USU Rodeo

10/16/2026

Last fall practice… Aggie Style 💙 🤠

We wrapped up our fall practices with a team breakaway jackpot and triathlon! We had so much fun cheering each other on and celebrating a successful season!

🏆 Breakaway Jackpot 🏆

1st Round Fast Time - Sarah 1.7
2nd Round Fast Time - Miki 1.6

Average on 2

1st Place - Miki 4.5
2nd Place - Oaklee 4.6

🏆 Triathlon 🏆

1st Place - Hayden 28.7
2nd Place - Oaklee 29.0

Such a fun night! Way to go AGGIES 💙🤘🏼

10/14/2026

10/11/2026

🔥 Hailey Gibbs turned up the speed in the goat tying at UVU! 🔥

🏆 Long round — 8.2 seconds
🏆 Short round — 7.3 seconds, round win!
🏆 Split 3rd/4th in the average!

What a way to finish the fall season! Way to go, Hailey! 💙🤘

10/11/2026

🔥 Ellie Thurgood brought the HEAT in the breakaway roping at UVU! 🔥

🏆 Long round — 2.7 seconds
🏆 Short round — 2.4 seconds, round win!
🏆 UVU Breakaway Roping Champion!

Last weekend barrels, this weekend breakaway—this Aggie is on a roll! Way to go, Ellie! 💙🤘

10/10/2026

🏆 UVU SHORT ROUND BOUND! 🏆

The Aggies are headed to the short round at our final rodeo of the fall season! 🔥

Breakaway Roping: Ellie Thurgood

Goat Tying: Hailey Gibbs

Team Roping: Sarah Gruenig and Desi Mauler

Barrel Racing: CJ Cox and Desi Mauler

Good luck tonight, Aggies—let’s finish the season strong! 💙🤘

10/09/2026

Final stop for our fall season… Let’s finish strong! 💙🤘

The Aggies are headed to Spanish Fork for the UVU Rodeo and the final rodeo of our fall season! This team has worked hard, competed tough and supported one another every step of the way. Now it’s time to leave it all in the arena!

📍 Spanish Fork, Utah
📅 October 9–10

Let’s rodeo, Aggies! 🐎

10/08/2026

Looking sharp, thanks to Kimes Ranch! 💙🤘

We are so excited to welcome Kimes Ranch as a sponsor of the Utah State Rodeo Team! They outfitted our Aggies with some AMAZING shirts, and our team looked so good on short round night at our home rodeo! 🔥

Thank you, Kimes Ranch, for investing in our athletes and believing in our program. We’re proud to wear your brand and grateful to have you as part of our Aggie rodeo family!

10/04/2026

💥 Raeder Mendenhall and Lyric Phillips put together two solid runs in the team roping this weekend! 💥

Long round — 9.0 seconds
Short round — 8.9 seconds
🏆 Second in the average at USUE!

Consistency paid off for this Aggie duo! Way to go, Raeder and Lyric—we’re proud of you! 💙🤘

10/04/2026

🏆 BARREL RACING CHAMPION 🏆

🔥 Ellie Thurgood SMOKED the barrel racing this weekend! 🔥

Long round — 17.08 seconds
Short round — 17.25 seconds
🏆 USUE Barrel Racing Champion!

Two fast runs and one winning weekend! Way to go, Ellie—we’re proud to call you an Aggie! 💙🤘

06/05/2026

This will be a great opportunity to learn more about college rodeo!! We will be in Pocatello during the state finals 💙