Big Islanders Ty Kauai and Macey Loando swept All-Around Cowboy and Cowgirl honors last weekend at the 60th Makawao Rodeo on Maui. ADVERTISING Big Islanders Ty Kauai and Macey Loando swept All-Around Cowboy and Cowgirl honors last weekend at the
Big Islanders Ty Kauai and Macey Loando swept All-Around Cowboy and Cowgirl honors last weekend at the 60th Makawao Rodeo on Maui.
With countless titles and buckles to her credit, Loando is no stranger to victory. The 2009 Kealakehe graduate is a two-time Miss Rodeo Hawaii and was a runner-up in May at the Honokaa Western Week rodeo.
But she considers her performance at Makawao to be her greatest accomplishment in a sport she’s been participating in all her life.
“Since the beginning of the year, I made it a goal to come to Maui and do well,” she said. “My heart and my favorite event is team roping. I’m a header.”
Kauai is also an avid roper, and he also specializes in bull riding. He formerly played baseball and football at Honokaa.
Makawao Rodeo
At Makawao
*Big Islanders
All-Around Cowgirl – Macey Loando*
All-Around Cowboy – Ty Kauai*
Poo wai u – Keola Loando*
Dally team roping – Kain Silva and Ty Kauai*
Wahine steer undecorating – Nikki Baroso
Wahine barrel racing – Kristen Egger
Century team roping – Fred Rice and Wes Goodrich
Steer wrestling – Kanoa Awai-Dickson
Double mugging – Kevin Hill* and Sale Sproat
Wahine breakaway – Nahe Nobriga
Mixed dally team roping – Leahi Poouahi
Junor bull riding – Kahiwa Augustiro
Bull riding – Cody Perreira
Junior barrel racing – Daniel Miranda
Sheep riding – Jayden Mateo and Eli Caires
Keiki barrel racing – Elizabeth Miranda
Benji rollins saddle winner – Wes Goodrich
