LARAMIE, Wyo., June 19 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:

Growing up in Ordway, Colo., the Sharon brothers always competed hard against each other in everything. There was a lot of trash talking no matter what it was, from wrestling to foot racing to card games. They always wanted to win.

"Oh, yeah, we liked to have fun and get after it but, in the end, we're always rooting for each other," says University of Wyoming freshman Traven Sharon, who is competing in his first College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper this week. "We always want to win but, if we don't, we want the other one to win."

And now, he's competing in the same CNFR event with his older brother, Waitley, who is two years older and is rod...