Lights, Skylights compete at home

The Montana State University-Northern rodeo team had a busy weekend, but at least it was a busy weekend at home.

Friday through Sunday, the MSU-N rodeo teams hosted the annual rodeo at the Great Northern Fairgrounds in Havre, inviting in a lot of great talent from the Big Sky Region. Both the men’s and women’s teams fared well in front of local fans.

Montana State University (MTSU) took the No. 1 men’s spot with 655 points, while Northwest College (NWC) finished in second with 520 points and the Lights (NMTC) finished in third with 245. The University of Montana (UMT) finished fourth with 200, the University of Great Falls (UGF) finished tied for fifth with Montana-Western (UMTW) with 175, Dawson Community College (DAWSON) finished seventh with 170 and Miles Community College finished eighth with 20 points.

And helping lead the way for the MSU-N cowboys was Charlie Mack and Nick Owens.

Mack scored 139 points in the bareback riding, and that impressive score was good enough for a first-place finish. Owens also stepped up and earned a fourth-place finish in the bareback, scoring a 116.

Brandon Toren (saddle bronc), Merle Young (saddle bronc and team roping), Adam Mummau (saddle bronc), Austin Wagner (bull riding), Andrew Leo (team roping), Cody Ulsh (saddle bronc), Canyon Rieben (bull riding), Cooper Jenkins (team roping), Jordan Lewis (team roping) and Gus Anderson (team roping) also competed this weekend for Northern.

And for the Northern women, Kassy Brough, Malia VandenBos, and Katie Bell competed in barrel racing, while Hannah Heckman (barrel racing, breakaway roping, goat tying and team roping), Kana Wuttunee (breakaway roping), Lexi Eirdam (barrel racing), Amy Nordahl (breakaway roping, goat tying and team roping), Sierra Collins (barrel racing, breakaway roping and goat tying) and Laramie Pursley (barrel Racing) also competed.

The MSU-N women had a tougher outing over the weekend and didn’t earn any top placers. But the season still has plenty of life left in it for both the men and women, and head coach Doug Kallenberger is remaining optimistic.

“Rodeo went great this weekend,” Kallenberger said. “Our whole team worked hard and turned in some great performances. Charlie Mack won the average in the bareback riding, and the men's team ended up third in the team standings. Our women had some tough luck, but we will be ready for next weekend when we travel to Miles City. We have the talent on the women’s team, it just hasn't come together yet, but it's coming.”

Men

1. Montana State Universtiy 655, 2. Northwest College 520, 3. Montana State University-Northern 245, 4. University of Montana 200, 5. University of Great Falls 175, 5. University of Montana-Western 175, 7. Dawson Community College 170, 8. Miles Community College 20.

Women

1. Montana State university 575, 2. University of Montana-Western 355, 3. University of Great Falls 285, 4. Dawson Community College 185, 5. University of Montana 65, 6. Miles Community College 30.

Women's All-around

1. Wright, Sarah Jane, MTSU, 225.00, 2. McInerney, Kelsie Shari, UMTW, 160.00, 3. Camp, Cierra Dawn, MTSU, 120.00, 4. Keller, Tenley Lee, MTSU, 115.00

Saddle Bronc Riding

1. Brown, Weston Lewis, MTSU,109.0. 2. Jorgensen, Stetson Sid, MTSU, 100.0, 3. Hollenback, Tanner Joseph, UGF, 64.0, 4. Warren, Richard Logan, NWC, 59.0, 5. Hall, Douglas Joseph, UMTW, 58.0, 6.Munns, Dakota Don, UMTW, 57.0.

Bareback Riding

1. Mack, Charlie LeRoy, NMTC, 139.0. 2. Bloom, Wyatt Douglas, MTSU, 131.0. 3. Gill, Jordan Donald, MTSU, 126.0, 4. Owens, Nick Joseph, NMTC, 116.0, 5.Denton, Tanner Ted, UMTW, 71.0, 6. Wrzesinski, Cavan James, MTSU, 68.0, 7. Morigeau, Dustin Jean, NWC, 42.0.

Bull Riding

1. Floyd, Cody William, DAWSON, 108.0, 2. Mitchell, Devon Jacob, NWC, 74.0, 3. Newman, Nevada Ray, MTSU, 64.0

Tie Down Roping

1. Lahaye, Kody Wayne, UMTW, 19.3, 2. Barstow, Austin Jacob, MTSU, 20.2, 3. Redmond, Colton Lucius, NWC, 20.5, 4. Not Afraid, Zane Matthew, NWC, 21.2, 5. Gardner, Jade C, UMTW, 21.9, 6. Holdbrook, Zane Michael, ROCKY, 21.2, 7. Tamcke, Dalton Thomas, UMTW, 30.7.

Steer Wrestling

1. Cartwright, Kane Lee, UMTW, 9.5, 2. Lahaye, Kody Wayne, UMTW, 9.7, 3. Brown, Weston Lewis, MTSU, 10.2, 4. White Bear, Kaiden Joseph, MTSU, 10.6, 5. Harkins, Othniel Job, UGF, 11.8, 6. Doan, Jayce Jewell, MTSU, 17.1, 7. Malek, Austin Robert, MTSU, 14.1, 8. Lloyd, Levi Roy, DAWSON, 5.9, 9. Bignell, Parker Ray, UMTW, 15.5

Team Roping

1. Bird, Shawn Micheal, NWC, 12.9, 2. Redmond, Colton Lucius, NWC, 19.0, 3. Young, Tyler Dale, NWC, 20.1, 4. Bennett, Brogan Lynn, UMT, 16.1, 5. Camp, Cierra Dawn, MTSU, 29.7, 6. Barstow, Austin Jacob, MTSU, 8.5, 7. Xeros, Nicholas Constantino, UMTW, 8.8, 7. Gartner, Sonnie Lorraine, MILES, 30.6, 9. Andreasen, Anders Cole, MTSU, 8.9.

Team Roping

1. Schweigert, Zachary Thomas, NWC, 12.9, 2. Krutzfeldt, Lane F, NWC, 19.0; 3. Goddard, Jake W, NWC, 20.1, 4. Marr, Tyler Richard, UMT, 16.1, 5. French, Ben James, MTSU, 29.7, 6. Tredway, Kaleb Gene, MTSU, 8.5, 7. Novich, Newt Michael, UMTW, 8.8, 7. Wald, Jackson Nathan, MILES, 30.6, 9. Andreasen, Dane Christian, UMTW, 8.9.

Barrel Racing

1. Murphy, Kaela Christine, MTSU, 34.70, 2. Barta, Nikki Mae, UGF, 34.98, 3. Keller, Tenley Lee, MTSU, 40.08, 4. Camp, Cierra Dawn, MTSU, 40.28, 4. McInerney, Kelsie Shari, UMTW, 35.56, 6. Reiser, Lauren Michele, MTSU, 40.37, 7. Lucke, Michelle Marie, MILES, 41.80.

Breakaway Roping

1. Schall, Emily Jean, UGF, 6.4, 2. Bird, Samantha Jo, UMTW, 6.8, 3. Wright, Sarah Jane, MTSU, 7.0, 4. McInerney, Kelsie Shari, UMTW, 7.1, 5. Marshall, Justinn Eleanore, UMTW, 3.1, 6. Sheppard, Morgin Brittany, UMTW, 7.3, 7. Marreel, Jessie Ann, UGF, 3.4, 7. Keller, Tenley Lee, MTSU, 3.4

Goat Tying

1. Willick, Jessica Kathryn Ann, DAWSON, 18.2, 2. Wright, Sarah Jane, MTSU, 18.4, 3.,,Dowton, Danielle Annette, MTSU, 18.7, 4. Read, Jessica Lynn, UMT,19.8, 4. Staudenmeyer, Danielle Marie, MTSU, 19.8, 6. Patten, Laine Elizabeth, MTSU, 9.5, 7. Yeager, Charleyne Lyn, UMTW, 21.3, 8. ohnson, Jessica Ann, DAWSON, 21.4.