Rodeo teams finish second, fourth

The Mesalands Community College men’s rodeo team finished second and the women’s team fourth in their first competition of the 2019-2020 season at Diné College in Tsaile, Arizona.

“This was a great start to the rodeo season,” said Matt Hughes, rodeo coach and faculty member at Mesalands. “We continue to get better every year.”

In roughstock events, Mesalands bull rider Taylor Pierce of Vinton, Louisiana, finished second. Saddle bronc rider Bonner Voss, of Stamford, Texas, also finished in second and teammate Wyatt Wells of Hereford, Texas, was third.

For the Mesalands women’s team, header Taylor Strohl of Clovis, California, was fifth in team roping with Joshua Yazzie of Diné College. Jordan Carpenter of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, finished in the top 10 in barrel racing.

Mesalands will compete at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces on Thursday and at Cochise College in Douglas, Arizona, on Friday and Saturday.