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Monday, April 11, 1983/The Baitalion/Page 3 jplympiad to raise unds for charity by Joel deGuzman Battalion Reporter he Aggie Olympiad is a nee for all Resident Hall sciation dorms to swim, run, iwor Hacky-Sac against each r to raise money for the Red is. The competition is a service ject sponsored by Haas Hall. residents and local mer its organized the event to e funds for the Bryan chap- of the Red Cross. ‘We thought it would be a d way to bring the dorms ther and promote spirit tin the dorms,” says Laura kney, Haas Hall vice presi- t and Olympiad committee irman. Dorm president Celia Mon- teleone initiated the idea for the event last semester. She says the project is the largest the dorm has ever attempted since it opened four years ago. The Olympiad is divided into swimming and track events. The swimming events will include: t- shirt relay, 100-yard medley, 100-yard freestyle and inner- tube race. The track sports include: the three-mile run, frisbee throw, football throw, Hacky-Sac, 800- yard relay, three-legged race, tug-of-war and obstacle course. The Aggie Olympiad will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur day, April 23. Track and field events will be in Kyle Field, and swimming events will be in the indoor pool. All participants must be RHA dorm residents or off-campus “Fish” adopted by dorm resi dents. An individual can enter up to two events, and teams must consist of members of only one dorm. All contestants will receive a t-shirt and can attend the “Thrill of Victory” party at the Quonset Huts that evening. Registration for the Aggie Olympiad is today and Tuesday on the first floor of the Memo rial Student Center and Wednesday in front of Sbisa Di ning Hall. Queen Cotton crowned by Patrice Koranek Battalion Staff Donna Joy Monroe was chosen from a field of 76 contes tants as Queen Cotton in the 49th annual Cotton Pageant held Saturday night in Rudder Auditorium. The pageant was sponsored by the Agronomy Society. Monroe, a junior biology ma jor from Dallas, was sponsored by Walton Hall. Eight contestants were chosen as the queen’s ladies be fore the final selection was made. The following were chosen as members of the queen’s court: Nancy Blanco, Melissa Grisham, Donna Pat rick, Linda Rowland, Sharon Slovak, Rhonda Waters, Linda Wheeler and Connie Wurzbach. The contestants were inter viewed at a tea and reception Saturday and were presented in formal dress to the judges dur ing the pageant. Paulette Schwartz, assistant at the Texas Watermelon Queen Cotton Contest, Lil Stallman, queen coordinator for the Texas Watermelon Association and Paul Kruse, a Bellville attorney, were the judges. Roddy Peeples of the USA Radio Network and newscaster of Cow Country News was master of ceremonies. King Cotton and eight dukes were elected prior to the pageant by members of the Agronomy Society. James Jack- man, a senior agronomy major from Plano, was crowned King Cotton. The King’s Court in cluded the following members of the Agronomy Society: Ricar do Garcia, Rodney Crenwelge, Daryl Piwonka, Kyle Aljoe, Tim Vance, Garth Welch, John Koemel Jr. and Paul Schoene- irazos de Dios Rodeo o show ‘quality stock’ ihil by Leigh-Ellen Clark Battalion Reporter It's the clash between 1,800 Ktiuids of bucking bull and 180 wunds of rider. Rodeo is a itch of man against animal — man against man. The Fourth Annual Brazos Dios Rodeo and Western ista will bring professional ?boys and riding stock to an-College Station from ursday to Sunday at the Bra- County Pavilion. Bryan Mayor Richard Smith College Station Mayor Gary liter both proclaimed this |ek Brazos de Dios Week. The amation says that Brazos | Dios is a project to develop encourage a strong com- ftmity spirit. A ribbon-cutting be held at 8 p.m. Thursday he Brazos County Pavilion. Tickets to the rodeo are avail- le for $4.50 in advance at the lege Station Chamber office, Brazos County Pavilion and art’s Western Wear in down- n Bryan and at Culpepper :a. Tickets also may be pur- jased at the door for $5.50. pursday is family night and tickets are $3.50 in advance and $4.50 at the door. The Brazos de Dios Rodeo is produced by Neal Gay of the Mesquite Championship Rodeo. Gay said the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Inc. approves the Brazos rodeo along with more than 700 other rodeos nationwide. “The Brazos rodeo is on the same level as the Fort Worth and Houston rodeos because of the PRCA,” Gay said. “And you’re going to see the same quality stock at this rodeo as at the lar ger ones on the circuit.” Many of the big names in rodeo will be at the Brazos County Pavilion, Gay said. Don Gay, holder of seven gold na tional finals belt buckles, will be the ring-master. Events of the three night rodeo are: bareback and saddle bronc riding, women’s barrel racing, calf roping, steer wrest ling and bull riding. The cow boys will compete each night for prize money. The high money winners of the year go on to compete in the National Finals Rodeo in Okla homa City in December. Another of the weekend’s events will be the Brazos de Dios queen’s contest. Six women are competing to win a silver belt buckle and a hand-tooled sad dle. The women are judged on appearance, personality and horsemanship. The six women will be intro duced during each night of the rodeo. The winner will be announced Saturday and will advance to the Miss Rodeo Texas competition. Besides the rodeo, the grounds will offer food, arts and crafts and entertainment. Barbecue, hamburgers, fun nel cakes and kolaches will be sold. Handmade stoneware, weaving, computer portraits and helium balloons will be available in the arts and crafts booths. 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