Men Finish 3rd at FHSU

April 22, 2007

FORT HAYS, Kan. – Southwestern Oklahoma State University took its customary place among the top rodeo teams in the region by finishing third at the Fort Hays State University Rodeo. SWOSU finished in third place with 275 points behind regional leaders Panhandle State (845 points) and Northwestern Oklahoma State (275 points.)

SWOSU will complete the 2007 spring season this weekend at the Southeastern Oklahoma State University rodeo.

Dusty Gracia cemented his position as the region’s top bareback rider by winning the long round in the event with a score of 75 points. He did not have a strong horse in the short round and finished out of the average.

Teammates Monty Goodwin and Cody Taylor also put together solid efforts in the same event. Goodwin won the short round with a 74-point ride and finished in a two-way tie for fourth in the average. Taylor finished third in the short round and sixth in the average.

Jesse Jackson won fifth in the long round in the bull riding competition and ended up sixth in the average.

In the team roping competition Jesse Kulczycki and NWOSU’s K.W. Lauer added to their growing list of accomplishments, finishing third in both the long run and the short run. The duo ended up second in the average.

Bobby Martin and his teammate Luke Blanton of NWOSU were the next placed team in team roping. The pair finished second in the long run, fourth in the short run and placed third in the average.