College National Finals Rodeo Qualifiers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, May 2, 2019
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Next stop: Casper, Wyo., and the College National Finals Rodeo.
A dozen Tarleton State University ropers and riders qualified for the CNFR at the Tarleton Stampede last weekend.
The Tarleton women, who led the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Southwest Region all season, captured first place over the weekend, led by Lariat Larner’s win in the women’s all-around competition and first place in goat tying.
Morgan Arnold was second in breakaway roping; Mary Risse was runner-up in goat tying and Maddy Dickens finished third in barrel racing in Stephenville.
The men took fifth in their home outing, paced by Jake Burwash, who was the men’s all-around winner and the second-place saddle bronc rider.
Jake Barnes claimed third in saddle bronc riding; Bodee Lammers and Tyler Berghuis finished second and fourth, respectively, in bareback riding; and Ty Allred was runner-up in steer wrestling.
Tarleton purple was at or near the top of several events in the NIRA Southwest final season event standings, as well.
Larner and Risse were first and second in goat tying; Rickie Engesser was reserve champion in the women’s all-around, as well as in breakaway roping; and Dickens was runner-up in barrel racing.
Berghuis, defending national champion bareback rider, was first in the final regional standings, and Wyatt Williams was reserve champion in tie-down roping.
Tarleton CNFR qualifiers:
Goat Tying
Lariat Larner – Champion
Mary Risse – Reserve Champion
Rickie Engesser
Breakaway Roping
Rickie Engesser – Reserve Champion
Barrel Racing
Maddy Dickens – Reserve Champion
Samantha Smith
Bareback Riding
Tyler Berghuis
Saddle Bronc Riding
Jake Barnes
Tie-Down Roping
Wyatt Williams
Haven Meged
Team Roping
Zach Kraus – heeling
Jhett Trenary – heading
Steer Wrestling
Tyler Muth
The CNFR is set for June 9-15 in the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyo.
Tarleton teams have won seven national championship titles and 27 individual national championships. Tarleton has one of the largest teams in the nation with 105 card holding student members in 2018-19.
Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’s leaders. It offers degree programs to more than 13,000 students at Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online, emphasizing real-world learning experiences that address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, excellence, leadership and service.
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Contact: Phil Riddle, News and Information Specialist
817-484-4415
priddle@tarleton.edu
