ALAMOSA – Two rodeo athletes from the San Luis Valley have qualified to compete in national competition later this summer.

Competing at the National High School Finals Rodeo is Rivers Hill of Saguache. Hill finished as the state girls cutting champion with 134 ½ points and she was second in the reined cow horse with 126 points.

Hill finished second in the state girls all-around standings with 413 points.

The NHSFR will take place July 19-25 at the Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln, Neb.

One local will be competing at the National Junior High School Finals Rodeo. Jaycee Francis of Monte Vista won the state girls all-around standings with 421 points in just her first year in junior high school competition. Francis also placed second in girls breakaway roping with 89, third in girls goat tying with 100 points, and fourth in pole bending with 84 points.

The NJHSFR will be held June 21-27 at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Okla.