By Logan Jones
Asst. Sports Editor
The Alva Fairgrounds hosted the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rodeo this past weekend on Oct. 25-27.
The Ranger Rodeo team proved their worth.
The men’s rodeo team steamrolled the competition, scoring a total of 530 points.
The closest teams behind them were Western Oklahoma State College with 380 points and Southeastern Oklahoma State with 375.
The women’s team finished fourth in the rodeo, posting a score of 111.42.
Freshman cowboy, Riley Wakefield, out of O’Neill, Nebraska, won the men’s all-around event, receiving 265 total points.
Wakefield posted a time of 19.3 seconds to win tie down roping, as well as receiving third place honors in steer wresting by scoring 9.7.
Other notables include, Bo Yaussi who placed fourth in tie down roping with a score of 22.7.
The Ranger cowgirls also came away victorious.
Senior Ashlyn Moeder placed first in barrel racing with a time of 26.28.
Freshman Natalie Barryhill finished in third, posting a 31.52 time.
In breakaway roping, Taylor Munsell scored a 5.2 time, earning her second-place honors.
With the win here in Alva, the NWOSU rodeo team sits atop the Central Plains Region standings with 1,380 total points.
The NWOSU Rodeo was the last rodeo that the team will compete in this fall.
However, they will return to action in February when they travel to Manhattan, Kansas to take part in the Kansas State Rodeo.