CASPER – The Eastern Wyoming College (EWC) Lancers rodeo team travelled to Casper for the Ropin’ and Riggin’ Days hosted by the Casper College Thunderbirds on April 12-14. Five college athletes representing EWC made it back for short-go Sunday.
In the team roping, two teams with EWC students found their way to the short-go. Brenna Herring of Veteran and Brenlee Logan of Rock Springs came back ninth with a 12.2-second run and ended their weekend tenth. On the heel side, Kyler Clark of Yoder ended his weekend third in the average with two respectable runs of 8.5 and 7.9 seconds.
RaeLee Caldwell, of Gillette, ended her weekend fifth in the average in the goat tying. A 7.1- and a 9-second run allowed her to gain some points while working toward making her CNFR debut in the middle of June.
In the breakaway roping, freshman Brenna Herring also made an appearance. She put together a 3.1-second run in the long go and a 12.2-second run with a barrier penalty in the short-go to place sixth for the weekend.
Bridger Amiotte, a sophomore from Wall, South Dakota, punched himself a ticket for short-go Sunday with a 6.3-second run in the long-go to finish 10th in the average.
The Lancers travel to Laramie next weekend for the Laramie River Roundup hosted by the University of Wyoming. This will be the final rodeo for the Lancers of the 2023-2024 season, and regional champions will be crowned.
