Cuesta Rodeo Club places seventh in national competition
Dalton Pearce (black hat)
Tristan Ruffoni (white hat). Courtesy photo.
– Two members of the Cuesta College Rodeo Club placed seventh in the team roping competition at the 2015 College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming, which took place June 13-20.
Dalton Pearce of San Luis Obispo and Tristan Ruffoni of Arroyo Grande took home the honor in what was Cuesta College’s first time participating in the national competition.
“It is amazing that Cuesta College, in its first year of having a rodeo club, placed seventh out of 42 teams that competed for the national title in team roping,” said volunteer coach Clint Pearce. “This just shows the world class quality of our competitors and the dedication they have to the sport of rodeo.”
A total of four student athletes participated in the competition; three in team roping (Lane Lowery took 21st place); the fourth, Jacob Gardner, placed 14th in bull riding. Each placed in the top three of their event over the course of the 2014-15 season in the West Coast Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association, which includes California and Nevada. Over 400 students from more than 100 universities and colleges participated in this year’s national competition.
The rodeo club, which was formed during the fall 2014 semester via the Associated Students of Cuesta College, consists of 19 members who are both passionate about rodeo and dedicated to their education; each member is a full-time Cuesta College student. According to Pearce, the membership may double in fall 2015 due to its popularity.
For more information on the rodeo club, call (805) 546-3289.
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