STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Jordan Driver flashed a finals-best 2.9 for top honors in breakaway roping to lead the Tarleton State University women\u2019s rodeo team to a third-place finish at the Texas Tech National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association stop over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jordan\u2019s 6.2-second two-head total included her 3.3 in the long go. Teammates Mary Risse and Sage Tomeau finished fourth and fifth. Mary\u2019s 15.1 combined tally featured a 2.8, first in the opening round, and Sage\u2019s 15.7 included a 3.3 first-round time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three Tarleton women placed in the top six in goat tying. Emily McDeavitt\u2019s 15.1 on two head was good for second in the average, Keni Labrum posted a 15.9 total for fifth, and Timber Kelly\u2019s 16.5 was sixth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acey Pinkston earned a spot in the barrel racing finals with a long go 18.65. Her 18.23 was second in the short go and gave her third in the average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tarleton\u2019s men captured fourth place at the Lubbock event, paced by team roper T.J. Allen, who partnered with Odessa College cowboy Luis Mendiaz for a 12.4 first in the average. The pair opened competition with a 5.5 to lead the preliminary round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tie-down roper Wyatt Bray\u2019s 20.9 combined score came on runs of 10 and 10.9 seconds and gave him third in the average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bareback rider Kade Berry earned an 86, best in the long go, and took second in the average with a two-ride 159. Teammate Payton Lackey\u2019s 156.5, including an 80 in the first round, was fourth in the average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saddle bronc rider Cleveland Griffin took fourth overall with rides of 74, fourth in the long go, and 72.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Texas Tech NIRA rodeo marks the end of the fall season. Competition ramps back up Feb. 23-25 at Odessa College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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