The Eastern Wyoming College Lancer Rodeo Team kicked off the spring season at the annual Gillette College Rodeo held March 16-17 in Gillette.

"The women's team did a great job maintaining their number one position with placings from Karissa Rayhill and Brooke Glass," said Coach Jake Clark. "The men's team had a strong showing. We are looking forward to hosting our home rodeo this weekend."

Sophomore Karissa Rayhill was 2^nd in the long round of the goat tying, tied for 2^nd in the short round and finished the weekend 2^nd in the average.

In the breakaway roping, sophomore Brooke Glass was 3^rd in the short round and 4^th in the average.

Five EWC student athletes qualified for the short round in the team roping. Freshman Ty Chasek and partner Cord Roberts, LCCC, were 5^th in the short round and 5^th in the average. Sophomore Braden Pirrung and partner Jace Engesser, Gillette College, were 3^rd in the long round, 6^th in the short round and 6^th in the average. Gannon Johnson, sophomore, and partner Tommy Hall, Casper, placed 4^th in the long round. The EWC freshman team of Chase Atkinson and Chadron Coffield placed 5^th in the long round.

Coffield won the long round of the tie down roping with a time of 9.1 seconds. Teammate Teigen Marchant, freshman, was 6^th in the long round, short round, and average.

The EWC student athletes will host their home rodeo, Lancer Rodeo, March 22-24 at the Goshen County Fairgrounds.