel-o-matic and a goat tying dummy. We also have a gym on site for team members.

Scholarships are available based on outstanding athletic performance in college rodeos, high school and open rodeos.

Contact Coach Justin Browning at jbrowning@mcneese.edu for more information, or follow us on Facebook.