SPEARFISH, S.D. – The BHSU Yellow Jacket rodeo team has qualified nine for the upcoming College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming June 11-15.
Headed to the finals for the women are Tayle Brink (first in the all-around and third in the goat tying), Courtney Peters (second in the breakaway), Taylor Hanson (first in the barrel racing), and Emilee Pauley (third in the barrel racing).
Qualifying for finals on the men’s team were Colin Palmer (second in the tie-down roping), Tayte Goodman (third in the saddle bronc riding), Chandler Comfort (first in the team roping), Mason Bice (third in the team roping), and Tanner Fite (team roping qualifier).
BHSU Rodeo Coach Glen Lammers said Goodman declined to go to Nationals because he was going on a mission trip.
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BROOKINGS, S.D. – Ten members of the South Dakota State University Rodeo Team have qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR). The team has been recognized as a top contender in the region, yielding 115 CNFR qualifiers in the past 12 years.
Despite a canceled season in spring of 2020, several rodeos canceled in fall of 2020 and a canceled 2021 Jackrabbit Stampede Rodeo due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the women’s SDSU Rodeo Team has earned the title of 2020-2021 Great Plains Region Champions and the men’s SDSU Rodeo Team has earned the title of 2020-2021 Great Plains Region Reserve Champions.
