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 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 in fourth place.  Isaac Richard, of Eunice, is in first place in saddle bronc riding, along with Shea Fournier, of Raceland, in fifth place and…

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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 arena at 10 a.m. to watch and learn about the sport of rodeo from McNeese rodeo team members. Then a special Halloween rodeo will be…

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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 respective competitions. In saddle bronc riding, Caleb Miller, of Welsh, placed first, Shea Fournier, of Raceland, placed second and Issac Richard, of Eunice, placed third.…

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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 McNeese nursing graduate, and her mother, Kasey Cormier, graduated in 1996 with a degree in business administration.  Kaylee attended the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s College…

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McNeese Men’s Rodeo Team Reserve Champions

By tbrewster1 | June 20, 2023

The McNeese State University men’s rodeo team claimed its second consecutive reserve championship – second best in the nation – at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming, and also won two reserve national individual championships Saturday (June 17) night.   Clarendon College in Texas claimed the top prize with 855 total points while McNeese…

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McNeese Rodeo Team Headed to the 2023 College National Finals Rodeo 

By tbrewster1 | June 7, 2023

With the rodeo season complete, the McNeese State University men’s rodeo team is the champion of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s (NIRA) Southern Region while the women’s team is the reserve championship team. As a result, 10 members have qualified for the 2023 College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) June 11-17, in Casper, Wyoming.  Six members of…

McNeese Rodeo Team Gearing Up for Nationals

By tbrewster1 | April 6, 2023

The McNeese State University men’s rodeo team continues its run to the College National Finals Rodeo by leading the Southern Region by 300 points. The men’s team placed second at the Hill College Rodeo in Hillsboro, Texas, but earned enough points to extend their lead in the region. The women’s team finished fourth but gained…

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McNeese Rodeo Hall of Fame 2022

By tbrewster1 | November 10, 2022

McNeese State University celebrated the careers and accomplishments of the 1980 Reserve National Champion men’s rodeo team members by inducting them into the 2022 McNeese Rodeo Hall of Fame. The team – which consisted of five freshmen and one senior from Louisiana and Texas – finished second in the nation, six points behind five-time national…

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McNeese Rodeo Team to Host Rodeo

By tbrewster1 | October 19, 2022

McNeese State University’s rodeo team will host its 2022 rodeo Oct. 27-29 in the Burton Arena. On Thursday, Oct. 27, Rodeo School Day begins with 750 elementary students dropping by the arena at 10 a.m. to watch and learn about the sport of rodeo from McNeese rodeo team members. Then a special Halloween rodeo will…

McNeese State University Cowboy Statue

McNeese Rodeo Team Off to a Great Start

By tbrewster1 | October 6, 2022

McNeese State University’s rodeo team is off to a great start as the McNeese women’s rodeo team placed first and the men’s team placed second in the first rodeo competition of the season Sept. 23-24 at Panola College in Carthage, Texas. For the women’s team, Mersadie Martin, Lufkin, Texas, placed first in goat tying, while…

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.