FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        June 18, 2007

THREE NWOSU RANGER RODEO TEAM MEMBERS IN TOP 10 NATIONALLY

            Three members of the Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo team competing in the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) have finished the year in the top 10 of their respective events.

            Teddi Winfrey, Plains, Kan., senior, was fifth in goat tying after placing fourth in round one at 6.5 seconds, second in round two at 6.6 seconds and 27th in round three at 7.7 seconds. She made the championship round of the 10 competitors with the fastest times and placed sixth at 7.3 seconds.

            She did not do as well in breakaway roping, finishing 22nd, tied for 29th and 29th in the three rounds.

            Although Winfrey was the only Ranger woman at the CNFR, she earned 160 points in goat tying, good enough to place Northwestern 10th among the 31 women’s teams competing in the rodeo. That point total would have placed her third in the all-around cowgirl standings, but although Winfrey competed in two events, she was not considered for the all-around title since she earned no points in breakaway roping.

            Winfrey won the women’s all-around and breakaway roping titles in the Central Plains Region and was third in goat tying.

            Mitch Barney, Logan, Iowa, senior, and Coleman Proctor, Miami junior, finished eighth in the team roping event. The duo was 29th in the first round at 23.5 seconds, 13th in the second round with 11.0 seconds and 18th in the third round with 12.3 seconds. In the championship round, they placed seventh with a time of 22.2 seconds.

            Barney and Proctor were Central Plains champions in team roping. Barney also won the regional steer wrestling title and was reserve champion all-around cowboy.

            Tyler Johnson, Mound City, Kan., junior, placed sixth in the first round of tie down roping with a time of 10.1 seconds and 11th in the second round, also with a time of 10.1 seconds. He received a “no time” in the third round and therefore missed the championship round.

            Other Rangers at the CNFR were K.W. Lauer, Buffalo senior, and Justin Binder, Inman, Kan., senior, both of whom competed in team roping.

            In addition to their other events, Johnson competed in team roping and Barney in steer wrestling.

            The men’s team finished 43rd among 51 teams.

            “I’m very proud of what our teams accomplished this year,” said Tim Kolb, rodeo coach. “However, the timed event cattle at the CNFR were very uneven. We were very disappointed by the caliber of cattle at this very prestigious event.

            “The cattle are provided by the contractor with the lowest bid and they certainly got what they paid for. With that said, finishing fifth in the nation in goat tying and eighth in the nation in team roping speaks volumes about our student-athletes.”

            “With our returning team members and the recruits who have chosen Northwestern,” Kolb added, “I expect the team to be stronger next year than this, and I feel this was certainly the best year our program has ever had.”

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