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Host EMCC Lions bounce back at weather-shortened EMCC Intercollegiate Rodeo in Meridian
Host EMCC Lions bounce back at weather-shortened EMCC Intercollegiate Rodeo in Meridian

East Mississippi Community College’s rodeo teams bounced back from their spring season opener to post a third-place men’s finish and a fourth-place women’s showing at the weather-shortened 13th Annual EMCC Intercollegiate Rodeo held this week at Meridian’s Lauderdale County Agri-Center. EMCC’s scheduled three-day rodeo event concluded a day early on Friday afternoon due to impending severe weather expected to arrive later in the evening and continue into Saturday.

EMCC set to host collegiate rodeo this week at Meridian’s Lauderdale County Agri-Center
EMCC set to host collegiate rodeo this week at Meridian’s Lauderdale County Agri-Center

Exciting collegiate rodeo action returns to the Lauderdale County Agri-Center this week, as East Mississippi Community C­olleg­e’s 13th Annual Intercollegiate Rodeo kicks off Thursday (March 13) in Meridian. The three-day event will conclude with Saturday night’s (March 15) championship finals.

EMCC Lions send seven team ropers to finals of Southern Arkansas-hosted rodeo
EMCC Lions send seven team ropers to finals of Southern Arkansas-hosted rodeo

East Mississippi Community College had seven team ropers advance to Saturday’s championship round of the Annual Southern Arkansas University Intercollegiate Rodeo. The three-day NIRA Ozark Region event took place this past weekend at SAU’s Story Arena.

EMCC Lions post season-best team finishes at Arkansas-Monticello rodeo
EMCC Lions post season-best team finishes at Arkansas-Monticello rodeo

The East Mississippi Community College rodeo teams posted season-best finishes in both men’s and women’s team competition this past weekend at the Weevil Stampede/UAM Collegiate Rodeo. Hosted by the University of Arkansas at Monticello, the three-day NIRA Ozark Region event concluded Saturday at the UAM Truck Driving Academy.

EMCC’s Dylan Delmas repeats team roping victory at UWA Rodeo Showdown
EMCC’s Dylan Delmas repeats team roping victory at UWA Rodeo Showdown

East Mississippi Community College’s Dylan Delmas claimed team roping honors at the UWA Rodeo Showdown held this past weekend on the University of West Alabama campus. The three-day NIRA Ozark Region event concluded with Saturday’s championship round contested at UWA’s Hines-Spree Rodeo Complex.

EMCC’s Tanner Brown finishes fourth nationally in team roping at College National Finals Rodeo
EMCC’s Tanner Brown finishes fourth nationally in team roping at College National Finals Rodeo

East Mississippi Community College team roper Tanner Brown paired with Laine Moore of Northwest Mississippi to win Saturday night’s short round in 5.2 seconds and earn a fourth-place national finish at this past week’s College National Finals Rodeo held at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper.

EMCC to be represented at College National Finals Rodeo for 14th consecutive year
EMCC to be represented at College National Finals Rodeo for 14th consecutive year

East Mississippi Community College’s continuous streak of having student-athletes qualify for the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) has reached 14 consecutive years. In addition, Tanner Brown has become the Lions’ fifth rodeo student-athlete to qualify for three CNFRs since the inception of EMCC’s rodeo program in 2010.

Watt-Brooks team roping victory leads EMCC men to runner-up rodeo finish in Arkansas
Watt-Brooks team roping victory leads EMCC men to runner-up rodeo finish in Arkansas

The East Mississippi Community College men’s rodeo team registered its third second-place finish of the 2023-24 season by claiming runner-up team honors at last week’s Weevil Stampede hosted by the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The three-day rodeo concluded Saturday evening at the UAM Diesel Training Academy.

Team roping success highlights EMCC’s rodeo weekend at UT Martin
Team roping success highlights EMCC’s rodeo weekend at UT Martin

East Mississippi Community College had four team ropers earn top-four individual finishes during last week’s 56th Annual UT Martin Rodeo held at the University of Tennessee at Martin. The three-day event concluded this past Saturday at the Ned McWherter Agricultural Complex.

EMCC men’s and women’s rodeo teams both claim runner-up honors at Pearl River-hosted event
EMCC men’s and women’s rodeo teams both claim runner-up honors at Pearl River-hosted event

The East Mississippi Community College men’s and women’s rodeo teams both featured first-place individual winners along with earning runner-up team honors during this past weekend’s Ozark Region rodeo event hosted by Pearl River Community College. The three-day event concluded Saturday evening at the Pearl River County Fairgrounds.

Host EMCC claims fourth-place men’s team finish at 12th Annual Intercollegiate Rodeo in Meridian
Host EMCC claims fourth-place men’s team finish at 12th Annual Intercollegiate Rodeo in Meridian

Dylan Delmas’ first-place effort in the steer wrestling event helped pace the East Mississippi Community College rodeo team to a fourth-place men’s finish this past weekend in EMCC’s 12th Annual Intercollegiate Rodeo. The three-day, spring-opening Ozark Region rodeo concluded Saturday evening at the Lauderdale County Agri-Center.

EMCC set to host collegiate rodeo, March 14-16, at Meridian’s Lauderdale County Agri-Center
EMCC set to host collegiate rodeo, March 14-16, at Meridian’s Lauderdale County Agri-Center

Exciting collegiate rodeo action returns to the Lauderdale County Agri-Center this coming week, as East Mississippi Community College’s 12th Annual Intercollegiate Rodeo kicks off Thursday (March 14) in Meridian. The three-day event will conclude with Saturday night’s championship round.

EMCC closes out fall rodeo slate with fourth-place men’s team finish at Murray State event
EMCC closes out fall rodeo slate with fourth-place men’s team finish at Murray State event

Claiming the top two spots in the tie-down roping event, the East Mississippi Community College men’s rodeo team closed out the Ozark Region’s fall schedule with a fourth-place finish in the 48th Annual Racer Roundup College Rodeo this past weekend. Hosted by Murray State University, the three-day event concluded Saturday night at the William “Bill’ Cherry Expo Center.

EMCC’s Carson Powell wins steer wrestling event at Southern Arkansas University rodeo
EMCC’s Carson Powell wins steer wrestling event at Southern Arkansas University rodeo

East Mississippi Community College’s Carson Powell claimed steer wrestling honors this past weekend at Southern Arkansas University’s Annual Intercollegiate Rodeo. The three-day event concluded with Saturday’s championship round held at Story Arena.

EMCC men finish fourth at Three Rivers College rodeo in Missouri
EMCC men finish fourth at Three Rivers College rodeo in Missouri

The East Mississippi Community College men’s rodeo team earned a fourth-place finish at the Three Rivers Championship College Rodeo this past weekend. The three-day Ozark Region event concluded Saturday on the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo grounds at the Art Saunders Arena.

Team ropers pace EMCC Lions to runner-up men’s team finish at UWA Rodeo Showdown
Team ropers pace EMCC Lions to runner-up men’s team finish at UWA Rodeo Showdown

East Mississippi Community College’s team ropers combined for 580 total points to help lead the Lions to men’s team runner-up honors at the UWA Rodeo Showdown held this past weekend on the University of West Alabama campus. The three-day NIRA Ozark Region event concluded with Saturday’s championship round contested at UWA’s Hines-Spree Rodeo Complex.