Poly Royal Rodeo returns to Cal Poly April 9-12
Tickets go on sale tomorrow
– Tickets for the 83rd annual Poly Royal Rodeo will go on sale Feb. 19. This year’s event includes an additional performance night to accommodate more attendees. The rodeo will take place at the Cotton Rosser Rodeo Complex on campus during Cal Poly’s Open House, featuring four nights of competitions.
General admission events will begin Thursday, April 10, with the first Cal Poly Rodeo Showcase Performance and conclude Saturday, April 13, with the Poly Royal Rodeo Finals. A Cal Poly Rodeo Showcase and Associated Students, Inc.-sponsored concert will be held exclusively for students on Wednesday, April 10. Concerts on Wednesday and Saturday night will take place in the rodeo arena.
The Poly Royal Rodeo will feature top collegiate rodeo athletes from the West Coast competing for a championship title. Events will include barrel racing, team roping, breakaway roping, tie-down roping, saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, bull riding and steer wrestling.
Tickets are $50 for general admission and free for children 5 and under. Tickets will be available starting Feb. 19 at ticketscalpoly.evenue.net/events/CPR. Student tickets for Wednesday night’s performance will be available on Feb. 18. All proceeds will benefit the Cal Poly Rodeo Program.
Cal Poly’s Cotton Rosser Rodeo Complex, named after alumnus and founding team member Cotton Rosser, was dedicated in 2022 following the establishment of the Cotton Rosser Endowment. The endowment supports the Cal Poly Rodeo program by funding operational costs and student scholarships. The rodeo complex is located on campus off Mt. Bishop Road, with designated paid parking available for attendees.
Cal Poly Rodeo, coached by Ben Londo, is one of the most successful programs in the history of college rodeo. Since 1949, its student-athletes have won 45 national titles, the most of any college rodeo program.
Cal Poly’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences is the fifth-largest agricultural college in the country, with 4,000 undergraduate students. The college offers hands-on learning experiences through laboratories, ranch land, orchards, vineyards, and forests, following the university’s Learn by Doing philosophy. More information is available at cafes.calpoly.edu.
