ALVA, Okla. – It’s taken two and a half years, but Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Tyler Scheevel finally picked up his first Central Plains Region victory.

Scheevel, an all-around cowboy from Lester Prairie, Minnesota, scored the steer wrestling title this past weekend at the Kansas State University rodeo in Manhattan, Kansas. He started off strong with a 4.4-second run to finish second in the opening round, then was 4.9 for a fourth-place finish in the championship round. The two-run cumulative time of 9.3 seconds was enough to claim the aggregate title.

“From my freshman year, I kn...