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2022-23 Rodeo Roster

Ryland Lufkin

  • Hometown Rigby, Idaho
  • Position Breakaway / Goat Tying / Team Roping
  • Highschool Wickenburg Virtual Academy
  • Height 5-3
  • Major Business Administration
  • Class Senior

Biography

BULLDOG CAREER:
2022-23 (Senior): Finished 4th in Breakaway Roping in the NIRA Big Sky Region • Finished in third in Breakaway Roping at the MSU-Northern rodeo • finished 4th in Breakaway at the MSU Spring Rodeo #2 • finished 2nd overall in Breakaway Roping at the MSU Spring Rodeo #2 • Placed 6th in Breakaway roping at the UM Rodeo •

2021-22 (Junior): finished 5th in the Big Sky Region in breakaway • Women's All-Around 5th and placed 5th in breakaway and 7th in goat tying at the Trapper Stampede #1 • Placed 3rd in the breakaway at the Trapper Stampede #2 • Women's All-around 3rd and placed 5th in the breakaway, 8th in team roping, and 9th in goat tying at the Dawson Rodeo • Came in 3rd at the Montana Western Rodeo in breakaway • Placed 5th at the MSU Rodeo #1 in breakaway • Came in 7th in team roping at MSU Rodeo #2 • Placed 5th in team roping  at MSU-Northern Rodeo • Placed 8th at Miles Community College Rodeo in team roping.

2020-21 (Sophomore): finished 18th in the nation at the CNFR in the breakaway roping (NS, 2.6, 3.0 - 5.6) • Won the Big Sky Region in the Breakaway, came in fourth place in the all-around and 9th in the team roping • 5th place in the goat tying at the first Northwest College Rodeo • 5th in the team roping and breakaway roping and 7th in the goat tying at the second Northwest College Rodeo • 3rd in the breakaway at the Dawson Rodeo • won the breakaway roping at the MSU-Northern Rodeo • 4th in the breakaway at the second MSU Rodeo • won the breakaway at the MCC Rodeo • 4th team roping at the Providence Rodeo • 4th in the team roping at the Montana Rodeo.

2019-20 (Freshman): was leading the Big Sky Region in the All-Around and was second in the Breakaway roping before the season was canceled due to COVID-19 • won the all-around and finished second in the team roping at the second home rodeo • took home the buckle in the Breakaway Roping with a time of 2.5 in the second MSU-Northern Rodeo • took second in the team roping and fourth in the barrels at the first MSU-Nothern Rodeo • finished fourth in both the breakaway roping and goat tying at the Dawson Rodeo.

BEFORE UMW:

2019 graduate of Wickenburg Virtual Academy • two-time IMPRA champion breakaway roper • 2018 district champion in the team roping and breakaway • won the breakaway at the 2018 state finals go-around • finished in the top-five in the breakaway at the junior NFR rodeo • in 2019 she was an American Semi-Finals qualifier.

PERSONAL: From Rigby, Idaho • daughter of Terrill and Jill Lufkin • majoring in business administration.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Breakaway, Barrel Racing, Goat Tying
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Breakaway, Barrel Racing, Goat Tying
  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior

    Breakaway / Goat Tying / Team Roping
    5'3"