MARSHALL, Mo. – In the first competition of the rodeo season held this past weekend at Missouri Valley College, Brian Dowdy (Pontotoc) placed second in the bull riding and Cody Skelton (Holly Springs) split 5/6th place in the calf roping to highlight the performances from Northwest.

As a team, the Northwest men placed ninth of nine teams with 125 points, while event host Missouri Valley ran away with the first place title with 755 total points. Dowdy earned 100 points and Skelton earned the remaining 25.

On the women's side, UT-Martin scored 670 points to win by a comfortable 400 points over second place Murray State. The Northwest women did not place.

The team will head out to Magnolia, Ark., this weekend on the campus of Southern Arkansas University.