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ALVA – Moments before he was to make a season-defining run at the final college rodeo of the 2023-24 campaign, Northwestern Oklahoma State University cowboy Emmett Edler gained a few words of encouragement from teammate Jacob Haren.

“Jacob told me to go blast that steer,” said Edler of State Center, Iowa.

That’s just what happened. Edler wrestled the steer to the ground in 6.4 seconds to win Saturday afternoon’s championship round of the Oklahoma Panhandle State University rodeo and finished second in the two-run aggregate. That was worth 110 points and helped propel the cowboy into third plac...