By Julie Johansen
Austin Allred won first place in bull riding at the opening high school rodeo of the season. He was the only rider to ride all three bulls at the Intermountain Icebreaker held at the Golden Spike Arena, March 3, 4 and 5 in Ogden.
Allred received third place on Thursday, second place on Friday and second place in the short go on Saturday, receiving a buckle each time. He was first place in average, for which he also received a buckle and a saddle.
This was the 5th Annual Intermountain Icebreaker Rodeo for all current high school and junior high school members of the National High School Rodeo Association. The participants were competing for $35,000 in trophies, buckles and saddles. Contestants came from all over the United States.
Other area contestants included Morgan Jensen, Carbon, who was fourth on Saturday in the short go and fifth overall in barrel racing. Louie Ivie of Emery was fifth in tie down roping on Thursday and third in the short go on Saturday. Hayden Cloward, Emery, placed second in team roping on Thursday with his partner Kycen Winn from the Sevier rodeo team. Spartans McKoy Christiansen and Nathan Urie participated in the saddle bronc riding. Christiansen was fourth on Thursday and finished fifth overall and Urie was third on Friday and finished fourth overall. Afton McCourt, Jaecee Kraync, Taylor Wilstead and Ty Gordon also competed.
Both rodeo teams, Carbon and Emery, are getting ready for the high school rodeo season, which officially begins the first weekend of April in Ogden at The Golden Spike Arena sponsored by the Spikers Rodeo team.