Lil’ Ike Fastest Gunslinger at Festival

SUZANNE RAMSEY
College relations staff writer

Rebecca Bryant, wing captain at the riding center, took top honors Sept. 19 and 20 in a six-shooter fast draw competition held at the Shadows of the Past American Indian and Western Festival in Farmville.

Bryant, who goes by “Lil’ Ike” in fast draw circles, is a founding member of Old Dominion Fast Draw, which bills itself as the first sanctioned Cowboy Fast Draw Club on the east coast. She also founded Wild West Productions, which co-hosted the festival with George Whitewolf, assistant chief of the Monacan Tribe.

In the fast draw contest, men and women gunslingers shot six rounds on each day of the two-day competition to narrow the field to five women and five men. Bryant placed first in the women’s division on both days and was presented the division’s Top Gun award along with $100.