CSC rodeo places despite difficulties

Despite facing difficult runs in some go-rounds, the Chadron State rodeo team was still able to place during the rodeo hosted by Colorado State University over the weekend in Fort Collins.

“I think that the rest of my team performed well at CSU,” Sierra Lee, junior of Rhame, North Dakota, said. “We had three other guys place in the average in their events. We also had some competitors that missed making the short-go by only a few placings.”

Parker Johnston, sophomore of Maywood, earned 74 points with his first go-round in bull riding. Despite not remaining on for eight seconds in his short go-round, Sunday, Johnston was still able to take second.

Teigen Marchant, senior of Newcastle, Wyoming, who took a first place at the last two rodeos, went into the short go-round in third after a 5.4 second run in the first go-round. Marchant finished the weekend in fifth after timing his short go-round at 12 seconds, averaging 17.4 seconds.

Blaine Flack, senior of Crawford, who was ninth with 57 points in the saddle bronc riding going into the short go-round, moved up to sixth place with a point average of 113 after his final ride of the weekend.

“I feel that our team is a little behind where we need to be for these last two rodeos,” Lee said. “Our Men’s team and Women’s team do not have as many points as we would like to in the standings. There are some individuals that have placed really well at other rodeos, though, so they do have a chance to make nationals.”

Lee placed strong for the Eagles, earning a sixth and seventh place. She took sixth in the barrel racing with a 31.88 average run, timing at 15.81 seconds in the long go-round and 16.07 seconds in the final go-round.

“I was very pleased with my performance over the weekend,” Lee said. “I was able to make it back to the short go in both of my events, which are breakaway roping and barrel racing.”

Breakaway roping was the event Lee took seventh in with her first go-round being 2.8 seconds. She wasn’t able to rope in her calf in the finals to give her a 102.8 second average.

The Eagles will continue their spring ride at Casper College’s rodeo this weekend, starting Friday in Casper.