HARRISON, Ark. -- The University of West Alabama wranglers competed this weekend at the North Arkansas College Rodeo with the men’s team placing fourth and the women finishing fifth.

The Tiger men scored 595 points to finish 1.7 points better than Tennessee-Martin. Missouri Valley College won the event with 665 points, followed by Southern Arkansas in second. Troy grabbed third with 600 points, five points ahead of UWA.

Tyler Pearson and Anthony Norwood finished first and second respectively in the steer wrestling, as Josh Napp finished sixth. Todd Bledsoe claimed second in the bareback riding with Blake Cavataio finishing sixth in the calf roping. The team of Pearson and Chad Martin finished seventh in the team roping as Pearson was named Men’s All Around.

The UWA women placed fifth with 90 points. Troy took the top honor with 405 points as Murray State finished second with 295 points. Arkansas State placed third with 220 points followed by Arkansas-Monticello finished fourth with 180 points.

In breakaway roping, Sydney Bailey finished seventh followed by Kelley Lacey in 10^th place. Lauren Hedrick claimed a seventh place finish in goat tying and finished sixth in barrel racing as Natasha Parker placed seventh.

The Tiger wranglers travel to Martin, Tenn., to participate in the Tennessee-Martin Rodeo on April 12^th with the rodeo concluding on the 14^th.