Dillon, Mont. -It was cold and blustery at the Beaverhead county fairgrounds, but that didn't stop the competition from heating up among the best the Big Sky Region had to offer.

Individually, the Bulldogs had a successful weekend with Brody Smith finishing second in the all-around, third in the bareback riding (199 on three), and fourth in the tie-down roping. Kelly Murnion finished in second in the bull riding, (145 on two), just three points behind the winner.

Jaylee Stimpson ran a 36.32 on two in the barrels, coming just a fraction of a second short of the buckle.

The men's team finished in fourth place, and the women finished in fifth.

The Bulldogs will be off for the winter and will return to action on April 11-14, 2019 at the MSU Rodeo in Bozeman, Mont.

 

Bulldogs in the regional standings heading into the break: 
MEN'S TEAM (LEADER POINTS: 3,522.5)
UMW, 3rd, 2,188.0

WOMEN'S TEAM (2,515.83)
UMW, 2nd, 1,214.83

MEN'S ALL-AROUND (1,613.0)
Brody Smith, 2nd, 764.0 points

SADDLE BRONC (493.0)
Austin Amick, 8th, 149 points
Chad Funk, 12th 13.0 points

BAREBACK RIDING (791.0)
Troy Kirkpatrick, 2nd, 647.0 points
Brody Smith, 3rd, 267.0 points

BULL RIDING (430.0)
Kelly Murnion, 1st, 430.0 points
Dominic Zipay, 6th, 160.0 points

TIE-DOWN ROPING (487.0)
Brody Smith, 5th, 220.0 points
Jake Cerini, 13th, 88.0 points

STEER WRESTLING (325.5)
Jacob Malek, 5th, 250.0 points

TEAM ROPING HEADER (442.0)
Brody Smith, 4th, 277.0 points
Treygan Olson, 8th, 145.0 points
Braydon McKitrick, 13th, 80.0 points

TEAM ROPING HEELER (442.0)
Cyris Robertson, 4th, 277.0 points
Layton Bohlman, 8th, 145.0 points
Wyatt Griffith, 15th, 50.0 points

BARREL RACING (577.0)
Jaylee Stimpson, 5th, 214.5 points
Callie Wollenburg, 7th, 197.5 points
Iriey Anderson, 10th, 135.0 points
Anna Hasper, 12th, 110.0 points
Tara Hansen, 15th, 89.5 points

BREAKAWAY ROPING (325.0)
Jaylee Stimpson, 8th, 126.0 points
Brooke Smith, 11th, 97.5 points
Madison Sorden, 13th, 90.0 points

GOAT TYING (398.3)
Sierra Lyons, 2nd, 356.0 points
Emmy Ilgen, 3rd, 335.0 points
Lorrie Ann Smith, 4th, 244.8 points
Leighton Beyer, 13th, 122.5 points

Full standings HERE