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Thursday, April 26, 1984 - THE WESTERN TEXAN - Page 15
Smith, Miller reign
Rodeo teams pursue national title
by John Foster
What started out looking
like a bad year for the men's
rodeo team, has taken a sud-
den turn for the better. In the
last two rodeos the men have
advanced from fifth place to
second in regional standings.
A long awaited win came to
the men at the Hardin-
Simmons NIRA rodeo, held
April 19-21.
The women's team is still
holding on to second place in
regional standings. Should the
cowgirls hold this placing
through the next two rodeos,
they will make their first trip
to the national finals.
Shane Smith led WTC with
second place finishes in the
bareback and saddle bronc
and tied for fourth in bull
riding. His top performance
earned him all-around cham-
pion honors.
The men rode to a 358 point
finish, 35 points ahead of Sul
Ross State University.
Tarleton State was third with
178.5 and New Mexico Junior
College fourth with 137.
Greg Rhodes tied for fourth
with Smith on a 68 point bull
ride. Gary Rowe took second
in the calf roping with a 10.8
while Randy Bomar was
fourth with a 12.4.
Rowdy Rasberry marked a
73 for second in bull riding
and Donnie Yorks had a 7.4 in
the steer wrestling for sixth
place.
Sul Ross is a runaway first
place in the region with 1,998
points. WTC is second with
1,055, New Mexico Junior
College is third with 991.33
and Tarleton has 953.5 for
fourth.
Despite leading NMJC by
only a handful of points with
two rodeos left, coach Bob
Doty explained that the men
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appeared to be in good shape.
"You count your best five
rodeos and we have one that
was just 90 points. NMJC's
lowest rodeo (of the five) has
been 150 so they have to get
150 points before they can
even begin to catch us.
Hopefully we can get in
another real good rodeo and
that will really help," Doty
said.
The women's team did not
place as Canita Cass was the
only individual to place. She
took fourth in goat tying with
a 10.8 run.
Sul Ross is winning the
women's division with 1,174.5
points. WTC is second with
1,033 and Howard has 794.75
points for third.
In individual region stan-
dings, Smith moved into first
place in the bareback and
Rasberry is now second in the
bull riding.
Kellie Kyle continued to
hold down second in the bar-
rels and all-around in the
women's standings.
In their own rodeo, held
April 12-15, both teams
started well but came up short
in the finals held the last day.
The men managed a third
place finish with 225 points.
Sul Ross won the fete with 385
and NMJC was second with
245.
Shane Smith combined
scores of 72 and 75 to win the
bareback riding. Gary Rowe's
18.3 on two head was good
enough for third in the calf
roping. Randy Bomar was
third in the long-go but didn't
place in calf roping competi-
tion.
Van Hale, Jim Paul
Williams and C.J. Urbanek
made the finals in saddle
bronc but all took no-score.
It was much the same in
steer wrestling where WTC
had two of the top times going
into the short round. Urbanek
took no-time and Donnie
Yorks had a 13.9 with a
broken barrier.
In bull riding competition
Hale combined scores of 69
and 66 for fourth in the
average. John Foster had two
67 scores but didn't place.
The women captured fifth
place, with Kyle leading them.
She finished second in the
break-away roping and fourth
in the barrel race.
Regina Begay won second in
the long-go with a 9.2 in goat
tying, but her 11.5 in the finals
left her out of the top stan-
dings.
Both teams are in Stephen-
ville tonight for the Tarleton
State NIRA rodeo. Their final
rodeo will be the New Mexico
Junior College rodeo May 3-5
in Hobbs, N.M.
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SADDLE BRONC—Top performances advanced WTC into second place standings. Jim Paul
William's ride was good enough to take him to the short round.-Mike Luera photo
Fall 1984
PRE-REGISTRATION
(For currently enrolled students only)
Tues., May 1 - Fri., May 4
RODEO ROYALTY—The rodeo team selected Becky Miller,
Borden county sophomore, as their rodeo queen. She was
presented roses by Shane Smith, team president, during the an-
nual WTC-NIRA Rodeo. -Mike Luera photo
8 a.m.-12 noon M-TH
1-4 p.m. M-TH
8 a.m. - 12 noon Friday
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Harris, Jana. The Western Texan (Snyder, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 26, 1984, newspaper, April 26, 1984; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1666476/m1/15/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Western Texas College Library.