Road win keeps MCC on top of league standings

The men on the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team are back on top following a weekend of competition in Dickinson, N.D.

MPCC’s cowboys and cowgirls competed Friday and Saturday at the Blue Hawk Stampede hosted by Dickinson State University. The Mid-Plains’ men’s team finished first in overall standings, and the women’s team was fifth.

Koby Jacobson, of Haiku, Hawaii, continued his winning streak by claiming the top spot in the bull riding average. Jett Sjeklocha, of North Platte, and Casey Reis, of Grand Island, placed third and seventh, respectively, in the event.

Kahiwa Augustiro, of Hoʻolehua, Hawaii, took the Reserve All-Around title after placing fifth in the bull riding average, sixth in the steer wrestling and eighth in the team roping alongside teammate Eli Higa, of Honokaʻa, Hawaii.

Jackson Lunn, of Whitecourt, Alberta, earned the second-place spot on the leaderboard for bareback riding.

Rex Day, of Bartlett, was second in the average for steer wrestling, and Jacobson ended up seventh.

In the team roping, Jaxton Starr, of North Platte, and Colton Zubach, representing Dickinson State University, came in second in the average. Tucker Even, of Burke, S. D., and Slater Tople, from Black Hills State University, claimed fourth. Whitney Jennings, of Seneca, and Garrett Glines, of Smithwick, S.D., were fifth, and Layton Lindner, of Broken Bow, and Ty Growcock, of Ericson, were ninth.

Madison McGee, of Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada, was fourth in the breakaway average, and Jace Richter, of Ogallala, took eighth in the tie-down roping.