The Rustler Rodeo team held their first and only home rodeo competition this past weekend at Fremont County Fairgrounds, which ran from Friday, Sept. 20 to Sunday, Sept. 22. 

"It is a lot of work producing our hometown rodeo, but well worth it. Especially when the team pulls together to make it happen and the majority of them make it to the Championship Short Round," said Rodeo Head Coach Andrew Schrock, "We had 12 athletes competing for first place yesterday [Sunday] in front of our hometown crowd."

Both the men's and women's rodeo teams had great showings from individuals. Jace Mayfield was the top performer for the CWC men, placing first in the average for Steer Wrestling, fifth in Team Roping, and seventh in Tie Down Roping. These finishes together won him the All-Around Champion title for the men's Rodeo. After a first place finish in the long round, Bahmer Gaehring just barely missed out on first place in the Bull Riding short round, scoring second in the average. Caden Gines scored fifth in the average for Team Roping, Stran Williams placed sixth in the average for Steer Wrestling, and Colson Myers rounded out the CWC men's top finishers, placing 11th in the average for Tie Down Roping. 

Sydney Jones, Tricia Lammers, and Maylee Nordstrom each had their own successes for the Lady Rustlers. Nordstrom won the long round in Barrel Racing, but ended up in seventh in the average. It was Jones who had placed the highest (third overall) in Barrel Racing. Lammers had strong runs in Goat Tying, which earned her a respectable fourth place finish. 

Schrock was very proud of how well his team performed, with hopes that his athletes can continue their hot streaks; "Overall the team is looking really good and showing a lot of poise when competing. We plan on taking this momentum into next weekend when we travel to Sheridan for the Pat Hamilton Memorial Rodeo."