{"id":55372,"date":"2026-06-22T17:19:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T22:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=55372"},"modified":"2026-06-22T17:20:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T22:20:53","slug":"feilds-85-in-cnfr-finals-good-for-share-of-national-bareback-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/feilds-85-in-cnfr-finals-good-for-share-of-national-bareback-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Feild\u2019s 85 in CNFR Finals Good for Share of National Bareback Title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University bareback rider Daxtyn Feild came up big in Saturday night\u2019s championship go-round of the College National Finals Rodeo to claim a portion of a three-way tie for the national title in the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tarleton State University bareback rider Daxtyn Field\u00a0\u00a0tied for the event national title with an 85 score in Saturday\u2019s championship go-round at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo. (Photo by Rhiley Montoya)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Both Tarleton State rodeo teams finished third at the CNFR. The men’s team placed behind Clarendon College and Lone Star Region rival Weatherford College, while the women trailed only Texas A&M University and the University of Wyoming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud of them,\u201d said Tarleton State Head Rodeo Coach Mark Eakin. \u201cAny time you can go up there and be in the top three with both teams, you\u2019ve had a good rodeo. We were the only team in the entire nation to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton State\u2019s men were back-to-back defending national champions heading into the CNFR but the draw went against them this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA roper on the men\u2019s team drew a calf that no one got a time on, we had one bronc rider that had three re-rides,\u201d Eakin said. \u201cWe just didn\u2019t draw on the right end. As a whole, though, for them to come out of there the way they did, they had a great week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feild\u2019s 85 on Saturday gave the Roosevelt, Utah, cowboy a four-head score of 326.51 to become Tarleton State\u2019s 32nd individual crown winner. He tied Clarendon College cowboy Carson Hildre and Kooper Heimberg of Missouri Valley College in the average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDaxtyn did a really good job,\u201d Eakin said. \u201cHe\u2019s a freshman and his ride in the finals was one of the best rides I\u2019ve ever seen. That was the first time ever there\u2019s been a three-way split.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goat tyer Faith Lundberg led the Tarleton State women, capturing the event\u2019s reserve championship Saturday with a 6.0-second time for a four-run aggregate of 25 seconds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHonestly, I wasn\u2019t even nervous for the short go,\u201d Lundberg said. \u201cI knew I had to put it all on the line and bring the best I could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had lots of fun,\u201d she said. \u201cI was thankful to be there and happy, but I definitely don\u2019t like being second. The good news is I hopefully have four more chances to win it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, Dalton Porch snagged fifth in the men\u2019s all-around, competing as a steer wrestler and tie-down roper, and Clay Greenslade, who rode in both the saddle broncs and bareback events, took seventh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other bright spots for Tarleton State in the week-long rodeo included an arena record 7.1 seconds to win the third go-round of the tie-down roping by Travis Staley, saddle bronc rider Waitley Sharon\u2019s 84.5, just .5 behind eventual event winner Tagg Bond of Clarendon College, and Jenna Fulton\u2019s 2.0 time in breakaway roping, good for second in the third go-round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking to 2027 and beyond, Eakin is optimistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOut of that whole group of 15 we took to Casper, there are only two that are out of eligibility,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was a young team, and they all did a great job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe future looks pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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