SPEARFISH, S.D. – The Black Hills State University rodeo teams are set to host the Will Lantis Yellow Jacket Stampede this weekend. Friday will have one session at 7 p.m., while Saturday will have two sessions, the first beginning at 1 p.m., and second at 7 p.m. The Stampede will be held at Seven Downs Arena.
The Yellow Jackets opened the spring season at SDSU April 5-6, with the women taking first, and Carlee Johnston winning the all-around. Following the Jackrabbit Stampede, the BHSU women still stand in first place both nationally and in the Great Plains Region. Meanwhile, Alyssa Lockhart and Carlee Johnston are first and second, respectively, in the women's all-around standings. The Green and Gold also hold the third and fourth spots, with KeAnna Ward and Emilee Pauley just behind Lockhart and Johnston. The Yellow Jacket men sit in fifth place in the region.
Lockhart is ranked first in barrel racing, while Carlee Johnston is third. Lockhart is also currently first in breakaway roping, with Courtney Peters, Cora Borman, and Carlee Johnston in third, fourth, and fifth, respectively. The Yellow Jackets hold the top three spots in goat tying, with Ward in first with 805 points. Carlee Johnston and Lockhart are second and third, respectively.
Carson Johston is currently second in the Great Plains Region in tie down roping.
Following this weekend's home event, the Green and Gold will compete at the UNL Cornhusker Stampede April 26-27.
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Black Hills State is located in the Northern Black Hills of South Dakota, sponsoring 13 NCAA sports with membership in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the NCAA emerging sport of women's triathlon and NIRA rodeo. For all information regarding Yellow Jacket Athletics, please visit BHSUAthletics.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @BHSUAthletics.
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