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Rodeo 2021 Season Preview

Rodeo 2021 Season Preview

Chaparral Rodeo

Coach: Marty Eakin 

Top returning players: 

Last season: Shaya Biever-National Finals Breakaway Qualifier (CNFR)

Fall: Cooper Norris 1st place Breakaway in Alpine

       William Barrows-1st place Bull Riding at alpine

       Shaya Biever-4th place Breakaway at Alpine

Vernon Rodeo: Carsen Norris and Jessie Armstrong placed in Breakaway

Season outlook: The Chaps Rodeol team is set to kick off the 2021 season on Feb. 25th at the Odessa College Rodeo in Odessa, TX. The weekend will be action packed with teams from all over west Texas and Region 5.

The Chaps feature 9 returners from last year's team including 2 Covid 3rd and 4th year sophomores (Blaine Carroll and Shaya Biever 4th) and 13 new players. Coach Eakin adds some players to the core of a team that he hopes to come in and make an instant impact on the team. 

""I am excited to get started rodeoing! We have some athletes working hard and looking very promising. William Barrows is currently qualifying to the CNFR in the bull riding and several with realistic chances. I can't wait to see it all play out at our six rodeos to come."   -  Head Coach Marty Eakin