Cochise Rodeo team competes in Regional Rodeo in Payson over the weekend

PAYSON, Ariz. --- The Cochise College Rodeo team took the road to Payson, Arizona, this weekend to compete in the 2nd Regional Rodeo event of the season. The annual Grand Canyon Regional Rodeo took place at the Payson Event Center on Saturday, April 26th to give teams and individual members another opportunity to qualify for the national finals in Casper, Wyoming in June.

Below are the individual results courtesy of the Cochise College Rodeo Program Facebook page:

Tie Down Roping

Taten Erickson (1st place - Average, 1st place - Long Round, 4th place - Short Round)

Team Roping

Rylee McRoberts (2nd place - Average, 1st/2nd place - Long Round)

Steer Wrestling

Taten Erickson (4th place - Short Round)

Bull Riding

Braulio Barraza (1st place - Average, 1st place - Long Round, 2nd place - Short Round)

Goat Tying

Macie Fowlie (1st place - Average, 1st/2nd split - Long Round, 2nd place - Short Round)

Murphy Gaasch (6th place - Average, 6th place - Short Round)

Saddle Bronc Riding

Teran Broderson (4th place - Average)

Tristan Goodwin (3rd place - Average)

Short Round Qualifiers

Tristan Goodwin (Tie Down Roping/Team Roping)

Garrett Berreth (Tie Down Roping/Team Roping)

Murphy Gaasch and Sterling Miller (Team Roping)

Up Next..

The final rodeo event of the 2025 Spring season will take place this weekend in Prescott, Arizona, on Saturday, May 3rd, at the Prescott Rodeo Grounds for the 3rd and final NIRA Grand Canyon Regional Rodeo.