Mesalands Community College’s rodeo team recently competed at Dine’s College in Tsaile, Ariz., where the men’s team brought home a championship title and finished in second place.

Fran Marchand of Omak, Wash. claimed two championship titles at Dine’s College, including the Men’s All-Around title and the saddle bronc event champion title. Marchand also placed fifth in bareback riding.

The women’s team finished in fifth place with Shelby Rita of Sunset Beach, Hawaii placing seventh in team roping.

Other individual standings at Dine’s college included:

J2 Bridges

Second place in bareback riding

Fifth place in steer wrestling

Sawyer Stotts

Sixth place in bareback riding

K.C. Peterson

Seventh place in bareback riding

Ty Nuffer

Fifth place in saddle bronc riding

Clay Elkins

Third place in steer wrestling

Austin Woods

Fourth place in steer wrestling

James Hayes

Fourth place in bull riding

Cody Bullock

Fifth place in bull riding

Tel Honeycutt/Kalob Lepp

Fourth place in team roping

The next rodeo competition for the rodeo team will be at New Mexico State University, Oct. 29-30.

— Submitted by Kimberly Hanna