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The Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College rodeo teams finished their final three rodeos for the season and qualified six team members for the College National Finals Rodeo. This is the highest number of contestants NEO has sent to the CNFR in 20 years.
“It has been an exciting, fun year for NEO Rodeo,” said NEO Rodeo head coach Kolby Ungeheuer. “The team is the most balanced and dedicated I have ever had. It’s so tough all year competing against the four-year schools, and for us to get six students to the CNFR is an outstanding achievement.”
Results from Southwestern Oklahoma State University:
Goat Tying
- Jessie Ishmael – 3rd place, long round
- Miranda Arndt – 12th place, long round
Barrel Racing
- Bailey Stuva – 4th place, average
- Jaiden Wilmoth – 4th place, long round
Calf Roping
- Lane Watson – 5th place, average
Team Roping
- Jackson Haug and Kyle Thomas – 1st place, average
Pictured above, back row, left to right: Colton Dillion, Justin England, Kyle Thomas, Blake Tatham, Houston Stephens. Front row, Coach Kolby Ungeheuer, Jackson Haug, Jaiden Wilmoth, Larissa Byers, Emma Ricke, Bailey Stuva, Jessie Ishmael, Zane Kilgus.
Their next stop was Fort Hayes State University, where the women’s team brought home the championship.
Goat Tying
- Jessie Ishmael – 1st place, average
Breakaway Roping
- Larissa Byers – split 1st place, average
Barrel Racing
- Emma Ricke – 2nd place, average
- Bailey Stuva – 3rd place, average
- Jaiden Wilmoth – 4th place long round
Calf Roping
- Zane Kilgus – 3rd place, average
Team Roping
- Jackson Haug and Kyle Thomas – 2nd place, long round
- Justin England and Blake Tatham – 5th place, long round
- Houston Stephens and Colton Dillion – 9th place, long round
Pictured above, back row, left to right: Kyle Thomas, Jackson Haug, Lane Watson. Front row, left to right: Bailey Stuva, Jessie Ishmael, Miranda Arndt, Jaiden Wilmoth, head coach Kolby Ungeheuer.
The teams wrapped up their regular season at Oklahoma Panhandle State University, where the men’s team brought home the men’s team title.
Goat Tying
- Jessie Ishmael – split 3rd through 5th place, average
Breakaway Roping
- Larissa Byers – split 4th and 5th place, long round
- Miranda Arndt – split 6th and 7th place, long round
Barrel Racing
- Bailey Stuva – 1st place, average
All-Around Champion
- Zane Kilgus
Calf Roping
- Haze Wright – 1st place, average
- Zane Kilgus – 10th place, long round
- Dodge Hogan – 12th place, long round
Team Roping
- Zane Kilgus and Shane Jenkins – 2nd place, average
Steer Wrestling
- Zane Kilgus – 4th place, average
- Blake Tatham – 1st place, long round
The women’s team finished as the Reserve Central Plains Region Champions, sending Bailey Stuva, Larissa Byers, Jessie Ishmael, and Emma Ricke to the CNFR. The men’s team will send Zane Kilgus and Shane Jenkins.
Zane Kilgus and Bailey Stuva finished as the Central Plains Region All-Around Cowboy and Cowgirl.
For more information, please contact NEO Rodeo head coach Kolby Ungeheuer at kolby.ungeheuer@neo.edu or 918-540-6480.
