CISD graduate becomes instant millionaire

CONROE, Texas--The Woodlands High School graduate (class of 2011), Richmond Champion, earned $1,000,000 first-place money along with one million dollars bonus for coming from the qualifying ranks to win at the world’s largest and richest one-day rodeo at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Saturday, March 2, 2014.

Champion, who is now a junior at Tarleton State University, competes in the bareback event. Currently, he is the top ranked college rodeo bareback rider and third ranked professional rodeo bareback rider. His goal is to make it to the National Rodeo Finals in Las Vegas held in December. He is definitely on the right track.

We are proud of Conroe ISD graduate Richmond Champion!