Lindsey Branch, UMW Sports Information
DILLON, Mont. – The Montana Western men's and women's rodeo teams are excited to represent Montana Western and the Dillon community this weekend as they host the annual Montana Western Home Rodeo on Sept. 27-28 at the Beaverhead County Fairgrounds.
The weekend rodeo is the final rodeo of the fall season, with action ramping back up in April next spring.
Prior to the action, there will be a rodeo welcome social hosted by Atomic 79 at 4pm. Action will then begin on Friday night at 7 p.m. for the first performance of the weekend. The Saturday slack begins at 8 a.m. with the Calcutta immediately following at 1:30 p.m. at The Den. The short-go will then bring our top competitors in each event back to the arena at 7 p.m. for championship night.
Both Friday and Saturday night will be streamed on the Cowboy Channel app, with the slack being streamed on the Montana Western Athletics YouTube page.
Entry to the rodeo will cost $15 for general admission each night. Concessions will be hosted by the Montana Western women's basketball team. Rodeo programs will be on sale for $5 a program.
Heading into this weekend, the men's rodeo team sits in second place in the region standings with the women's team in a close fourth place behind the University of Montana.
Friday night's performance will feature numerous Bulldogs in various events.
In bareback riding, Cooper Olaveson and Jeremy Kay will both get a ride on Friday. Olaveson is currently sitting in third overall in the region with a total of 245.5 points. Kay follows just behind with 216 points heading into the weekend.
Heading in to steer wrestling, five Bulldogs will be featured in the event including 2024 CNFR qualifiers Jake Deveraux and Jhet Murphy. Carson Daniels, Cole Trexler, and Tatum Hansen round out the five. Hansen is in sixth in the region with 126 points this fall season.
Goat tying will feature Erin McGinley, Jaycie Richey, and 2024 CNFR goat tying short-round qualifier and current Big Sky Region leader Tavy Leno.
Three pairs of UMW team ropers will run on Friday night. Desi Coombs and Teely Bott, Jake Miller and Everitt Mauler, and Leno and Jacee Winward will be featured in the event.
A whopping five Bulldog men will be competing in saddle bronc riding this year, including Chase Martin who is leading the Big Sky Region in the event and 2024 CNFR qualifier Cade Costello who sits in third in the region. Olaveson and Paul O'Hair will also be competing in the event, as well as Carson Klingler who will make his first appearance in the event this fall.
Three Bulldog women will be featured in breakaway roping, Jaycie Richey, Laura Haight, and current Big Sky Region breakaway roping leader Tynell Mclnenly.
Two Bulldog men are slated to compete in tie down roping in Kyler Erickson and Cooper Pavkov.
In barrel racing, a pair of Bulldogs, Richey and Samantha Gerlach, will look for a clean run.
Rounding out the first night will be bull riding, featuring the 2024 Big Sky Region champion, CNFR qualifier, and newest member of the PBR Nashville Stampede Gavin Knutson. Kay will also compete in the event, his second rough stock event for the evening.
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