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

 
UP NEXT
The Black Hills State University men's and women's rodeo teams will next be in action in two weeks, traveling to Brookings, South Dakota, to compete at the Jackrabbit Stampede on Friday, April 11, and Saturday, April 12.