MILES CITY, Mont. — The Montana Western rodeo teams came out strong over the weekend, with both men and women winning the first rodeo title. Following Friday night's victory, the Bulldog men finished in third and the women claimed second in rodeo of the weekend.
 
Cole Trexler won the men's all-around buckle in the first rodeo with a win in both team roping and tie down roping.

Top Performers Rodeo # 1

• Trexler claimed both the tie down roping and team roping titles. He recorded a 23.0 in the average in tie down. He also finished on top of the team roping with partner Kyler Erickson with a combined 15.3.
• Tavy Leno won goat tying, finishing with a 13.2 in the average.
• Chase Martin was the lone Bulldog to record points for the Bulldogs in saddle bronc riding. He finished with an 81 in the average, good for second place.
• Trevor Kay finished second in bareback riding with a 143 in the average.
• Cooper Pavkov and Jake Deveraux finished second in team roping with a combined 18.8 in the event. Everitt Mauler and Jake Miller also placed in the event, finishing in third with a combined 23.0.
• Jade Ramon and Racin Allen each finished in the top standings of the tie down roping average. Ramon finished in third with a combined 27.3 and Allen finished in fourth with a 28.7.
• Laura Haight placed third in barrel racing with a combined 28.23 in the event.
• Teely Bott placed third in breakaway roping with a combined 6.2.
• Charlee Resch and Tynell Mclnenly each finished in the top of the breakaway standings for the Bulldog women. Resch finished in fourth with a 6.4 and Mclnenly finished in sixth with a 2.2 in her first run.
• After recording a 14.6 in goat tying, Jaycie Richey finished in fifth in the average.

 
Top Performers Rodeo #2

• Kay finished second in bareback riding with a 138 in the average.
• Deveraux finished in second in tie down roping with a 23.4.
• Three pairs of team ropers placed in the top of the event standings. Jhet Murphy and Trace Martin finished in second with a combined 18.0. Tatum Hansen and Clay Pendergrass took fourth in the standings with a 23.2. Bott and Desi Coombs finished fifth with a combined 23.9.
• Haight, Resch, and Mclnenly all placed in breakaway roping. Haight finished in third with a 6.3. Resch followed close behind in fourth with a 6.4 and Mclnenly finished in sixth with a 2.4 in her first run.
• Maddie Eskew finished third in the barrel racing average after she recorded a combined 27.96.
• Martin recorded a 65 in his first saddle bronc ride, putting him in fifth place in the event.

 
Up Next
The Bulldogs will close out their spring season at the University of Montana Rodeo in Missoula, Mont. The event will serve as the region finals with teams vying for a trip to the College National Finals Rodeo. Click here to view the standings in the Big Sky Region.
 
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