Cinch Awards Scholarships to International Finals Youth Rodeo Contestants
(SHAWNEE, Okla.) - Cinch awarded two $2,500 scholarships to high school seniors competing in this year’s International Finals Youth Rodeo. The 26th annual IFYR commenced July 8 and will conclude the evening of July 13 at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Tanner (T.J.) Schmidt of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, was awarded one $2,500 academic scholarship from Cinch. He will attend Oklahoma Panhandle State University in the fall where he plans to ride bulls as part of the rodeo team while pursuing a degree in elementary education. After college he hopes to move on to the higher ranks of rodeo. Schmidt is the son of Brian and Melody Schmidt.
Madison Deerman of Hope, New Mexico, was awarded one $2,500 scholarship from Cruel Girl. She will attend Sam Houston State University in the fall where she will pursue a chemistry degree in hope of one day manufacturing animal medicine. Deerman is the daughter of Brook and Joley Deerman.
“We are honored to have incredible sponsors for the International Finals Youth Rodeo,” said Chris Dunlap, Assistant Director of Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center and International Finals Youth Rodeo. “Cinch is a long-time title sponsor for the IFYR, and the scholarship program they offer exclusively for our senior contestants is an excellent opportunity.”
For more information on the International Finals Youth Rodeo, please visit IFYR.com.
The International Finals Youth Rodeo, held annually since 1993, is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization that presents top high school athletes with a professional rodeo. The internationally-recognized IFYR is held annually at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The action-packed event includes hundreds of contestants vying to win more than $250,000 in prize money, competing in 10 events running simultaneously in three arenas over six days. In 2017, more than 886 contestants and their families traveled from 34 states as well as Australia and New Zealand to participate in the IFYR. For more information, visit IFYR.com or call (405) 275-7020.
Photo information: Chris Dunlap (left) Andrea New (center) and Randy Gilbert (right) present IFYR 2018 contestants Madison Deerman and Tanner (T.J.) Schmidt with Cinch/Cruel Girl scholarships.
Tanner (T.J.) Schmidt of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, was awarded one $2,500 academic scholarship from Cinch. He will attend Oklahoma Panhandle State University in the fall where he plans to ride bulls as part of the rodeo team while pursuing a degree in elementary education. After college he hopes to move on to the higher ranks of rodeo. Schmidt is the son of Brian and Melody Schmidt.
Madison Deerman of Hope, New Mexico, was awarded one $2,500 scholarship from Cruel Girl. She will attend Sam Houston State University in the fall where she will pursue a chemistry degree in hope of one day manufacturing animal medicine. Deerman is the daughter of Brook and Joley Deerman.
“We are honored to have incredible sponsors for the International Finals Youth Rodeo,” said Chris Dunlap, Assistant Director of Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center and International Finals Youth Rodeo. “Cinch is a long-time title sponsor for the IFYR, and the scholarship program they offer exclusively for our senior contestants is an excellent opportunity.”
For more information on the International Finals Youth Rodeo, please visit IFYR.com.
The International Finals Youth Rodeo, held annually since 1993, is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization that presents top high school athletes with a professional rodeo. The internationally-recognized IFYR is held annually at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The action-packed event includes hundreds of contestants vying to win more than $250,000 in prize money, competing in 10 events running simultaneously in three arenas over six days. In 2017, more than 886 contestants and their families traveled from 34 states as well as Australia and New Zealand to participate in the IFYR. For more information, visit IFYR.com or call (405) 275-7020.
Photo information: Chris Dunlap (left) Andrea New (center) and Randy Gilbert (right) present IFYR 2018 contestants Madison Deerman and Tanner (T.J.) Schmidt with Cinch/Cruel Girl scholarships.
