The Eastern Wyoming College rodeo team kicked off their fall season at the annual rodeo in Riverton, WY hosted by Central Wyoming College.  Several Lancer student-athletes did well and they captured the event title in the team roping and bull riding.

"Finishing with a couple of event titles at the CWC rodeo was a great way to start our season," shared coach Jake Clark.

In the team roping, the freshman team of Riley Curuchet, Kaycee, WY and Denton Shaw, Lusk, WY won with a two-head time of 15.2 seconds.  Also qualifying for the short go in the team roping were sophomore Cody Lane, Torrington, WY and partner Tyus Olson, freshman, Mud Butte, SD; Gunner Walker, freshman, Arthur, NE, and partner Kade Pinneo, freshman, Leigh, NE; Sophomore Blaine Finney, Ainsworth, NE, and partner Cotey Hansen, sophomore, Berthold, ND; and sophomore Cody Colman, O'Neill, NE who ropes with Tate Mathis who competes for LCCC.  Lane and Olson were 4^th in the first go round and Walker and Pinneo were 5^th.

Dalton Cunningham, sophomore, Bloomfield, NE, won the bull riding with a two day total of 149 on two bulls.  He was third in the first round and won the short round with a score of 73.

Three EWC competitors qualified for the short round in the tie down roping.  Blaine Finney, finished 5^th in the average. Trevor Schnaufer, sophomore, Pueblo, CO, and teammate AJ Freeman, sophomore, Valentine, NE, finished 7^th and 8^th respectively in the average.  Schnaufer was 4^th in the first round.

Sophomore Caden Paker, Sturgis, SD, qualified for the short round in the steer wrestling.

The Lancer rodeo team will travel to Chadron, NE to compete September 18-20.

Dalton Cunningham - Bull Riding Champion	Riley Curuchet and Denton Shaw - Team Roping Champions