RIVERTON – The Eastern Wyoming College (EWC) Lancer rodeo team traveled to Riverton, Wyoming, for the Rustler Roundup College Rodeo hosted by Central Wyoming College from September 20-22. 

During the weekend seven Lancer athletes made it back to short-go Sunday. 

Griffin Grooms, a freshman from Ogalala, South Dakota, had a great weekend in barrel racing. In the long go, Grooms had an 18.2-second run placing her ninth. In the short-go, the freshman kept it consistent at 18.48 seconds, placing her fourth in the average for the weekend. 

In the bulldogging, Taydon Gorsuch of Gering and Ty Hughson of Mitchell, Nebraska both had a successful weekend. In the long-go, Gorsuch laid down a smoking 3.7-second run to win while Hughson laid down a 5.0-second run placing him eighth going into the short-go. On Sunday, both kept it clean. Hughson made a 7.4-second run to place eighth in the average for the weekend. While Gorsuch had come into the short go first, he laid down a 6.5-second run, placing fourth overall.

In the team roping, header Jace Hurlburt, of Arcadia, Nebraska and heeler Eli Leppell, of Keene North Dakota had a great run in the long-go with an 8.3-second run tying them for 10th and 11th. After having some tough luck in the short-go, the two EWC Lancers ended up 11th in the average.

In the calf roping Colton Zimmerman, from Wellington Colorado put down a 11.1-second run to land  10th coming into the short-go. On Sunday, Zimmerman had a 14-second run, placing him 10th in average for the weekend. 

Isabelle Camino, the sophomore from Buffalo, Wyoming, had a good weekend in the goat tying with a 7.1-second run, tying for fifth and sixth. In the short-go, Camino had a 9.6-second run placing her ninth in the average.

For the weekend the Lancer rodeo the men’s team placed ninth with 100 points. The Lancers will compete next in Sheridan from September 27-29.