Western Texas College’s Cody Carter was in first place in team roping after the opening round of the Odessa College Rodeo Thursday.<p></b></i></u>
Carter and his partner earned the top spot with a time of 8.4 seconds.<p></b></i></u>
Bruno Paoiella stood in second in steer wrestling with a 6.7, and Clay Bunney was third in bareback riding after earning a 70 on his initial ride.<p></b></i></u>
Jennifer Weeding was second in goat-tying with an 8.7, and Lane Nixon was in seventh in bull riding with a 70.<p></b></i></u>
“We started off slow, but most of our guys and girls will be going tonight,” head coach Greg Rhodes said.<p></b></i></u>
The rodeo is slated to run through Saturday, with the championship round Saturday night.</b></u></i><P ALIGN LEFT><hr>