Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Wyatt Reichenberg won the short-go at the National High School Rodeo finals, which bumped him up to eighth in the world. He's shown here winning the state steer wrestling championship.
Nebraska high school state steer wrestling champion Wyatt Reichenberg of Banner County added an eight-place world finish to his record at this month's National High School Rodeo finals in Rock Springs, Wyoming.
There were 13 performances total for Nationals. Six performances made up go-arounds 1 and 2 and then the final performance was the short-go.
The top 20 contestants with an average on two runs made it to the short-go. Wyatt finished fifth in both his performance runs.
The Harrisburg cowboy was 8.36 on his first run, which finished 33rd in go-around 1. He then was 7.02, which finished 21st in go-around 2.
His total time on 2 secured him the 12th spot in the average going into the short-go.
He won the short go with a 4.23, which bumped him up to finish eighth in the world at the National High School Rodeo finals.
There were contestants from the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and Australia.
