DICKINSON, N.D. – Bismarck State College rodeo athletes turned in a string of top performances at the Blue Hawk Stampede in Dickinson, highlighted by a runner-up finish in the men's team standings and multiple individual placings across events.

The Mystics' men's team secured second place overall, while the women's squad finished tied for seventh. Hadly Erickson capped a standout weekend by earning Reserve Champion honors in the Men's All Around, boosted by top-three results in multiple events.

In the roughstock, Trevor Andrews claimed second place in bareback riding with teammate Elijah Ramos finishing fourth. Ty Brenna added a third-place finish in saddle bronc.

BSC's timed-event competitors also impressed. Parker Sandstrom led the way in steer wrestling with a first-place finish, followed by Erickson in second and Cael Hilzendeger in third to give the Mystics a podium sweep. Erickson also picked up top-10 finishes in tie-down roping (8th) and team roping (5th with Grady Larson). Sandstrom added seventh in tie-down and ninth in team roping with Kellie Dunlop.

The Hansen brothers contributed to the team-roping leaderboard as Tyler and Kale Hansen finished second, while Erickson and Larson landed fifth.

On the women's side, Caroline Witte finished fourth in breakaway roping. In barrel racing, Gabi Irving earned third and Addison Salverson placed eighth.

Other strong finishes included Daylon Danks (5th, tie-down), Kale Hansen (10th, tie-down), and Chesney Gjermundson (10th, goat tying).

Here are the full results for the Mystics:

Event	Athlete(s)	Result
Men's Team		2nd Place
Women's Team		T-7th Place
Men's All Around	Hadly Erickson	Reserve Champion
Bareback Riding	Trevor Andrews	2nd
	Elijah Ramos	4th
Goat Tying	Chesney Gjermundson	10th
Steer Wrestling	Parker Sandstrom	1st
	Hadly Erickson	2nd
	Cael Hilzendeger	3rd
Breakaway Roping	Caroline Witte	4th
Saddle Bronc Riding	Ty Brenna	3rd
Tie-Down Roping	Daylon Danks	5th
	Parker Sandstrom	7th
	Hadly Erickson	8th
	Kale Hansen	10th
Team Roping	Tyler Hansen & Kale Hansen	2nd
	Hadly Erickson & Grady Larson	5th
	Kellie Dunlop & Parker Sandstrom	9th
Barrel Racing	Gabi Irving	3rd
	Addison Salverson	8th

The Rodeo team will now gear up to host the Mystics Stampede this weekend, Oct. 3 and 4, at Dale Pahlke Arena in Mandan, N.D.

This year's stampede is shaping up to be a big one. Held in conjunction with BSC's Homecoming, Saturday's performance will see a king and queen coronation as this year's homecoming court is ushered into the arena by way of stagecoach. The Mystics Stampede is BSC's only home rodeo of the season. Come out and support your Mystics and celebrate all the festivities the Homecoming has to offer.

For tickets and more information about the rodeo, visit bismarckstate.edu/Rodeo.
 

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