By DERRICK GALINDO
Senior Reporter
Northwestern Rangers men’s rodeo team took fifth place with 345 points, Oct. 31 through Nov. 1 during the NWOSU Rodeo at the Woods County Fairgrounds.
During the event, NWOSU students took part in handling the event along with competing for their individual or team events.
Logan Mullin took second place in steer wrestling. His earnings of $426.40 came from his total score of 125 points.
Stormi Hopkins, a sophomore agricultural education major from Claremore, took fifth place in ladies barrel racing. Her earnings of $730.24 came from a total scoring of 60 points.
Hopkins said she is forunate to have the ability to do rodeo while in college, but that it still comes with many challenges.
“It’s honestly the mental challenges that I face a lot,” Hopkins said. “It’s easy to feel defeated, but you just got to clear your head before you get in there and try your hardest. My coach has also been really supportive. She’s really good about coming up and talking to me before I go in.”
Hopkin’s coach, Cali Griffin, said she is thankful of the support from sponsors, volunteers, spectators and her students.
“It’s really hard trying to put on a rodeo and compete at the same time,” Griffin said. “I’m very proud of our students for the efforts they put in to put on a good show for our community, and I think their hard work really paid off. It makes having a rodeo all worth it.”
The next rodeo for the Rangers will by March 7, hosted by Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kansas.
NWOSU Alva Ranger Rodeo Results
Tie Down lst 2nd Total
Place time time points Earnings
Hazen Sparks 7th 10.2s 100s 40 $233.60
Rhett Murray 8th 11.0s 100s 0 $0
Steer Wrestling
Logan Mullin 2nd 4.2s 6.4s 125 $426.40
Jacob Haren 3rd 4.9s 5.8s 100 $229.60
Emmett Edler 4th 56.1s 4.8s 80 $164.00
Scout Cutsinger(tie) 6th 5.7s 8.4s 10 $0
Goat Tying
Dale Lee Forman 5th 7.0s 6.5s 45 $25.20
Breakaway
Jaci Traul 10th 2.4s 100s 0 $0
Team Roping
Kyler Altmiller & Sage Bader 8th 8.1s 100s 0 $0
Barrel Race
Stormi Hopkins 5th 13.31s 13.25s 60 $730.24
Tanner Scheevel from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M wears his Halloween costume as he ties a calf at the Alva Rodeo on Thursday.