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GUTHRIE, Okla. — Ruthton area resident Sadie DeRuyter placed well at the National Little Britches Rodeo Association meet.
DeRuyter placed fourth in the short go on July 5 at Lazy E Arena, recording a time of 24.939.
The trail course is not as easy as it sounds, and there was a new pattern for the short go.
Sadie DeRuyter, of rural Ruthton, performs in the trail event at the National Little Britches Rodeo in Guthrie, Okla., last week. DeRuyter finished third in the world on points and average in the trail competition.(Contributed photo from James Phifer/Rodeobum.com)
Contestants first had to traverse a bridge, followed by retrieving a piece of mail from box, backing through two barrels and working a gate.
There is a short video of the performance on the Pipestone County Star’s Facebook page.
DeRuyter scored 943 world points for third place out of 110 entrants. She also was third on average with a three-ride time of 69.106 seconds.
She clocked in with a time of 22.205 in the first go — followed by 21.962 in the second.
Sadie DeRuyter shows the proper way for backing a horse through two barrels during the trail competition. (Contributed photo from James Phifer/Rodeobum.com)
In addition to trail riding, DeRuyter also participated in pole bending, barrel racing, ribbon roping and breakaway roping.
In ribbon roping, DeRuyter teamed up with Lila Luedeman of Hanover, Minn.
The pair placed 24th on average out of 77 teams and scored 357 points.
DeRuyter scored 374 points in barrel racing, which was 37th out of 234 entrants.
Overall, DeRuyter won four buckles, an undisclosed amount of prize money and placed 16th overall with 583 points. There were 384 entrants, so a placement this high is quite an achievement.
Here are the four buckles Sadie DeRuyter won during the National Little Britches Rodeo. (Contributed photo)
Kruse takes title
EDGERTON — In related rodeo news, Lane Kruse earned the title of champion during the Edgerton Dutch Festival: 75 Diamonds Through the Decades.
The Great Frontier Bull Riding Company, Inc., put on this National Federation of Professional Bullriders-sanctioned event.
Great Frontier Bull Riding’s Miles Kattevold (left) presents the trophy to Dutch Festival winner Lane Kruse. The event was conducted in Edgerton on Friday, July 11. (Contributed photo)
Kruse, from Granada, covered two bulls for a score of 173.5. He currently stands in the top-10 of Federation Cup standings.