HUTCHINSON — Jensen Miner, 10, a fourth-grader at O’Loughlin Elementary School, qualified for the Kansas State pedal pull championship by winning the Ellis County Fair and the Russel County Fair.

She attended the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson on Sept 10 and pedaled her way to first place for the 9-year-old girls division. There were over 40 contestants in her age group. The event, for all ages, had more than 600 total participants.

The victory qualified her for the 2017 National Pedal Pull Championships on Sept. 23 in Mitchell, S.D.

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