STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University rodeo teams dominated weekend action at the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Southwest Region stop at Sul Ross State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tarleton\u2019s men, led by three top-five saddle bronc efforts, totaled an impressive 735 points for first place, and the women\u2019s squad, paced by firsts in goat tying and barrel racing, accumulated 380 for top honors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saddle bronc rider Ira Dickinson scored a long-go 80, then added an 85 in the finals for a 165 total to win the average, his second win of the young season. Teammate Bailey Small earned a 163 on rides of 80 and 83 for second, and Lance Gaillard took fourth with a 79-82\u2013161.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tarleton added firsts with Landris White\u2019s 6.4-4.2\u201310.6 time in steer wrestling, and the duo of Dax Hill and Sul Ross cowboy Caden Beatty scored a 5.7 in the first round of team roping, then flashed a finals-best 4.8 for their two-head 10.5. Bull rider Lance Lara took third with a 150 on rides of 74 and 76.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tori Brower and Hattie Haynes tied for first place in goat tying. Brower\u2019s 13.4 combined time included a long-go best 6.3 and a 7.1 in the finals, while Haynes turned in runs of 6.6 and 6.8. Rylee Able was fifth with a 7.0-6.5\u201313.5, and Rayme Jones finished sixth with twin 6.9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Barrel racer Jordan Driver shot through the cloverleaf in 15.92 in the preliminaries, then added a 15.94 in the short go for a 31.86 and a win in the average. Acey Pinkston\u2019s fourth-place 32.0 in the event included a 15.83, tops in the finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both Tarleton State teams lead the NIRA Southwest standings after two stops, and both will return to action this weekend at the Vernon College Rodeo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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