The University of Nebraska-Lincoln rodeo team kicked off its season with six individual top 10 finishes and an event title at the Falcon Frontier Days Rodeo hosted by University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
Junior Jadon Skavdahl took home the title in Saddle Bronc Riding to lead Nebraska in the season opener. Graduate student Jaya Nelson was fifth in Breakaway Roping and junior Kylee Ruff and freshman Logan Lindsley were eighth in Goat Tying and Tie-Down Roping, respectively. In Team Roping, the team of Nelson and sophomore Cayson Johnston finished in ninth place, while the sophomore pair of Hailey O'Daniel and Brylee Wright finished in 10th place.
The team will be back on the road September 17-19 for a pair of rodeos hosted by Mid-Plains Community College in Sutherland, Neb.
