It was the final night of competition at the 77th annual National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Southwest Region Rodeo on Saturday night at the S.A.L.E. Arena.

Plenty of athletes were competing for buckles and big-time money.

Unfortunately, it was a tough outing for Sul Ross on Day 3.

"We had some individuals do well, but it was a rough weekend for the men's and women's team," said Sul Ross head coach C.J. Aragon. "We've got a lot more potential than what we showed this weekend."

Star bull rider and senior Tristen Hutchings did not compete on Day 3 as he was participating at the Young Living's Last Chance Rodeo in Mona, Utah.

Hutchings is preparing for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada, which takes place in December. He is currently ranked seventh in the world in bull riding.

"That's what we want our kids to be doing," Aragon said about Hutchings. "Every time he rides, everywhere he goes, they mention Sul Ross. It's pretty exciting to see that he's doing that well. We're tied to him and he's tied to us."

Chisum Allen of Sul Ross competed alongside Kadin Babb of Texas Tech in the team roping event. The duo roped in a time of 6.6.

The leaders recorded a time of 5.0 seconds, which was done by Wyatt Bray of Tarleton State and Cutter Thomlinson of Western Texas College.

Graduate student Brandon Lansford put together a score of 75 in the saddle bronc riding competition. Slade Keith of Clarendon College edged out Brody Wells of Tarleton State by 50 points to take the title.

Senior Coby Johnson ended the night with a solid ride in the bull riding competition. New Mexico Junior College's Chase Gallego ended up taking home the buckle and title.

"Coby rides really well. He hasn't drawn really well the last couple rodeos," Aragon said about Johnson. "When he draws a good bull — he's capable of making really good rides."

>> UP NEXT: Sul Ross has two weeks off before jumping back into competition at Clarendon College from Oct. 13-15.

Fresh off the trip to Portales, New Mexico, for the season opener last weekend, putting on a home rodeo took a large team effort and plenty of long hours.

"We have a good group of kids. They take a lot of pride in what they do," added Aragon. "It makes it tough for them to compete because we're back here loading all the stock, the kids are out here early in the morning, staying late at night. Just the nature of the beast."

>> FULL RESULTS: To view the results of the Southwest Region Rodeo, visit https://southwestregionrodeo.com/rodeos.