One Step Closer to Casper via Claremore - Congrats to Jordan! Good job!

- Released by OPSU Campus Communications on 04-20-2009
By Jordan Muncy and Laura Hays

Claremore, Okla. — The Oklahoma Panhandle State University Men’s Rodeo Team proved their determination again this weekend at the second to the last rodeo of the Central Plains Region season hosted by Rogers State University. Even though the rain poured outside and the area was even under a tornado watch for a time, the cowboys and cowgirls were safe and dry inside the Expo Center in Claremore, Oklahoma. The men’s team members earned 620 points to take first place while the Colby Community College team came in a distant second with 535 points. The women’s team had a good rodeo and earned a total of 125 points, beefing up their second place standing in the region.
On the men’s side, four cowboys claimed the top two spots in the first round and in the championship round. Cort Scheer won the first round of the saddle bronc with an 83 point ride followed by a 71 point ride in the championship round, making him first in the average. Seth Schafer was close behind with a 77 point ride in the long round and 69 points in the short go, giving him third in the average. Troy Crowser and Tyrel Larsen also made the championship round, where Larsen tied for first and Crowser took second to add points for the men’s team.
Scheer also placed seventh in the tie-down roping with a 9.3 second run in the long round, but 10.7 seconds in the short round put him out of the average. Teammate L. D. Meier took fifth in the long round with 9.1 seconds and his 9.3 second run in the short go put him third in the average. Tyrell Ouellette also made the short round with a 9.4 second time in the first round.
Only one OPSU vest showed up in the arena Sunday in the steer wrestling. Jesse Jolly clocked a 3.5 second run in the first round and shaved two-tenths of a second off that time in the championship round which put him in a two-way tie for first in the average. In the bull riding, Ty Clearwater and Chris Wagner both made the short go, but bucked off for no scores.
For the women, Jordan Muncy tied 3 ways for tenth in the long round of the breakaway roping with a time of 3.2 seconds. She blazed through the competition in the championship round with a 2.7 second run, giving her first in that round and third in the average. Muncy and Chancy Harrington made the short round of the goat tying. Harrington also paired up with Whitney Harding in the team roping. The duo made the championship round, but ended up with a no-time.
This week, the team makes the long trip to Miami for the last Central Plains Region at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. Regional winners will be announced following the championship round. The men’s team currently sits first place in the Region, and with over 1,000 points separating them from the second place team, they should be named Regional Champions when the dust settles in Miami. The women are in excellent position to take second place in the Region. Those honors mean both teams will be set to match their skills against 400 of the best rodeo athletes in North America at the College National Finals Rodeo held in Casper, Wyo. June 14-20.