Triplett average winner in bull riding
The Daily Inter Lake
Matt Triplett led the Flathead Valley High School Rodeo Team will three first-place finishes at the District 5 Rodeo Finals at Majestic Valley Arena last weekend.
Triplett, a sophomore at Columbia Falls High School, was the lone bull rider to cover three bulls.
Triplett scored a 70 during a qualifying rodeo and came back with scores of 71 and 63 in the district finals.
Triplett heads to the State Rodeo Finals in Missoula tied atop the state standings in his event.
Lexy Rianda, a Kalispell senior, is tied for first in the standings in goat tying and breakaway roping. She's sixth in the all-around standings.
The FVHSRT had 13 individuals qualify for the State Rodeo Finals
Results from the qualifying rodeo, two sessions of district finals and state qualifiers are listed below.
District 5 Rodeo Finals
May 31-June 1
Majestic Valley Arena
Qualifying Rodeo
FVHSRT Results
Barrel racing - 7. Shelbi Scherping, 17.87; 9 (tie) Lexy Rianda, 17.90
Pole bending - 8. Stephanie Eisinzmer, 22.42
Goat tying - 3. Lexy Rianda, 9.59
Breakaway roping - 5. Lexy Rianda, 10.33
Bull riding - 1. Matt Triplett, 70
Team roping - 2. Cassie Jumper/Wilson Pike 11.98.
District 5 Rodeo No. 1
Barrel racing - 4. Shelbi Schroder, 17.32; 5. Abbey Johnson, 17.42
Pole bending - 4. Kimmy Nelson, 21.47 10. Stephanie Eisenzimer, 22.60
Goat tying - 1. Lexy Rian
da, 9.24
Breakaway roping - 5. Lexy Rianda, 11.31
Bull riding - 1. Matt Triplett, 71.
District #5 Rodeo No. 2
Barrel racing - 2. Cassie Jumper, 17.38; 4. Shelbi Shroeder, 17.47; 6. Kimmy Nelson, 17.50; 7. Shelby Scherping; 9. Sarah Ham, 17.65
Pole Bending - 3. Cassie Jumper, 21.17; 7. Quindee Averill, 22.29; 9. Casey Pearson, 22.84
Goat tying - 6. Sarah Ham, 10.63
Breakaway roping - 4. Lexy Rianda, 4.05; 5. Stephanie Eisenzimer, 4.25
Bull Riding - 1. Matt Triplett 63.
Average
Barrel racing - 3. Shelbi Schroeder, 34.79; 5. Abbey Johnson, 35.20
Breakaway roping - 3. Lexy Rianda, 15.36.
Bull riding - 1. Matt Triplett, 134
Pole bending - 5. Quindee Averill, 45.47
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FVHSRT State Qualifiers
Sarah Ham, Columbia Falls, senior - Goat tying, breakaway roping, barrel racing, pole bending
Cassie Jumper, Kalispell, senior - Barrel racing, pole bending, breakaway
Lexy Rianda, Kalispell, senior - Goat tying , breakaway roping (tied for first), team roping, barrel racing, pole bending
Quindee Averill, Bigfork, junior - Barrel racing, breakaway roping
Steph Eisenzimer, Kalispell, junior - Barrel racing, pole bending, breakaway roping
Matt Triplett, Columbia Falls, sophomore - Bull riding
Matt Baumgardner, Kalispell, junior - Bull riding
Shelbi Schroeder, Kalispell, sophomore - Barrel racing and pole bending
Dillon Wilkinson, Kalispell, sophomore - Saddle bronc
Katie Newman, Kalispell, freshman - Pole bending, goat tying
Shelbi Scherping, Whitefish, freshman - Barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying
Wilson Pike, Kalispell, freshman - Calf roping, team roping
Jake Andrews, Kalispell, sophomore - Calf roping, steer wresting, team roping