Eagles struggle at CWC rodeo

By Kenzi Garner

The CSC rodeo team fell short at the Central Wyoming College Rodeo over the weekend, despite one cowboy’s first-place finish in team roping.

CSC’s Header Jake Chasek and his twin brother Justin Chasek, a heeler from Eastern Wyoming College, Torrington, paired up to capture the team roping title, posting an average time of 15.8 seconds. The twins, both sophomores at their respective colleges, hail from Mitchell. 

“When I went into my run in the short go, I had the mindset to just go out there and make a clean run and be smooth,” Jake Chasek wrote in an email interview. “The first weekend was a rough start, and after winning, it helped me realize that my practicing is paying off.”

Although Jake Chasek was CSC’s only men’s team member to finish in the money, three cowgirls faired well individually. 

Sierra Lee, senior of Rhame, North Dakota, placed fourth in barrel racing; Brook Worman, junior of Sheridan, Wyoming, placed sixth in goat tying. 

Those individual performances on the women’s side helped the Eagle women finish fourth overall out of seven places. The Eagle men’s team finished did not place. 

“The people who didn’t make, it know what they have to work on through the week to do better this coming weekend,” Jake Chasek stated. “Coach Lane Day always finds them after their run and talks to them about what they did wrong and what they will need to work on through the week in practice.” 

The rodeo team hits the road again this weekend, heading to Sheridan, Wyoming, for the Sheridan College Rodeo, Sept. 30 to Oct. 2.