Cody Lanier from Summerville has qualified for the upcoming College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR). Lanier just finished his freshman year at Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari, New Mexico. This is his first qualification in steer wrestling. The competition will be held at the Casper Events Center June 13-19. At stake are National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association titles and nearly $250,000 in scholarships. This is the 62nd Annual CNFR and the 12^th anniversary of the event’s home in Casper. The CNFR features nine rodeo events, bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding, tie-down roping and steer wrestling for the men, barrel racing, goat tying and breakaway roping for the women. In addition, team roping is held which can feature male and female competitors. Along with individual titles, many of the competitors are hoping to be part of the men’s or women’s team that takes the team championship back to their college or university.             Each contestant has three preliminary rounds of competition prior to the final round on Saturday night, June 19th. Scores and times from those three rounds will be added up and the 12 contestants with the fastest total times or highest total scores will advance to the finals.                 At the conclusion of the final round national event champions along with men’s and women’s all-around and team champions will be crowned. In addition several special awards will be presented throughout the competition. Complete results will be available at www.cnfr.com.