Incoming Rice freshman Wyatt Imus won the Texas Youth Rodeo Association’s tie-down (calf-roping) championship June 18 in Gonzalez, Texas.
Imus, who grew up in New York City and moved to Brenham, Texas, last June, took to the sport at age 13 when working with kids at The Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids with Cancer in Ribera, N.M. While living in New York, Imus traveled to Texas every other weekend for training and competed in middle school and high school events.
To qualify for the finals in the nearly 50-year-old YRA, a contestant must enter at least six of the 12 scheduled rodeos in the 2015-2016 season. Contestants then qualified for the finals by placing in the top 15 in each event. Imus entered six rodeos, participated in five and qualified in the top 10 in both calf roping and team roping.
Imus, who will be in the Class of 2020, said he plans to continue competing and will represent Rice in college rodeos beginning in September.
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He is fabulous and I have enjoyed watching from a distance , this fine young man , get better and better! He has great taste in music and a wonderful sense of humor in addition to all of his other fine qualities!
We always hear that Rice undergraduates represent a diverse range of talents and experiences. Mr. Imus is a perfect example of this kind of diversity, and we welcome him to Rice enthusiastically!
Wonderful job Wyatt . You worked your B… Off
For this. I am happy for you, your Mother and
Your Dad. I know this made his Fathers Day
His very best.
Congrats and congrats to Joe also
About 30 years ago, I was attending a college night, representing Rice and a high school girl inquired about a rodeo major at Rice. I believe that I responded politely that there was no such program at Rice. Little did I know that 30 or so years later there almost is! Congratulations to Mr. Imus.