Barbell Rodeo 2024

Howdy! We're back for year 3! As always, all proceeds go to the Down Syndrome Association of Brazos Valley. We have donated a total of $5000 from the previous two meets and we are looking to double that this year!

Barbell Rodeo is hosted by Gaines' Gym and will be held at Sawed Off CrossFit in College Station, TX. All weight classes and age groups will be contested. Swag bags will be available for all registered athletes during weigh in. The top male and female overall in each age group (Youth, Junior, Senior, Masters) based on Sinclair will receive a custom Barbell Rodeo belt buckle from CC Buckles & Awards to add to their trophy case! Each age group and weight class will also be awarded medals for 1st-3rd places.

A Barbell Rodeo t-shirt comes with each registration. T-shirt guaranteed as long as order is placed before 10/1.

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Barbell Rodeo will feature a full electronic scoring system and IWF certified equipment.

Volunteers will receive a complimentary t-shirt as well as a volunteer swag bag. Make sure you sign up through eventbrite by 10/1/24 to secure your shirt size and swag bag!

USA Weightlifting Membership and singlet is required.

Early bird registration: $85

Closes 8/1/24

Regular registration: $95

Closes on 10/12/24

Prize Packages will be announced soon!:

The proceeds from this meet will be donated to the Down Syndrome Association of Brazos Valley who help provide a support network for new parents that receive a Down Syndrome diagnosis as well as help with the financial costs of summer camps for their members. They provide an unmatched peer group for kids and adults with Down Syndrome and their families through socials, events, and awareness activities.

Gaines Family Testimonial: The day we received our diagnosis of Down Syndrome will never be forgotten by my wife or I. Our whole world was shook by those words and we knew life would never be the same. We didn't know the first thing about taking care of and raising a child with Down Syndrome as we were the first in our family and friend group to have a child with DS. Luckily, through our church and also the DSABV, we were introduced to the couple that would become her Godparents. Their youngest son has DS, but he's in his early 20s. They've walked our walk, and have guided us throughout our journey even today. They shared with us what to expect and used the DSABV to introduce us to even more families that had children the same age as our Madeline. These people have become our extended family and have been there through all of our ups and downs helping us through their own experiences.

Over Mother's Day weekend this year Madeline was hospitalized with pneumonia, and the DSABV ordered Mother's Day lunch for our family. It was a small gesture that meant the world to us as my sons and I were tired from driving back and forth to Temple, and Kim was exhausted from staying the week in the hospital with her. We are proud to be able to bring friends with new DS diagnoses in their families into the larger DSABV family where they are able to benefit from similar experiences to ours.

We appreciate everything DSABV has done for us, and through Barbell Rodeo, we want to help them continue creating valuable experiences for their members. In doing so, showing everyone that we are more alike than different.

We would like to give a huge thank you to our sponsors (more will be announced soon!):

Sawed Off CrossFit

Host or Publisher Jack Gaines