Posted: Sep 30, 2019
2019 Rustler Roundup Rodeo in the Books
The Rustler Rodeo Team hosted their hometown rodeo this past weekend. Even with the unsettled fall weather they were able to produce a quality regional rodeo, and after the short round on Sunday, there was a lot of buzz about the upcoming Freshman Rickey Williams.
Rickey was the only Rustler to make it to the short round. He placed second in the first round after spurring his bareback horse for 74 points. In the short round, he rode his first horse and received a score of 54 points with the option of a re-ride because the judges didn't think the horse he had drawn gave him the opportunity to win, he took it. The second horse he got on had plenty of power and bucked him off at about five seconds, this resulted in him receiving a no score. The Sankey Pro Rodeo bucking horses were great and only two cowboys were able to cover two head which allowed Rickey to also place fourth in the average with only one score.
"We had a great crowd for our rodeos this past weekend," said Coach Schrock. "The Friday afternoon performance proved to be a hit when three quarters of grand stands were filled up with elementary kids that were bused in to watch some college rodeo action. This is the second year we have done this and will continue to do it in hopes that each year we get more students to come down and hopefully build more fans for the sport of rodeo. It was also amazing the amount of people that came out to the Rodeo Booster Club BBQ and performance on Saturday afternoon, especially with the rain and lighting storms that rolled through. I would like to personally thank everyone that did, we hope you enjoyed the show. The team and coaching staff did a great job helping produce the rodeo. We had four kids just out of making the short round on Sunday, but Rickey Williams showed some real guts and I am proud of him for trying to win first place and taking his re-ride. He could have taken his 54 point ride and placed in both the round and higher in the average but he was shooting for first and that is commendable. This is a short week of practice for us as we will leave for Lamar, Colorado on Thursday morning. Slack starts down there on Friday afternoon so we will be able to get out to the golf course to cheer on the golf team that morning before we head to the fairgrounds."
