Maverick Rodeo competes in Cedar City

The first rodeo of the year for the Maverick Rodeo team ended in a top 8 finish for the Men's team and a reserve championship finish for the Women's, who saw all 4 appointed points team members contribute to their total of 300 points on the weekend.

Highest earning honors went to Freshman Cheyenne Brown in the Goat tying, as she split 2/3/4 in round one, 2^nd in round two and ended up second in the average with a 14 flat on two. Teammates Kailyn Beauvais, Makayla Ware, Kylie Ann Behrendt, and McKenzie Crockett also finished finished 4^th,7^th, 5^th, and 10^th in the average respectively.

Team Captain, Junior Josie Fitzsimmons came back in the 4^th High call spot and moved used her two solid runs to secure 6.0 on two head and 2^nd place in the average setting a new PR for her career in both time and single event points. While Junior Jessy Pelloni and Sophomore
McKenzie Crockett both made the short round in the barrel racing. Pelloni recorded the single fastest time of the rodeo to win go round one, and stayed solid in the average to claim reserve champion honors, while Crockett made it back in the 9^th high call spot but used the Saturday night run to pick up Go Round points in the Short Go.

Notable accomplishments from the Men's team came from Sophomores Isaiah Skalberg and Luis Rico who both had success in the their collegiate rodeo debuts, placing 3^rd in the first round of the Team Roping.

Next weeks competition will be hosted in Pocatello, Idaho by the Idaho State University Bengals.

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Players Mentioned

Kylie Ann Behrendt: Sophomore

Josie Fitzsimmons: Junior

Jessy Pelloni: Junior

Isaiah Skalberg: Sophomore

Cheyenne Brown: Freshman

Luis Rico: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kylie Ann Behrendt
: Sophomore

Josie Fitzsimmons
: Junior

Jessy Pelloni
: Junior

Isaiah Skalberg
: Sophomore

Cheyenne Brown
: Freshman

Luis Rico
: Sophomore