NLC Rodeo kicks off this weekend

DAWSON CREEK, B.C. — The Northern Lights College (NLC) Intercollegiate Rodeo kicks off Saturday at the Lakota Agriplex in Dawson Creek. 

This year will mark the second time NLC is hosting the rodeo, which will feature ten events. Students will compete in bull riding, bareback riding, saddle bronc, barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying, breakaway roping, tie-down roping, team roping and steer wrestling. 

The NLC Rodeo Team will host competitors from the University of Saskatchewan, Olds College, the Southern Alberta intercollegiate team, the Central Alberta team, Red Deer Polytechnic, and Lakeland College. 

Leanne Esau, athletics manager for Engage Sport North on behalf of NLC, says the rodeo plays an important role in creating long-lasting rodeo culture in Canada. 

“Students want to go to Texas, New Mexico, or Wyoming for rodeo college there,” said Esau.

“Canadian teams are growing, and it’s great to be able to attract them and keep them north of the border after high school rodeo. They can still rodeo but at the Canadian college level.”

The Northern Lights College Intercollegiate Rodeo will take place this Saturday and Sunday.

The event welcomes attendees of all ages, and tickets are $20 per day.