Melba cowgirl sat in 19th in breakaway roping with one performance left in the first go-round of the National High School Finals Rodeo.
Tiegs roped her calf in 4.525 seconds on Sunday.
New Plymouth’s Sierra Bott is tied for 60th in cow cutting with a score of 185 in the first go-round.
Results for Katie Hamann in barrel racing and Austin Clow in boys cutting were not available, while District II cowboys Adam Waite and Justin Jarvis had yet to compete.