Northern rodeo team begins spring season with competition in Bozeman

The Montana State University-Northern rodeo team is back in the saddle for the spring.

The team traveled to Bozeman last weekend for the first rodeo of the season.

The three-day event had large crowds and provided a lot of excitement for the fans, coach Betty Clark said.

After the completion of the long-go on Friday night, Northern had three team members qualify for the short-go on Saturday night.

Doug Kallenberger placed fourth in the saddle bronc with a score of 58 but was bucked off before the 8-second whistle.

Ashley Buck made it back in the barrel racing, tying for eighth. Buck found s...