Sheridan College Rodeo Team Places 9th at Central WY College; Hosts Pat Hamilton Memorial This Weekend

The Sheridan College Generals Rodeo Teams competed over the weekend in their second rodeo of the fall season in Riverton, Wyo.

The Women’s team had an exceptional weekend overall, according to SC Rodeo Team Head Coach Marc Gilkerson. 

Sierra Hilgenkamp, of Wall, SD placed fourth overall in the Breakaway Roping with an average time of 5.2 seconds.

Hilgenkamp had the fastest time in the long-go with 2.2 seconds, which was also the fastest run of the weekend.

She is currently in sixth place overall in the region in Breakaway Roping.

Josie Johnson, of Firth, ID, was just shy of making the short-go in Goat Tying. 

She had a time of 8.2 seconds in the long-go. 

Her teammates, Faith Heim, of Bismark, ND, Maci DeHann of Belgrade, MT, and Joey Carley of Philip, SD, were also close to making the short-go in Barrel Racing. 

Heim was twelfth overall with a time of 18.37 seconds, DeHann and Carley tied with a time of 18.42 seconds, placing them at fifteenth and seventeenth, respectively. 

The Team Roping duo of Hilgenkamp and Lanny Brooks, of Faith, SD, had a time of 8.6 seconds, which put them at twelfth overall, just barely missing advancing to the short-go. 

Generals Head Coach, Marc Gilkerson, said, “I am really proud of how well the women did this weekend.  They’ve been working really hard and it showed in Riverton. The men’s team has some things they are going to work on this week in practice. We’ll work hard, reset, and be ready to go this weekend at home.”  

For the Men’s Team, Jake Schlattmann, of Greybull, WY, had a successful Saddle Bronc ride on Friday with a score of 69, which allowed him to advance to Sunday’s short-go. 

Schlattman rode for 70 points during the short-go, placing seventh overall in Saddle Bronc.   

Davis Otto, of Scio, OR, did not have a successful Bareback ride on Friday, but was able to advance to the short-go on Sunday where he earned a score of 70 which placed him fifth overall. 

He is currently eighth overall in the region in Bareback. 

Currently, both the Men’s and Women’s Teams are sitting in ninth place in the Central Rocky Mountain Region.

The Generals are at home this weekend (September 29 – October 1st), hosting the Pat Hamilton Memorial Rodeo at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds.

Performances will take place Friday, Sept. 29, and Saturday, Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. with a short-go on Sunday, Oct. 1 at 10 a.m.

Slack will begin on Friday at noon and Saturday at 9 a.m.

In the case of inclement weather, the location will be moved from the Sheridan County Fairgrounds to Sheridan College’s AgriPark.

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