Calf-roping, barrel racing, bull riding and other rodeo events will be featured entertainment at Weber Arena this weekend for K-State's College Rodeo.

Matt McKinstry, K-State rodeo coach, said 15 teams will compete at the annual K-State rodeo.

He said the teams are from community colleges and universities from the Central Plains region in Oklahoma and Kansas.

"We've made a few changes with how we're running things, but it's pretty much the same rodeo as the last 20 years, except different contestants," he said.

McKinstry said the rodeo begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday, and will continue at 1 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday at Weber Arena.

He said adult tickets $10 in advance at specific locations or $11 at the event, and children's tickets are $5 in advance or $6 at the event.

The tickets can be purchased in advance at RB Outpost, Orscheln Farm and Home, the K-State Union Bookstore, Varney's Bookstore and Vanderbilts.

Russell Gottlob, K-State rodeo team adviser, said the other rodeo events include team roping, breakaway roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, bareback riding and goat-tying.

"Something kind of unique about K-State's rodeo is that it's the first collegiate rodeo for the spring semester," he said.

Gottlob said K-State's team competed in several rodeos last semester, and the team hopes to qualify some of its members for the College National Finals Rodeo like it has in the past.

One thing that is different for the rodeo this year is the variety of national anthem singers, he said.

Gottlob said one of the singers is the mother of a former team member who was killed in a rodeo accident. The K-State Singers and a local country musician also will sing the anthem.

He said a dance will follow the rodeo Friday and Saturday evenings at R.C. McGraw's.