LARAMIE, Wyo., June 18 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:
All day, Josie Mousel was consumed with how she was going to perform on her third
goat-tying run at the College National Finals Rodeo, where she entered as the national
leader.
There was no need to worry.
For the third consecutive round, Mousel, a University of Wyoming junior, was good
enough to finish with one of the top two times. During Wednesday's performance in
Casper, Mousel tied her goat in 6.2 seconds, giving her the second-best time halfway
through three rounds. She won the opening round and split the second-best time in
round two, giving her 18.3 seconds on three runs -- nearly a full second ahead of
the runner-up in the average.
As she came...