Modelos y Charros de Arizona won first place in the Charro category for the 2020 La Fiesta de los Vaqueros Tucson Rodeo Parade.

Several awards were given to organizations that were featured in Thursday’s 95th annual La Fiesta de los Vaqueros Tucson Rodeo Parade. The parade had 126 entries.

Here are the winners:

  • Curt Sullivan Sweepstakes Award β€” Little Mexico Steakhouse
  • Chairman’s Award β€” Navy Band Southwest
  • Judges Award β€” Cash Time Title Loans, Inc.

Band

  • Bucky Steele Marching β€” Canyon del Oro Band
  • Paul Grimes Performance β€” Foothills Falcon Marching Band from Catalina Foothills High School

Best Mounted Western Male

  • First Place β€” Flint Freeman
  • Second Place β€” Greater Southern Arizona Area Chapter

Best Mounted Western Female

  • First Place β€” Laura Balderson

Royalty

  • First Place β€” Miss Rodeo Arizona 2020 Shelby Williams
  • Second Place β€” Benson Butterfield Rodeo Royalty

Family Group

  • First Place β€” Cricket Wireless
  • Second Place β€” Burro Buddies, LLC

Western Riding Group

  • First Place β€” Daniel Perez y Amigos
  • Second Place β€” The El Paso County Sheriff Posse

Authentic Mexican

  • First Place β€” KZLZ La Poderosa
  • Second Place β€” The League of Mexican American Women

Charro

  • First Place β€” Modelos y Charros de Arizona
  • Second Place β€” Charros del Rincon

Authentic Native American

  • First Place β€” Tohono O’odham Nation
  • Second Place β€” Casino Del Sol

Single Team Hitch

  • First Place β€” Tierra Antigua Realty
  • Second Place β€” CalPortland

Multiple Team Hitch

  • First Place β€” HSL Properties

Colorful Float

  • First Place β€” Mountain View Retirement Village
  • Second Place β€” El Rio Health Center

Creative Float

  • First Place β€” Boot Barn
  • Second Place β€” Pyramid Federal Credit Union

Historical Float

  • First Place β€” Fox Tucson Theatre sponsored by Bert Martin Foundation
  • Second Place β€” Tucson Police Department

Buggy

  • First Place β€” Reid Park Zoo sponsored by Catherine Hutchens
  • Second Place β€” Stark Electric, Inc.

4-H/FFA Groups

  • First Place β€” Marana FFA
  • Second Place β€” Flowing Wells FFA

Historical

  • First Place β€” Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson
  • Second Place β€” Willy & Keebler Mini Horse Team

Comical

  • First Place β€” Truly Nolen Pest Control

Music

  • First Place β€” 92.1 y 95.7 La Caliente Radio
  • Second Place β€” 96.1 KLPX

Fox Tucson Theatre sponsored by Bert Martin Foundation won first place in the historical float category at the rodeo parade.

92.1 y 95.7 La Caliente Radio won first place in the music category for the rodeo parade on Thursday.

Canyon del Oro High School won the Bucky Steele Marching award for the rodeo parade.


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