Feather River Wins Big at 81st Annual Poly Royal Rodeo

April 17, 2023

San Luis Obispo- The Feather River College rodeo team had an outstanding showcase last weekend at the Annual Poly Royal rodeo. The rodeo consisted of a one header hosted by Cuesta College and a long/short go format hosted by Cal Poly State University.

The Feather River College Men's team won the first rodeo with a total of 891 points and finished second in the next rodeo with 810 points. The FRC Women's team finished 5^th in the first rodeo and 3^rd in the second rodeo. The Men's team is currently sitting 2^nd in the region 9 points behind Cal Poly State University and the Women are ranked 5^th in the region.

Top Performers Rodeo #1 – Cuesta One Header

Caden Grisedale won the Men's All-Around title.

Cole Dodds finished 4^th in the All-Around.

Cobie Dodds finished 5^th in the All-Around.

Alexander Kruger finished 6^th in the All-Around, 3^rd in the team roping, 7^th in the tie-down roping.

Davis Mardesich won the saddle bronc riding.

Caden Grisedale finished 4^th in the saddle bronc riding, 2^nd in the team roping, and won the steer wrestling.

Cobie Dodds finished 6^th in the tie-down roping, 4^th in the team roping, and 6^th in the steer wrestling.

Cole Dodds finished 3^rd in the steer wrestling and 4^th in the team roping.

Kolton King finished 2^nd in the team roping (header).

Joseph Rawls finished 7^th in the team roping.

Austin Van Nest finished 3^rd in the team roping.

Garrett Shell finished 7^th in the team roping.

Kylie Askew finished 8^th in the team roping.

Emily Kramer finished 4^th in the goat tying.

Top Performers Rodeo #2 – Cal Poly Long/Short Go

Cole Dodds finished 2^nd in the All-Around.

Cody Stewart finished 3^rd in the All-Around.

Cobie Dodds finished 4^th in the All-Around.

Cody Stewart won the tie-down roping buckle with a combined time of 19.5 and finished 3^rd in the team roping.

Cole Dodds won the team roping buckle with a 14.3 on two steers in the team roping and placed 2^nd in the tie-down with a combined time of 22.1.

Cobie Dodds won the team roping buckle with a 14.3 on two and finished 5^th in the tie-down with a combined time of 25.1.

Garrett Shell finished 6^th with a combined time of 27.7 in the steer wrestling.

Austin Van Nest placed 7^th in the steer wrestling.

Davis Mardesich finished 9^th in the team roping.

Kylie Askew finished 6^th with a 23.4 on two head in the team roping.

Kamish Wagner tied for 3^rd place in the breakaway average with a 6.0 on two head.

Emily Kramer placed 5^th with a 14.2 on two in the goat tying.

All of these results can be seen at Standings: NIRA - National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association under the West Coast Region link.

Up Next

The Golden Eagles will travel to Las Vegas, NV for a pair of rodeos on May 12^th & 13^th.