STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University\u2019s defending champion men\u2019s team swept the top spots in saddle bronc and bareback riding and added firsts in tie-down roping and steer wrestling to earn a dominating win in the season opening National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Sul Ross State University Rodeo last weekend in Alpine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Tarleton State men accumulated 475 points to outdistance second-place Weatherford College\u2019s 415. The Tarleton State women, paced by six top 10 finishes in goat tying, took second in Alpine, just 20 points behind winner Weatherford College\u2019s 210.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Montgomery Parsons\u2019 167.5 in saddle bronc riding was not only good for first place, but featured the top score in the long go \u2014 an 82.5 \u2014 and a finals-best 85. Teammate Cauy Masters took second in the event with his 78-80-158 and Waitley Sharon\u2019s 75-80-155 was good for third. In all, six Tarleton State saddle bronc riders earned spots in the finals, including sixth-place Zane Monnett with a 72-76-148, Cooper Lane with a seventh-place 71-74-145 and Colton Lewis, who finished eighth with his 70.5-60-130.5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Westen Chandler led a group of Tarleton State bareback riders with his 82-79-161, followed by event runner-up Jace Lomheim\u2019s 79-78.5-157.5, a third-place 76-79-155 from Daxtyn Field and Taylon Carmody in fourth with a two-head 154 on scores of 79 and 75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brody Clemons flashed a long-go 8.9 and added a 9.3 in Saturday\u2019s finals for a two-head 18.2 to win the tie-down roping average. Lucca Alvarenga\u2019s 9.1-10.4-19.5 was good for sixth and Travis Staley took seventh with his 8.8-12.5-21.3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Steer wrestler Kreece Dearing\u2019s 3.9-4.7-8.6 was also good for first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brylee Boyce and Tyler Lucero were fifth in team roping, posting a combined 12.1, featuring runs of 6.3 and 5.8 seconds. John Peterson and Cole Wilson finished eighth with their 6.4-16-22.4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kaylie Garza posted a 6.5-6.7-13.2 for the goat tying crown in Alpine, followed by Faith Lundberg\u2019s runner-up 6.6-7.1-13.7, a fourth-place 7.1-7.9-15 from Rhiley Montoya, Kenzie Hereim\u2019s fifth-place 7.4-7.9-15.3, Makaylee Fischer\u2019s 7.3-9.9-17.2 in seventh and an eighth-place 6.9-11.9-18.8 from True Glover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Montoya added a fifth in breakaway roping with her 2.4-3.1-5.5 and Rylee Abel took seventh in barrel racing with a 32.88 total on runs of 16.03 and 16.85.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both Tarleton State teams will be in action Friday and Saturday at the Cisco College Rodeo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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