Panola College Fulton Rutland Takes Third Place at Nationals

Pictured from left to right includes:  Wyatt Denny, Panola Head Coach Jeff Collins, Fulton Rutland, and Randy Meyers.

June 21, 2016 - Panola College was well represented at the College National Finals this year!  Current student Fulton Rutland, of Stillwell Oklahoma after sitting in the number one spot most of the week ended up third in the Nation in bullriding.  Panola College's alumnus Wyatt Denny, qualified last year while at Panola and took home a 5th place finish last year, however, this year he took home the main prize.  Denny was sitting first most of the year and won second in the first round, second in the second round, and won the third round and went into the finals with a huge lead on the rest of the field, and came home with the National Championship.

Panola had three other ex teammates and alumnus that participated in the CNFR beside Fulton and Wyatt.  They were Randy Meyers bullrider for Texas A&M Commerce, Gannon Ivey bullrider for Sam Houston State, and Cole Frey teamroper from McNeese State University.        

Submitted by Don Clinton