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The cowboy rides away!!

Posted in Rodeo, tagged , , , , , on May 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Coupeville grad Brendan Coleman helps with brandings at an Ellensburg ranch. (Photos courtesy Marci Ameluxen)

   Coleman with parents Marci Ameluxen and Ed Coleman and his trusty steed Zans Turn Please.

Brendan Coleman has reached the end of one trail.

The Coupeville High School grad wrapped up his run as a college rodeo star in late April, competing in team roping at the semi-regional meet in Hermiston, Oregon.

Coleman, a senior at Central Washington University, finished 5th, narrowly missing a chance to advance to regionals.

Coming on the heels of a 3rd place finish at his final home meet in Ellensburg a week earlier, the performances helped him finish ranked in the top 12 in the Northwest region.

That covers Washington state, Oregon and western Idaho.

During his time at CWU, Coleman was a team roper for all four years, first as a heeler, then this year as a header.

He was team treasurer the last two years and has been active in the Ellensburg ranching community, helping with weekend brandings and competing in jackpot ropings.

Coleman, who was a member of the 2010 Central Whidbey Little League juniors baseball team which won a state title, graduates in June with a degree in construction management.

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Coleman rides tall in the saddle!!

Posted in Rodeo, tagged , , , , on February 26, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Coupeville grad Brendan Coleman and his trusty steed are tearing up the college rodeo circuit. (Jack Tisa photo)

He’s a little older, but just as successful.

Coupeville’s Brendan Coleman will forever be known for being part of the 2010 Central Whidbey Little League juniors baseball squad which won a state title.

But these days, the lanky former Wolf is earning his oohs and ah’s in the rodeo ring, where he has blazed a successful trail at Central Washington University.

Coleman, a 2014 Coupeville grad, is currently in his fourth year as a team roper for the Wildcats, while also serving as the CWU rodeo treasurer.

Last summer he went three-for-three, reaching the finals in every rodeo he entered and winning a crisp $650 along the way.

Keeping his hot streak alive, Coleman and his faithful steed, Zan’s Turn Please, teamed up with another CWU rider and horse duo to make it to the short round during the first college rodeo of the season in October.

Competing in Ontario, Oregon, they helped the Central men’s team finish third in the team standings.

Coleman is staying on top of his game with appearances in weekend events sponsored by the Kittitas County Roping Club, and will return to college rodeos in March.

Once back in the ring, CWU will compete in rodeos in Walla Walla, Ellensburg, Asotin and Hermiston over a two-month period.

When he’s not riding, Coleman is busy in the classroom and is on target to graduate next fall with a degree in Construction Management.

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Whidbey duo ride to college glory!!

Posted in Horse sports, tagged , , , , on May 23, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Madison Tisa McPhee (Jack Tisa photos)

No one gets away from Madison Tisa McPhee. (Jack Tisa photos)

Brendan Coleman (right) gets ready for his roping competition.

Brendan Coleman (right) gets ready for his roping competition.

Coleman (right) operates in tandem with his teammate.

Coleman (right) operates in tandem with his teammate.

There is a road on Whidbey, a bad-ass road on which rodeo champions are produced.

Coupeville High School grads Madison Tisa McPhee and Brendan Coleman, who both hail from the same Greenbank cul-de-sac, have been tearing it up as rodeo stars for Central Washington University.

The duo and their teammates have hit the road for events in Walla Walla, Spokane and Ellensburg and just wrapped the season in Hermiston, Oregon.

Tisa McPhee, an accomplished barrel racer, added break-away roping and goat-tying  to her bag of tricks this year.

She placed seventh in overall women’s events at a big two-day Ellensburg event in late April and her CWU squad claimed second as a team at regionals and now advances to nationals.

Coleman operates as a heeler in team roping and claimed second place in Ontario and fifth at Spokane this season.

He was ranked ninth overall in the region in the event.

With the college season done, he’ll be back at it training and competing with fellow CHS grad Cody West this summer.

Tisa McPhee will be busy as well, with nationals in Wyoming in July and summer events for the Whidbey Western Gaming Association.

Both former Wolves had success early on away from the horse arena.

Coleman played for the 2010 Central Whidbey Little League baseball squad that won a state title, while Tisa McPhee snagged a ton ‘o medals as a hurdler and sprinter for the CHS track team.

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Wolf grads rope in big bucks!!

Posted in Rodeo, tagged , , , , on August 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Brendan Coleman and Tank, hard at work.

Brendan Coleman and Tank, hard at work practicing with a roping dummy. (Photos courtesy Marci Ameluxen)

Coleman sits tall in the saddle at the Skagit County Fair.

Coleman sits tall in the saddle at the Skagit County Fair.

There is a road on this Island, a road that is “kind of a bad-ass road.”

At least that’s how Marci Ameluxen, who lives there, views it, because the road has produced two of Whidbey’s top award-winning horse riders, Madison Tisa McPhee and Ameluxen’s son, Brendan Coleman.

Both have spent part of the summer competing in shows, with Coleman being in the spotlight most recently.

Teaming with fellow Coupeville High School grad Cody West, he claimed third in team roping last weekend at the Skagit County Fair.

The duo pulled off their final three runs in a combined time of 24.14 seconds, taking home a sweet $267 a man.

During the competition, which drew 30 riders, Coleman was paired with different partners before reuniting with his training partner for the finale.

The duo train in Oak Harbor at an arena on the West family property and Coleman, a heeler, is currently riding Tank, a horse owned by Cody’s mom, Linda West.

She’s a former math teacher at Coupeville Middle School.

While he’s fighting an impacted wisdom tooth right now, Coleman plans on being back up on his horse and riding soon.

The West Star Arena in Ellensburg will be his first stop, and he hopes to compete in Wenatchee on Labor Day weekend.

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