SAN ANGELO — The Tarleton State University men’s and women’s rodeo teams delivered a strong performance last weekend at the Angelo State University College Rodeo, taking home five individual championships as well as team championships during the event, held Oct. 22-24 at Fiesta Arena.
The men’s team led with 555 points overall and the women’s team racked up a total of 445 points. Both teams tallied top finishes across numerous roughstock and timed events, and Clay Greenslade was named all-around cowboy.
Kash Loyd captured the bareback riding championship, posting an 84.5-point ride in the short round to finish with an average of 165.5 points on two. Jace Lomheim came in fourth with 148.5 points on two, Clay Greenslade was fifth with 81 points on one, and Taylon Carmody finished sixth with 78 points on one.
Waitley Sharon claimed the saddle bronc riding title after posting rides of 83 and 88 points for a winning 171-point average. Cooper Lane came in third with 159, and Clay Greenslade finished fourth with 157.5 on two. Tripp Kite placed fifth with 151 on two, and Heston Harrison came in seventh with 81 in the long round.
Ethan Deeds secured the bull riding championship with 75 points, the only qualified ride of the event.
The men’s team added another championship in steer wrestling as Andrew Morian won both the short round and the average with 9.9 seconds on two.
In tie-down roping, Kreece Dearing took fourth place with 25.6 seconds on two. Wyatt Eakin came in seventh with 35.2 on two, and Wyatt Williams finished 10th with 12.3 on one.
In team roping, Tarleton State’s Ashton Hughes and Jackson Sykes of Weatherford College took fourth place with 22.8 on two, and the team of Collin Davis and Prather Schneemann finished eighth with 9.4 on one.
The women’s team dominated goat tying, taking the top two places. Faith Lundberg won the event championship with runs of 10.7 and 11.0 seconds for a 21.7-second average. Wacey Trujillo took a close second with an average of 21.9 on two. Rylee Abel came in fifth with 23.5 on two, and Rhiley Montoya finished ninth with 26.5 on two.
In barrel racing, Lindsey-Kay Reichert placed second with an average of 34.85 seconds on two. Skyler Nicholas finished fourth with 35.13 on two.
In breakaway roping, the women’s team was paced by Kylee Branquinho, who finished third in the average with 10.1 on two. Kieley Walz came in fourth with a long-round win of 3.3 seconds, and Colee Cox finished fifth with 3.7 in the long round. Audrey Thibodeaux came in 10th with 4.2 in the long round.
Tarleton State’s rodeo teams will return to competition Nov. 5-7 at Vernon College.
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