The Clarendon College Rodeo Teams competed at Odessa in the first rodeo of the semester February 25-27, and the men’s team came away with several event champions as well as the team championship.
They finished with 465 points followed by Western Texas College with 400, Sul Ross University with 395 and Texas Tech University with 225 points as the top four teams.
In the bareback riding, Rickey Williams scored a 72 in both the long and short rounds to finish sixth in the average while Cole Franks was 74 in the long round for third place and 73 in the short round to finish fourth in the average.
Clarendon had four saddle bronc riders make it back to the short round with Cash Wilson winning the top spot with his rides of 80 points in the long round for first place, 74 and fourth place in the short round and first place in the average. Cole Franks was 70 points in the long round and tied for first in the short round with a 79-point ride finishing third in the average.
Keene Justesen tied for second in the long round with his 75 point ride while his 70 points in the short round earned him fourth in the average. Cauy Pennington was 70 points in the long round but bucked off in the short round. Kreese Milligan and Dawson Reedy brought home the buckles in the team roping by winning both rounds and the average with their 6.8 and 7.3 second runs.
In the bull riding, Dawson Gleaves was fourth in the long round with his 72 point ride and won the short round with an 84-point ride putting him second in the average.
The Bulldogs held on to their top spot in the team standings while Wison and Franks maintained the top spots in the saddle bronc and bareback riding standings.
The team’s next rodeo is scheduled for March 18-20 in Levelland and is being hosted by Eastern New Mexico University.
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