Get ready for the 11th annual Cowboy Stampede Rodeo! The Cowboy Stampede is sanctioned by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. The NIRA includes 11 national regions, and OSU participates in the Central Plains Region, which features colleges and universities from Kansas and Oklahoma, totaling more than 500 regional competitors.  Each evening’s performance will feature 9 events. The students will be competing as individuals and as a team. Championship buckles will be presented to event and all-around winners at Saturday night’s championship performance.