Southwest Region College Rodeos Taken by Tarleton

Southwest region college rodeos wrap up in Lubbock, Texas, of the fall semester for student athletes.

The southwest region is one of the toughest in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Home to some of the biggest college rodeo teams in the nation, The state of Texas is split into two regions, the southern region and the southwest region.

The southern region is made up of schools in east Texas as well as western Louisiana. The southwest region is west Texas and eastern New Mexico colleges. Ranging all the way from Borger to Alpine, Texas, and to Hobbs, New Mexico. 

Tarleton State University leads the both the women's and men's team standings, almost 1,000 points ahead of Western Texas College men's team and 750 points ahead of Clarendon Colleges women's team. 

South Plains Colleges Brey Yore leads the men's all-around and Quincy Sullivan leads the women's all-around representing Clarendon College.

Both all-around winners from each region qualify for the College National Finals Rodeo hosted in Casper, Wyoming, in the event they have the most points in.

Weston Timberman from Clarendon College leads the bareback riding standings. Timberman rides for coach Brett Franks, as well as Sam Petersen who also sits in the top five of the bareback standings. 

Tarleton State University cowboys are dominating the saddle bronc standings with four out of the top five under coach Mark Eakin's direction. Ira Dickinson sits first, Bailey Small is in second, Gus Gaillard is third, and Montgomery Parsons is fifth. 

Chisum Allen and Lane Webb are tied for first in the calf roping. Allen attends Sul Ross University and Webb attends Weatherford College. Allen's win at the last rodeo of the season, hosted by Texas Tech University, was just what he needed to finish the semester off.

Landris White is a veteran bulldogger on the Tarleton rodeo team, he currently leads the standings by 55 points. 

In the team roping, Daxton Hill and Caden Beatty currently sit No. 1, however, Jett Stewart and John Hisel are not far off their heels in second place. 

CNFR qualifier Jordan Driver has led the barrel racing for the majority of the semester. This is Driver's second year at Tarleton and she has her eyes set on another trip to Casper. 

Montana native Harley Meged is winning the breakaway roping. Meged competes for Weatherford College's Johnny Emmons, Emmons is a five time National Finals Rodeo qualifier in the calf roping. Although Meged comes from a calf-roping family herself, Emmons coaching specialty is breakaway and calf roping. 

Tarleton State University's Tori Brower has dominated the goat tying this semester. This is Brower's fourth year college rodeoing, and she currently sits 245 points ahead of second place. 

In the bull riding Charles McFadden from Howard College and Cooper Jacobs from Western Texas College lead the bull riding with 285 points. 

The season is just half over for college rodeo athletes in the southwest region. The remainder of their rodeos will pick back up in the spring, kicking off in Odessa, Texas.