The SIUC Rodeo Club was in action over the weekend at three different locations.

At Flickerwood Arena in Jackson, Miss., senior Barry Montalta roped two steers in 21.2 seconds to move into the final round but placed out of the money.

At the Horse Palace in O’Fallon, Miss., senior Brian Taylor was bucked off D Bar C’s Rough and Tumble. Sophomore Marc Undesser was bucked off D Bar C’s Sam T, while sophomore Nick Ruhmann was bucked off D Bar C’s Broken Arrow.

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At Triples Arena in Harrisburg, senior Jeff Pearce was bucked off T-N-T Rodeo Co.’s bull and senior Mark Undesser was bucked off T-N-T Rodeo Co.’s Wolfman.

The Rodeo club will next be in action Feb. 21 at the Horse Palace in O’Fallon, Miss., and Triples Arena in Harrisburg.

49ers cut Woodson, Greene

Rod Woodson and Kevin Greene, former Pro Bowlers who helped the San Francisco 49ers defense earn a No. 1 ranking last season, were waived Monday in a dramatic cost-cutting move.

The 49ers gained $5.9 million in salary-cap space by releasing the two, both of whom starred elsewhere and had productive campaigns for San Francisco in their only season with the team.

Even though we anticipate an increase to the salary cap, it won’t be enough to allow us to keep Rod and Kevin at their current salaries, general manager Dwight Clark said in a statement.

Clark left the door open for the possible return of the players, though it would be at lower pay.

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We would like to have both players back and will continue to work with their agents, Eugene Parker and David Dunn, respectively, to see if we can agree on something down the line, Clark said.

Woodson, a seven-time Pro Bowler in 10 seasons with Pittsburgh and a member of the NFL’s 75th anniversary team, joined San Francisco prior to last season as a free agent. Greene also joined the 49ers as a free agent after being released by Carolina at the end of a bitter contract dispute.

Greene finished with 10 sacks as a situational pass-rusher after leading the league with 14 sacks while with the Panthers in 1996.

Woodson had three interceptions as a starting cornerback for the 49ers but struggled in his last game for San Francisco, a loss to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship game. The Packers successfully attacked San Francisco’s secondary, using quick slants and turning them into big plays by breaking tackles.

The 49ers have been in administrative disarray as team owners Eddie DeBartolo and his sister, Denise DeBartolo York, struggle over control of the franchise. The feud has thrown the team’s plans for a new $525 million stadium-mall project into doubt.

But the releases of Woodson and Greene were not entirely unexpected. San Francisco is anxious to gain cap room so they can try to re-sign defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield, the Defensive Player of the Year, who becomes eligible for free agency Friday.

The 49ers also hope to retain fullback William Floyd, who is also eligible for free agency. At the same time, the 49ers gained flexibility in the free-agent market and might go shopping for offensive line help and more overall team speed.