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A total of 42 riders stepped into the chute for round one of the saddle bronc, with 26 completing their first-round rides. The field will compete in two more rounds of action before that list of competitors is trimmed for the final short-go.
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{gallery}06_15_10/cnfr{/gallery} With Northwest College head rodeo coach Del Nose looking on, the Trappers' Cody Proctor gets set to take her first attempt in breakaway roping competition at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper on Sunday night. Courtesy photo/Matt Young /Casper CollegePowell's Asay sitting second after first go The Northwest College Trappers got off to a rough start on Sunday in the first go of the 2010 College National Finals Rodeo in Casper. For fans following Powell's Kaleb Asay, the night's results were far better. Asay, a sophomore at Vernon College in Texas, emerged from the opening night of CNFR action in second place in the saddle bronc competition. Asay turned in an 81-point ride, finishing as one of just two riders to top 80 points with their first draw.
A total of 42 riders stepped into the chute for round one of the saddle bronc, with 26 completing their first-round rides. The field will compete in two more rounds of action before that list of competitors is trimmed for the final short-go.
The news was not nearly as rosy for Northwest College competitors.
Breakaway ropers Haily Hamlin and Cody Proctor find themselves with a mountain to climb. Both failed to record times in their opening round of competition, placing them behind the 31 others in their event who successfully got on the scoreboard on Sunday evening. A total of 53 participants are competing in breakaway roping at this year's CNFR.
Bullrider Cayd Kluesner met with a similar fate on Sunday. Kluesner, competing despite a torn knee ligament, was tossed before the eight-second horn sounded to finish with no score.
If there's any measure of consolation for Kluesner, it lies in the fact that he was hardly alone in that outcome. Out of a field of 36 bullriders, only eight successfully stayed aboard, meaning a good ride in round 2 puts Kluesner right back in the thick of the chase.
All three Northwest College participants, as well as Asay, were scheduled to compete in their second CNFR go on Monday night. Asay and Kluesner will participate in their third go on Tuesday. Proctor's third round will take place on Thursday while Hamlin wraps up round 3 competition on Friday.
