REGION II

BRENT CHARLESWORTH PO Box 364 • Marathon, TX 79842 432.386.6214 • brent@crcompany.net JODY MCELROY Box 224 • Balmorhea, Texas 79718 432.448.7810 • rodeosecretary1@gmail.com

STUDENT OFFICERS PRESIDENT - COLEE CHARLESWORTH VICE PRESIDENT - MADALYN RICHARDS SECRETARY - ALLISON VAUGHN

SECRETARY - JODY MCELROY Box 224 • Balmorhea, Texas 79718 432-940-0385 • secretary@thsra2.com STATE DIRECTORS / REGION OFFICERS CASEY BAIZE PO Box 62862 • San Angelo, Texas 76904 512.618.9233 • csbaize@yahoo.com

18 Region II By MADALYN RICHARDS – Performance Reporter W ith spring region rodeos starting back up, our schedules are about to get very busy. Region 2’s first High School rodeo is on the 22nd of February. On the 21st, the Friday before our first rodeo, there will be a breakaway jackpot in the new Abilene arena. The jackpots are WCRA approved and open to anyone. On Saturday, the 22nd, at 6:00, an 11 slide team roping will take place. It is progressive after 1 and there is no limit on entries. The roping is open to the public. At the High School Rodeo in San Angelo, on March 15th, Region 2 will have our cowboy prom at the Buffalo Social Club. Also, senior scholarship applications are due at Abilene. The application forms are on the website. Finally, do not forget to nominate your high school rodeos for the WCRA youth division.

Until earlier this year, in order to nominate WCRA rodeos, athletes had to be entered in an open rodeo to receive points. This means that High School rodeos did not count toward the WCRA. But recently, the WCRA announced the addition of a youth division for athletes 13 years or older. Any youth rodeos with verifiable results, including region rodeos, can be nominated. Points are awarded to the people that nominated and won. If the rodeo athletes are inside of the top 24 on the leaderboard, the youth members of the WCRA can qualify for the youth stampede at the semi-finals. Once at the youth stampede, the athletes compete in two rounds. The winner of the average in each discipline qualifies for the Major Event and has the chance to compete against the other, older competitors for $50,000! On top of this, the NHSRA and the WCRA are alliances, so there is no reason not to nominate High School Rodeos. For more information go to https://wcrarodeo.com/wcrayouth-division/.

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