Feb. 25, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dr. Jeffery Hall
USU Rodeo Coach
435-797-0238
jhall@cc.usu.edu
More Than Just Boots and Spurs
LOGAN, Utah – The Utah State University rodeo team has consistently maintained one of the highest GPA’s in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA). Coach, Dr. Jeffery Hall, gives credit to students who put their education first.
According to Hall, 20 of the 22 current members of USU’s rodeo team have an overall GPA of 2.5 or better and 12 have at least a 3.0. “For more than half of the team to have a GPA higher than a 3.0 is a great accomplishment,” said Hall. “I try to encourage members to keep their grades well above the 2.0 minimum requirement. . . What good is going to school if they don’t get an education?”
Not only is maintaining such a high GPA a great accomplishment, but Hall says it is also a surprising one to most universities. “Utah State doesn’t offer any big rodeo scholarships like many other universities,” he said. “Most of the kids that rodeo for Utah State are on academic scholarships.” Hall says that he recruits students based on their performance inside the classroom as well as their performance inside the rodeo arena.
The USU rodeo team consistently ranks high in academics, but it also has success in competition. Hall has been the rodeo team coach since 1997 and has sent at least one member compete at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) each year. Last year four students represented Utah State at the CNFR and Hall has high hopes for this year’s team.
The NIRA is made up of 3,327 members from about 175 schools throughout the United States and is divided into 11 regions based on each school’s location. Every year schools compete against other schools within their region to earn points that are awarded to individual contestants that place in their respective events. At the end of the year the three contestants in each event with the most points qualify to compete at the CNFR in Casper, Wyo. The two men’s and women’s teams that earn the most points in each region also qualify for the CNFR.
To find out more about the NIRA visit www.collegerodeo.com, or for more information about the USU rodeo team contact me
Michelle Johnson
michelle.jo@aggiemail.usu.edu
435-452-2810
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dr. Jeffery Hall
USU Rodeo Coach
435-797-0238
jhall@cc.usu.edu
More Than Just Boots and Spurs
LOGAN, Utah – The Utah State University rodeo team has consistently maintained one of the highest GPA’s in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA). Coach, Dr. Jeffery Hall, gives credit to students who put their education first.
According to Hall, 20 of the 22 current members of USU’s rodeo team have an overall GPA of 2.5 or better and 12 have at least a 3.0. “For more than half of the team to have a GPA higher than a 3.0 is a great accomplishment,” said Hall. “I try to encourage members to keep their grades well above the 2.0 minimum requirement. . . What good is going to school if they don’t get an education?”
Not only is maintaining such a high GPA a great accomplishment, but Hall says it is also a surprising one to most universities. “Utah State doesn’t offer any big rodeo scholarships like many other universities,” he said. “Most of the kids that rodeo for Utah State are on academic scholarships.” Hall says that he recruits students based on their performance inside the classroom as well as their performance inside the rodeo arena.
The USU rodeo team consistently ranks high in academics, but it also has success in competition. Hall has been the rodeo team coach since 1997 and has sent at least one member compete at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) each year. Last year four students represented Utah State at the CNFR and Hall has high hopes for this year’s team.
The NIRA is made up of 3,327 members from about 175 schools throughout the United States and is divided into 11 regions based on each school’s location. Every year schools compete against other schools within their region to earn points that are awarded to individual contestants that place in their respective events. At the end of the year the three contestants in each event with the most points qualify to compete at the CNFR in Casper, Wyo. The two men’s and women’s teams that earn the most points in each region also qualify for the CNFR.
To find out more about the NIRA visit www.collegerodeo.com, or for more information about the USU rodeo team contact me
Michelle Johnson
michelle.jo@aggiemail.usu.edu
435-452-2810
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