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Rodeo arena, K-State Rodeo 2020

The K-State rodeo, scheduled for mid-February, has been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. The annual event has drawn up to 10,000 spectators and more than 400 contestants from 18 college and universities. (File photo courtesy of K-State Department of Animal Sciences and Industry)

K-State rodeo cancelled

Facilities not available due to COVID-19 restrictions

Jan. 18, 2021

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Officials with Kansas State University’s Department of Animal Sciences and Industry have announced the 2021 K-State rodeo, scheduled for mid-February, has been cancelled.

Due to K-State, Riley County and Manhattan city restrictions, the department and K-State Rodeo Club are not able to host the rodeo in Weber Arena.

“We had planned to move the rodeo to Domer Arena in Topeka,” said K-State Rodeo Club coach Casy Winn. “Then in December, Domer Arena became part of hospital overflow and the facility canceled all events.”

Winn and the K-State Rodeo Club looked at several other indoor facilities in Kansas, but just couldn’t find the right fit. “With more than 400 contestants, there are only a few places that have enough parking and seating to accommodate the rodeo,” he said.

This year would have been the 65th annual K-State rodeo. K-State is part of the Central Plains Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Annually the rodeo brings more than 10,000 fans into Weber Arena to watch more than 400 contestants from 18 colleges and universities spanning Kansas and Oklahoma.

For more information about the K-State Rodeo Club visit https://www.facebook.com/ksurodeo.

At a glance

Officials with Kansas State University’s Department of Animal Sciences and Industry have announced the 2021 K-State rodeo, scheduled for mid-February, has been canceled.

Website

K-State Rodeo Club

Notable quote

“With more than 400 contestants, there are only a few places that have enough parking and seating to accommodate the rodeo."

— Casy Winn, head coach, K-State Rodeo Club

Written by

Angie Stump Denton
785-562-6197
angiedenton@ksu.edu

 

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