CHADRON, Neb. (AP) — A New Zealander has won the World Championship Buffalo Chip Throw during the 40th annual Fur Trade Days celebration in Chadron.
Chadron radio station KCSR reports (http://bit.ly/29PfvZY) that 28-year-old Kingi Snelgar, of Oakland, New Zealand, on Saturday tossed a piece of dried bison dung 110 feet, 10 inches to win the men's 18-and-older division.
Snelgar's toss fell far short of the individual competition record of 186-7 set by Gary Lackey of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, in 2000 and the 204 feet thrown by Kail Bowman in 1990 during a since-discontinued team event.
The women's title this year was won by 43-year-old Nicole Bottsford-Miller, of Billings, Montana. Her heave went 84 feet, 2 inches.
The competition drew 111 participants.
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Information from: KCSR-AM, http://www.chadrad.com/
