The Three Rivers College Championship College Rodeo, presented by Farm Credit Southeast Missouri, will be held October 13-15. The event, co-hosted by the Sikeston Jaycees, will be held at the Art Saunders Arena at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo grounds.
The rodeo will include bull riding, bareback bronc riding, barrel racing, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, goat tying, and various roping competitions.
At each performance, there will be a free calf scramble for kids ages 5-12 sponsored by Montgomery Bank. On Saturday, October 15, from 2 to 6 p.m., Phillips Exotics Petting Zoo sponsored by GoSEMO Fiber will be available for little cowboys and cowgirls to enjoy.
Cowboy Kenny Steel Rodeo returns this year to thrill attendees with a daring dirt bike show to close each night. This specialty act features an 11-time X games champion, who is one of the most successful dirt bike riders in Freestyle Motocross.
In conjunction with the College Rodeo, there will be a Slack competition following the rodeo on October 13 and again at 9 a.m. October 14. This will be free.