WC rodeo teams earn reserve championships at Angelo State rodeo

Weatherford College rodeo continued its strong fall season on Thursday, Oct. 22 at the Angelo State University Rodeo, with both the men’s and women’s teams earning reserve champion honors and sophomore Lucchese Reilly capturing the women’s all-around championship.

The Coyotes recorded top finishes across roughstock and timed events.

Reilly led the women’s team by winning the all-around cowgirl title with a runner-up finish in breakaway roping and strong performances in goat tying, where she placed third overall. Reilly finished second in breakaway roping with a two-head time of 8.6 seconds and added a third-place finish in goat tying with a 22.4-second aggregate.

RJ Johnson dominated tie-down roping, winning the average with a two-head time of 21.1 seconds after placing first in the long round and tying for first in the short round. Teammate Zane Rampey finished second overall with a 22.5-second aggregate.

In team roping, Cole Smith (Cisco) and Beldon Cox captured the event title with a two-head total of 15.9 seconds. Shye Pate and Brock Borkman followed closely in second-place at 17.0 seconds, while Canyon Pennell and Britt Bradford (Cisco) placed third with a 17.6. Ashton Hughes (Tarleton) and Jackson Sykes added a fourth-place finish.

Ainslee Philippi won barrel racing with a two-run total of 34.46 seconds after claiming first place in both rounds. Maylee McCrary finished third overall, while Roxy Waring added a fifth-place finish for the Coyotes.

WC also posted strong results in the roughstock events.

Jase Stout finished second in saddle bronc riding with 162 points on two head after placing second in the opening round. Shane Scott finished sixth overall, and Wyatt Nuce placed eighth.

In bareback riding, Blayn Hughston turned in rides of 74 and 81 points to finish second overall with 155 points on two head.

Additional top finishes for WC included:

• Brynlee Tetrick, fourth in goat tying.
• Kinley Shook, seventh in goat tying and ninth in barrel racing.
• Cassidy Evans, seventh in breakaway roping.
• Cash Evans, sixth in tiedown roping.
• Dalton Huston and Brock Rouse, sixth in team roping.
• Johnson and Hayden Stump, 10th in team roping.
• Bayler Smith, sixth in barrel racing.
• Madison Napier, seventh in barrel racing.

The Coyotes conclude the fall portion of their season Nov. 5-7 at the Vernon College Rodeo before returning to competition in the spring semester.