Texas Tech University was the host for the last Southwest Region rodeo of the fall semester last week. Clarendon College men’s team finished the rodeo in second place with 435 points with Sul Ross University ahead of them with 480 points.
Those contributing for the Bulldogs were bareback riders Cole Franks and Rickey Williams. Franks was 74 points in the long round and won the short round with an 80-point ride finishing second in the average, and Williams had 71 and 67 points rides to finish seventh overall.
In the saddle bronc riding, Clarendon brought back five of the ten riders in the championship short round with Cash Wilson winning both rounds and the average with his two 82 points rides while Brody Wells finished second overall with his 79 and 74 point rides.
Weston Patterson finished sixth overall with his 60 and 71 point rides, and Trey Elshere scored 53 and 69 point rides. Joe Priebe had a 67 point ride in the long round but didn’t have a qualified ride in the short round.
Clarendon still holds the top spot in the men’s team region standings with 1,810 points followed by Sul Ross with 1,480 and Tarleton State with 1,450.
Cole Franks jumps to the top of the bareback standings with Rickey Williams sitting sixth.
In the saddle bronc standings, Clarendon holds six spots in the top ten. Cash Wilson holds on to the top spot while Brody Wells jumps to #3, Keene Justesen #4, Trey Elshere #7, Cole Franks #8 and Caleb Newell #9.
The CC Rodeo Team will be hosting an event on November 21 at the Donley County Activity Center to honor Wyatt Casper, the first Clarendon College Rodeo athlete to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo.
The Wyatt Casper NFR send-off party will be a ribeye meal for two and a silent auction to benefit the rodeo team. Anyone is welcome to attend and tickets can be purchased through any rodeo team member or by calling Coach Franks at (806) 440-1366.
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