ALVA, Okla. – Sometimes competitors just need to make a call for help.

Kerry Duvall did that after struggling at the first three rodeos of the 2021-22 Central Plains Region season, and the freshman tie-down roper at Northwestern Oklahoma State University has already seen the benefits.

He made two solid runs to win the overall title at the Northwestern rodeo at the Alva Dome this past weekend. His 9.9-second run was good enough for fourth in the opening round; he followed that with a 10.7-second run to win the championship round and claim the two-run aggregate by four-tenths of a second.

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