Ethan Lesiak of the Mid-Plains Community College rodeo team finished first in the bull riding event of the Hastings College rodeo with a score of 80 points.  In the team standings Mid-Plains finished in 10^th position with 25 points.  In the steer wrestling competition, Kris Rasmussen finished in third place at 15.1 seconds.  Tyler Wriedt finished in seventh at 24.6 seconds.

For the season, Mid-Plains is in eighth position in the men’s team standing with 1,095 points.  The women’s team is in 10^th place with 170 points in the Great Plains region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.  Individually on the year, Duell Puttergill is in sixth place in the saddle bronc riding with 260 points.  In bull riding Keali’I’aukai Kaai is in fourth place with 290 points; Colter Glendy is in fifth with 230 points; Tyler Viers is sixth with 190 points; Lesiak is ninth with 120 points; Tyler Wriedt is12th with 80 points and Dakota Rice is 13^th with 70 points.  In steer wrestling Tyler Murray is tied for 12^th with 200 points and Rasmussen is in 14^th with 180 points.

Mid-Plains will participate in their final regular season rodeo at Dickinson State N.D. on May 8 – 9.

The Mid-Plains Community College rodeo team will compete in the Bobby Gottsch Jr. Memorial College Rodeo at Hastings College May 1 – 2.

In the current standings of the Great Plains region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association, the men’s team is currently in eighth place with 1,070 points.  The women’s team is in 10^th place with 170 points.

Individually, Duell Puttergill is in sixth in saddle bronc riding. In bull riding, Keali’i’auka Kaai is in fourth place with 290 points, fifth place is Colter Glendy with 230 points.  Tyler Viers is sixth with 190 points.  Tyler Wriedt is in 11^th place with 80 points and Dakota Rice is tied for 12^th with 70 points. Tyler Murray is tied for 11^th in steer wrestling.

The top three students in each event, and top two men’s and women’s teams from the NIRA’s 11 regions will qualify for the College National Finals Rodeo, which will be held in Casper, Wyo. June 14 – 20 at the Casper Event Center.

The Mid-Plains Community College rodeo team will travel to Spearfish S.D. and compete in the Will Lantis Yellow Jacket Stampede at Black Hills State University on April 24-25 at the Seven Down Arena.

In the Great Plains region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association, the Mid-Plains men’s team is in seventh place with 1070 points and the women’s team is in 10^th place with 110 points.  Individually, Puttergill is in sixth place with 260 points in saddle bronc riding.  Tyler Murray is tied for 11^th in steer wrestling with 200 points. Jacobson is in 14^th place with 110 points in breakaway roping.

In the bull riding, Mid-Plains has five cowboys in the top 15 led by Keali’i’auka Kaai in fourth place with 290 points. Colter Glendy and Tyler Viers are fifth and sixth in the region with 230 and 190 points respectively. Tyler Wriedt is 10^th with 80 points and Dakota Rice is tied for 11^th with 70 points.

The top three students in each event, and top two men’s and women’s teams from the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s 11 regions will qualify for the College National Finals Rodeo held in Casper, Wyo., June 14 – 20.

The top two men’s teams in the region currently are South Dakota State University with 4,265 points and Black Hills State with 3,200 points.  On the women’s side Dickinson State University leads with 3,015 points, followed by Black Hills State with 1,635 points.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team will travel to Brookings, South Dakota to compete in the South Dakota State University Rodeo April 10 -11.

The rodeo is sanctioned by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association in the Great Plains Region.

The rodeo will consist of colleges and universities from the states of Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa.

Mid-Plains is currently in seventh place in the men’s team rankings with 860 points.  The cowboys that are ranked in the Great Plains Region are Duell Puttergill, fifth in saddle bronc riding with 230 points ; Tyler Murray, 10th in steer wrestling with 140 points and 15^th in team roping header with 70 points.

In the bull riding event, there are five cowboys in the top 15 of the Great Plains Region.  Keali’i’aukai Kaai is currently third in the region and 20^th nationally with 290 points.  Colter Glendy is fourth in the region with 230 points.  Tyler Wriedt is ninth with 80 points. Tyler Viers and Dakota Rice are tied for 10^th with 70 points.

Mid-Plains head rodeo coach Dustin Elliott said, “I am excited to get the second half of the season underway.”

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo team will be holding a fund-raising banquet on Saturday, February 7 at the Holiday Inn Express, located at 300 Holiday Frontage Road in North Platte.

Social Hour begins at 5:30 p.m.  Prime Rib / Rocky Mountain Oyster Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.

There will be both a silent auction and a live auction which will take place following the dinner.  Kyle Schow from Ogallala will be the auctioneer.  Two tickets to the 2015 National Finals Rodeo will be auctioned off, along with many other items.

A dance will follow featuring Austin Wahlert.  Wahlert is a singer songwriter originally from Northern Colorado, where he grew up on a family ranch. Wahlert grew up in the world of rodeo participating as a collegiate and professional bull rider who found music along the way.

Tickets for the banquet are $40.00 each and must be purchased in advance prior to February 2 by contacting Cindy Odean at (308) 535-3685 or[email protected] , or can be purchased at Cowboy Up Tack in McCook.​