Local student qualifies to compete at World’s Largest Rodeo

Jacoby Hotsenpiller, 11th grade student at Drexel R-IV High School, recently was named the Cinch Goat Tying Champion at the Kansas State High School Finals Rodeo held in Hutchinson, KS on June 10th through 12th.
In addition to receiving other awards and college scholarships given out at the state level, Hotsenpiller also received a pair of Cinch jeans and a NHSRA state event champion patch to put on er official competition shirt.
Hotsenpiller has earned a position on the Kansas State High School Rodeo Team and will be traveling with fellow teammates to Gillette, Wyoming from July 18th through 24th to compete at the 62nd Annual National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR) in the Goat Tying competition.
Featuring over 1,500 contestants from 41 states, five Canadian Provinces, and Australia, the National High School Finals is the worlds’s larest rodeo. In addition to competing for over $200,000 in prizes, NHSFR contestants will also be vying for more...
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