By Jem Sherman, Journalism Student at Emery High School
The Emery rodeo team attended three different rodeos over spring break. The first rodeo was hosted by the Spikers rodeo team, Emery rodeo athletes traveled to Ogden. The results for the first performance; Kamz Rich took first in the bull riding, with Dalton Allred taking second.
In breakaway, Shaynee Fox took fourth, while Will Jeffs took fifth in steer wrestling, Trent and Stace Gilbert took third in team roping, and Monty Christiansen taking fourth in reined cow horse.
The results for the second performance: Quirt Payne took fourth in bareback riding, Dalton Allred took second in the bull riding, Rich took fourth in the bull riding, Trent and Stace Gilbert took eighth in team roping, Blake Olsen placed ninth in team roping and Wyatt Fox took first in the rifle shoot.
On April 5, Emery rodeo athletes attended a high school rodeo in Price hosted by the Carbon High rodeo team. The results for the rodeo, Payne took fifth in bareback riding, Rich took second in the bull riding and Cache Allred took ninth in trap shooting.
The next day, rodeo athletes traveled to Mt. Pleasant, the high school rodeo was hosted by the Sanpete High rodeo team. The results for the rodeo, Garek Bennett took fourth in bareback, and Payne took fifth in bareback, Jeffs took second in steer wrestling, Rich took third in bull riding, Graycee Mills took fourth in breakaway, Cody Howard took third in rifle shoot, and Christiansen took fourth in reined cow horse.
These student athletes are working hard and are hopeful for a great season.