Head
Coach - Greg Rhodes
grhodes@wtc.edu
325-574-7691
Since the beginning of his tenure as the rodeo coach at Western Texas College in the fall of 1996, Greg Rhodes has continued to build and solidify the tradition that identifies WTC as one of the dominant college rodeo programs in the nation. To accentuate their national presence, Rhodes' crew captured the college rodeo national championship in 2009, with a 210 point victory margin over the national runner up (Southeastern Oklahoma University). The men’s rodeo team also won the Southwest Region on the way to the national championship.
During his 13 years as the skipper of the rodeo program, Coach Rhodes has coached 10 national championships, eight individual championships, two national team championships, and 13 reserve national champions (including team and individual). Rhodes led the women’s team to a national championship in 2000, and the men’s team in 2009. He also added a fourth place finish for the 2010 edition of the women’s rodeo team at WTC.
Western Texas College has also claimed its share of academic honors under Rhodes as well. The rodeo teams have had at least one individual receive an All-American academic award at the nation level each year under Rhodes' leadership, with some years featuring multiple awards. Brent Smyth and Bailey Guthrie both received All-American academic awards at the college national finals in Casper, Wyoming to conclude the 2010 season.
As one of the most successful college rodeo coaches in the nation, Rhodes is known as a coach that introduces his student athletes to the mental approach of performing and winning, along with the technical mechanics. Coach Rhodes has had the opportunity to study and associate with some of the most successful athletes in the world.
Rhodes competed in the rodeo program at Western Texas College before moving on to New Mexico State University where he earned a degree in agricultural economics. Rhodes was involved in the animal health industry prior taking the reins of the rodeo program at Western Texas College.
Coach Rhodes and his wife Canita, have two children, Cayelea and Brenon. The Rhodes family resides in Snyder, Texas.
Assistant Coach - Samantha Crystal
scrystal@wtc.edu
