By Rich Winter

605 Sports

WALL — Many of the high school students that qualified for the 2022 National High School Finals Rodeo showed up at the 115th annual Wall Celebration & PRCA Rodeo on July 9. 

All of South Dakota’s national qualifiers were invited to attend, some weren’t able to make the trip. 

Those that showed up had some of their final tuneups prior to the National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyoming, on July 17-23. 

Buffalo’s Grey Gilbert won two events Saturday night. His time of 7.6 seconds was the top time in steer wrestling and his time of 12.3 seconds was tops in the tie-down roping. 

National qualifier results: 

Bareback Riding: 1. Jhett Knight, Porcupine, 74; 2. Kade Montague, New Underwood, 65.

Steer Wrestling: 1. Grey Gilbert, Buffalo, 7.6; Teagan Gourneau, no time.

Team Roping: Tegan Fite, Hermosa/Treg Thorstensen, Lantry, no time; Ty Graesser, Chamberlain/Tristan Spencer, Pierre, no time. 

Saddle Bronc riding: 1. Malcom Heathershaw, Quinn, 71; Cade Costello, Newell, 67; 3. Thanye Elshere, Hereford, 63.