Rough ‘n’ Tough
How sweet home is.
As CSC’s football team scored its victory over Western State Colorado University, Gunnison, this past weekend, cowboys and cowgirls across the Central Rocky Mountain Region converged on the Dawes County Fairgrounds for Chadron State College’s only home rodeo this season.
CSC RODEO RESULTS
Bareback riding—1, Casey Breuer, Gillette, 79-82, 160 points; 2, Colten Blanchard, Chadron State, 69-74, 143; 3, Neil Williams, Casper, 63-73, 136; 4, Chance Englebert, Laramie County, 71-64, 135; 5, Tate Schwagler, Sheridan, 65-63, 128; 6, Ace Thurston, 66-60, 126.
Saddle bronc riding—1, Lane Hall, Eastern Wyoming, 74 points; 2, Jace Blackwell, Chadron State, 73; 3, Colton Miller, Central Wyoming, 68; 4-5, Wyatt Clark, Wyoming, and Jace Nelson, Gillette, 66; 6, Stetson Jorgensen, Central Wyoming, and Wylie King, Casper, 64. (Note: There were no qualified rides in the final go-round.)
Tie-down roping—1, Dane Kissack, Gillette, 10.6-9.6, 20.2 seconds; 2, Tyler Thorson, Eastern Wyoming, 12.1-10.1, 22.2; 3-4, James Wolf, Northeastern, 12.5-10.7, 23.2; and Caleb Weddle, Northeastern, 11.5-11.7, 23.2; 5, Taygen Schuelke, Sheridan, 12.5-11.6, 24.2; 6, Garrett Webb, Central Wyoming, 10.9-13.4, 24.3.
Steer wrestling—1, Carter Coble, Lamar, 5.1-4.1, 9.2 seconds; 2, Russell Hipke, Chadron State, 5.0-4.6, 9.6; 3, Caleb Weddle, Northeastern, 5.3-4.6, 9.9; 4, Coltin Hill, Central Wyoming, 4.9-5.3, 10.2; 5, Kelby Bond, Northeastern, 5.0-5.8, 10.8; 6, Casey Collins, Wyoming, 4.7-15.7, 20.4.
Team roping—1, Colby Sturgeon and Wyatt Clarke, Wyoming, 7.4-11.4, 18.8 seconds; 2, Braden Huxtable and Dan Robinett, Casper, 9.4-14.7, 24.1; 3, Tyler Wortman and Trae Kautzman, Eastern Wyoming, 10.3-15.1, 25.4; 4, Troy Wilcox and Cotey Hanson, Eastern Wyoming, 7.3; 5, Keely Smith and Luke Baumann, Lamar, 9.5; 6, Sterling Molesworth and Seth Barber, Lamar, 10.1.
Bull riding—1, Taylor Miller, Gillette, 69 points; 2, Zach Devol, Otero, 64; 3-4, Ezra Coleman, Gillette, and John Herman, Laramie County, 63; 5, Wiley King, Casper, 60; 6, Ty Fenster, Casper, 54. (Note: No qualified rides in final go-round).
Breakaway roping—1, Lydia Coe, Wyoming, 2.2-3.3, 5.5 seconds; 2, Cassie Hamilton, Wyoming, 3.8-2.7, 6.5; 3, Kelsey Scott, Chadron State, 3.1-3.5, 6.6; 4, Amy Tierney, Chadron State, 3.0-3.8, 6.8; 5, Raegen Scott, Chadron State, 3.7-4.7, 8.4; 6, Kristi Steffes, Gillette, 2.5. (Steffes had no time in the finals.)
Barrel racing—1, Hayden Segelke, Northeastern, 17.28-17.25, 34.53 seconds; 2, Keeley Smith, Lamar, 17.73-17.34, 35.07; 3, Tally Roepke, Gillette, 17.64-17.48, 35.13; 4, Coralee Spratt, Northeastern, 17.75-17.48, 35.23; 5, Kaylee Burnett, Central Wyoming, 17.90-17.39, 35.25; 6, Amy Diechert, Chadron State, 17.84-17.60, 35.44.
Goat tying—1, Megan Belus, Gillette, 7.5-7.8, 15.3 seconds; 2, Shaylee Hance, Central Wyoming, 7.6-8.1, 15.7; 3, Raegen Scott, Chadron State, 8.0-8.0, 16.0; 4, Kaycee Nelson, Wyoming, 7.8-8.5, 16.3; 5, Coralee Spratt, Northeastern, 7.9-8.7, 16.6; 6, Hayden Segelke, Northeastern, 7.8-10.9, 18.7.
The Eagle rodeo team had its boots on home turf and under the direction of fifth-year Coach Dustin Luper, set its eyes on the title.
“It wasn’t just a turn-key operation,” Luper said, ”it took a lot of work getting everything set up. But the kids and the community really helped chip in. I think a lot of the visiting teams were impressed with how smooth we ran it.”
Falling short of its title hopes, the men’s team earned 275 points and finished fifth in the 10 team field. However, three CSC cowboys captured runner-up slots ¬– two in rough-stock, one in a timed event.
Colten Blanchard, junior of Sulphur, La., and Colin Chytka, junior of Broken Bow made it to Sunday’s final go-round in bareback riding. Blanchard earned 143 points in the average and finished second, while Chytka earned 120 points in the average and finished eighth.
In saddle bronc riding, CSC’s Jace Blackwell, junior of Rapid City, S.D., placed second in the average with 73 points, a score he logged in the long go-round. In the short go, Blackwell was the only finalist in the 10-man field to make eight-seconds, but he took a no-score when he failed to mark-out his horse.
In steer wrestling, Russell Hipke, junior of Stuart, and Clinton Lambrecht, senior of Wood River, qualified for the final go-round. Hipke finished second in the average, posting 9.6 seconds in the long and short go-rounds. Lambrecht tossed his long-go steer in 5 seconds, but missed his short-go steer and took a 1:40 penalty. He finished eighth in the average with a time of 1:45.
Mitch McAdow, junior of Littleton, Colo., entered finals fourth in tie down roping after posting 11.1 seconds in the long-go, but finished eighth in the average with a 25.9-second time.
Advancing four women into the short-go and earning 100 points in the overall, the women’s team finished sixth in a field of eight.
Senior cousins Kelsey and Reagen Scott, both of Douglas, Wyo., and Amy Tierney, junior of Oral, S.D., placed in the final go-round of breakaway roping. Kelsey Scott took third, posting 6.6 seconds in the average; Tierney finished fourth with 6.8 seconds in the average; and Reagen Scott took fifth in the average with 8.4 seconds.
Reagen Scott and Tierney also qualified for the final go-round in goat tying, posting 8-second runs respectively. Reagen Scott took third in the average, posting 16 seconds in two runs. Tierney posted a no –time in the short-go, took a 1:40 penalty, and finished 10th in the average, tallying a 1:48 in two rounds.
In barrel racing, sophomore Amy Deichert of Spearfish, S.D., placed sixth in the average, posting a two-round time of 35.44 seconds. In the first go Deichert finished the cloverleaf pattern in 17.84 seconds, and in the second go-round she tallied a 17.6 second time.
The team has three rodeos remaining in its fall season, and five in the spring. After the rodeo, the men’s team broke its regional-standings tie with Central Wyoming, jumping from seventh place to sixth. Meanwhile, the women’s team retained its fourth-place ranking in the regionals.
