CASPER, Wyo. - The Black Hills State University women's rodeo team saw their final three cowgirls begin their week at the 2026 College National Finals Rodeo on Monday morning in slack action. Highlighting the performances were a pair of top-20 finishes in the first go of goat tying and barrel racing by Haley Husted and Jayda Reinert respectively. BHSU will have three of their four athletes within the top-20 of their respective events entering the second go on Tuesday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Sierra Steele began the day with a 14.45 second run in barrel racing, placing her 28th in the first go on Monday morning to kickoff her fourth career CNFR appearance.
- Also in barrel racing, Jayda Reinert, recorded a 14.24 second run in her CNFR debut, earning her an 18th place finish in the first go.
- Making her second career appearance at the CNFR, Haley Husted wrapped up the day's action for the Yellow Jackets with a 6.5 second run in goat tying, tying for 17th place in the first go.
NOTES
- Steele's 14.45 second run in the barrel racing was her fastest as a Yellow Jacket at the CNFR, besting last year's 14.57 second run in the first go that earned her a tie for tenth place in the round.
- In her collegiate rodeo career, Steele has posted five runs of 14.50 seconds or better in her four CNFR barrel racing appearances.
- Reinert's first go time of 14.24 seconds in barrel racing was the fastest by a Yellow Jacket in the event at the CNFR since Taylor Hanson ran a 14.17 second third go for a fourth place finish in the round in 2021.
- Husted's 6.5 second run was her fastest at the CNFR, besting a time of 8.1 seconds in last year's second go of the goat tying.
- Husted's 6.5 second run in the opening round of goat tying was the fastest by a BHSU athlete in the event at the CNFR since 2023 when Cashae McGee posted a 6.5 second time for a 13th place finish in the second go.
BARREL RACING STANDINGS
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Acey Pinkston (Weatherford College)
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Devin Young (Texas A&M University)
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Morgan Addison (Texas Tech University)
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Anneliese McCurry (Montana State University)
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Lauryn Motley (Sam Houston State University)
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Brylee Grubb (Gillete College)
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Piper Cordes (Montana State University)
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Raegan Chance (Northwest Mississippi Community College)
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McKinlee Paschal (Texas A&M University)
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Ceily Simpton (Texas A&M University)
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GOAT TYING STANDINGS
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Josie Mousel (University of Wyoming)
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Faith Lundberg (Tarleton State University)
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Alyssa Clark (Sam Houston State University)
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Alyssa Gary (McNeese State University)
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Justise Jones (Colorado Mesa University)
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Michaela McCormick (Montana State University)
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Quincy Morgan-Montoya (New Mexico Junior College)
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Addyson Derr (Missouri Valley College)
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Faith Marshall (Montana State University)
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Ashley Barratt (Utah Valley University)
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Kendra Deskovick (Frank Phillips College)
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Greeley Eastep (Southwestern Oklahoma State University)
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Hailey Gibbs (College of Southern Idaho)
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Lucy Richards (Texas A&M University)
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NEXT UP
The Black Hills State University women's rodeo team will have all four of their national qualifiers in action on Tuesday, June 16, at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper, Wyoming. The quartet of Jayda Reinert (barrel racing), Sierra Steele (barrel racing), Emma Ohm (breakaway roping), and Haley Husted (goat tying) will all compete in the 7 a.m. slack to begin the day. Additionally, Steele will compete in the 7 p.m. performance tomorrow night, which will be aired live on ESPN+.
