Haugen Lands Eighth in Average in Goat Tying at CNFR

CASPER -- A missed rope toss, an uncooperative steer and a goat that did not stay down led to a rough championship run for three University of Wyoming team members Saturday night at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper.

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The only person who found some success was Landry Haugen in goat tying. As one of two Cowgirls in the same event, the Sturgis, S.D., Cowgirl entered the short go in 11th place and improved three positions to end the season eighth in the average.

She made a clean run, stopping the clock in 6.6 seconds, the short go's fifth-best time. She was 27.3 in the aggregate, with Tarleton State University's Tori Brower winning the national title with a 24.5-second overall time on four.

For three of her teammates, things did not go in their favor:

-- Josie Mousel, who had the entire week's top time in goat tying at 5.7 seconds in the second go round, was on her way to a good time after a clean run, dismount and tie of the goat's three legs. However, her goat kicked out of its tie and did not stay on the ground for the required 6 seconds. She finished 11th in the aggregate.

Mousel, who entered the short go in the No. 7 position, finished her sophomore season with three qualified times of 20.1 seconds in the aggregate.

-- UW's Jacob Wang never had a chance to bulldog his steer. Once the Baker, Mont., Cowboy nodded his head to signal he was ready for this steer wrestling attempt, things quickly went south. The steer came out of the chute, took a couple of steps and abruptly stopped dead in its track before even making a meaningful run out into the arena. The 6-foot-7 Cowboy quickly attempted to catch the steer's horns, but sailed over the steer's head. A no-time put him 11th in the final standings.

The UW junior had entered the bulldogging short go as the competitor with the third-best time in the aggregate at 17.1 seconds through three rounds. He contributed to the Cowboys' team score by winning the second go in 4.2 seconds.

-- For Jordyn McNamee, from Buffalo, her hopes of scoring in the short go ended right under 3 seconds. The rope slipped off the calf's head in breakaway roping resulting in a no-time, and placed her 10th in the overall aggregate. The UW Cowgirl entered the final round sitting in the No. 6 spot to end her UW career.

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