Lady Lancers second at Lamar College rodeo

Hayleigh Fenner Contributing writer
Posted 10/25/24

The EWC rodeo team rounded out the fall portion of the season with strong performances at Lamar College.

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Lady Lancers second at Lamar College rodeo

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LAMAR, COLORADO  – The Eastern Wyoming College (EWC) Lancer rodeo team traveled to Lamar, Colorado for the Antelope Stampede and the last college rodeo of the fall season. The Lancers battled through tough conditions, including rain and mud, to qualify 12 for to the finals on Sunday. 

The EWC women’s team placed second on the weekend with 250 points. The EWC Lancer’s Men’s Team tied for third and fourth for the weekend with 235 points. 

The top three placings this weekend in team roping consisted of at least one Lancer.

In the team roping, sophomore Brenna Herring, from Veteran, had a wonderful weekend with her partner, Kagen Gilbert from the University of Wyoming. The team had an awesome run in the in the mud in the long-round with a 7.7-second time to place second. 

Herring and Gilbert came back Sunday and had another stellar run of 7.9 seconds to win the short-go and place first in the average. 

Nick Albrecht, a freshman from Sheridan, had an 8.6-second run in the long-go with his partner Keyton Hayden (from Gillette College) to place them fourth. In the short-go the team had a time of 9.2 seconds, placing second in the average for the weekend. 

Jace Hurlburt and Eli Leppell put in a solid effort for the team roping average, as the two EWC Lancers posted a good 10.5-second run to place eighth in the long-go. The team came back Sunday with a 10.9-second run to place third in the average. 

In  tie-down roping, sophomore Colton Zimmerman had an 11.3-second run to place second in the long-go. On Sunday, Zimmerman had a 16.2-second run to place fourth in the average. Cade Thar, a freshman from Rozet, Wyoming, had a good long-round run of 14.9 seconds to clinch eighth place in the long and 10th in the average on the weekend.  

In bulldogging, sophomore T.C. Hughson had a 5.1-second run, placing third in the long-go. In the short-go, Hughson had some tough luck in the mud and ended the weekend ninth in the average. 

EWC’s Teagan Gourneau had a 7.2-second run to tie for eighth and ninth in the long-go. After having a great run of 5.5-seconds on Sunday, this placed him fourth in the average. 

Bridger Amiotte had a consistent weekend in the bulldogging. The sophomore had a 5.6-second run to place fourth coming into the short-go and put down another great run of 5.9 seconds to place third in the average. 

In the barrel racing, sophomore Camryn Kocian put down a run of 18.55 seconds toplace third in the long-round. Kocian came back on Sunday with a run of 18.6 seconds to place third in the short-go. Kocian’s total time on two runs was 37.15 seconds and tied her for second and third in the average.  

In bareback riding, Cian Daly had a score of 64 to place 10th in the long-go. After having a NS in the short-go, Daly ended up with the 10th-place average for the weekend. 

Isabelle Comino from Buffalo, Wyoming, had a quick time in the long-go of 3.5 seconds and placed eighth. With no luck in the short-go, Camino ended the weekend eighth in the average. 

The Lancers are finished competing for the fall but will continue practicing up until the Black Jeans and Gold Buckle Gala on November 22.  

Season standings 

• Bareback riding – Cian Daly in 11th place.

• Goat tying – Abby Collen and Isabelle Camino tied for 18th place. 

• Tie-down roping – Colton Zimmerman in fourth place, Carter Anderson 10th, Cooper Philipps 23rd.

• Steer wrestling – Taydon Gorsuch in seventh place, Bridger Amiotte 12th, Wyatt Hajny 14th Teagan Gourneau 16th and T.C. Hughson 19th.

• Team roping, heading- Jace Hurlburt in fourth place, Brenna Herring seventh, Edgar Aguilar 12th and Carter Anderson 14th.

• Team roping, heeling – Nick Albrecht in second place, Eli Leppell third, Colton Zimmerman 13th and  Dalton Moore 14th. 

• Barrel Racing – Griffin Grooms in fifth place and Camryn Kocian 11th.

The EWC women’s team is in fourth place behind Gillette College, The University of Wyoming and Chadron State College.

The EWC men’s team is in sixth place behind The UW, Casper College, Gillette College, CWC, and Chadron State. 

Tickets for the Third Annual Black Jeans & Gold Buckles Gala on November 22 can be purchased online at https://lancer-rodeo.com/.