Alva Review-Courier -

CASPER, Wyo. – The cowboy way is alive and well in Alva, Oklahoma, and the Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo team proved it last week at the College National Finals Rodeo.

Five Rangers qualified for the championship round in Casper, and the men walked away as the No. 3 team in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association, thanks to the fantastic showing of steer wrestler Cody Devers, heeler Tanner Nall and all-around cowboy Maverick Harper, who made the final performance in tie-down roping and team roping.

“It was a big year for us as a team,” said Harper, who finished third in th...