EWC’s Rayhill qualifies for CNFR in two events

Posted 5/4/23

LARAMIE – Eastern Wyoming College’s Karissa Rayhill wrapped up the 2022-23 season by finishing second in the final Women’s All-Around Central Rocky Mountain Region standings.

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EWC’s Rayhill qualifies for CNFR in two events

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LARAMIE – Eastern Wyoming College’s Karissa Rayhill wrapped up the 2022-23 season by finishing second in the final Women’s All-Around Central Rocky Mountain Region standings.

With placing second in the all-around standings, Rayhill qualifies for two events at the College National Finals Rodeo in June at Casper’s Ford Wyoming Center. She will compete in goat tying and barrel racing.

This weekend also marked the final CRMR rodeo of the season, taking place at the University of Wyoming’s Laramie River Rendezvous College Rodeo.

On the women’s division, sophomore Ryker Goodman was sixth in the first round of the breakaway. She ended up eight in the average. For the year end Karissa Rayhill ended up 22nd and Brenlee Logan was 38th in the breakaway roping.

In barrel racing, Goodman was 10th in the long round, fifth in the short go and fifth in the average. Rayhill was nineth in the long go, sixth in the short go and sixth in the average. For the year end in the barrels, Rayhill was sixth, and Goodman was 30th. 

In goat tying, Rayhill tied for second in the long round, was second in the short go and third in the average. Rayhill ended up fourth in the year end standings in the goat tying, Hanna Huffman 16th and Goodman 24th.

For the weekend, Rayhill was fourth in the women’s all-around standings and Goodman was sixth.

In the women’s all-around year end standings, Rayhill ended up second which qualifies her in two events to go to the College National Finals in June. The EWC women’s team finished the season fourth in the Region.

In the men’s division, sophomore Donald Quick tied for third in the long round, seventh in the short round and seventh in the average in the steer wrestling event. For the year-end standings in the steer wrestling, Bridger Amiotte ended up 13th, and Quick finished 24th. 

In the team roping, Coy Thar placed ninth in the long round and 10th in the average. For the year end in the team roping, Quick ended up 19th on the heading side, on the heeling side Colton Zimmerman ended the season ninth, Justin Chasek 16th and Coy Thar 19th. 

In the calf roping, Justin Chasek tied for fourth in long round, sixth in the short go and placed fifth in the average. For the year end standings in the calf roping, Zimmerman ended up eight, Seth Glass 17th, Chasek 19th, Thar 24th and Trace Travnicek 25th. Zimmerman ended up third in the Rookie of the Year standings for the region.

As a team, the Lancer men finished eighth in the final region standings.

The 2023 CNFR is scheduled for June 11-17 in Casper.