Casper, WY – The nation’s best college cowboys and cowgirls from eleven different regions will enter into the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) arena June 11 – 17, 2017.  The CNFR is the “Best of the Best” of college rodeo. It is where the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) crowns individual event champions in saddle bronc riding, bare back riding, bull riding, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, team roping, barrel racing, breakaway roping, and goat tying.

National team championships are also awarded to both men’s and women’s teams. Over 400 cowboys and cowgirls from over 100 universities and colleges compete in Casper each year. Contestants compete all year in one of the NIRA’s 11 regions for a chance to rope or ride at the CNFR. The top three students in each event, and top two men’s and women’s teams from the NIRA’s 11 regions will qualify for the CNFR.

The “Bulls, Broncs and Breakaway,” performance will be Sunday, June 11, at 1:00 pm. Slack will be held on the mornings of Monday, June 12, and Tuesday, June 13, at 7:00 a.m.  Evening performances begin at 7:00 p.m, including the Saturday Championship Round.

Tickets for slack rounds are $8 general admission. Bulls & Broncs and all evening performances are $10 general admission, $20 reserved seating (rows 14-21), and $25 box seats (rows 4-13). Tickets for Saturday’s championship round are all reserved seating with upper reserved tickets for $15, lower reserved for $25, and box seats for $30. Season tickets are $60 general admission, $110 reserved seats, $130 box seats. Tickets are on sale now at the Casper Events Center Box Office. Charge by phone at 307-577-3030 or online at www.CasperEventsCenter.com.

You are invited to visit the NIRA’s web page: www.collegerodeo.com or www.CNFR.com for more info on the NIRA and the CNFR.