October 14, 1997
For Immediate Release
Contact: Judy Willson, SID
505.562.4309 or 356-4755

ENMU Women's Rodeo Team finishes 3rd at Vernon

(Portales, N.M.) --- The Eastern New Mexico University women's rodeo team took third place at the Vernon Regional Junior College Rodeo over the weekend with 93 points in goat tying.

Jennifer Zeller (So., Flower Mound, Texas) took second place in the finals of goat tying with an 8.1, while junior Brandi Curtis (Roswell) tied for fifth place with a 8.5.

The Greyhound rodeo team did not accumulate any points but several individuals advanced to the finals. Felipe Aragon (So., Tome) tied for third in the bull riding with 71 points. Garrett Goodson (So., Portales) and Jimmy Mardis (Jr., Muleshoe, Texas) paired up in the team roping to tie for fifth place with a time of 7.7.

Up Next...the ENMU rodeo team has a few weeks off before competing at Texas Tech on November 6-8 in Lubbock, Texas.

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