The SHSU Rodeo Team women placed third and the men placed sixth in last week’s competition in Uvalde, Texas.Julie Adams, 20, junior business management major, won All-Around Cowgirl, placing fourth in goat tying and tying for sixth place in breakaway roping. “The SHSU team has come a long way in the last couple of years,” said Adams, who has been competing in rodeos since the age of four. “I feel our team has good support, but we are trying to get more.”The all-around awards are usually given to a male and female participant who places in two events, according to Roger Hanagriff, rodeo team coach.”You have to compete in multiple events to get the all-around title,” Hanagriff said.Amanda Gamblin also placed fifth in barrel racing and tied for sixth in breakaway roping, and Haley Kolle placed second in breakaway roping for the women’s team.Yvan Jayne, 20, an agricultural business major from France, earned the most points for the SHSU men’s team, placing sixth in both bareback riding and bull riding. “Most (students) probably don’t even know there is a rodeo team. We are trying to come out a little bit,” said Jayne, who has been competing for three years.Also placing on the men’s team were Garrett Manahan, who tied for first place in steer wrestling; Tyke Salazar, who received fourth in calf roping; and Clint Singleton, who placed sixth in team roping.The team has a reputation for doing well, sending several students to the Regional Playoffs and the National Finals yearly. Hanagriff said he would like to see the team gain a higher profile on campus.”We are in the top three of our region,” Jayne said. “We hope to make the final rounds at nationals.”Uvalde is the first rodeo the team has participated in this year. With nine rodeos to go before the regional playoffs, the team will travel to Mt. Pleasant, Texas, Oct.17 19 for its next competition.The SHSU Rodeo Team practices differ with each event. The roughing-stock, which consists of horse and bull bucking, only practices once a week, Jayne said. “My body probably cannot take more than that,” he said.The other teams practice about two to three times a week.SHSU will host its annual rodeo March 14 16 at the Walker County Fairgrounds. The event was supposed to be held in the fall and in Conroe, but Hanagriff said he changed the date because he is anticipating having the home rodeo televised. “We have a contract pending with the Outdoor Channel on the Dish Network,” said Hanagriff. Though having the event televised will be expensive, Hanagriff said he is currently working on funding for it. Hanagriff also said televising SHSU’s rodeo brings a new aspect to the event because it will draw national attention to SHSU and will hopefully bring in new sponsors and funds for the rodeo team. “It looks like (the televised rodeo) is going to happen,” he said.College rodeos are formatted as tournaments. The weekend-long competitions consist of 20 teams from schools such as Texas A&M, McNesse State, Texas A&I and Wharton Junior College, said Hanagriff. The teams range from 10 to 65 students.