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The College of Southern Idaho rodeo team finished its five-rodeo fall schedule last weekend in Cedar City, Utah, at the Southern Utah University Rocky Mountain Region Rodeo.

The CSI cowboys and cowgirls, who will be off until their annual home rodeo in early March, finished the fall season in strong position to make a few runs at individual buckles when the College National Finals Rodeo comes around in June.

The CSI cowboys are ranked third in the region and 11th nationally with 2,234.5 points, while the Golden Eagles cowgirls are second in the region and sixth nationally with 1,323 points. Part of the CSI cowgirls' success can be attributed to former Gooding High School standout Italy Jo Sheehan, who finishes the fall ranked No. 1 in the nation in barrel racing. Sheehan has compiled 595 points in the event and capped the fall season off with a barrel racing win at the Southern Utah rodeo.

CSI bull rider Zack Elliott capped off a solid fall with two scoring rides and a first-place finish at Southern Utah that vaulted him into first in the regional standings and third nationally at 460 points.

Alex Wright is ranked sixth nationally in saddle bronc, while Drew Hummel is eighth in the nation in tie-down roping. Shane Oliver has also been solid in bull riding and is 13th in the nation.

Former Oakley standout Cade Taylor ends the fall ranked fourth in saddle bronc and 10th as a team roping heeler in regional competition, while Dustin Gilstrap, Drew Hummel and Tyson Brown are all ranked among the top five competitors in their respective events.

The Idaho State cowboys and cowgirls are ranked fourth and third, respectively in Rocky Mountain Region competition.

While the Golden Eagles won't be tearing up the arena floor in competition for a few months, they'll keep busy by planning the program's annual boxing smoker, traditionally held in late January. The event has been a yearly crowd-pleaser as CSI cowboys and cowgirls, along with members of other regional colleges, trade ropes and spurs for boxing gloves for the one-night slugfest.

Rocky Mountain Region Rodeo

At Southern Utah University, Oct. 28-29

Final results

Men's team scores: 1. Weber State 745; 2. Utah Valley State 640; 3. Idaho State 370; 4. Dixie State 285; 5. CSI 280; 6. Utah State 170; 7. Southern Utah 70; 8. Salt Lake CC 40.

Women's team scores: Weber State 855; 2. Dixie State 370; 3. CSI 230; 4. Idaho State 170; 5. Utah State 60; 6. Utah State-Uintah Basin 50.

CSI individual finishers (Two goes, combined results)

Saddle bronc: 3. Cade Taylor 74 points; 4. Alex Wright 63.

Bareback: 4. Dustin Gilstrap 68 points.

Bull riding: 1. Zack Elliott 150 points; 2. Shane Oliver 69.

Steer wrestling: 2. Marc Morrison 10.5 seconds; 7. Matt Ervin 14.9.

Barrel racing: 1. Italy Jo Sheehan 35.41 seconds.

Breakaway roping: 7. Lacey England 3.4 seconds.

Goat tying: 5. Jacki Smith 17.9 seconds.

Rocky Mountain Region Standings

Through Oct. 29

Men's team scores: 1. Utah Valley State 4,148; 2. Weber State 2,567.5; 3. CSI 2,234.5; 4. Idaho State 1,687; 5. Utah State 935; 6. Dixie State 586; 7. Salt Lake CC 517; 8. Southern Utah 492; 9. Utah State-Uintah Basin 130.

Women's team scores: 1. Weber State 2,202.5; 2. CSI 1,323; 3. Idaho State 1,110; 4. Utah State 932; 5. Dixie State 621; 6. Salt Lake CC 529; 7. Utah Valley State 471.5; 8. Utah State-Uintah Basin 353; 9. Southern Utah 42.

CSI individual point standings

Saddle bronc: 2. Alex Wright 570; 4. Cade Taylor 240; 8. (tie) Monty Johnson 70.

Bareback: 4. Dustin Gilstrap 270; 7. (tie) Zack Elliott 70.

Bull riding: 1. Zack Elliott 460; 3. Shane Oliver 280; 5. Monty Johnson 190.

Tie-down roping: 3. Drew Hummel 327.5; 14. Andrew Taylor 69.

Steer wrestling: 4. Tyson Brown 220; 8. Marc Morrison 195; 11. Andrew Taylor 175; 12. Matt Ervin 173.

Team roping (header): 12. Kelsea Krenka 107; 13. Italy Jo Sheehan 100; 14. Kortni Scott 93.

Team roping (heeler): 10. Cade Taylor 107; 13. Drew Hummel 93.

Barrel racing: 1. Italy Jo Sheehan 595.

Breakaway roping: 11. Tarah Lappin 107; 12. Bobbi Wing 105; 15. (tie) Megan Mackenzie, Jacki Smith 95.

Goat tying: 7. Jacki Smith 231; 10. Kelsea Krenka 100; 14. Italy Jo Sheehan 20.

NIRA National Standings

Through Oct. 29

Men's team scores (Top 10): 1. Utah Valley State 4,148; 2. Montana State 3,907.5; 3. Central Wyoming 3,150; 4. National American 2,985; 5. Western Montana 2,591; 6. Weber State 2,567.5; 7. West Hills 2,531.5; 8. Dickinson State 2,465.5; 9. Feather River 2,366.5; 10. Western Texas 2,268.33; 11. CSI 2,234.5.

Women's team scores (Top 10): 1. Montana State 2,558.5; 2. Wyoming 2,325; 3. Weber State 2,202.5; 4. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 1,759.83; 5. UNLV 1,567; 6. CSI 1,323; 7. Dickinson State 1,300; 8. New Mexico State 1,270; 9. Arkansas-Monticello 1,260; 10. Texas Tech-Lubbock 1,200.

CSI individual point standings

Saddle bronc: 6. Alex Wright 570.

Bull riding: 3. Zack Elliott 460; 13. Shane Oliver 280.

Tie-down roping: 8. Drew Hummel 327.5.

Barrel racing: 1. Italy Jo Sheehan 595.