Facilities not available due to COVID-19 restrictions
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 canceled.
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.
The Kansas State University Department of Animal Sciences and Industry serves students, livestock producers and the animal and food industries through teaching, research and education. The K-State ASI department prepares students for careers in the animal and food industries. The curriculum includes the study of nutrition, reproduction, genetics, behavior, meat science and food science with production, management, and agribusiness skills. For more about the K-State’s ASI department visit asi.ksu.edu.
K State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county extension offices, experiment fields, area extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K State campus in Manhattan. For more information, visit www.ksre.ksu.edu. K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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Angie Stump Denton
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