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ALVA, Okla. – Emmett Edler may have arrived at Northwestern Oklahoma State University as the little brother of an alumnus who is also the reigning ProRodeo world champion steer wrestler, but he’s already making a name for himself.

Edler, a freshman on the Northwestern rodeo team, placed in both rounds to finish third in the bulldogging aggregate at the opening rodeo of the 2021-22 Central Plains Region season in Colby, Kansas. He stopped the clock in 4.7 seconds to finish fifth in the first go-round, then was 4.4 to share the short-round victory.

“It was a pretty cool experience,” said Edler,...