by Adam Pitterman
Last weekend saw the Eastern New Mexico University rodeo teams get off to a strong start with the annual College “Daze” Rodeo at Lewis-Cooper Arena. The women’s team finished first for the second straight year, with Bailey Harwell and Lindsey Adcock leading the way with second-place performances in the barrel race and goat tying, respectively. The men’s team placed ninth and was led by Shane Hancock’s third-place performance in the steer wrestling.
The women’s team claimed first place with 320 points, while Tarleton State was the runner-up with 275 points. Weatherford College placed third.
After a third-place finish in the first go, Harwell finished second in both the short round and average. With times of 17.75 and 17.66, she placed second out of 160 barrel racers.
Adcock split third, fourth, and fifth in the first round, but won the short go with a time of 9.0 to place second in the goat tying. Celie Vick finished fourth in the event.
Tierra Gray finished fourth among 146 breakaway ropers, with a total time of 5.8. She placed fourth in both the first and short rounds.
Texas Tech won the men’s rodeo with 435 points. Western Texas College was the runner-up with 33 points. Hancock split fifth and sixth in the first go of the steer wrestling and third in the short round.
The rodeo team will return to action this week for the Sul Ross State Rodeo.
