Kersey Teen Sings National Anthem at National Finals Rodeo [VIDEOS/PICTURES]

Platte Valley High School junior Caitlyn Ochsner sang the National Anthem at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

The 17-year-old Kersey resident had sung for large crowds before, including at the National FFA Convention, but had never performed at an event as large as this one before. She confided in Brian and me that she was even a little nervous before her performance, just because she wanted to perform well...which she did.

Ochsner will graduate high school in May 2016. She plans on studying music at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.

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Brian and I had a chance to interview Caitlyn about the experience on Wednesday morning:

Caitlyn singing the national anthem at the 2014 National Junior Limousin Show & Congress in Amarillo, Texas: