Rodeo stars off to nationals

BOZEMAN - Several Lake County rodeo athletes competed at the Montana High School Rodeo Association State Finals last weekend and five of them will be moving on to nationals.

Emily Schall won a spot to nationals in Gillette, Wyo., after finishing the season with the highest scoring average in the barrels competition.

She went into the competition ranked 10th but ended up winning a saddle, coat and buckle to go with the top average.

Cody Sheridan and Colt Nagy placed fourth overall in team roping and will also head to nationals.

Jessica Read ranked eighth overall in goat tying and she'll go to Silver State in Fallon, Nev., for not only her event but also to serve as the first attendant in the Montana State High School Rodeo Queen Contest.

Becky Jo Dumont qualified to go to Silver State in the barrels event after placing fifth.

Nichele Marmon won the Best Foot Forward Scholarship Award for $250.

The Silver State International Rodeo will be on July 4-9 and the National Finals will take place July 17-24.

-Courtesy of Andrea Downing

Montana High School Rodeo Association

State Finals

June 9-13

Girls Cutting

Michaela Blevins - 1st round 60, 2nd round 63, Championship round 60.

Pole Bending

Moriah Gilmore - 1st round 30, 18 with one pole down, 2nd round 24.08 clean.

Jaylyn Garrison - 1st round 23.89, 2nd round 23.14.

Barrels

Becky Jo Dumont - 1st round 23.16 with 1 barrel down, 2nd round 18.20, Championship round 18.72.

Jaylyn Garrison - 1st round18.82, 2nd round 19.25 both clean.

Emily Schall - 1st round 18.76, 2nd round 18.56, Championship round 18.68.

Breakaway Roping

Becky Jo Dumont - 1st round 3.82, 2nd round NT.

Jessica Read - 1st round 3.54, 2nd round 8.46.

Nichele Marmon - 1st round NT, 2nd round NT, Championship round NT.

Tie Down Roping

Colt Nagy - 1st round NT, 2nd round NT.

Cody Sheridan - 1st round NT, 2nd round 22.87.

Shawn George - 1st round NT, 2nd round 27.71.

Goat Tying

Jaylyn Garrison - 1st round 9.82, 2nd round 12.06.

Jessica Read - 1st round 8.58, 2nd round 9.96,Ch. round 9.33.

Team Roping

Nichele Marmon/Dusten Stephens - 1st round NT, 2nd Round NT.

Shawn George/ \Emily Schall - 1st round NT, 2nd round NT.

Cody Sheridan/Colt Nagy - 1st round NT, 2nd round 13.73, Ch. round 20.62.