VERNON — The Tarleton State University men’s rodeo team delivered a championship performance at the Vernon College Rodeo Nov. 5-7 at the Wilbarger County Event Center in Vernon, winning the men’s team title by 400 points.
Tarleton State crowned eight individual champions and Clay Greenslade won all-around cowboy. The women’s team added several top finishes, including a breakaway roping co-championship and strong showings in goat tying and barrel racing.
The men’s team dominated the bareback riding, sweeping the top five positions. Clay Greenslade claimed the event championship after placing in both rounds and winning the average with 156 points on two. Kash Loyd came in second with 153 on two, and Westen Chandler followed with 147.5 on two to take third place. Jace Lomheim was fourth with 143 on two, and Taylon Carmody finished fifth with 133 on two.
In saddle bronc riding, Waitley Sharon led another championship performance, capturing first place with rides of 82.5 and 82 points for a 164.5-point average. Colton Lewis took second place with 158 on two, Clay Greenslade followed in third with 155.5 on two and Tripp Kite came in fourth with 152 on two. Cooper Lane and Riley Stark split fifth and sixth with an average of 151 each on two. Zane Monnett and Heston Harrison finished seventh and ninth, with 77 and 69.5 in the long round, respectively.
In tie-down roping, Cort Boyd earned the title after winning the average with a two-head time of 17.9 seconds. Ty Rogers placed fourth overall with 20.4. Jake Shelton and Wyatt Eakin tied for sixth with times of 8.9 seconds each in the long round, and Travis Staley and McCoy Magin posted long-round times of 9.0 and 9.2 for eighth and ninth, respectively.
Jake Shelton added another title for the men’s team, winning steer wrestling with a 9-second average on two. Walker Goffard came in seventh with 17.4 on two, Kreece Dearing followed in eighth with 18.4 on two, and Andrew Morian finished 10th with 6.1 in the long round.
The all-Tarleton State team of Samuel Windon and Heston Harrison captured the team roping championship with a 15.9-second average on two. Cole Wilson teamed with Kutter Babb of Ranger College to place second with a 16.4 average. Cort Boyd and Conner Callihan finished fourth with 20.2, while Rody Minze and Wyatt Eakin added points with 7.2 seconds in the long round. The team of Grady Wilson and Ranger College’s Kolter Jackson finished ninth with 8.4 in the long round.
In bull riding, Brody Harris posted a 75-point ride in the long round to finish fifth.
The women’s team turned in one of its strongest performances of the weekend in breakaway roping, with co-champions Mallorie Fewell and Colee Cox splitting the title with average times of 6.7 each. Clare Burcalow won the long round with 2.6 and came in fourth overall, while Reagan Talley and Kylee Branquinho finished seventh and eighth with 3.3 each in the long round.
Wacey Trujillo paced the women’s team in goat tying, finishing third overall after posting a 14.6-second average on two. Rylee Abel came in fourth with 14.9 on two, while Kaylie Garza finished ninth with 7.0 in the long round.
In barrel racing, three women finished in the top five. Lindsey-Kay Reichert led the group with a third-place finish and a 33.26-second average. Patton Lynch followed in a close fourth with 33.3 on two, while Lindsey Ann Estes was right behind with 33.31 for fifth place. Emma Unruh finished eighth with 34.37.
Tarleton State’s rodeo teams will return to competition Jan. 21-23 at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo College Rodeo.A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of more than 28,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 127 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real-world learning and address regional, state and national needs.
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