Three area competitors punch their ticket to finals in Las Vegas
Conner Heinert of New Underwood won the Eagle Butte INFR Rodeo bareback bronc riding title on Monday, Sept. 2, on the second-to-the-last ride in the event. Heinert scored 85 points to be crowned champion and automatically qualifies for the INFR Finals in October. Photo by Jon Flatland
Three local competitors will be moving on to the national finals after being among the champions crowned at the 2024 Eagle Butte INFR Tour Rodeo in Eagle Butte on Sunday and Monday, Sept. 1-2, that was part of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s annual rodeo, pow wow and fair weekend.
The rodeo is an automatic qualifier, meaning champions in each event are instantly qualified to compete at this year’s…
