LAST MONTH, OUR CHASE GALLIMORE DID A STORY ON CALEB SMIDT OF YORKTOWN BEFORE HE COMPETED IN THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL RODEO STATE FINALS.

CALEB, WHO JUST GRADUATED FROM YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, WON THE STATE CALF ROPING TITLE THERE. HE COMPETED AMONGST 102 OF THE TOP CALF ROPERS FROM 10 REGIONS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. CALEB WON THE 2ND GO WITH A 7.92 SECOND RUN, THEN WON THE SHORT-GO WITH A 9.16 SECOND RUN. WITH THAT, CALEB CLAIMED THE STATE TITLE, AND RECEIVED A TROPHY SADDLE AND BUCKLE ALONG WITH AN 800 DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL RODEO ASSOCIATION. BECAUSE OF THAT, SMIDT EARNED A POSITION ON THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL RODEO TEAM AND WILL BE TRAVELING WITH FELLOW TEAMMATES TO FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO FROM JULY 20TH - 26TH TO COMPETE AT THE 60TH ANNUAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FINALS RODEO. CALEB WILL REPRESENT TEXAS IN THE CALF ROPING COMPETITION.