Several A&M Rodeo team members ride horses while carrying A&M flags to open the Texas Aggie Rodeo in the Brazos Expo Center on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (Zachary Newkirk/The Battalion)

Mason Kight holds onto his horse as he competes in bronc riding during the Texas Aggie Rodeo at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Spencer Halstead/The Battalion)

Ag Communications and Leadership Freshman Shaye Abernathy roping a steer during the breakaway competition at the Texas Aggie Rodeo in the Brazos Expo Center on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (Zachary Newkirk/The Battalion)

Wyatt Lavergne holds onto a bucking horse as he competes in bronc riding during the Texas Aggie Rodeo at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Spencer Halstead/The Battalion)

Agribusiness Sophmore Garrett Talamantes, Aggie Rodeo vice president, competes in tie down at Texas Aggie Rodeo in the Brazos Expo Center on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (Zachary Newkirk/The Battalion)

Animal Science Freshman Barrett Shelton wrestles a steer during the Texas Aggie Rodeo in the Brazos Expo Center on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (Zachary Newkirk/The Battalion)

Braylee Schill begins to dismount her horse as she competes in goat tying during the Texas Aggie Rodeo at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Spencer Halstead/The Battalion)

Clay Tom Hurt jumps off his horse to wrestle a steer during the Texas Aggie Rodeo at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Rocio Salgado/The Battalion)

Ag System Management Freshman Emma Matchett dismouts her horse during goat tying at the Texas Aggie Rodeo in the Brazos Expo Center on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (Zachary Newkirk/The Battalion)

Micah Wallace flips a goat upside down to tie it up during the Texas Aggie Rodeo at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Rocio Salgado/The Battalion)

Team ropers ride to the opposite side of the arena before their event during the Texas Aggie Rodeo at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Rocio Salgado/The Battalion)

Agribusiness Sophmore Garrett Talamantes, Aggie Rodeo vice president, competes in tie down at Texas Aggie Rodeo in the Brazos Expo Center on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (Zachary Newkirk/The Battalion)

A member of Texas Aggie Rodeo staff carries a goat back to the pen during the Texas Aggie Rodeo at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Spencer Halstead/The Battalion)

Carson Sonnier swings his lasso to rope a steer during the Texas Aggie Rodeo at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Rocio Salgado/The Battalion)

Brykn Burnett swings his lasso as he competes in team roping during the Texas Aggie Rodeo at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Spencer Halstead/The Battalion)

Kellon Andrews and Hayden Sanders compete in the team roping event during the Texas Aggie Rodeo at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Rocio Salgado/The Battalion)

A staff member watches over the Texas Aggie Rodeo at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Spencer Halstead/The Battalion)

Garrett Keeling gets his lasso around a steer as he competes in steer wrestling during the Texas Aggie Rodeo at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Spencer Halstead/The Battalion)Expoo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Spencer Halstead/The Battalion)

Staff members throw merchandise from a truck during the Texas Aggie Rodeo at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Spencer Halstead/The Battalion)

Clay Tom Hurt looks into the camera while waiting to take a photo during the Texas Aggie Rodeo at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Spencer Halstead/The Battalion)

Ceily Simpton goes around a barrel during the Texas Aggie Rodeo at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Rocio Salgado/The Battalion)

A bull jumps onto the chute during the Texas Aggie Rodeo at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Rocio Salgado/The Battalion)

The Texas Aggie Rodeo team does the war hymn during the Texas Aggie Rodeo at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Rocio Salgado/The Battalion)

Members of the Texas Aggie Rodeo team wave to the crowd during the Texas Aggie Rodeo at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Spencer Halstead/The Battalion)