Rodeo contender
Fourteen-year-old Buda resident Casey Whited will compete in the 2013 National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR) in Gallup, New Mexico, held June 23-29. Whited, who has been competing in rodeo events since he was eight years old, qualified for the NJHFR through the Texas Junior High National Finals and is the state representative in Tie-Down Calf Roping. The NJHFR, which touts itself as the largest junior-high rodeo in the world, features more than 1,000 contestants from 41 states, five Canadian Provinces and Australia. The contestants will vie for $75,000 in prizes and over $100,000 in college scholarships.
