Feather River College Athletics announces that the men’s rodeo team placed third at the Fresno State University Rodeo and the Bakersfield College Rodeo, with freshman Ian Leavitt taking the title of regional leader in bareback riding. After riding in the West Hills Community College Rodeo yesterday, Nov. 27, the team is set to compete in the Allan Hancock College Rodeo today and tomorrow, Nov. 28 and 29 at the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Grounds.
Fresno results
At the Fresno State University Rodeo Nov. 7 at the Clovis Rodeo Grounds, results were as follows:
- Men’s team: third place
- Women’s team: seventh place
- Men’s all around: Cache Montgomery, fourth place
- Bareback riding: Ian Leavitt, second place
- Steer wrestling: James Peterson, second place; Cache Montgomery, sixth place
- Team roping heeler: Cache Montgomery, sixth place
- Breakaway roping: Emilee Miller, sixth place
- Goat tying: Ava Solberg, eighth place
Bakersfield results
At the Bakersfield College Rodeo Nov. 8 and 9 at the Kern County Fairgrounds, results were as follows:
- Men’s team: third place
- Saddle bronc: Ian Livingstone, third place
- Bareback riding: Ian Leavitt, first place
- Bull riding: Hunter Maxwell, first place
- Steer wrestling: Cache Montgomery, third place
- Short round qualifiers/top 10: all of the above, plus Garrett Christiansen in tie-down roping, Emilee Miller in breakaway roping and Emily Bennett in breakaway roping
Regional standings
At the conclusion of the Fresno and Bakersfield events, FRC rodeo held the following regional standings:
- Men’s team: fourth place
- Women’s team: eighth place
- Saddle bronc: Ian Livingstone, fourth place
- Bareback riding: Ian Leavitt, first place
- Bull riding: Hunter Maxwell, second place
- Steer wrestling: James Peterson, second place; Cache Montgomery, fourth place
- Team roping heeler: Cache Montgomery, 13th place