“I Was Just Really Excited”: Clovis Teenager ‘Ties Off’ a Perfect Summer After a Brilliant 28 Second Run at the ‘World’s Largest Rodeo’

While the other kids are having a relaxing summer, on the other hand, Kyan Wilhite fought for the World championship. This talented 17-year-old attained the world championship title in tie-down roping at the 75th National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyoming. It was a week-long calf roping event and Wilhite performed brilliantly.

The teenager was extremely excited about the experience and his excellent performance at the competition. He took away the crown on Saturday in Gillette, Wyoming after attaining an aggregate score of 27.24 seconds.

The 17-year-old performed extremely well at the world’s largest rodeo 

A teenager from Clovis, Kyan Wilhite is winning hearts for excelling at a week-long event. He attained a world tie-down championship title and scored an aggregate of 27.24 seconds. The scoring relies upon the amalgamation of times and scores of three rounds. Tie-down rope or calf roping is a timed rodeo competition that involves a rider that lasso a calf from horseback. As soon as the lasso is secured around the calf’s neck, the rider has to get off the horse and then pick up the calf. Following this, the rider has to turn it on its side so that the opposition can tie three of the calf’s legs with a short rope.

After the event, Wilhite expressed, “I had a lot of adrenaline and once I grabbed it (the calf) I was really excited to go finish it. It was a cool experience.” He scored perfectly in all of his heats. He won Tuesday in 10.36 seconds, which bettered to 8.55 seconds for winning on Thursday, then attained the title with a final of 8.33 seconds on Saturday. It was a proud moment for Wilhite’s family, they were very excited to see him on the field.

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After an amazing performance that led to his victory, according to The Eastern New Mexico News, Wilhite got $2,000 in college scholarships and multiple merchandise prizes. It incorporated a saddle, boots, a leather jacket, a year’s supply of horse nutritional supplements, and a year’s supply of jeans and shirts.

Kyan Wilhite’s parents expressed upon his attaining the title at World Championships

His entire family was elated at this huge accomplishment. Wilhite’s parents were completely hooked on his performance. He expressed that he has been attracted to the rodeo world since 9-year-old. Wilhite would tie up all that he could find on his grandfather’s farm. This is the time when he realized that he wanted to pursue this as his living and attain the learning of how to compete as an athlete.

His father, Jarod Wilhite expressed, “We were definitely a little nervous in the middle of the day, as the day dragged on. But as we got closer to the competition time, I could definitely tell he was zoned in…Ky has been in these situations before, so we were confident he was going to pull it off.”

The rodeo was under the mentorship of professional world champion tie-down roper Shad Mayfield and his father Sylvester Mayfield of Clovis. Wilhite expressed, “I had to learn everything on my own, and then after I was able to do some rope we went to the Mayfields and they helped me get on my first horse and start learning more.” His father also added that Kyan must have been the first in the family to compete in a rodeo, but won’t be the last as his younger sisters are under training as well.

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