An area junior-high student-athlete is scheduled to compete at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR) June 23-29 at Huron, SD.
According to a news release, Karsyn Fuchs will be competing in goat tying and ribbon roping.
Fuchs, an eighth-grade student at Bueker Middle School in Marshall, is the daughter of Robbie and Miranda Fuchs, of Marshall.
According to the event’s website, roughly 1,000 contestants from 44 states, five Canadian provinces, Australia and Mexico, are scheduled to compete in different events at the 15th annual rodeo. In addition to competing for more than $80,000 in prizes, NJHFR contestants also will be vying for more than $200,000 in college scholarships and the chance to be named a National Junior High Finals Rodeo World Champion. To earn this title, contestants must finish in the top 20-based on their combined times and/or scores in the first two rounds- to advance to the final round. World champions will then be determined based on their three-round combined times and/or scores. New this year is a $50,000 added money optional jackpot, which available to everyone at the finals who cares to enter.
The championship performance will be televised on RFD-TV on Saturday, June 29. Performance times are 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, and 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. each day thereafter.
For more information and daily competition results, visit the website www.NHSRA.com.