AMES, Iowa – Posting runner-up finishes in goat tying and barrel racing, the pair of Haley Husted and Sierra Steele were the highest placing individuals for the Black Hills State University men’s and women’s rodeo teams as they began their spring schedule at the Cyclone Stampede. With the Great Plains Region getting back into the heat of competition for the first time since the fall, the Yellow Jackets women’s program recorded a fifth place finish with 175 points while the men’s team notched a tie for ninth place with 80 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED – MEN’S RODEO
- Jess Harper paired up with Colton Zubach of Dickinson State University once again in the team roping event, a duo that saw success in the fall, and recorded yet another top-5 finish in fourth place overall. In the long go they recorded a time of 8.3 seconds, but they were unable to post a time in the short go. They tallied 80 points in the event.
TEAM STANDINGS – MEN’S RODEO
| Team | Points |
| 1. Mid-Plains Community College | 670 |
| 2. Iowa Central Community College | 605 |
| 3. South Dakota State University | 420 |
| 4. Bismarck State College | 370 |
| 5. Dickinson State University | 280 |
| 6. Southeast Community College | 150 |
| T-7. University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 130 |
| T-7. Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture | 130 |
| T-9. Black Hills State University | 80 |
| T-9. North Dakota State University | 80 |
HOW IT HAPPENED – WOMEN’S RODEO
- The Yellow Jackets sent three to the short go finals in the goat tying event, eventually coming away with a second and third place finish overall from the pair of Haley Husted and Capri Cammack. Husted posted a time of 7.2 seconds on both the long go and short go for a total of 14.4 seconds and 110 points, while Cammack recorded a time of 7.3 seconds on the long go and 7.2 seconds on the short go for a total time of 14.5 seconds and 85 points. Linley Schmitz advanced to the short go finals with the events fastest time in the long go at 6.6 seconds, however, her tie on the goat came lose at the very end and resulted in a no time in the short go as she finished tenth overall with 60 points from the long go.
- The pair of Sierra Steele and Raylee Fagerhaug highlighted the Green & Gold in barrel racing, recording a second and sixth place finish respectively in the event. Steele posted a time of 13.92 on the long go and 13.85 on the short go for a total time of 27.77 on two go arounds to secure 150 points, while Fagerhaug tallied a time of 14.28 on the long go and 14.30 on the short go for a total time of 28.58 on two go arounds to secure 25 points.
TEAM STANDINGS – WOMEN’S RODEO
| Team | Points |
| 1. Mid-Plains Community College | 365 |
| 2. South Dakota State University | 310 |
| 3. Mitchell Technical College | 280 |
| 4. Iowa Central Community College | 210 |
| 5. Black Hills State University | 175 |
| 6. Iowa State University | 120 |
| 7. Dickinson State University | 55 |
| 8. University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 30 |
