Rodeo teams ready to compete at SAU | Events

The 31st annual Southern Arkansas University Rodeo starts Thursday, Oct. 25 and continues through Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Columbia County Fairgrounds in Magnolia. Events begin Thursday at 7 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children age 7-12. Children six and under are admitted free.

The annual SAU Rodeo is part of the Ozark Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association which pits the nationally competitive Southern Arkansas University Rodeo team against opponents from other universities in Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Indiana, Georgia, Michigan, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois and Louisiana.

The Muleriders go into this competition with the girls’ team ranked second in the region and the boys’ team in the top ten (No. 6).