Montana State cowboy Mitch Detton part of historic night at Rodeo Billings

BILLINGS — Great Falls cowboy Mitch Detton is competing in his rookie season of professional rodeo.

The 18-year-old Montana State University tie-down roper, team roper, and steer wrestler who will a sophomore for the Bobcats in the fall was competing in steer wrestling and tie-down roping at Rodeo Billings on Thursday night in front of a near capacity crowd at the new outdoor arena at MetraPark .

It was also the first year of Rodeo Billings and the first time a MontanaFair rodeo had been held outdoors at the venue since 2019 .

In his first year competing professionally, mainly on the Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit, Detton was happy to be one of the cowboys to compete in the inaugural Rodeo Billings and during the first night of the first rodeo held at the new outdoor arena — which seat