The Eastern Wyoming College Lancer Rodeo team concluded the fall rodeo season at Central Wyoming College October 6-8.

Freshman Karissa Rayhill led the Lancers with a 2^nd place finish in the goat tying and a 4^th place finish in the barrel racing.  In the goats, she split 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th in the first round with a time of 7.9 seconds.  She was 2^nd in the short round with a time of 7.7, securing her 2^nd place average finish.  In the barrel racing, she was 3^rd in the first round, 6^th in the short round for her 4^th place average finish.

Rayhill captured 2^nd place in the women's all-around race for the weekend as well.

In the team roping, the sophomore team of Braden Pirrung, Hartford, SD and Riley Curuchet, Kaycee, WY, were 5^th in the first round and won the short round with a time of 5.0 seconds which placed them 2^nd in the average for the weekend.  Teammates Bryer Wadhams and Trevor Schnaufer, both sophomores from Pueblo, CO, and Sutton Adams, sophomore, Dell Rapids, SD and partner Cole Trainor, CWC all qualified for the short round.

"The men's and women's teams both finished strong at the final fall rodeo," shared Coach Jake Clark.  "We will now focus on improving and making adjustments throughout the winter before we start up again in the spring."

The women's team is in 3^rd place in the Central Rocky Mountain Regional standings.  Other regional standings include Jacey Thompson, freshman, Yoder, WY, 2^nd and Rayhill 5^th in goat tying; Rayhill, Pirrung and Curuchet are 7^th in the regional team roping standings.

The final fall rodeo which was to be held at Laramie County Community College has been postponed until the spring season.