FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        April 10, 2007

NORTHWESTERN RODEO TEAM COMPETES SUCCESSFULLY AT PANHANDLE STATE

            Mitch Barney, Logan, Iowa, senior, won a new saddle as the all-around cowboy at the Oklahoma Panhandle State University rodeo this past weekend.

            To win the award, Barney scored points in both steer wrestling and team roping. Overall, the men’s team placed second and the women’s team was third.

            In the Central Plains Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association, the Northwestern teams hold the same positions—second for the men and third for the women. Barney is second in the all-around point standings, and Teddi Winfrey, Plains, Kan., senior, is leading the women’s all-round.

            Complete results for the Panhandle rodeo are as follows:

Bareback

• Cody Parker, Claremore junior—Long round, 68 points, 3rd; short round, 72 points, tie for 3rd; average, 5th.

Saddle Bronc

• Brett Olive, Ford, Kan., senior—Long round, 63 points, 7th; short round, 74 points, 4th; average, 5th.

Tie-Down Roping

§  Tyler Macoubrie, Paola, Kan., sophomore—Long round, 11.6 seconds, 5th; short round, 15.3 seconds, 3rd; average, 3rd.

§  Taylor Pingry, Arkansas City, Kan., sophomore—Long round, 12.6 seconds, 10th; short round, no time.

§  Brandon Seufer, Holly, Colo., junior—Long round, 10.6 seconds, 3rd; short round, missed calf.

Steer Wrestling

• Barney—Long round, 4.3 seconds, tie for 1st; short round, 6.5 seconds, 3rd; average, 3rd.
• Donald Venable, Beaver freshman—Long round, 5.0 seconds, 6th; short round, 7.4 seconds, 6th; average, 6th.

Team Roping

• Will Morris, Holden, Mo., junior, and Steve Brickey of Southeastern Oklahoma State—Long round, 8.5 seconds, 9th; short round, 7.4 seconds, 2nd; average, 2nd.

• Barney and Coleman Proctor, Miami junior—Long round, 7.2 seconds, tie for 3rd; short round, 11.0 seconds, 3rd; average, 3rd.
• Tyler Johnson, Mound City, Kan., junior, and Justin Binder, Inman, Kan., senior—Long round, 6.7 seconds, 1st; short round, 28.2 seconds, 8th; average, 8th.

Breakaway Roping

• Randi Newman, Sparta, Mo., sophomore—Long round, 3.1 seconds, 6th; short round, 3.0 seconds, 1st; average, 1st. (Newman received a belt buckle for placing first.)
• Ashley Amos, Colby, Kan., senior—Long round, 3.3 seconds, tie for 7th; short round, missed calf.
• Rebecca Owens, Choctaw senior—Long round, 3.3 seconds, tie for 7th; short round, missed calf.

Goat Tying

• Winfrey—Long round, 7.6 seconds, tie for 1st; short round, 7.6 seconds, 2nd; average, 2nd.

Barrel Racing

• Robbie Wilson, LeMoyne, Neb., sophomore—Long round, 17.07 seconds, tie for 5th; short round, 16.93 seconds, 2nd; average, 2nd.
• Toni Shaw, Minot, N.D., senior—Long round, 17.06 seconds, 4th; short round, 17.20 seconds, 8th; average 6th.

The team’s next rodeo will be this weekend at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

-NW-

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