By Hayleigh Fenner

Eastern Wyoming College Student

The Eastern Wyoming College Lancer Rodeo Team traveled to Sheridan, Wyoming for the Pat Hamilton Memorial College Rodeo, Sept. 27-29. During the weekend five Lancer athletes made it back to short go Sunday.

Lancer Griffin Grooms, a Freshman from Oglala, South Dakota had another great weekend in barrel racing. In the long go, Grooms had a 17.52 second run winning her the long go. In the short go the freshman had a smokin’ run shaving off two tenths of a second with a 17.34 and 34.86 on the two runs winning the short go and separating her from the competition by over two tenths of a second.

In the bulldogging, EWC’s Wyatt Hajny a Sophomore from Nelson, Nebraska, had a 9.6 second run placing him 9^th in the long go. In the short go Hajny put down a 11.0 second run placing him 6^th in the short go.

In the team roping, header Edgar Aguilar, and heeler Colton Zimmerman, had a great run in the long go with a 9.2 second run placing them 4^th, after having some tough luck in the short go the two EWC Lancer’s ended up 6^th in the average. Pate Tavegie from Newcastle, Wyoming had a good weekend in the team roping as well. In the first round the Freshman and his partner Cam Johnson from Gillette, College had a 13.4 second run placing them 8^th and after having some tough luck in the short go they ended the weekend 9^th in the average.

For the weekend the Lancer Rodeo Women’s team placed 4^th with 180 points. While the Lancer Rodeo Men’s team placed 8^th with 35 points.  The Lancers have a weekend off and then will be competing next in Cheyenne Wyoming, Oct. 11-13.