Kyle Anderson, management junior, at the Wichita Falls Hotter ’N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
The early morning race on Aug. 27 took more than 10,000 cyclists away from the Kay Yeager Coliseum, where the finish line stood waiting. While they were racing throughout the city, spectators milled about the scene, enjoying the booths set up. And as the morning started to warm up, the cool morning air seeping away, music at the event took its place and helped to refresh the crowd.
Downtown Royalty, the band that performed at the Hotter ’N Hell events on Aug. 27, was started in the latter parts of 2014, and has been part of the local scene since then. The four members usually perform at the Iron Horse, but thanks to some help, they found themselves performing on the biggest stage since their start.
“This is our first time at Hotter N Hell. It is very exciting and overwhelming, with everyone and all of their different backgrounds,” Michael Kately, a life science junior at the school, said. “It’s an opportunity to tell wonderful stories to the crowd through sound. We’re very honored and blessed.”
The band is made up of Mark Forehand, guitarist and singer, Kately, guitarist, writer, and singer, Files Little, bass, and Andrew Little, drums.
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For Kately, the music that they create — a blend of rock and roll, blues, funk, and singer/songwriter, is a career that he hopes to pursue further.
“Most of the people that we’ve played for to date love and respect our music. I hope we began traveling in the near future and perform on a larger platform. I was nervous about performing here,” he said, “but I remember sitting in my dorm room, looking out the window, and realizing that I live for moments that make me nervous and happy. This is one of those moments. And those moments make up a good life.”
Band member Forehand was in attendance at the school until he decided to create music and work at his job full-time. He has been a part of the band since the very beginning, and was more than happy when asked to perform at Hotter ’N Hell.
“I was very excited about performing here, and I hope that each show is a bigger crowd. That’s what you want to see, a crowd of new faces,” he said. “We want to go to the top, wherever that may be. I think that we all want to quit our jobs and just make music, but we work full-time, so it’s hard to make time for the band. But we make time for practices. You always make time for what you love.”
As students warmed up before their set-list of nearly all original songs, cyclists were continuously crossing the finish line – and one group, including Matthew Luttrell, associate professor of music and the director of bands, Robert Clark, former vice president for institutional effectiveness and enrollment management, Leland Turner, assistant professor of history, and Emily Reeves, assistant professor in curriculum and learning, crossed the line and received their medals.
Matt Luttrell at the Wichita Falls Hotter ’N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Luttrell has raced in the 63 mile, 50 mile, and now 25 mile races. The reason for his races is simple.
“I thought why not, and especially with this race. We’re all residents. It’s one of the best supported in the country, not just with the people who run it,” he said. “Why not participate in the community endeavors?”
Reeves, though she finished, was surprised as this was her first race.
“It was my first time racing but it was all worth it,” she said. “I’ve got a taste now, and I’d like to do the 100 mile sometime.”
Though the race may have been cooler, the heat was still a factor — and Turner said he was thankful they crossed the finish line.
“There’s a lot of training that goes into it. I’ve done all of the races, even the 100 mile. I’m happy with the race I had today,” he said. “I’m finished!”
While the group may have trained for the weekend’s races, Dylan Pembroke, a mass communications senior, there was no preparation.
“I put in zero percent preparation. It was an exhausting ride. I didn’t even decide until last weekend that I was going to ride,” he said. “I was going to go with friends but then they couldn’t do it, so I rode with a co-worker instead.”
Even though he didn’t prepare, he said that the 50-mile-race was almost the same as the 50 miles he had raced in previously.
“They were pretty similar. There was the same pain at the end of the race, but it was pretty comfortable the rest of the time,” Pembroke said. “I’m really glad I didn’t try the 100, though.”
However, he has plans to eventually.
“I would like to try it. It’s the biggest single day ride, I believe, and that’s really cool,” he said.
Alex Veitenheimer, though she never crossed the finish line, was a part of the weekend’s events – and found at a booth within in the Consumer Show.
Veitenheimer, an education major specializing in 4th-8th grade social studies, is going to graduate in December, and had previously never been a part of Hotter N Hell before.
“I got hired a week and a half after last year’s event. Since then, I’ve become the general manager of Endurance House,” she said.
Endurance House opened on Oct. 2, 2015, and is locally owned and operated, with two locations in Wichita Falls.
“We’re locals of the event. And I’m glad to be a part of this team – we’re all a big family,” she said. “It’s been a great experience. I started working on Thursday, and on Friday, I continuously was checking people out at sales for four hours. It’s been crazy.”
Veitenheimer hopes that the booth at the Consumer Show gives something back to the community.
“It’s the least we could do, give back to them. I want it to give back to the community,” she said, “especially after they helped us so much last year.”
For someone who has never attended the races, the excitement is refreshing.
“The 100-mile-race is something else,” Pembroke said.
Hotter ’N Hell 2016 — not so hot this year
The Hotter ’N Hell race is known for being one of the nation’s largest, one-day road races, and 100-degree-plus temperatures. This year, however, the more than 10,000 cyclists didn’t find the temperatures to be so unbearable.
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Members of the Midwestern State University women's basketball team clean tubs to be used for water at the Hotter N Hell race the next day. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Members of the Midwestern State University women's basketball team clean tubs to be used for water at the Hotter N Hell race the next day. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Members of the Midwestern State University women's basketball team clean tubs to be used for water at the Hotter N Hell race the next day. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Members of the Midwestern State University women's basketball team clean tubs to be used for water at the Hotter N Hell race the next day. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Members of the Midwestern State University women's basketball team clean tubs to be used for water at the Hotter N Hell race the next day. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Members of the Midwestern State University women's basketball team clean tubs to be used for water at the Hotter N Hell race the next day. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Members of the Midwestern State University women's basketball team clean tubs to be used for water at the Hotter N Hell race the next day. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Members of the Midwestern State University women's basketball team clean tubs to be used for water at the Hotter N Hell race the next day. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Members of the Midwestern State University women's basketball team clean tubs to be used for water at the Hotter N Hell race the next day. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Jennifer Arbuckle, mechanical engineering senior, LatourJasmine Richardson, physical therapy junior, and other member of the women's basketball team, along with area residents, spent Friday afternoon cleaning tubs to be used for water in the Hotter ’N Hell. Photo by Izziel) Photo by Izziel Latour
Jennifer Arbuckle, mechanical engineering senior, LatourJasmine Richardson, physical therapy junior, and other member of the women's basketball team, along with area residents, spent Friday afternoon cleaning tubs to be used for water in the Hotter ’N Hell. Photo by Izziel) Photo by Izziel Latour
Jennifer Arbuckle, mechanical engineering senior, LatourJasmine Richardson, physical therapy junior, and other member of the women's basketball team, along with area residents, spent Friday afternoon cleaning tubs to be used for water in the Hotter ’N Hell. Photo by Izziel) Photo by Izziel Latour
Jennifer Arbuckle, mechanical engineering senior, and other member of the women's basketball team, along with area residents, spent Friday afternoon cleaning tubs to be used for water in the Hotter ’N Hell. Photo by Izziel Latour
Jennifer Arbuckle, mechanical engineering senior, and other member of the women's basketball team, along with area residents, spent Friday afternoon cleaning tubs to be used for water in the Hotter ’N Hell. Photo by Izziel Latour
Jennifer Arbuckle, mechanical engineering senior, and other member of the women's basketball team, along with area residents, spent Friday afternoon cleaning tubs to be used for water in the Hotter ’N Hell. Photo by Izziel Latour
Jennifer Arbuckle, mechanical engineering senior, and other member of the women's basketball team, along with area residents, spent Friday afternoon cleaning tubs to be used for water in the Hotter ’N Hell. Photo by Izziel Latour
Jennifer Arbuckle, mechanical engineering senior, and other member of the women's basketball team, along with area residents, spent Friday afternoon cleaning tubs to be used for water in the Hotter ’N Hell. Photo by Izziel Latour
Jennifer Arbuckle, mechanical engineering senior, and other member of the women's basketball team, along with area residents, spent Friday afternoon cleaning tubs to be used for water in the Hotter ’N Hell. Photo by Izziel Latour
Jasmine Richardson, physical therapy junior, helped to clean tubs to be used for water at the Hotter N Hell. Photo by Izziel Latour
Jasmine Richardson, physical therapy junior, helped to clean tubs to be used for water at the Hotter N Hell. Photo by Izziel Latour
Jasmine Richardson, physical therapy junior, helped to clean tubs to be used for water at the Hotter N Hell. Photo by Izziel Latour
Jenifer Arbuckle, mechanical engineering senior and women's basketball team member, helps to clean tubs to be used for water at the Hotter N Hell race the next day. Photo by Izziel Latour
Jenifer Arbuckle, mechanical engineering senior and women's basketball team member, helps to clean tubs to be used for water at the Hotter N Hell race the next day. Photo by Izziel Latour
Jenifer Arbuckle, mechanical engineering senior and women's basketball team member, helps to clean tubs to be used for water at the Hotter N Hell race the next day. Photo by Izziel Latour
Jenifer Arbuckle, mechanical engineering senior and women's basketball team member, helps to clean tubs to be used for water at the Hotter N Hell race the next day. Photo by Izziel Latour
Jenifer Arbuckle, mechanical engineering senior and women's basketball team member, helps to clean tubs to be used for water at the Hotter N Hell race the next day. Photo by Izziel Latour
Jenifer Arbuckle, mechanical engineering senior and women's basketball team member, helps to clean tubs to be used for water at the Hotter N Hell race the next day. Photo by Izziel Latour
The start of the women's open race at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
The start of the women's open race at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
The start of the women's open race at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
The start of the women's open race at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
The start of the women's open race at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
The start of the women's open race at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Amy Floyd at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Amy Floyd at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Amy Floyd at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Amy Floyd at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Amy Floyd at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Amy Floyd at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Hannah Ross races in the women's open road race at the Hotter N Hell. Ross placed third out of 27 cyclists who finished. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Hannah Ross races in the women's open road race at the Hotter N Hell. Ross placed third out of 27 cyclists who finished. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Hannah Ross races in the women's open road race at the Hotter N Hell. Ross placed third out of 27 cyclists who finished. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Hannah Ross races in the women's open road race at the Hotter N Hell. Ross placed third out of 27 cyclists who finished. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Hannah Ross races in the women's open road race at the Hotter N Hell. Ross placed third out of 27 cyclists who finished. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Hannah Ross races in the women's open road race at the Hotter N Hell. Ross placed third out of 27 cyclists who finished. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Amy Floyd at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Amy Floyd at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Amy Floyd at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Hannah Ross races in the women's open road race at the Hotter N Hell. Ross placed third out of 27 cyclists who finished. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Hannah Ross races in the women's open road race at the Hotter N Hell. Ross placed third out of 27 cyclists who finished. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Hannah Ross races in the women's open road race at the Hotter N Hell. Ross placed third out of 27 cyclists who finished. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Mass communication freshman Jake Lanoux at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Lanoux did not finish. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Mass communication freshman Jake Lanoux at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Lanoux did not finish. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Mass communication freshman Jake Lanoux at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Lanoux did not finish. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Mass communication freshman Jake Lanoux at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Lanoux did not finish. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Mass communication freshman Jake Lanoux at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Lanoux did not finish. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Mass communication freshman Jake Lanoux at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Lanoux did not finish. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Nursing senior Cameron Lowery at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Nursing senior Cameron Lowery at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Nursing senior Cameron Lowery at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Theater sophomore TC Porterfield placed 40th in the Mens Pro 1-2 at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Theater sophomore TC Porterfield placed 40th in the Mens Pro 1-2 at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Theater sophomore TC Porterfield placed 40th in the Mens Pro 1-2 at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
John Paul Blanton at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
John Paul Blanton at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
John Paul Blanton at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
A 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, Tony Baca rides in the Mens 1-2 race. at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Baca placed 14th. Photo by Bradley Wilson
A 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, Tony Baca rides in the Mens 1-2 race. at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Baca placed 14th. Photo by Bradley Wilson
A 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, Tony Baca rides in the Mens 1-2 race. at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Baca placed 14th. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Finance sophomore Josh Buchel placed 34th in the Mens 1-2 at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Finance sophomore Josh Buchel placed 34th in the Mens 1-2 at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Finance sophomore Josh Buchel placed 34th in the Mens 1-2 at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Nursing senior Cameron Lowery at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Nursing senior Cameron Lowery at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Nursing senior Cameron Lowery at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Theater sophomore TC Porterfield placed 40th in the Mens Pro 1-2 at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Theater sophomore TC Porterfield placed 40th in the Mens Pro 1-2 at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Theater sophomore TC Porterfield placed 40th in the Mens Pro 1-2 at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
A 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, Tony Baca rides in the Mens 1-2 race. at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Baca placed 14th. Photo by Bradley Wilson
A 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, Tony Baca rides in the Mens 1-2 race. at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Baca placed 14th. Photo by Bradley Wilson
A 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, Tony Baca rides in the Mens 1-2 race. at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Baca placed 14th. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Finance junior Bill Ash at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Ash did not finish. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Finance junior Bill Ash at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Ash did not finish. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Finance junior Bill Ash at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Ash did not finish. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Finance junior Bill Ash at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Ash did not finish. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Finance junior Bill Ash at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Ash did not finish. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Finance junior Bill Ash at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Ash did not finish. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Theater sophomore TC Porterfield placed 40th in the Mens Pro 1-2 at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Theater sophomore TC Porterfield placed 40th in the Mens Pro 1-2 at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Theater sophomore TC Porterfield placed 40th in the Mens Pro 1-2 at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
John Paul Blanton and Cameron Lowery at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
John Paul Blanton and Cameron Lowery at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
John Paul Blanton and Cameron Lowery at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Ricky Randall, a 2014 graduate of Midwestern State University, at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Randall placed 48th in the Mens 1-2 race. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Dail Neely at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Dail Neely at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Dail Neely at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Dail Neely at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Dail Neely at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Dail Neely at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Matt Luttrell at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Matt Luttrell at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Matt Luttrell at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Matt Luttrell at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Matt Luttrell at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Matt Luttrell at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Matt Luttrell at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Matt Luttrell at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Matt Luttrell at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
R.J. Sayler, soccer player and sophomore in business management, helps for a rest stop at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
R.J. Sayler, soccer player and sophomore in business management, helps for a rest stop at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
R.J. Sayler, soccer player and sophomore in business management, helps for a rest stop at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Soccer player and computer science sophomore Kristian Martinez helps for a rest stop at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Soccer player and computer science sophomore Kristian Martinez helps for a rest stop at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
Soccer player and computer science sophomore Kristian Martinez helps for a rest stop at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
Amy Floyd and Hannah Ross the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
Amy Floyd and Hannah Ross the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
Amy Floyd and Hannah Ross the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
Amy Floyd and Hannah Ross at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
Amy Floyd and Hannah Ross at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
Amy Floyd and Hannah Ross at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
Mass communication freshman Jake Lanoux at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Lanoux did not finish. Photo by izziel Latour
Mass communication freshman Jake Lanoux at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Lanoux did not finish. Photo by izziel Latour
Mass communication freshman Jake Lanoux at the Hotter N Hell race in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 26, 2016. Lanoux did not finish. Photo by izziel Latour
Hannah Ross at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
Hannah Ross at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
Hannah Ross at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
Hannah Ross at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
Hannah Ross at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
Hannah Ross at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
John Paul Blanton and his father at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
John Paul Blanton and his father at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
John Paul Blanton and his father at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour
