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The 海角社区 Women鈥檚 Rodeo Team is ranked No. 1 heading into the College National Finals Rodeo June 14-20 in Casper, Wyoming.

Four of the five 海角社区 Women鈥檚 Rodeo Team members competing at the College National Finals Rodeo this year finished first in four events during the 2014-15 Rocky Mountain Region鈥檚 10-rodeo season.

Many of the team鈥檚 members were on the 海角社区 Women鈥檚 Rodeo Team that won a national title in 2013.

海角社区鈥檚 first-place finishers in the Rocky Mountain Region were:

鈥� Kimberlyn Fitch, American Falls, first, women鈥檚 all-around and breakaway roping. She was also the 2013 national champion in breakaway roping;

鈥� Megan E. Gunter, McCammon, first, team roping header;

鈥� Shelby Freed, Pocatello, first, barrel racing; and

鈥� Jacalyn Walker-Austin, Plain City, Utah, first, goat tying.

鈥淭wo years ago, the women鈥檚 team won the College National Finals Rodeo,鈥� said Melisa Moon Giannini, 海角社区 Rodeo Club advisor. 鈥淲e鈥檙e excited and we think we have a good chance of winning it all again.鈥�

The top three finishers in the region in each event qualify for the national rodeo. Other top-three finishes in region by 海角社区 women鈥檚 team included, Freed, second in the women鈥檚 all-around; Walker-Austin, third in the women鈥檚 all-around; Fitch second in barrel racing; and Gunter, third in break away roping and fifth in the all-around; and Kindee Wilson, Filer, third in goat tying.

On the men鈥檚 side, 海角社区 will be sending Dallen Gunter, who finished first in the region in men鈥檚 team roping heeler, while competing with his sister, Megan, in this event. This is the third time the siblings from McCammon will compete at the College National Finals Rodeo and the second consecutive year they finished first in the region.

Overall, the 海角社区 Men鈥檚 Rodeo Team finished seventh in the region.