KALISPELL — The wait to get back to the National High School Rodeo Finals was a painstaking one for Mitch Detton.
But this weekend’s payoff for his patience was oh, so sweet.
The Great Falls native and future Montana State rodeo cowboy — where he’ll join forces with brother and incoming junior Cole Detton — secured the season-long all-around cowboy title at this week’s Montana High School Rodeo Association State Finals at Majestic Valley Arena, punctuating it by qualifying for nationals (July 14-20 in Rock Springs, Wyoming) in three events.
He took home the championship round win Saturday in steer wrestling to boot, clocking a time of 4.55 seconds to add an exclamation point on his great weekend, which will see him also move on to Rock Springs in tie-down roping and team roping (with Martinsdale’s Walker Story) as well.
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Great Falls’ Mitch Detton wins the boys all-around championship with a total score of 528 at the Montana High School Rodeo Association state finals Saturday in Kalispell.
And after Detton missed out on nationals in back-to-back years after first qualifying for the event as a freshman, it was also a relieving weekend.
