STEPHENVILLE — First-place finishes in bareback riding, bull riding and tie-down roping led Tarleton State University’s men’s rodeo team to its second straight win in last weekend’s Cisco College Rodeo at the Taylor Telecom Arena in Abilene.
Taylon Carmody posted a two-head 157 on scores of 80 and 77 to capture top bareback honors, Travis Staley’s 7.7-8.1-15.8 was best in tie-down roping and bull rider Zane Monnett turned in an 81 in the long go-round to win the bull riding as the defending national champion men’s team amassed 530 points for its second consecutive National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Lone Star Region victory.
Five Tarleton State saddle bronc riders wound up in the top six finishers in Abilene, with Coleman Shalbetter and Cauy Masters tying for second place with identical two-head 159 tallies. Montgomery Parsons’ 74-81.5-154.5 was fourth, Waitley Sharon took fifth with a combined 152.5 on scores of 77 and 75.5 and Zane Monnett’s 73-77-150 was good for sixth in the average.
Team roper Caden Tinsley and Angelo State’s Trey Hughes posted runs of 6.6 and 10.5 for a third-place 17.1, bareback riders Daxtyn Field and Devon Moore were third and fourth scoring 71 and 70 in the long go and Brody Clemons’ 8.5-11.5-20 was good for fifth in tie-down roping.
Kaylie Garza and Faith Lundberg were second and third in goat tying in Abilene, pacing the Tarleton State women to a second-place finish just 25 points behind host Cisco College’s 375 total.
Garza flashed a 6.7-6.5-13.2 and Lundberg turned in a 7-6.3-13.3. Brooklyn Balch was seventh in the event, posting a 15.2 on runs of 6.9 and 8.3 seconds.
Five Tarleton State barrel racers finished in the Cisco College Rodeo top ten. The group was led by Maci McDonald with a fourth-place 15.52-15.31-30.83 time. Carlee Sims’ 15.45-15.69-31.14 was sixth, Rylee Abel took seventh with her 15.57-15.6-31.17, Nicole Altieri was ninth with her two-run 36.09 that featured a team-best 15.28 in the long go-round and Lindsey Estes finished 10th with a 15.52-25.69-41.21.
Breakaway roper Cidney Estes finished second with her 4.5 total which featured a 2.2 in the finals. Teammates Taber Garcia and Ella Lawton were seventh and eighth on their 2.3-2.5-4.8 and 2.4-2.6-5.0 times.
Both teams lead the Lone Star Region and will return to action at the Oct. 9-11 Weatherford College Rodeo.
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