GILLETTE, Wyo. – Four Chadron State College entries placed among the top five in their events at the Gillette College rodeo, which opened the second half of the season in the Central Rocky Mountain Region this past weekend.
Sophomore
Seth Glass finished the highest for CSC by placing second overall among the 36 tie down ropers. He caught and tied his calves in 10.3 and 11.5 seconds, placing second in the long go-round and third in the finals.
Two CSC entries earned third place in their events. Senior
Cinch Kiger of Overton scored 75 and 76 points in bareback riding while the team of header
Amanda Sellin was the header and heeler
Levi Noyes claimed third in team roping.
Sellin, a senior from Norfolk, Nebraska, and Noyes, a freshman from Bighorn, Montana, needed 14.3 seconds to finish their first run. That made them the 10
th and final qualifiers for the finals on Sunday. However, they completed their second run in 7.6 seconds to share first place in the finals and moved up seven spots to third overall.
Senior
Bridget Romey of Hot Springs, S.D., turned in the second fastest time of 15.1 seconds in the first go-round of the barrel race. Her second run Sunday took 15.56 seconds and moved her to fifth place overall.
Eastern Wyoming College at Torrington will host the next rodeo in the region next weekend.