Rodeo teams earn 2nd, 3rd at home

After a solid start to its season, the Chadron State College Rodeo team showed improvement at the Dawes County Fairgrounds this past weekend for the CSC home rodeo; with the men’s team taking second and the women’s team placing third.

The men placed second behind Eastern Wyoming College who won the men’s division with 595 points while the University of Wyoming finished third with 470. The CSC men lead the Central Rocky Mountain Region with 940 total points.

The women’s team is now fifth in the regional standings.

Some top competitors for the cowboys included Clayton Van Aken, graduate student of Laramie, Wyoming, who placed first in calf roping with times of 10.2 seconds and 9.9; Nate McFadden, senior of Dunning, who placed second in bareback; Justin Kissack, junior of Gillette, Wyoming, who placed third in bareback; and Dakota Rice, freshman of Kellogg, Idaho, placed second in bull riding. Clint Nelson, freshman of Philip, South Dakota,  placed sixth in steer wrestling with times of 8.0 and 6.7 also.

For the women’s team, Shelby Winchell, graduate student of Scottsbluff, placed second in goat tying with times of 7.6 and 6.9, only missing the top spot by a tenth of a second.  Fifth place in goat tying went to Kelsey Knust, junior of Verdigre, with a times of 7.9 and 8.0. Charmayne Strong, sophomore of Rushville, placed sixth in goat tying with runs of 8.0 and 8.7.

All-around winners were both from Gillette College.

“I’m very proud of the team as a whole this weekend,” Head Coach Dustin Luper said. He also stated that he was impressed with the team’s efforts, as they had to help work the rodeo, and their success. Luper also said that it’s going to be nice for the team to relax and get down to business next weekend in Sheridan, Wyoming, and kick some butt.

CSC’s next competition will be this weekend at Sheridan College.