special events SCHEDULE
Cowboy Church
Sunday, July 9 at 10 a.m.
There's no better way to commence rodeo week at the Internationals Finals Youth Rodeo than with an inspiring cowboy church service! Please join us for service in the Grandstands of the Expo Center on Sunday, July 9 at 10 a.m.
Service will be lead by Pastor Dan Megehee of Cross Cut Cowboy Church in Ada, Oklahoma. Service music will be provided by Susie McEntire-Eaton, native Oklahoman and sister of Reba McEntire. You won't want to miss this very special Sunday service!
Service will be lead by Pastor Dan Megehee of Cross Cut Cowboy Church in Ada, Oklahoma. Service music will be provided by Susie McEntire-Eaton, native Oklahoman and sister of Reba McEntire. You won't want to miss this very special Sunday service!
SPUr for the cure pink night
Tuesday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Spur for the Cure Pink Night at the International Finals Youth Rodeo is Tuesday, July 11 during the 7:30 p.m. performance.
The first 500 people to walk through the gates for the Tuesday night performance will receive a free, pink Spur for the Cure T-shirt donated by sponsors Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Benchmark Realty, Gilbert Insurance Agency, Gilbert & Sons Trucking, Heritage Embroidery, Rainmaker Sales and Visit Shawnee, Inc.
The first 500 people to walk through the gates for the Tuesday night performance will receive a free, pink Spur for the Cure T-shirt donated by sponsors Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Benchmark Realty, Gilbert Insurance Agency, Gilbert & Sons Trucking, Heritage Embroidery, Rainmaker Sales and Visit Shawnee, Inc.
Constants can also get in on the action. The winners of each event during the Tuesday night performance will have a chance to receive an extra $200 if they are wearing pink in honor of Spur for the Cure.
The Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center is donating 5 percent of the proceeds from Tuesday night's ticket sales to the Shawnee Relay for Life organization, sanctioned by the American Cancer Society.
Tickets to Spur for the Cure Pink Night and to all other IFYR performances can be purchased starting July 7, at the ticket office located outside the grandstand arena. Learn more about tickets.
The Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center is donating 5 percent of the proceeds from Tuesday night's ticket sales to the Shawnee Relay for Life organization, sanctioned by the American Cancer Society.
Tickets to Spur for the Cure Pink Night and to all other IFYR performances can be purchased starting July 7, at the ticket office located outside the grandstand arena. Learn more about tickets.
Hall of Fame night
Wednesday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Please join us for Hall of Fame Night at the International Finals Youth Rodeo on Wednesday, July 12 during the 7:30 p.m. performance. The IFYR is proud to announce that Jenna Lee Hays will be inducted into the IFYR Hall of Fame during this special event.
Jenna Lee Hayes competed at the IFYR all four years of high school and received All Around Cowgirl at the 2004 IFYR where she competed in barrel racing, pole bending, breakaway roping and goat tying. That same year, Hays was crowned the Champion Oklahoma High School Breakaway Roper.
Hays went on to study at Southwestern Oklahoma State University where she was a member of the rodeo team. Following college, Hays served as an assistant rodeo coach and competed professionally in the International Pro Rodeo Association, the Women's Professional Rodeo Association and the American Cowboys Rodeo Association. Hays was the 2013 Breakaway Champion in the ARCA and finished second in the world on the breakaway horse of the year, Cricket, at the 2013 and 2016 International Finals Rodeo. Today, she still competes in breakaway in the IPRA.
Jenna Lee Hayes competed at the IFYR all four years of high school and received All Around Cowgirl at the 2004 IFYR where she competed in barrel racing, pole bending, breakaway roping and goat tying. That same year, Hays was crowned the Champion Oklahoma High School Breakaway Roper.
Hays went on to study at Southwestern Oklahoma State University where she was a member of the rodeo team. Following college, Hays served as an assistant rodeo coach and competed professionally in the International Pro Rodeo Association, the Women's Professional Rodeo Association and the American Cowboys Rodeo Association. Hays was the 2013 Breakaway Champion in the ARCA and finished second in the world on the breakaway horse of the year, Cricket, at the 2013 and 2016 International Finals Rodeo. Today, she still competes in breakaway in the IPRA.
