Rodeo Solid in Season Opener at NWOSU

DURANT, Okla. – Despite delays and adjustments, Southeastern rodeo was able to open the 2021 season at Northwestern Oklahoma State with a modified format to allow for the event to be completed in two days.
 
The competition was changed from a long round and short round format to just a one go-round competition.
 
The women capitalized winning the competition and the men turned in a fourth place finish.
 
On the women's side early in the competition Katelyn Hobbie was able to post a 13.26 run that held up for a second place finish in the barrel racing.
 
Late in the breakaway, Kaycee Hollingback posted a time of 2.1 that split a 3rd/4th/5th place split for the weekend. 
 
The final women's event was goat tying which saw Martie Shockley and Cierra Doyal post matching 6.3 runs that split 2nd/3rd place.
 
The event kicked off with bareback rider Dylan Riggins turning in a score of 67 splitting a 4th/5th place finish for the competition. 
 
All around cowboys Kolton White and Wyatt Rogers were able to capitalize in the bull riding competition, with Rogers Wyatt turning in a score of 76 to finish third, while White turned in an 82 earning him 2nd for the weekend. Bull rider Mason Ward also checked in with a 5^th place finish after posting a score of 68.
 
Rush Hodges was the last cowboy to go in the tie down roping and was able to post an 8.5, winning the event.  Freshman Cord McDonald posted a 9.5, splitting a 7th/8th place finish in the competition.
 
The Savage Storm will be back in action at Fort Scott Community College March 12th-14th.