CASPER, Wyo. -- Members of the University of West Alabama rodeo team competed in the College National Rodeo Finals at the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming June 10 through June 16.

“I thought we competed well,” Tigers coach Jayson Schoenfeld said. “We ran into a little tough luck, but overall I was proud of the way we competed.”

Senior Todd Bledsoe finished 11^th in bareback riding to lead the Tiger men, who finished third in the Ozark Region standings. Seniors Joshua Napp and Tyler Pearson competed in steer wrestling, with Pearson taking 17^th and Napp finishing 21^st. Senior Brandon Reynolds participated in bull riding.

Sophomore Casey Chapman and senior Kelly Lacey placed 25^th and 39^th respectively in barrel racing to pace the West Alabama women, who placed second in the Ozark Region standings. Sophomore Lauren Hedrick was 41^st in goat tying and 43^rd in the breakaway-roping event. Junior Natasha Parker rounded out the Tiger women by finishing 36^th in breakaway roping.