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2017-18 OKLAHOMA STATE EQUESTRIAN GUIDE CREDITSThe 2017-18 Oklahoma State Equestrian Media Guide was written, edited and designed by Cooper West-land with assistance from Roxanne Cantrell, Mackenzie Cooper and Jacob Derichsweiler. Cover design by Clay Billman and Jordan Smith. Photography by Bruce Waterfield, Phil Shockley and Gary Lawson of OSU Marketing, Brody Schmidt and the staff of Ostatephoto.com, George and Marianne Bulard of Genesee Party Pix Stillwater, Mark Myles, Michael Strong and Carey Fox. Additional photos provided by OSU Special Col-lections and Archives, OSU Communications and the OSU Alumni Association.

INTRODUCTION1 Table of Contents2 Quick Facts3 Personnel Breakdown4 2017-18 Season Preview

COACHES AND STAFF6 Head Coach Larry Sanchez7 Sanchez Coaching Highlights8 Coaching Staff

THE COWGIRLS10 Returning Rider Bios17 Newcomer Bios

OPPONENTS20 Big 12 Conference21 2017 All Big 12 Team22 Opponent Capsules23 Series Records vs. All Opponents23-24 Series Meet-By-Meet Scores

SEASON REVIEW26 2016-17 Season Recap27 2017 Big 12 Championship Results28 2016-17 Equestrian Results By Team29 2016-17 Equestrian Results By Individual

HISTORY

34 Cowgirls at the NCEA Championships35 Cowgirls at the Big 12 Championships36 Cowgirl All-Americans37 Year-by-Year Results39 Academic Honor Roll40 Equestrian History42 Letterwinners

UNIVERSITY46 Oklahoma State University47 Burns Hargis49 Mike Holder50 Athletic Department52 Mr. T. Boone Pickens53 Prominent Athletics Alumni54 Big 12 Conference56 City of Stillwater57 Oklahoma State Spirit58 America’s Greatest Homecoming Celebration

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PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN

RIDERS RETURNINGMattie AlewineKaitlyn ArnoldCarly BarrickAlexa BeatyMaddie BenderMia BrayNatalie CampbellKirsten ChamberlandSarah ClymerDanielle CohenLibby CollinsHunter DeJaneMegan DonaldMaggie DryschMolly DunnTaylor HickamKristin HullHannah JansonKatie JonesPaige KemperEbba LangeKayla LottHallie McClintockKinsey McDougaldSarah MillerAddie MinnickHannah MitchellLauren MoorheadEmily MorrisKendall PedigoKaylee PinkleyJulia PurusCaitlyn SanchezMatilda SchulmanAlexandra SteinEmma VerplankKristi Wiggins

RIDERS LOSTEmily BjorklundMaggie BotkinBrenna BrawnerNicole CampbellJorden DavisEmma HolbrookOlivia HupyJordan Langan Audrey MontgomeryCaroline MorrisonMiranda Reed

RETURNING ALL-AMERICANSCarly Barrick (Equitation over Fences)Danielle Cohen (Reining)Maggie Drysch (Reining)Hannah Janson (Equitation over Fences)Ebba Lange (Reining)Hannah Mitchell (Reining)

QUICK FACTS

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Location Stillwater, OKFounded Dec. 25, 1890Address 220 Athletics Center Stillwater, OK 74078Colors Orange and BlackEnrollment 36,551Conference Big 12Team Name CowboysMascot Pistol PetePresident V. Burns HargisAthletic Director Mike HolderFaculty Athletic Rep Dr. Meredith HamiltonHome Facility Animal Science ArenaAthletic Web Site www.okstate.comUniversity Web Site www.okstate.edu

EQUESTRIAN INFORMATION-

2016-17 Record 9-42016-17 Conference Record 3-22017 Big 12 Finish Second2017 Postseason NCEA QuarterfinalsTeam Members Returning/Lost 37/11

EQUESTRIAN STAFFHead Coach Larry Sanchez M.A., New Mexico State B.A., Colorado StateExperience 19th Year at Oklahoma StateSanchez Office (405) 372-1819Sanchez E-mail [email protected] Coaches Jenna Blumer - Western, 3rd Year Sammy Elser - Hunter Seat, 3rd YearDirector of Operations Kate ChesleyChesley Office (405) 372-1819Chesley E-mail [email protected] Relations Contact Cooper WestlandWestland Office (405) 744-7714Westland E-mail [email protected]

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSGavin Lang Assistant A.D./Media RelationsStephen Howard Associate DirectorRyan Cameron Assistant DirectorSean Maguire Assistant DirectorWade McWhorter Assistant DirectorRoxanne Cantrell Unit AssistantHarry Endicott Graduate AssistantJohn Langham Graduate AssistantCooper Westland Student AssistantGreg Bartlett Web DeveloperJordan Smith Web Developer

2016-17 SCHEDULE

10/07 vs. Baylor 10 a.m.10/21 at SMU 10 a.m. 10/27 at South Carolina 10 a.m. 11/10 vs. TCU 1 p.m. 11/17 vs. Texas A&M 10 a.m.02/03 vs Auburn 10 a.m.02/16 at Fresno State 10 a.m.02/16 vs. SMU 10 a.m. 02/24 at TCU 10 a.m.03/03 Fresno State 10 a.m. 03/17 at Baylor 10 a.m. 03/30-31 Big 12 Championships TBA04/19-21 NCEA Championships TBA

NAME (PRONUNCIATION) CLASS HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOLNatalie Alcorn FR Somerset, Pennsylvania/Somerset High SchoolMadeline Alewine SO Buckeye, Ariz./Arizona Agribusiness and Equine CenterKaitlyn Arnold SR Austin, Texas/AndersonAmanda Atkins FR Edmond, Oklahoma/Edmond North High SchoolCarly Barrick (Bare-ick) SR Fallbrook, Calif./Laurel Springs Alexa Beaty JR Aubrey, Texas/Aubrey Maddie Bender SR Colorado Springs, Colo./Lewis-Palmer Mia Bray SR Indigo, Calif./La Quinta Abigail Brayman FR Charlestown, Rhode Island/Village Green VirtualNatalie Campbell SR North Richland Hills, Texas/University of Texas Online HSKirsten Chamberland SR Abbotsford, British Columbia/D.W. Poppy Secondary SchoolMackenzie Chapman FR Bellevue Michigan/Pennfield High SchoolSarah Clymer SO Edmond, Okla./Oklahoma Christian SchoolDanielle Cohen SR Cooper City, Fla./Cooper City Elizabeth Collins SR Carrollton, Texas/Prestonwood Christian AcademyHunter DeJane JR Mead, Colo./Mead Megan Donald SO Poulsho, Wash./North KitsapAva Drysch (Drish) SO El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge High School Maggie Drysch (Drish) SR El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge Molly Dunn SR Moorpark, Calif./La Reina Sydney Gemar FR Sutton, Nebraska/Sutton Senior High SchoolStephanie Helson FR Enumclaw, Washington/Enumclaw High SchoolTaylor Hickam JR Arvada, Colo./Ralston Valley Harley Huff FR Evansville, Indiana/F.J. Reitz High SchoolKristin Hull SR Ligonier, Ind./Fairfield Junior-Senior Hannah Janson SO Berkley, Mass./Saint Mary Academy Bay View Katie Jones SR Wellington, Fla./Wellington Paige Kemper SR Gilbert, Ariz./Mesquite Ebba Lange (Long-yay) SR Gnesta, Sweden/Nykopings Enskilda GymnasiumKayla Lott SO Camarillo, Calif./Camarillo Hallie McClintock SO Galena, Ohio/Big Walnut Kayla McCarthy SO Manasquan, New Jersey/The Ranney SchoolKinsey McDougald JR O’Neals, Calif./Minarets Sarah Miller JR Boulder, Colo./Holy Family Addie Minnick JR Tulsa, Okla./Jenks Hannah Mitchell SO Cuba, Mo./Cuba Lauren Moorhead SO Austin, Texas/Hyde Park Emily Morris SO Davenport, Iowa/Bettendorf Kendall Pedigo SR Vancouver, Wash./King’s Way Christian SchoolKaylee Pinkley JR Palm City, Fla./Martin County Julia Purus SR Purcell, Okla./Purcell Katy Rippetoe FR Nashville, Tennessee/Ensworth High SchoolCaitlyn Sanchez SO Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater Katie Schell FR Cleveland, Ohio/Laurel SpringsMatilda Schulman SO Tarzana, Calif./Sierra Canyon SchoolAlexandra Stein JR Warren, Ohio/Champion Lia Turenne FR Elbert, Colorado/Palmer Ridge High SchoolEmma Verplank FR Edmond, Okla./Oklahoma Christian SchoolKristi Wiggins FR Temecula, Calif./Great OakCassidy Wilbourn FR The Woodlands/The Woodlands Christian Academy

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Oklahoma State enters the 2017-18 season looking to build off last year’s suc-cess of getting second in the Big 12 and reaching the quarterfinals of the NCEA Championships.

The Cowgirls return seven All-Americans from the 2016-17 season that saw the team post a 9-4 overall record. This team boasts six returning All-Americans and some impressive incoming riders.

The team’s only first-team All-American, Hannah Mitchell was also named the NCEA Rider of the Year. Mitchell posted a team-best 9-1 regular season record for the Cowgirls that included five consecutive MOP honors coming against every OSU opponent during the spring season.

Ebba Lange and Maggie Drysch were both awarded second-team NCEA All-American honors. The team also returns three honorable mention NCEA All-Americans which included Carly Barrick, Hannah Janson and Danielle Cohen.

The Cowgirls bring in 14 new riders to this season’s team, including 12 freshmen and two transfers.

The Cowgirls open up their season at home on October 7 against Baylor, the reigning Big 12 Conference champions. The Cowgirls then go on the road for the next two meets, traveling to SMU on Oct. 21 before taking on South Carolina on October 27. The final two meets of the fall season are at home for the Cowgirls. TCU comes to Stillwater on November 10 and Texas A&M, the defending national champi-ons, will face the Cowgirls in the last meet of the fall on November 17. The spring semester competition starts with a home meet against Auburn on February 3. The Cowgirls then head west to California to face Fresno State and SMU on February 16. After that, the Cowgirls travel to Texas to take on TCU on February 24. Sanchez’ team returns to Stillwater for the last regular season home meet against Fresno State on March 3 and wraps up the regular season on March 17 at Baylor.

The 2018 Big 12 Equestrian Championships will be in Fort Worth, Texas; the two-day event starts on March 30. The NCEA National Championships will be held in Waco, Texas, from April 19-21 to conclude the season.

2017-18 SEASON PREVIEW

COWGIRLS LOOK TOWARD NEW SEASON

Kaitlyn Arnold

Larry Sanchez is in his 19th season at the helm of

the Oklahoma State Equestrian program.

Sanchez has led the Cowgirls to six national

championships and five Big 12 titles.

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Leading the Oklahoma State Equestrian program is head coach Larry Sanchez for his 19th season. Last year Sanchez received his second Big 12 Coach of the Year honor.

Under the guidance of Sanchez, Oklahoma State Equestrian has made its presence known at the National Championships every year, winning titles in 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2013. Sanchez also led the Cowgirls to Big 12 Championships in the 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016 seasons.

In 2014, Sanchez added another impressive accom-plishment to his resume, becoming the first coach in Big 12 Equestrian history to lead his team to three consecutive Big 12 Championships.

As one of the most respected and successful equestrian coaches in the country, Sanchez has been essential in the sport’s move toward varsity

recognition. He currently serves as the spokesper-son for the Varsity Equestrian Steering Committee, which is responsible for the development, organiza-tion and implementation of all aspects involved with assembling varsity equestrian as an emerging NCAA sport.

A native of Colorado, Sanchez began his intercol-legiate coaching career at New Mexico State in 1993 and quickly organized one of the nation’s top programs in the IHSA. Under his leadership, NMSU won national titles in 1995, 1997 and 1998.

Sanchez moved to Stillwater to launch Oklahoma State’s team in 1999. In his 20-year coaching career, 14 of his qualifying teams have placed in the top four at the national level. Additionally, he has coached an impressive 23 riders to individual national champion-ships and 13 riders to reserve championships.

During his years leading the Oklahoma State

HEAD COACH LARRY SANCHEZ

COACHING CAPSULEYear School Position1993-99 New Mexico State Head Coach1999-Present Oklahoma State Head Coach

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION2013 NCEA Coach of the Year2013 Big 12 Coach of the Year2017 Big 12 Coach of the Year

TEAM HIGHLIGHTS2000 NCEA National Champions2003 NCEA National Champions2004 NCEA National Champions2005 NCEA National Western Champions2006 NCEA National Champions2008 Central Champions2009 Big 12 Champions 2012 Big 12 Champions2013 Big 12 Champions2013 NCEA National Western Champions2014 Big 12 Champions2016 Big 12 Champions

ALL-AMERICANS Carly Barrick- 2017Jenna Blumer - 2012, 2013, 2014Danielle Cohen- 2017Caroline Daniels - 2011, 2012Jorden Davis - 2014, 2016, 2017Maggie Drysch- 2017Lauren Halvorson - 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014Samantha Harrison - 2014Rachel Houchin - 2011Hannah Janson- 2017Allison Joyce - 2013Katy Krshka - 2012 (2X), 2013, 2014Ebba Lange - 2016, 2017Lindsey McMullen - 2013, 2014Hannah Mitchell- 2017Kaci O’Rourke - 2013Justine Peters - 2014Andrea Robbins - 2013Ali Rose - 2011Amy White - 2015Jordan White - 2012

CAREER RECORDS VS. OPPONENTS (SINCE 2006-07)School RecordAuburn 4-10Baylor 20-12Delaware State 5-0Fresno State 5-1Georgia 4-6Kansas State 24-11Miami, Ohio 2-0New Mexico State 5-3SMU 8-2South Carolina 5-7South Dakota State 4-0Stephen F. Austin 2-0TCU 14-8Tennessee-Martin 4-0Texas A&M 11-16Total 117-76

HEAD COACH LARRY SANCHEZ

SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS (SINCE 2006-07)Year School Overall Big 12 Home Away Neutral Notes2006-07 Oklahoma State 11-8 3-3 5-1 1-5 5-2 Finished season in fourth place in western and fifth in hunter seat at the NCEA Championships.2007-08 Oklahoma State 12-8 4-2 7-0 3-4 2-4 The Cowgirls came out hot, opening the season with eight-straight victories.2008-09 Oklahoma State 14-7 5-3 8-1 1-3 5-3 The Cowgirls clinched the program’s first Big 12 Championship.2009-10 Oklahoma State 11-9 4-2 4-1 2-5 5-3 The team finished in third place at the Central Championships in Waco, Texas.2010-11 Oklahoma State 10-9 2-2 5-1 2-6 3-2 Finished fifth place in hunter seat and sixth place in western at the NCEA Championships.2011-12 Oklahoma State 13-7 4-2 5-1 4-3 4-3 Beat Texas A&M on raw scores to take home the program’s second Big 12 title.2012-13 Oklahoma State 13-6 3-3 7-1 3-4 3-1 The Cowgirls took home the 2013 NCEA Western National Championship.2013-14 Oklahoma State 11-4 3-3 5-0 3-3 3-1 Became the first team ever to win three consecutive Big 12 Championships.2014-15 Oklahoma State 5-8 3-3 4-1 0-6 1-1 Defeated top-seeded Baylor during regular season and competed in the NCEA Quarterfinals.2015-16 Oklahoma State 8-6 5-1 6-1 2-4 0-1 Captured the program’s fifth Big 12 Championship, its fourth in five years.2016-17 Oklahoma State 9-4 3-2 4-0 4-2 1-2 Seven Cowgirls tabbed All-Americans and were ranked as high as No. 2 in the country. Totals 117-76 39-26 60-8 25-45 32-23

program, Sanchez has earned his share of individual coaching accolades.

In 2013, he earned both NCEA and Big 12 Confer-ence Coach of the Year honors after leading the Cowgirls to their third Big 12 Championship and third NCEA Western National Championship.

During his time at Oklahoma State, Sanchez has coached numerous All-America and All-Big 12 honorees. Since 2011, Stillwater has been home to 27 NCEA All-America selections and 23 All-Big 12 selections.

Under Sanchez’s watch, seven Cowgirls have been named Big 12 Rider of the Year in their respective disciplines.

Sanchez’s riders have found great success in the classroom as well. The program’s emphasis on academic success is evident in the team’s frequent appearances on Big 12 and NCEA honor rolls. In the last five years, the Cowgirls have earned 41 selections to Academic All-Big 12 teams. Last year, a Cowgirl also earned the Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.

Coach Sanchez completed the coursework for his M.A. in agricultural education at NMSU and received his B.S. in equine science from Colorado State. He is a carded judge, breeder and competitor within the American Quarter Horse Association.

Larry and his wife, Julie, who is a registered nurse, have two children. Their son, Colton, is 21 years old, and their daughter, Caitlyn, is 19 years old.

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CHAMPIONSHIPSNCEA

5 CHAMPIONSHIPSBIG 12

23CHAMPIONS

INDIVIDUALNATIONAL

34AMERICANSALL-

88SELECTIONS

ACADEMICALL-BIG 12

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Larry Sanchez


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Sammy Elser is in her third year as an assistant coach under Sanchez.

Elser attended Oklahoma State from 2006-10 and contributed to the Cowgirls winning three straight Big 12 Championships.

Elser competed in Equitation over Fences during her career at OSU as well as competing in Equitation on the Flat during her senior campaign. Earning multiple Most Outstanding Player awards while at OSU, her addition to the coaching staff was a simple choice for Sanchez.

Throughout her career, Elser qualified and competed in USET, Medal, Maclay and NEHC Finals, placing seventh in 2008 and ninth in 2009 in Zone 1 Maclay Regionals and placed fifth at the NEHC Finals in 2009.

Jenna Blumer is in her third year as an assistant coach for Cowgirl Equestrian.

Blumer’s career at Oklahoma State includes three straight Big 12 Championships. A three-time National Collegiate Equestrian Association All-American and Big 12 Reining Rider of the Year, Blumer was also named to the First Team NCEA Academic All-America squad in 2013 and 2014.

In 2013, Blumer finished her career as a Cowgirl with an undefeated record at the NCEA championship. She was named the Most Outstanding Reiner and was a major component to the Cowgirls’ 2013 Western National Championship.

Blumer has held 16 years of experience in the National Reining Horse Associations. She is a three-time World Champion, Reserve World Champion, NRHA Derby Collegiate Reining Challenge Champion and a two-time All-American Quarter Horse Congress Champion.

Kate Chesley previously worked as the Director of Operations for the K-State Equestrian team before its’ final season in 2015-2016. Chesley served as a graduate assistant with the Wildcats from 2010-2013, and as the team’s Assistant Western Coach for two seasons from 2013-2015. An El Paso, TX native, Chesley’s primary duties at K-State included the oversight of all administrative duties of the team, care and maintenance of the horses and arranging all travel for the program. Prior to her time in Manhattan, Chesley rode for the NMSU Equestrian team from 2005-2009. At the Varsity Equestrian National Championship in 2005 she helped the western team to a 5th place finish, in 2006 she helped the western team to a 3rd place finish and an Overall 6th place finish. In her senior year she qualified for the 2009 VENC as an individual rider in both Horsemanship and Reining, finish-ing in the Top 4 in both events.

ASSISTANT COACHES AND STAFF

SAMMY ELSERASSISTANT COACH | HUNTSEAT | THIRD YEAR

JENNA BLUMERASSISTANT COACH | WESTERN | THIRD YEAR

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KATE CHESLEY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | FIRST YEAR

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CLINT JACKSONHERD MANAGER

Big 12 Big 12 NCEAYear Record Record Finish Finish 2014-15 11-5 4-3 4th 9th2015-16 12-3 5-1 1st 5th2016-17 9-4 3-2 2nd 5th Total 32-12 12-6 -- --

Big 12 Big 12 NCEAYear Record Record Finish Finish 2014-15 11-5 4-3 4th 9th2015-16 12-3 5-1 1st 5th 2016-17 9-4 3-2 2nd 5thTotal 32-12 12-6 -- --

OSU With Elser on Staff

OSU With Blumer on Staff

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SHANICE CHEATHAMTRAINER

The Cowgirls return a roster that features an

NCEA Rider of the Year in Hannah Mitchell and

six All-Americans. Mitchell will look to add to her

freshman year which saw her take home the Big

12 Rider of the Year in Reining and All-American

honors.

Hannah Mitchell

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2-4 overall as a Cowgirl

2017 Second Team NCEA All-Academic

R-Sophomore (16-17): Went 2-4 during the regular season with a win at the Big 12 Championship against TCU...Was named to the NCEA All-Academ-ic second team.

Sophomore (15-16): Did not compete

Freshman (14-15): Competed at UT-Martin.

Personal: Mia is the daughter of Debbie and Gra-ham Bray ... Won multiple Children’s Jumper cham-pionships and classic wins ... Top finishes in Greater San Diego Hunter Jumper Association (GSDHJA) Medal and Flat Medal Finals ... Awards include Second Team American-Flat, Non-Conference Fences Rider of the Month and Most Outstanding Freshman at Tennessee-Martin ... Majoring in Political Sciene at OSU.

R-Sophomore (16-17): Did not compete.


Freshman (14-15): Did not compete

Personal: Natalie was born Jan. 15, 1996 to Patrick and Gayla Campbell in Ventura, Calif. ... Was an AQHA Youth World Qualifier and earned a top-10 spot in NRHA Youth in 2013 ... Also competed in soccer in high school and was a member of National Honor Society ... Majoring in animal science.

8-8-3 overall record as a Cowgirl

2017 First Team NCEA All-Academic

Junior (16-17): Rode to a 5-2-3 regular season record…Was named to the first-team NCEA All-Academic with an elite nomination honor for her academic achievements.

Sophomore (15-16): Finished with a 3-6 record in Horsemanship in her first season at Oklahoma State.

Freshman (14-15): Competed at Kansas State.

Personal: Kirsten was born Febuary 9, 1996 in New Westminster, BC to Dan and Jule Chamberland ... Multiple APHA and PTHA World Champion and Reserve World Champion titles in English and Western events ... Two-time APHA Youth Champion ... Qualified for principal’s honor roll in high school ... Also ran cross country in high school ... Animal science major with a pre-vet option.

17-11-3 overall as a Cowgirl

2017 All-Big 12 team for Reining2017 Honorable mention on the NCEA All-American list for Reining2016 Second Team Academic All-Big 122016 NCEA All-Academic Honorable Mention

Junior (16-17): Went 7-3 during the regular season with an MOP honor against TCU…Was given an honorable mention on the NCEA All-American list for Reining and a spot on the All-Big 12 team for

Reining…Was named to the honorable mention list for the NCEA All-Academic honors…Went 2-0 at the Big 12 Championships.

Sophomore (15-16): Compiled a 3-4-2 record in Reining.

Freshman (15-16): Went 7-4-1 in Reining, with three wins coming in Big 12 play.

Personal: Danielle was born Oct. 27, 1995 to Linda Jaffe and Yehuda Cohen in Hollywood, Florida … Was the 2011 AQHYA Reining World Champion and the 2010 Reserve Affiliate Final Champion … Majoring in animal science


2017 MOP honor at Delaware State2017 First Team NCEA All-Academic2017 AQHA Horsemanship challenge in Oklahoma City representing Oklahoma State.2016 First Team Academic All-Big 122016 First Team NCEA All-Academic

Junior (16-17): Rode to a 7-3 regular season record with an MOP honor at Delaware State…Was named to the NCEA All-Academic first team…Competed at the AQHA Horsemanship challenge in Oklahoma City representing Oklahoma State.

Sophomore (15-16): Went 8-6 in her sophomore Horsemanship Campaign.


Personal: Libby was born July 29, 1996 to Mark and Lori Collins in Carrollton, Texas ... Was a member of National Honor Society and National Charity League in high school, and graduated with magna cum laude honors ... Majoring in strategic communications.

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KIRSTEN CHAMBERLANDSENIOR

ABBOTSFORD, BRITISH COLUMBIA/D.W. POPPY SECONDARY SCHOOL/KANSAS STATE

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DANIELLE COHENSENIOR

COOPER CITY FLA./COOPER CITY HS

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LIBBY COLLINSSENIOR

CARROLLTON, TEXAS/PRESTONWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

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NATALIE CAMPBELLSENIOR

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS/ UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ONLINE HS

KAITLYN ARNOLDSENIOR

AUSTIN, TEXAS/ANDERSON HS

1-2 overall record as a Cowgirl

Junior (16-17): Did not complete.

Sophomore (15-16): Went 1-2 on the season ... Won her matchup against TCU in Equitation over Fences.


Personal: Kaitlyn was born March 19, 1996 in Austin, Texas to Doc and Elaine Arnold … Was the THJA Junior Hunter Champion and THJA Junior Medal Finals Reserve Champion in 2013 … Was also named the USEF Junior Hunter Reserve Champion in 2013 and the USEF Junior Hunter Champion in 2012 ... Undecided on a major, but plans to study business.

CARLY BARRICKSENIOR

FALLBROOK, CALIF./LAUREL SPRINGS HS


2017 NCEA All-American award honorable men-tion2017 All-Big 12 team for Equitation over Fences2017 Two Most Outstanding Performer honors against Georgia and Fresno State2017 2-0 at the Big 12 Championships in Equita-tion over Fences.2016 First Team All-Big 12 (Equitation over Fences)2016 First Team Academic All-Big 122016 Second Team NCEA All-Academic

Junior (16-17): Posted an impressive junior season, going 12-6 overall with a 7-3 Equitation over Fences and 5-5 Equitation on the Flat record…won an hon-orable mention NCEA All-American award and was a member of the All-Big 12 team for Equitation over

Fences….garnered two Most Outstanding Performer honors against Georgia and Fresno State… Went 2-0 at the Big 12 Championships in Equitation over Fences.

Sophomore (15-16): Posted a 9-4 overall record in Equitation over Fences and a 7-6 overall record in Equitation on the Flat ... Received four MOP honors during the season, splitting two each between Equi-tation on the Flat and Equitation over Fences.

Freshman (14-15): Compiled an overall season record of 7-9-1 ... Went 7-6 in Equitation over Fences and 0-3-1 in Equitation on the Flat.

Personal: Carly was born Dec. 6, 1995 in Fallbrook Calif., to Scott and Michelle Barrick … Graduated high school maintaining a cumulative 4.0 GPA …Majoring in business management.


2017 Two MOP honors against Delaware State and Georgia2017 NCEA All-Academic honorable mention

Sophomore (16-17): Rode to a 5-3 regular season record with two MOP honors against Delaware State and Georgia…Was given an honorable mention NCEA All-Academic honor.


Personal: Alexa was born Aug. 1, 1996 to Tesh and Tim Beaty in Denton, Texas ... At Aubrey High School in Aubrey, Texas, Beaty earned numerous National Reining Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) awards, becoming a Non-pro World Champion, Non-pro Hackamore World Champion, Youth Bridle World Champion, Youth Limited World Champion, Reserve Non-pro Two Rein World Champion and Reserve Youth Bridle World Champion ... At the American Quarter Horse Youth Association (AQHYA), Beaty was a Reserve World Champion in Working Cow Horse as well as Reining ... Beaty also was a member of FCCLA, FFA and Younglife in high school ... Majoring in Sociology at OSU.


2017 Second Team NCEA All-Academic

R-Sophomore (16-17): Finished the regular season with a 1-3 record with an MOP honor for her win against Fresno State…Went 2-0 at the Big 12 Championships with wins over TCU and Baylor…Was named to the NCEA All-Academic second team.



Personal: Maddie was born May 13, 1996 in Colorado Springs, Colo., to Rich and Michelle Bender ... Has shown locally, regionally and nationally on the American Paint Horse Association circuit for five years, winning numerous Register of Merits as well as earning multiple high point, reserve high point and circuit championships ... Her and her horse, Miss Hollywood Chick, were top 10 in the nation for the gymkhana events and top 10 in their zone for the all-around ... In high school, was a member of the Lewis-Palmer High School Yearbook Staff, Pikes Peak Rangerette Drill Team and served as the volleyball team captain ... Majoring in graphic design.

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MADDIE BENDERSENIOR

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO./LEWIS-PALMER HS

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ALEXA BEATY JUNIOR

AUBREY, TEXAS/AUBREY HS

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MIA BRAYSENIOR

INDIGO, CALIF./LA QUINTA HS/UT-MARTIN

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2017 Five MOP Honors on the Flat2017 Second Team NCEA All-American2017 All-Big 12 team honors for Equitation on the Flat2017 First Team NCEA All-Academic2016 First Team Academic All-Big 122016 First Team NCEA All-Academic2015 First Team Academic All-Big 122015 NCEA All-Academic Honorable Mention

Senior (16-17): Rode to a 10-10 regular season record…garnered a 7-3 record in Equitation on the Flat with five MOP honors…snagged second-team NCEA All-American honors and All-Big 12 team honors for Equitation on the Flat…Also grabbed first-team NCEA All-Academic honors.

Junior (15-16): Held an 11-17 overall record during the season ... Went 6-8 in Equitation on Flat and 5-9 in Equitation over Fences ... Earned Most Outstanding Performer award at Kansas State.

Sophomore (14-15): Competed in both English events, going 10-7 on the season ... Earned two MOP honors during wins against Baylor and Kansas State ... Was impressive during the NCEA Championship with a 4-0 record.


Personal: Maggie is the daughter of Scott and Beverly Drysch ... Born on Aug. 2, 1995... Majoring in marketing ... Was selected to the 2013 Zone 10 NAJYRC Junior team ... Competed in the CPHA Foundation ASPCA Maclay Finals and USEF Medal Finals.

R-Freshman (16-17): Did not compete


Personal: Taylor was born March 28, 1997 in Denver, Colorado to Nancy and Kelle Hickam ... Ended 2013 ranked No. 12 in the nation in the Youth Trail after not being able to show for five months due to surgeries for her and her horse ... Played tennis in high school, where she athletic lettered back-to-back years her sophomore and junior years and academic lettered her junior year ... Majoring in Sociology ... Also minoring in Business Entrepeneurship.

Junior (16-17): Did not compete



Personal: Kristin was born June 16, 1995 in Goshen, Ind., to John and Kaye Hull ... Has won several AQHA world shows ... Qualified and competed in the Maclay Regionals ... Was a multi-sport athlete in high school, also competing in volleyball, basketball and track ... Was a member of FCA ...Majoring in business management.


2016 Second Team Academic All-Big 122016 NCEA All-Academic Honorable Mention

Junior (16-17): Snagged a 7-3 regular season record with a season-high score of 84 coming against TCU and SDSU.

Sophomore (15-16): Went 3-11-2 in both English events.

Freshman (14-15): Recorded a 3-8 overall record for the season with all three wins coming from Equitation on the Flat matchups ... Was named the Big 12 Rider of the Month in October for Equitation on Flat.

Personal: Katie was born April 21, 1996 to Deborah and Judson Jones in Wellington, Fla ... Qualified for the USEF Medal Finals in 2014 ... Won one USHJA National Hunter Derby ... Is the owner of multiple wins and championships at the Winter Equestrian Festival ... Was part of the Equine/Pre-Vet Academy in high school ... Majoring in business management.


2017 NCEA Rider of the Month in October2017 Second Team NCEA All-American2017 All-Big 12 Reining Team2017 First Team NCEA All-Academic 2017 2-0 at Big 12 Championships with MOP honors in Reining2016 First Team NCEA All-American2016 First Team All-Big 12 (Reining)2016 First Team Academic All-Big 122016 First Team NCEA All-Academic

Junior (16-17): Garnered a 7-3 regular season record with two MOP honors against SMU and Baylor…Was NCEA Rider of the Month in October…Snagged second-team NCEA All-American honors and was a member of the All-Big 12 Reining team…Also won first-team NCEA All-Academic honors…Went 2-0 at the Big 12 Championships with MOP honors in Reining.

Sophomore (15-16): Compiled an 11-7 record in both Western events ... Went 1-3 in Horsemanship and 10-4 in Reining ... Was named to the All-Big 12 First Team for Reining ... Also named a NCEA All-American for Reining.

Freshman (14-15): Notched an overall record of 4-5-2 in Reining.

Personal: Ebba was born on Feb. 24, 1995 to Göran Nilsson and Veronica Lange in Södertälje, Sweden ... Is the first European rider to compete on the Cowgirl Equestrian team ... Finished in the top five in reining at the 2012 AQHYA World Championship Show ... Was the ApHC Youth World Champion in Western Pleasure 16-18 in 2013 ... Majoring in business.

R-Freshman (16-17): Did not compete.


Personal: Born on December 1, 1996 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Tim and Carrie Minnick ... Midwest Equitation Finals champion, Zone 7 Junior Equitation Ride of the year, Zone 7 Children’s and Junior Hunter Champion and Oklahoma Junior Equitation Rider of the year ... In high school, qualified for the Superintendent’s Honor Roll all four years, was a member of the Spirit Committee, student council, Spanish club, pre-med society and was a distinguished graduate ... Nutritional sciences major with an option in allied health.


2017 First Team NCEA All-Academic2016 First Team Academic All-Big 122016 First Team NCEA All-Academic

Junior (16-17): Held a 6-4 regular season record for Equitation on the Flat…Was named to the NCEA All-Academic first team.

Sophomore (15-16): Compiled a 5-8 record during the season while earning First Team NCEA All-Academic and Academic All-Big 12 honors.

Freshman (14-15): Notched a 4-12 overall record in her first year as a Cowgirl competing in both hunt seat events … Earned MOP honors in the Cowgirls’ meet against South Dakota State.

Personal: Kendall was born April 7, 1995 in Van-couver, Washington to Rick and Terri Pedigo … Was the Oregon Hunter Jumper Association 2013 Overall Champion in 16-17 Large Junior Hunters and 16-17 Equitation, as well as the Overall 2013 Reserve Champion in 7/8 year old Young Jumpers … Was the Washington Hunter Jumper Association 2013 Overall Champion in 16-17 Large Junior Hunters and 16-17 Equitation, as well as the Overall 2013 Reserve Champion in 7/8 year old Young Jumpers … Majoring in marketing.

R-Freshman (16-17): Did not compete


Personal: Kaylee was born on Sept. 28, 1996 in Chicago, Illinois to Lisa and John Pinkley ... Showed at the Maclay Finals, was fifth in the Southeast Medal Finals and finished 12th at the Ma-clay Regionals during high school ... Also competed on the weight lifting team in high school ... While in high school, volunteered for the College Preparatory Invitational horse show ... Majoring in Nutrition.

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KATIE JONESSENIOR

WELLINGTON, FLA./WELLINGTON HS


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KRISTIN HULLSENIOR

LIGONIER, IND./FAIRFIELD JUNIOR-SENIOR HS

OKLAHOMA STATE

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MAGGIE DRYSCHSENIOR

EL DORADO HILLS, CALIF./OAK RIDGE HS

OKLAHOMA STATE

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TAYLOR HICKAMJUNIOR

ARVADA, COLO./RALSTON VALLEY HS


OKLAHOMA STATE

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EBBA LANGESENIOR

GNESTA, SWEDEN/NYKOPINGS ENSKILDA GYMNASIUM

OKLAHOMA STATE

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ADDIE MINNICKJUNIOR

TULSA, OKLA./JENKS HS

OKLAHOMA STATE

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KENDALL PEDIGOSENIOR

VANCOUVER, WASH./KING’S WAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

OKLAHOMA STATE

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KAYLEE PINKLEYJUNIOR

PALM CITY, FLA./MARTIN COUNTY HS

Maggie Drysch


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SARAH CLYMERSOPHOMORE

EDMOND, OKLA./OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

OKLAHOMA STATE

COWGIRLS

HUNTER DEJANEJUNIOR

MEAD, COLO./MEAD HS/TCU

Freshman (16-17): Went 4-1 on the regular season with an MOP against TCU…Was given an honorable mention NCEA All-American honor for Equitation over Fences.

Personal: Hannah is daughter of Kimberly and Mi-chael Janson … Was the Rhode Island junior Medal Finals Champion ... Was the Selta junior Medals Finals Champion … Was a 4-time USEF letterman … Won the Fieldstone Grand Prix … Was a member of National Honors Society and Rho Kappa History Honors Society in high school … Majoring in Busi-ness and minoring in Psychology.

Junior (16-17): Did not compete.

Sophomore (15-16): Competed at Kansas State where she was named to the 2016 First Team Academic All-Big 12.

Freshman (14-15): Competed at Kansas State where she was named to the 2015 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.

Personal: Paige was born on May 6, 1996 to Shane and Denise Kemper in Chandler, Arizona … Was in the symphony orchestra during high school and volunteered at her local animal shelter … Majoring in Philosophy.

Freshman (16-17): Went 2-3 during the regular season with a win in Equitation on the Flat against Delaware State and a win in Equitation over Fences against Baylor.

Personal: Kayla was born on Jan. 28, 1999, to Michelle Cronk and Steve Lott … Was the USEF Pessoa Hunt Seat Champion … Named as the Inter-scholastic Equestrian League Varsity Champion and Junior Varsity Champion … Majoring in Psychology.

Freshman (16-17): Did not compete.

Personal: Hallie was born on Jan. 24, 1998, to Denise and Dusty McClintock in Dallas, Texas … Won the 2015 NRHA Sportsmanship Award at IEA Nationals … Also competed in Track and was involved with the Dare Equestrian team during high school … Majoring in Animal Science with an option in Business.


Freshman (15-16): Competed at Fresno State.

Personal: Kinsey is the daughter of Jim and Valerie McDougald ... Was the 2014 Youth/Novice Youth PCQHA Western Pleasure Champion ... Was named to the 2014 AQHA California Youth World team ... Majoring in Agricultural Communications.

R-Freshman (16-17): Rode to a 2-4-1 regular season record with an MOP honor against South Dakota State.

Freshman (15-16): Competed at Auburn University where she made the SEC All-Academic Team.

Personal: Sarah is the daughter of Anne and David Miller … Was a multiple finalist at the AQHYA World Show … Was named Top Ten in the Nation in Horsemanship and Showmanship in 2014 … Also played soccer in high school … Majoring in Exercise Science.

Freshman (16-17): Held a team-best 9-1 regular season record with five-consecutive MOP honors coming against every opponent during the spring season…Was the 2017 NCEA Reining Rider of the Year and the Big 12 Reining Rider of the Year…Named to the first-team NCEA All-American and All-Big 12 team for Reining.

Personal: Hannah is the daughter of Steve and Amy Mitchell … Was also involved in basketball and softball and made the all-conference team in high school for both sports … Majoring in Animal Science with a Pre-Vet option.

RETURNING RIDER BIOSRETURNING RIDER BIOS

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JULIA PURUSJUNIOR

PURCELL, OKLA./PURCELL HS

OKLAHOMA STATE

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MADELINE ALEWINESOPHOMORE

BUCKEYE, ARIZ./ARIZONA AGRIBUSINESS AND EQUINE CENTER

OKLAHOMA STATE

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MEGAN DONALDSOPHOMORE

POULSHO, WASH./NORTH KITSAP HS

OKLAHOMA STATE

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MOLLY DUNNSENIOR

MOORPARK, CALIF./LA REINA HS/KANSAS STATE

OKLAHOMA STATE

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HANNAH JANSONSOPHOMORE

BERKLEY, MASS./SAINT MARY ACADEMY BAY VIEW HS

OKLAHOMA STATE

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KAYLA LOTTSOPHOMORE

CAMARILLO, CALIF./CAMARILLO HS

OKLAHOMA STATE

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KINSEY MCDOUGALDJUNIOR

O’NEALS, CALIF./MINARETS HS/FRESNO STATE

OKLAHOMA STATE

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ALLIE STEINJUNIOR

WARREN, OHIO/CHAMPION HIGH SCHOOL


2017 NCEA All-Academic honorable mention2016 First Team Academic All-Big 122016 Second Team NCEA All-Academic

Junior (16-17): Held a 4-6 regular season record with wins against Baylor and TCU during Big 12 Conference play…Was named to the NCEA All-Academic honorable mention team.

Sophomore (15-16): Was impressive with a 9-4-1 record as a sophomore with a 7-0 winning streak during the middle of the season.

Freshman (14-15): Held a 2-4-1 record in seven Reining events during the season.

Personal: Julia was born Aug. 9, 1996 in Greenwich, Connecticut to Gertrude and Randy Purus … Ranked in the top 10 in the NRHA world standings … Participated in National Honor Society in high school … Majoring in animal science.



Personal: Born on May 31, 1997 in Warren, Ohio to Doug and Natalie Stein ... Has finished in the top 10 and top 15 at Congress the past three years ... Qualfifed for Worlds the past three years in Show-manship .. In high school, qualified for the honor roll ... Undecided on major.


Personal: Madeline was born on June 12, 1998, to Ron and Lisa Alewine … In 2015, Maddie was named in the AjPHA top 5 for Horsemanship and top 10 for Pleasure, Hunter under, Showmanship and Trail ... Was named the 2014 AQHA Novice World Champion … In high school, was an NHS and FFA member … Majoring in Agricultural Communications and Agricultural Business.


Personal: Sarah was born on July 6, 1997, to Jeff and Shari Clymer in Edmond, Oklahoma … Was the PtHA World and Reserve World Champion … Was a NSBA World Show finalist … In high school, was a member of National Honors Society … Majoring in Sports Management.

Sophomore (16-17): Did not compete.

Freshman (15-16): Competed at TCU where she was a letterwinner.

Personal: Hunter was born on Nov. 21, 1996, to Guy and Jamie DeJane in Thousand Oaks, Califor-nia ... Received NRHA, RMQHA and Eastern Plains Reining Horse Association Scholarships ... Majoring in Political Science ... DeJane’s has two sisters who also competed for NCEA teams.


Personal: Megan is the daughter of Derek Donald and Amy Taylor … Competed for the Washington State high school Equestrian team and was a team captain … Was the 2015 EXCA Reserve World Champion in NonPro and Youth … Was on the honor roll in high school … Majoring in Biosystems Engineering.


Sophomore (15-16): Competed at Kansas State where she was named Most Outstanding Sopho-more and was a 2-time letterwinner.

Freshman (14-15): Competed at Kansas State where she was named Most Outstanding Freshman.

Personal: Molly is the daughter of Julie and Bob Dunn … Was a Reserve Champion Varsity Jumper … Volunteered at Ride On in high school … Major-ing in Economics.

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PAIGE KEMPERSENIOR

GILBERT, ARIZ./MESQUITE HS/KANSAS STATE

OKLAHOMA STATE

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HALLIE MCCLINTOCKSOPHOMORE

GALENA, OHIO/BIG WALNUT HS

OKLAHOMA STATE

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SARAH MILLERJUNIOR

BOULDER, COLO./HOLY FAMILY HS/AUBURN

OKLAHOMA STATE

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HANNAH MITCHELLSOPHOMORE

CUBA, MO./CUBA HS



Personal: Born April 15, 1999 to David and Joan Alcorn in Greensburg, Pennsylvania...Was the 2017 AQHYA Reserve World Champion Trail, the 2017 NSBA Reserve World Champion Trail and the 2016 NSBA Reserve World Champion Trail...Was third place in the 2016 NSBA World Show Horseman-ship and the 2014 12-14 Auarter Horse Congress Horsemanship...In high school, was a member of the National Honor Society and the National Span-ish Honor Society...Majoring in Aviation.

Personal: Amanda was born April 30, 1998 to Kathy and Dennis Atkins in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...Was the 2017 Selected Zone 7 Regional Emerging Athletes Program...Was the 2016 Midwest Equita-tion Finals Champion and the 2016 Zone 7 Equita-tion Champion...Was a 2016 Maclay Finalist and a 2016 USEF/Pessoq Hunt Seat Medal Finalist...Was in the 2016 Sone 7 Finals, the 2016 St. Louis National Charity Horse Show...Was the Missouri Hunter Jumper Organization’s Sportsmanship Award and Perpetual Trophy winner...In high school, was a member of national honors society and an Edmond North Student of the Month...Majoring in Applied Exercise Science.

Personal: Was born to Wendy and Matthew Bray-man on March 14, 1999 in Charlestown, Rhode Island...In 2016, won the New England Equation Championship...Was sixth place in the Kathy Scholl Equation Challenge...Was Top 25 Medal and Maclay Finals in 2016...Qualified for George Morris Class in Wellington in 2017...She hosted a coat drive in November the past three years each collecting over 100 coats...Plans to major in sports media.

Personal: Was born to Rob and Kelly Chapman on March 2, 1999 in Battle Creek, Michigan...Was a nine time AIPHA World or Reserve World Cham-pion...Was in the AIPHA top twenty twice...Was a member of the honor roll and National Honor’s Society...Played lacrosse, volleyball, basketball and soccer in high school...Volunteered at Cheff Center and was a member of Youth Alliance...Plans to major in Animal Science.

Personal: Was born to Beverly and Scott Drysch on June 10, 1998 in Bellevue, Washington...She quali-fied for the CPHA Junior Equitation Medal Finals, CPHA Foundation Equitation Medal Finals, the Norcal Juniro Equitation Medal Finals and Reserve

Champion...Was ambassador of Red Cross Club in high school...Volunteered at local elementary schools, involved with Autism Speaks and involved with JDRF...Plans to major in marketing.

Personal: Sydnee was born May 4, 1999 to Niki and Steve Gemar in Hastings, Nebraska...Was Congress Champion...Was Top 10 in the AQHYA World Show and multiple Top 10 Congress...In high school, was valedictorian, an American mathematics competition winner, a Quiz Bowl competitor and an Actions Day Winner...Was a member of National Honors Society, Principal’s Student and a member of FCCLA and Student Council...Acted in high school and won Most Outstanding Actress Award at Conference One Act and was All-State Once Act...Majoring in Biology.

Personal: Stephanie was born August 21, 1998 to Inger Malmberg and Mike Helsen in Puyallup, Washington...In high school, she played basketball and volleyball...Was a member of National Honor Society, Young Life and and Future Farmers of America...Majoring in business.

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OKLAHOMA STATE

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LAUREN MOORHEADSOPHOMORE

AUSTIN, TEXAS/HYDE PARK HS

Freshman: (16-17): Did not compete

Personal: Lauren is the daughter of Paula and Patrick Moorhead … In 2015, qualified for the Maclay Finals, Zone 7 Equitation Championship, Pessoa/US Hunt Seat Medal Final and USHJA Essex Classics Hunter Equitation … Was a member of student council in high school … Majoring in Business Marketing.


Personal: Emily is the daughter of David Morris and Heidi Milford … Was in the NRHA Youth 14-18 Top Ten World Standings in 2014 and 2015 … Was also named the NRHA Derby Champion … In high school, was in National Honors Society and was her class Salutatorian … Majoring in Biology.


Personal: Caitlyn is the daughter of Larry and Julie Sanchez … Was a member of the All-State Cheer team in high school … Majoring in Physiology.


Personal: Matilda is the daughter of Paula Corley and Michael Schulman … Qualified for USEF during the last three years of her junior riding campaign … Was the 2013 SFHSA 17-under medal final winner … In high school, was on the honor roll … Majoring in Business and English.


Personal: Emma was born on Aug. 15, 1997, to Kim and Scott Verplank … She was the Congress Champion and named to the AQHYA World Show top 10 … In high school, she was a member of Na-tional Honors Society … Majoring in Animal Science … Her father, Scott, played golf at Oklahoma State.


Personal: Kristi is the daughter of Everett and Karen Wiggins … Was the 2014 NRHA Derby Youth 14-18 Champion … Was named an AQHA Youth

World Show finalist in 2014 and a qualifier in 2013 and 2015 … Was the NRHA Derby level 1 finalist in 2015 … Was the AQHA Novice Youth Reserve Champion in 2013 … Majoring in Animal Science.

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EMILY MORRISSOPHOMORE

DAVENPORT, IOWA/BETTENDORF HS

OKLAHOMA STATE

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MATILDA SCHULMANSOPHOMORE

TARZANA, CALIF./SIERRA CANYON SCHOOL

OKLAHOMA STATE

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EMMA VERPLANKSOPHOMRE

EDMOND, OKLA./OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

OKLAHOMA STATE

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NATALIE ALCORNFRESHMAN

SOMEREST, PENN./SOMEREST HIGH SCHOOL

OKLAHOMA STATE

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AMANDA ATKINSFRESHMAN

EDMOND, OKLA./NORMAN NORTH HIGHSCHOOL

OKLAHOMA STATE

COWGIRLS

ABIGAIL BRAYMANFRESHMAN

CHARLESTON, RHODE ISLAND/VILLAGE GREEN VIRTUAL

OKLAHOMA STATE

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MACKENZIE CHAPMANFRESHMAN

BELLEVUE, MICH./PENNFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

OKLAHOMA STATE

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SYDNEE GEMARFRESHMAN

SUTTON, NEBRASKA/SUTTON HIGHSCHOOL

OKLAHOMA STATE

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STEPHANIE HELSENFRESHMAN

ENUMCLAW, WASH./ENUMCLAW HIGH SCHOOL

OKLAHOMA STATE

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AVA DRYSCHSOPHOMORE

EL DORADO HILLS, CALIF/OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

OKLAHOMA STATE

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CAITLYN SANCHEZSOPHOMORE

STILLWATER, OKLA./STILLWATER HS

OKLAHOMA STATE

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KRISTI WIGGINSSOPHOMORE

TEMECULA, CALIF./GREAT OAK HS

Julia Purus


NEWCOMER ROSTER AND BIOS

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KATY RIPPETOEFRESHMAN

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE/ENSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL

OKLAHOMA STATE

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KAYLA MCCARTHYJUNIOR

MANASQUAN, NEW JERSEY/ THE RANNEY SCHOOL

OKLAHOMA STATE

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KATIE SCHELLFRESHMAN

CLEVELAND, OHIO/LAUREL SPRINGS

OKLAHOMA STATE

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LIA TURENNEFRESHMAN

ELBERT, COLORADO/ PALMER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

Personal: Was born to Janet and J.R. Huff on April 30, 1999 in Evansville, Indiana...In 2015, was the AQHYA Horsemanship World Champion...Got second in the AQHYA Reserve World Champion...Got third in the AQHYA Bronze Champion...Was a four time Congress Champion in the All-American Quarter Horse Association...Was a member of the student council...Plans to major in marketing.

Personal: Was born June 27, 1998, to Pebbles and Wade Huston in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin...Was a 3x World Champion and 7x Congress Champion...Texas State recognition for World Champion...In high school, she played basketball and was named to the Honor Roll her senior year...Also showed cows...Majoring in Animal Science.

Personal: Katy was born February 24, 1999 to Mike and Karen Rippetoe...She was the NRHA 14-18 Congress Reserve Champion, AQHA Novice Youth Congress Reserve Champion...She was also the Top 10 AQHA youth World Reining and Reserve AQHA World Champion in Cow Horse Boxing...She plans to major in animal science.

Personal: Kayla was born June 15, 1997, to Robert and Madeleine McCarthy in Weymouth, Massa-chusetts...She previously attended TCU and was a two-year letter winner there...She was also a three-time recipient of the USHJA Zone 2 College Scholarship...Was on the honor roll all four years in high school and was on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll...In high school, she was the community service club vice president and a member of the Equestrian club..Plans to major in economics.

Personal: Katie was born December 12, 1998, to Dawn and Scott Schell in Gainesville, Florida...Was a 2016 5th Zone Five Horsemanship Champion...Had wins in equitation at shows such as WFF, Lake Placid Traverse City, Kentucky Horse Park and Tryon...She qualified for Medal and Maclay Finals three years in a row...In high school, she ran track and was a member of the National Honors Society...Majoring in Finance.

Personal: Lia was born May 7, 1999, to Maria and Ron Turenne in San Clemente, California...Varsity lettered USEF...Was a NRHA Youth Point High achiever...Was RMQHYA High...Won a photography achievement award for Colorado...In high school, she was a member of DECA, photography club, school spirit club and she was a Link Leader...Major-ing in Animal Science

Personal: Was born to Chad and Leslie Wilbourn on March 13, 1999 in Santa Cruz, California...Made it to the Hunt seat Medal finals...Was 4th place in the Prix de States National Junior Jumper Champion-ships...High Achievement in Biology Award, high honor roll award, head of school award and high achievement in Honors Great books...Was a small group chapel leader, member of Student Council, Patriots Club, Wellness Club, Latin Club and Mu Alpha Theta Math Club...Was a part of Therapeutic Recreational Services and Saint John’s Program for Real Change...Plans to major in Biological Sciences and Pre-Med.

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CALLEY HUSTONFRESHMAN

COTTAGE GROVE, WISC./ARGYLE HIGH SCHOOL

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HARLEY HUFFFRESHAN

EVANSVILLE, INDIANA/F. J. REITZ HIGH SCHOOL

OKLAHOMA STATE

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CASSIDY WILBOURNFRESHMAN

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS/ THE WOODLANDS CHRIS-TIAN ACADEMY

Opponents

The 2017-18 Cowgirl Equestrian schedule is

highlighted by five home matches, including two

Big 12 matches against Baylor and TCU. The

Cowgirls will also get a visit from the defending

national champions, Texas A&M.


National academic accolades have always been strong in the Big 12. Ty Darlington (Oklahoma) was the recipient of the 2015 William V. Campbell Trophy, known as the Academic Heisman. Gabe Ikard (Oklahoma) was pre-sented the NCAA Today’s Top 10 Award in January 2015. It recognizes former student-athletes for their successes on the fields and courts, in the classroom and in the community. Since 1996, the Big 12 has a total of 11 hon-orees for this prestigious award. In the last six seasons, 11 student-athletes were recipients of the NCAA Elite 90 Award with Oklahoma State’s Christian Liddell (men’s cross country) and Baylor’s Jimmy Bendeck (men’s tennis) picking up the most recent honors in 2016-17. The accolade showcases individuals who have reached the pinnacle of competition at the national champion-ship level, while also achieving the highest academic standard among their peers.

In its short history, the Big 12 has over 600 Academic All-America recipients, averaging about 30 each season. Big 12 student-athletes have shown commitment to their studies by earning numerous individual academic recognitions. Twelve times in the past 12 years a league athlete has garnered the top academic honor for their respective sport, including Christina Hillman (Iowa State) for track & field/cross country in 2016.

The Big 12 can take pride in other stories that combine on and off the field success. In the fall of 2013, former Texas Tech track and field student-athlete Ifeatu Okafor was named the Big 12’s first NCAA Woman of the Year. Patience Knight (Texas Tech) was the recipient of the Honda Inspiration Award in 2008 while Imani McGee-Stafford (Texas) was honored in 2015. It is given to an outstanding female college athlete who overcomes adversity to excel in her sport. Oklahoma State women’s

basketball was the inaugural recipient of the “Together We R” Team Award in 2012, recognizing programs that have strived to succeed in the face of adversity. Following a devastating tornado south of Oklahoma City just before the Big 12 Baseball Championship in 2013, several league baseball teams along with other student-athletes, coaches and former Conference players contributed help in a variety of ways. Plus, the Conference contributed $200,000 to the relief efforts. In the fall of 2014, Oklahoma football student-athlete Sterling Shepard and head coach Bob Stoops were hon-ored with the Disney Sports Spirit Award while Kansas football student-athlete JaCorey Shepherd received the Lee Roy Selmon Community Spirit Award. Ty Darlington (Oklahoma) earned the 2015 Wuerffel Trophy which recognizes community service along with athletic and academic success. Competitive excellence, scholarship and sportsman-ship are all equal components of the Big 12 philosophy. All-Big 12 teams and Academic All-Big 12 squads are recognized for each sport at the end of their respective seasons. At the end of each academic year, the Confer-ence honors its top male and female student-athletes with the Big 12 Athlete of the Year and Big 12 Sportsper-son of the Year awards. Institutions can also nominate student-athletes for the prestigious Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholar-ships. A total of 401 scholars have received over $2.9 million in postgraduate financial aid through the first 21 years of the program. The Big 12 sponsors 23 sports. Men’s squads include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and wrestling. Women’s teams are fielded in basketball, cross country, equestrian, golf, gymnastics, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis and volleyball. Big 12 institutions create a league that encompasses five states and nearly 38 million people. Nearly 5,000 student-athletes from across the United States and around the World compete annually in the sports spon-sored by the Conference.

The Conference currently conducts postseason championships for 21 of its 23 sports with the Football Championship Game returning in 2017 after a six-year absence. Each championship helps to determine teams and/or individuals that will represent the Conference in national postseason competition. In its first 21 years, the Big 12 has distributed $2.941 billion to its member institutions, including a record $34.8 million per institution in 2016-17, an increase of 15 percent over the previous year. The Conference office is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE: A NATIONAL LEADER

2016-17 Big 12 Equestrian Championships ResultsMarch 25, 2017 | Waco, Texas

Final Standings1. Baylor 2. Oklahoma State 3. TCU

2017 All-Big 12 TeamEquitation Over FencesAlicia Gasser, Sr., BaylorSavannah Jenkins, Sr., BaylorCarly Barrick, Jr., Oklahoma StateJayme Omand, Jr., TCU

Equitation on the FlatRachel Van Allen, Jr., BaylorSavannah Jenkins, Sr., BaylorMaggie Drych, Sr., Oklahoma StateKari Hancock, Sr., TCU

HorsemanshipAbbi Demel, So., BaylorKaylee Mellott, So., BaylorAspen Crew, So., BaylorMegan McMullen, Sr., TCU

ReiningElizabeth Shank, Sr., BaylorHannah Mitchell, Fr., Oklahoma StateDanielle Cohen, Jr., Oklahoma StateEbba Lang, Jr., Oklahoma State

Fences Rider of the YearJayme Omand Jr., TCU

Flat Rider of the YearSavannah Jenkins Sr., Baylor

Horsemanship Rider of the YearMegan McMullen Sr., TCU

Reining Rider of the YearHannah Mitchell Fr., Oklahoma State

Coach of the YearLarry Sanchez, Oklahoma State

The Big 12 enters its 22nd year in 2017-18 as it continues to promote the strength and success of one of the nation’s premier athletic conferences under the direction of sixth-year commissioner Bob Bowlsby.

TCU and West Virginia joined the league on July 1, 2012 and became the Big 12’s first additions since inception, joining Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Okla-homa, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech.

With 10 members, the Big 12 remains as the only au-tonomy conference to determine its champions in all sports directly on the field of play with a full round-robin schedule. The Conference’s hard work ethic and strong values have translated to enormous success in its first 21 years. Since it began competition in 1996-97, the league can boast of 58 NCAA team titles and 645 individual national champion-ships.

The Big 12 has been at the forefront in college athletics reform, specifically with student-athlete welfare issues to include cost of attendance, student-athlete time demands and strengthening its policy for concussion diagnosis and management. In 2014-15, the Big 12 introduced and hosted three “State of Collegiate Athletics” forums to exam-ine the issues facing college athletics. Two were conducted in Washington, D.C and one in New York City. Panelists included respected authorities from intercollegiate athletics, university leadership and sports journalism. The third forum featured a special session comprised of student-athletes. The Big 12 continued the “State of Collegiate Athletics” forums the past three seasons with Dallas serving as the host site for two events and the most recent in Atlanta.

The Big 12 claimed four national championships in

2016-17 as Oklahoma brought home trophies in women’s gymnastics, men’s golf and softball, while Texas won men’s swimming & diving. West Virginia played for the national championship in soccer while Texas advanced to the volleyball title match for the second-consecutive season. TCU baseball made its fourth-consecutive appearance in the College World Series. Oklahoma football won its 10th Big 12 title to advance to the Sugar Bowl. It marked the Conference’s fifth appearance in a College Football Playoff New Year’s Bowl in the three years of the structure. The Sooners also had two Heisman Trophy finalists, giving the Conference 18 since 1996, and two finalists for the fifth time. Texas’ Courtney Okolo won the Bowerman Award, which is track & field’s equivalent to the Heisman.

The Conference also had a banner year on the national stage in 2015-16. Two teams competed in 2015 College Football Playoff New Year’s Bowls for the second consecu-tive season. Oklahoma made the Conference’s first ap-pearance in the CFP semifinals while OU men’s basketball advanced to the Final Four. Other highlights included na-tional championships by Texas men’s swimming and diving and Oklahoma women’s gymnastics and softball. National runner-up finishes were recorded by Texas volleyball, Oklahoma State wrestling, TCU equestrian, Texas men’s golf, Oklahoma men’s tennis and Oklahoma State women’s tennis. Three Big 12 squads were among the eight teams that advanced to baseball’s College World Series.

The Big 12 lays claim to five Heisman Trophy winners since 1996 and has had a finalist in 13 of its seasons. Twenty-seven major individual awards have been won by Big 12 student-athletes in football over the past eight campaigns. Overall, more than 4,800 student-athletes have earned All-America recognition. West Virginia soccer

standout Kadeisha Buchanan earned the Hyundai Young Player Award at the 2015 World Cup while playing for her native Canada, given to the player born in 1995 or later that made the biggest impression in the competition. She followed that up by being named the 2016 Honda Sport Award winner for soccer.

Through its first 21 years, the Big 12 has claimed a team national championship in 17 of the sports it sponsors. The Conference finished the BCS era ranked tied for second with seven appearances in the National Championship Game. The league has finished in the top two of women’s basketball conference RPI in nine of the last 11 years and sent at least 70 percent of its teams to postseason for the eighth-straight season. In men’s basketball, the league has had at least six 20-wins teams for 11 consecutive seasons, including each of the five years since it began compet-ing with 10 squads. The Big 12 has had 27 teams earn NCAA bids over the past four campaigns, a total that ranks second nationally.

The Big 12 and its member institutions are committed to a competitive environment where sportsmanship and fair play take center stage. Whether on the field, in the classroom, or within the community, the student-athletes, administrators, coaches and game officials of the Big 12 support the highest ideals in sportsmanship.

THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE: A NATIONAL LEADER


FRESNO STATE

Feb. 16, 2018/March 3, 2018Fresno, Calif./Stillwater, Okla.

Location Fresno, Calif.Home Facility Student Horse CenterHead Coach Eric HubbardExperience Third year2017 Record 9-82017 Conference Record/Finish 4-1/3rdEquestrian Contact Susan ChapmanOffice 559-278-6321 Email [email protected] gobulldogs.com

SERIES CAPSULE VS. FRESNO STATESeries History OSU leads, 5-1Last Meeting March 11, 2017 in StillwaterFinal Score OSU 14, FSU 5

TCU

Nov. 10, 2017/Feb. 24, 2018Fort Worth, Texas/Stillwater, Okla.

Location Fort Worth, TexasHome Facility Turning Point RanchHead Coach Haley Schoolfield (Texas A&M, 2002)Experience Fourth year2017 Record 6-112017 Conference Record/Finish 0-4/3rdEquestrian Contact Matt MaysOffice 817-257-5367 Email [email protected] gofrogs.com

SERIES CAPSULE VS. TCUSeries History OSU leads, 13-8Last Meeting March 25, 2017 in WacoFinal Score OSU 11, TCU 8

2017-18 OPPONENT CAPSULES

HORNED FROGS

SMU

Oct. 21, 2017/Feb. 16, 2017Dallas, Texas/Fresno, Calif.

Location Dallas, TexasHome Facility Dallas Equestrian CenterHead Coach Carol Gwin (Mary Washington)Experience Fourth year2017 Record 7-172017 Conference Record/Finish N/AEquestrian Contact Spencer StewartOffice 425-205-2883 Email [email protected] smumustangs.com

SERIES CAPSULE VS. SMUSeries History OSU leads, 8-2Last Meeting October 15, 2016 in DallasFinal Score OSU 10, SMU 8

MUSTANGS

BULLDOGS

BAYLOR

Oct. 7, 2017/March 17, 2018Stillwater, Okla./Waco, Texas

Location Waco, TexasHome Facilty Willis Family Equestrian CenterHead Coach Cassie Maxwell (Texas A&M, 2006)Experience First year2017 Record 12-52017 Conference Record/Finish 5-2/1stEquestrian Contact Jonathan HillOffice 254-710-3065Email [email protected] baylorbears.com

SERIES CAPSULE VS. BAYLORSeries History OSU leads, 20-11Last Meeting March 25, 2017 in WacoFinal Score OSU 11, BU 7

BEARS

SERIES MEET-BY-MEET SCORES

Auburn 2/4/2007 L, 13-7 A2/17/2008 L, 10-9 A4/19/2008 L, 6-2 (Hunter Seat)% N3/14/2009 W, 11-9 H2/21/2010 L, 12-8 A4/16/2010 W, 6-2 (Western)% N3/12/2011 L, 8-8 (1443.5-1428) H4/15/2011 L, 8-0 (Hunter Seat)% N1/28/2012 L, 11-8 A9/28/2012 L, 10-9 A4/19/2013 W, 5-3 (Western)% N1/31/2014 W, 11-9 N10/17/2015 L, 14-5 A3/11/2016 L, 10-9 H

Baylor10/14/2006 W, 17-7 * H11/9/2006 L, 11-9 * A10/13/2007 W, 20-4 * H11/18/2007 W, 12-8 * A3/30/2008 W, 10-5& N10/18/2008 W, 15-9 * H2/14/2009 L, 6-14 * A3/28/2009 W, 11-5 * H10/16/2009 W, 14-9 * H3/5/2010 W, 11-8 * A3/26/2010 L, 13-3^ A10/16/2010 W, 12-6 * H10/29/2010 L, 9-8 * A4/1/2011 W, 10-5^ N4/16/2011 L, 6-1 (Hunter Seat)% A10/15/2011 W, 13-10 * H2/18/2012 W, 13-11 * A10/6/2012 W, 17-7 * H2/23/2013 L, 10-10 * A

3/29/2013 W, 8-7^ H10/26/2013 L, 12-8 * A3/1/2014 W, 11-7 * H3/29/2014 W, 10-9^ A10/18/2014 L, 9-7 * A2/27/2015 W, 11-8 * H4/17/2015 L, 8-8 (3081.3-3035.5)% A10/31/2015 W, 13-7 * H2/20/2016 L, 13-6 * A3/26/2016 W, 13-6^ H10/22/16 W, 12-8* H2/4/2017 L, 15-4* A3/25/2017 L, 11-7^ N

Delaware State2/28/2009 W, 16-3 H11/13/2010 W, 14-5 H1/25/2013 W, 15-5 N2/1/2014 W, 16-4 A9/24/2016 W, 11--8 A

Fresno State3/16/2007 W, 12-4 H3/15/2008 W, 10-5 H10/25/2008 L, 9-10 A4/18/2009 W, 8-0 (Hunter Seat)% N2/16/2013 W, 15-4 H3/11/2017 W, 14-5 H

Georgia2/16/2008 L, 10-8 A4/18/2008 L, 7-1 (Hunter Seat)% N4/19/2008 L, 6-2 (Western)% N4/18/2009 W, 5-3 (Western)% N3/10/2012 W, 13-10 H

4/13/2012 L, 4-4 (1229-1212) (Hunter Seat)% N4/13/2012 W, 5-3 (Western)% N4/19/2014 L, 8-6% N10/16/2015 L, 14-6 A

Kansas State10/15/2006 W, 13-13 (1720-1698.5)* H11/18/2006 L, 10-10 (1376-1374.5)* A3/31/2007 W, 8-7# N4/19/2007 L, 6-2 (Hunter Seat)% N4/19/2007 W, 4-4(1127.5-1097) (Western)% N2/2/2008 W, 17-5* H2/29/2008 L, 10-9* A3/29/2008 W, 8-7& A4/17/2008 L, 6-1 (Western)% N11/21/2008 W, 13-7* A2/7/2009 W, 13-11* H4/17/2009 W, 6-2 (Western)% N10/31/2009 W, 12-7* A2/6/2010 W, 17-6 * H3/27/2010 W, 11-5^ N4/16/2010 W, 8-0 (Hunter Seat)% N4/16/2010 L, 7-1 (Western)% N11/5/2010 W, 12-7 A1/29/2011 W, 12-6 H4/15/2011 L, 4-3 (Western)% N11/19/2011 L, 12-10 * H3/17/2012 W, 11-9 * A3/30/2012 W, 9-7^ A11/17/2012 W, 15-7 * H3/16/2013 L, 11-8 * A3/30/2013 W, 8-6^ H4/20/2013 W, 6-2 (Western)& N9/28/2013 L, 11-9 * A2/15/2014 W, 13-6 * H3/28/2014 W, 10-9^ N

SERIES RECORD VS. ALL OPPONENTSOPPONENT OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL LAST MEETINGAuburn 4-10 1-2 0-6 3-2 Auburn 10, OSU 9 (2016)Baylor 20-12 14-0 4-11 2-1 Baylor 11, OSU 7 (2017)Delaware State 5-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 OSU 11, Delaware State 8 (2016)Fresno State 5-1 4-0 0-1 1-0 OSU 14, Fresno State 5 (2017)Georgia 3-6 1-0 0-2 2-4 Georgia 14, OSU 6 (2015)Kansas State 24-11 10-1 7-5 7-5 OSU 11, K-State 6 (2016)Miami, Ohio 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 OSU 15, Miami 5 (2008)New Mexico State 5-3 2-0 1-2 2-1 OSU 10, New Mexico State 5 (2017)SMU 8-2 4-0 1-2 3-0 SMU 10, OSU 8 (2017)South Carolina 5-7 2-1 1-3 2-3 South Carolina 12, OSU 8 (2014)South Dakota State 4-0 2-0 2-0 0-0 OSU 12, South Dakota State 4 (2017)Stephen F. Austin 2-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 OSU 11, Stephen F. Austin 4 (2007)TCU 14-8 7-1 3-5 4-2 OSU 11, TCU 8 (2017)Tennessee-Martin 4-0 3-0 1-0 0-0 OSU 15, Tennessee-Martin 5 (2014)Texas A&M 11-16 5-3 2-8 4-5 Texas A&M 14, OSU 1 (2017)Total 116-76 59-8 25-45 32-23*Series Record vs. All Opponents dated to 2006-07 when NCEA format changed

SOUTH CAROLINA

Oct. 27, 2017Columbia, S.C.

Location Blythewood, S.C.Home Facility Onewood FarmHead Coach Boo Major (South Carolina, 1981)Experience 20th year2017 Record 7-92017 Conference Record/Finish 1-5/4thEquestrian Contact Patrick OsborneOffice 803-777-5204 Email [email protected] gamecocksonline.com

SERIES CAPSULE VS. SOUTH CAROLINASeries History South Carolina leads, 7-5Last Meeting Nov. 21, 2014 in StillwaterFinal Score OSU 8, SC 12

GAMECOCKS

TEXAS A&M

Nov. 17, 2017Stillwater, Okla.

Location College Station, TexasHome Facility Hildebrand Equine ComplexHead Coach Tana McKayExperience 19th season2017 Record 13-52017 Conference Record/Finish 3-3/3rdEquestrian Contact Evan RobertsOffice 979-862-5452 Email [email protected] 12thman.com

SERIES CAPSULE VS. SMUSeries History Texas A&M leads, 16-11Last Meeting April 14, 2017 in WacoFinal Score OSU 1, TAMU 14

AGGIESAUBURN

Feb. 3, 2018Stillwater, Okla.

Location Auburn University Horse CenterHome Facility Auburn, Ala.Head Coach Greg Williams (Auburn, 1986)Experience 22nd year2017 Record 10-52017 Conference Record/Finish 4-2/2ndEquestrian Contact Kendra WillardOffice 334-844-9800 Email [email protected] auburntigers.com

SERIES CAPSULE VS. SMUSeries History Auburn leads, 10-4Last Meeting March 11, 2016 in StillwaterFinal Score OSU 9, AUB 10

TIGERS

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SERIES MEET-BY-MEET SCORES

11/8/2014 L, 12-7 * A2/7/2015 W, 13-7 * H3/27/2015 L, 10-8^ N10/9/2015 W, 13-7 * A2/6/2016 W, 11-6 * H Miami, Ohio1/27/2007 W, 11-5 H1/26/2008 W, 15-5 H

New Mexico State11/18/2006 W, 10-9 N4/20/2007 L, 6-1 (Western)% N10/11/2008 W, 16-4 H10/10/2009 L, 11-9 A2/12/2011 L, 6-4 (Western) A2/4/2012 W, 12-6 H4/12/2012 W, 7-1 (Hunter Seat)% N3/4/2017 W, 10-5 A

SMU9/20/2008 W, 8-2 H4/17/2009 W, 6-2 (Hunter Seat)% N10/3/2009 W, 7-3 H4/15/2010 W, 4-4 (1076-1036) (Hunter Seat)% N3/27/2011 W, 7-2 (Hunter Seat) A10/1/2011 W, 9-1 H4/18/2014 W, 11-5% N3/8/2015 L, 10-9 A9/26/2015 W, 13-6 H10/15/2016 L, 8-10 A

South Carolina2/3/2007 L, 12-8 A10/27/2007 W, 16-3 H4/19/2008 W, 4-4 (Raw score win) (Western)% N4/17/2009 L, 6-1 (Hunter Seat)% N2/20/2010 L, 10-9 A4/16/2010 L, 6-2 (Hunter Seat)% N4/16/2011 W, 4-3 (Western)% N1/29/2012 W, 10-9 A4/13/2012 L, 5-3 (Hunter Seat)% N9/29/2012 L, 13-7 A3/9/2013 W, 10-10 H11/21/2014 L, 12-8 H

South Dakota State10/13/2012 W, 16-4 A11/2/2013 W, 15-3 H9/27/2014 W, 16-4 H2/10/2017 W, 12-4 A

Stephen F. Austin4/18/2007 W, 7-1 (Western)% N

11/17/2007 W, 11-4 A

TCU10/7/2006 W, 15-1 H3/8/2009 L, 9-10 N2/27/2010 W, 14-10 H4/17/2010 W, 4-2 (Hunter Seat)% N4/17/2010 L, 6-2 (Western)% N3/26/2011 L, 12-8 A11/6/2011 L, 8-10 A4/13/2012 W, 5-3 (Western)% N11/3/2012 L, 10-9* H2/24/2013 W, 11-8* A11/16/2013 W, 14-5* H2/22/2014 L, 12-8* A11/1/2014 L, 11-7* A2/21/2015 W, 10-10 (1585-1569.3)* H3/28/2015 L, 11-9^ A4/16/2015 W, 13-3% N11/14/2015 W, 12-8* H2/19/2016 W, 12-8* A3/25/2016 W, 12-7^ H11/5/2016 W, 11-8* H2/17/2017 W, 16-4* A3/24/2017 W, 11-8^ N

Tennessee-Martin10/6/2007 W, 16-4 H10/9/2010 W, 13-6 H1/26/2013 W, 16-4 A3/15/2014 W, 15-5 H

Texas A&M11/10/2006 W, 16-16 (2329-2317.5)* A3/3/2007 L, 14-12* H4/1/2007 L, 9-6# A4/20/2007 W, 5-3 (Hunter Seat)% N11/10/2007 W, 16-9* H3/8/2008 L, 13-11* A11/8/2008 L, 11-14 * H3/7/2009 L, 7-16 * A3/27/2009 W, 9-6* H4/18/2009 W, 6-2 (Hunter Seat)% N4/18/2009 L, 7-1 (Western)% N11/7/2009 L, 15-12* H3/6/2010 L, 16-11* A10/30/2010 L, 14-11* A2/27/2011 W, 15-8* H4/2/2011 L, 11-4^ A4/14/2011 W, 5-3 (Hunter Seat)% N11/5/2011 L, 14-8* A2/25/2012 W, 13-10* H3/31/2012 W, 8-8 (3329-3326)^ N4/14/2012 L, 4-4 (1116.5-975.5) (Western)% N2/2/2013 W, 16-8 H4/18/2013 L, 5-3 (Hunter Seat)% N3/8/2014 W, 11-9 A2/27/2016 L, 12-8 A4/15/2016 L, 11-5% N4/14/2017 L, 14-1% N

*denotes conference match

^denotes Big 12 Tournament match

%denotes NCEA Championship match

&denotes Central Championship match

#denotes Big 12 Classic Match

Kendall Pedigo

2016-17 In Review

The Cowgirls ended the year as one of the top

teams in the country once again. They finished

the year second in the Big Championships. The

team posted a 9-4 record, with a 4-0 record at

home.

Ebba Lange


The Oklahoma State Equestrian team recorded another highly successful season in 2016-17, highlighted by an 8-2 regular season record, a national ranking that reached as high as No. 2 and seven Cowgirls earning All-American recognition. "This was a great team that really came together as the season progressed," said OSU head coach Larry Sanchez. The season began with a huge boost in roster presence for the Cowgirls. The team added 12 freshman and five transfer students to its already impressive roster, many of which would contribute greatly to the Cowgirls' success during the 2016-17 season. "The bond of the team this year was really something different from the past 4 years I've been here" captain Maggie Drysch said. "Not only were we close, but we had each others' backs which made the victories so much more special and the losses a little less bitter." The season began with a road trip north to Delaware State, where the Cowgirls would win their season opener over the Hornets, 11-8. All four Most Outstanding Performer Honors went to OSU — Libby Collins won Horsemanship, Alexa Beaty won Reining, Drysch won Equitation on the Flat and Jorden Davis won in Equitation over Fences. Next up, the Cowgirls faced a tough SMU squad in Dallas. In a close battle, the Mustangs came out on top, defeating OSU, 10-8. Ebba Lange proved her NCEA All-American status with a win and an MOP honor during her Reining matchup. OSU hosted Baylor for a Big 12 Conference matchup and the first home competition of the year. The Cowgirls ousted the Bears, 12-8, to move to 1-0 in Big 12 Conference play. Lange continued to shine for the Cowgirls, moving to 3-0 on the year, with Davis, Lange and Miranda Reed all coming away with MOP honors for the match. Lange was honored as the NCEA Rider of the Month in October for Reining. The junior also won Big 12 Rider of the Month honors, as did Davis, who won Big 12 Rider of the Month for Equitation over Fences. The Cowgirls also defeated their other Big 12 Conference rival in TCU in Fort Worth, com-ing away with an 11-8 victory as Kendall Pedigo clinched the winning point for OSU in a tight contest. Hannah Janson competed for the Cowgirls for the first time, winning an MOP honor for Equitation over Fences to go along with Danielle Cohen's MOP honor in Reining.

In the final fall matchup, the Cowgirls faced a tough test in Georgia. The competition came down to the very last point, as Mitchell edged out her opponent, 72-70.5, to tie the match at 10. OSU would go on to win in raw scores to finish 4-1 during the fall. Reed would be honored as the Big 12 Rider of the Month in November for Horsemanship. In February, the second half of the season would prove to be as much of a test as the first half. The Cowgirls traveled to Waco, Texas, where they would lose to the Bears, 15-4. Mitchell and Beaty won their Reining points, and Mitchell was honored as the MOP for her victory. Carly Barrick and Kirsten Chamberland would provide two more points to the Cowgirls total by winning in Equitation over Fences and Horsemanship, respectively. A trip to South Dakota State pushed the Cowgirls back into the win column as they defeated the Jackrabbits, 12-4. Mitchell continued to dominate in the Reining discipline, winning her point and her second-consecutive MOP honor. Miller, Drysch and Davis also won MOP honors for the match. The Cowgirls hosted their final Big 12 Conference matchup against TCU, defeating the Horned Frogs, 16-4. OSU's Hunt Seat squad shut out TCU, with Drysch scoring a career high of 91 in Equitation on the Flat. The senior earned double MOP honors in both Hunt Seat events to cap off the day. Barrick, Drysch and Mitchell were all honored as Big 12 Riders of the Month for February. Barrick won the Equitation over Fences award, Drysch won the Equitation on the Flat award and Mitchell won the Reining award. The Cowgirls hit the road once more during the regular season as they traveled to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to face New Mexico State. The Cowgirls would win the matchup, 10-5, behind Reed's career-high score of 77.5 in Horsemanship. Mitchell would win her fourth-straight MOP honor as she claimed her eighth victory of the year.

2015-16 EQUESTRIAN SEASON REVIEW 2015-16 EQUESTRIAN REVIEW

2016-17 EQUESTRIAN SCHEDULE/RESULTSSept. 24 at Delaware State W, 11-8Oct. 15 at SMU L, 10-8Oct. 22 vs. Baylor* W, 12-8Nov. 05 at TCU* W, 11-8Nov. 19 vs. Georgia W, 10-10Feb. 04 at Baylor* L, 15-4Feb. 10 vs. South Dakota State* W, 12-4Feb. 17 vs. TCU* W, 16-4March 05 at New Mexico State W, 10-5March 11 vs. Fresno State W, 14-5March 24 TCU (Big 12 Championships) W, 11-8March 25 Baylor (Big 12 Championships) L, 11-7April 14 Texas A&M (NCEA Championships) L, 14-1

COWGIRLS FINISH SECOND AT BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS

OSU hosted their final regular season matchup against Fresno State, honoring their four seniors as Reed, Drysch, Davis and Jordan Langan were commemorated for their accomplishments as Cowgirls. Barrick, Maddie Bender and Mitchell all won MOP honors for the match as Mitchell won her ninth-straight matchup. The Cowgirls then looked to the Big 12 Championships in Waco, Texas. OSU defeated TCU, 11-8, but fell to Baylor in the championship match, 11-7. Reed and Lange were awarded MOP honors at the Big 12 Champion-ships in Horsemanship and Reining, respectively.

A slew of awards would be given to the Cowgirls during championship season as five Cowgirls were named to All-Big 12 teams. Barrick was on the All-Big 12 Equitation over Fences team, Drysch was named to the All-Big 12 Equitation on the Flat team and Mitchell, Cohen and Lange were all named to the All-Big 12 Reining team. Mitchell won the 2017 Reining Rider of the Year award, and Larry Sanchez was honored as the Big 12 Coach of the Year. The Cowgirls earned a bye at the 2017 NCEA Championships before facing Texas A&M in the quarterfinals. Davis would win the lone point for OSU as the season ended during the NCEA Championship quarterfinals. "We were all disappointed with our outcome at Nationals, however, we refuse to let one weekend define the entire season," said OSU head coach Larry Sanchez. OSU held 23 spots on the NCEA All-Academic teams and had seven NCEA All-Americans, the second most among any school. Mitchell held a first-team NCEA All-American spot for Reining, while Lange and Drysch earned spots on the NCEA All-American second team in Reining and Equitation on the Flat, respectively. Janson and Barrick earned honorable mentions in Equitation over Fences, and Davis earned a spot on the honorable mention Equitation on the Flat team, her third NCEA All-American award. Cohen wrapped up the awards with an honorable mention in Reining.

2016-17 Big 12 Equestrian Championships ResultsMarch 24-25, 2017 | Waco, Texas

Final Standings1. Baylor 2. Oklahoma State 3. TCU

2016-17 OSU SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

NCEA RIDER OF THE YEARHannah Mitchell (Reining)

NCEA ALL-AMERICANS Hannah Mitchell (First Team)Maggie Drysch (Second Team)Ebba Lange (Second Team)Carly Barrick (Honorable Mention)Danielle Cohen (Honorable Mention)Jorden Davis (Honorable Mention)Hannah Janson (Honorable Mention)

NCEA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMKirsten Chamberland (First Team)Elizabeth Collins (First Team)Maggie Drysch (First Team)Ebba Lange (First Team)Kendall Pedigo (First Team)Miranda Reed (First Team)Carly Barrick (Second Team)Mia Bray (Second Team)Alexa Beaty (Honorable Mention)Natalie Campbell (Honorable Mention)Danielle Cohen (Honorable Mention)Jorden Davis (Honorable Mention)Katie Jones (Honorable MentionJulia Purus (Honorable Mention) ALL-BIG 12Carly Barrick (Equitation over Fences)Maggie Drysch (Equitation on the Flat)Danielle Cohen (Reining)Ebba Lange (Reining)Hannah Mitchell (Reining) ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12Carly Barrick (First Team)Alexa Beaty (First Team)Brenna Brawner (First Team)Mia Bray (First Team)Kirsten Chamberland (First Team)Elizabeth Collins (First Team)Maggie Drysch (First Team)Ebba Lange (First Team)Jordan Langan (First Team)Kendall Pedigo (First Team)Julia Purus (First Team)Miranda Reed (First Team)Danielle Cohen (Second Team)Jorden Davis (Second Team)Katie Jones (Second Team) ACADEMIC MOMENTUM AWARDKristin Hull (First Team)

Maggie Drysch


2016-17 EQUESTRIAN RESULTS

BY INDIVIDUAL Kaitlyn Arnold (1-1)

Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline10/15/16 at SMU 62-78 Equitation Over Fences11/05/16 at TCU* 67-25 Equitation Over Fences

Carly Barrick (12-8) (5-5 Equitation) (7-3 Equitation Over Fences)

Most Outstanding Performer (MOP)-2

Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline09/24/16 at Delaware State 64-53 Equitation 81-60 Equitation over Fences10/15/16 at SMU 75-79 Equitation 74-88 Equitation over Fences10/22/16 Baylor 67-61 Equitation 87-81 Equitation over Fences11/05/16 at TCU 66-87 Equitation 85-80 Equitation over Fences11/19/16 Georgia 80-72 Equitation 81-79 Equitation over Fences02/04/17 Baylor 68-73 Equitation 79-75 Equitation over Fences02/10/17 at South Dakota State 87-86 Equitation 84-72 Equitation over Fences02/17/17 TCU 88-84 Equitation 82-64 Equitation over Fences03/04/17 New Mexico State 66-69 Equitation 77-82 Equitation over Fences03/11/17 Fresno State 78-83 Equitation 80-69 Equitation over Fences03/24/17 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 155-142 Equitation 168-135 Equitation over Fences03/25/16 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 122-153 Equitation 159-147 Equitation over Fences04/14/17 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 146-162 Equitation 161-170 Equitation over FencesAlexia Beaty (5-5-1)

Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline09/24/16 at Delaware State 71-68.5 Reining10/15/16 at SMU 70-69 Reining10/22/16 Baylor 70.5-72 Reining11/05/16 at TCU 69.5-71 Reining11/19/16 Georgia 72-70.5 Reining02/04/17 Baylor 65.5-63.5 Reining02/17/17 TCU 72.5-0 Reining 03/11/17 Fresno State 68.5-70 Reining03/24/17 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 133-143 Reining03/25/16 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 140.5-140.5 Reining04/14/17 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 0-139.5 Reining

Maddie Bender (6-4)

Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline09/24/16 at Delaware State 71-73 Horsemanship10/15/16 at SMU 73.5-72 Horsemanship11/05/16 at TCU 77.5-74.5 Horsemanship11/19/16 Georgia 72.5-75.5 Horsemanship02/04/17 Baylor 74.5-68 Horsemanship02/17/17 TCU 70-71 Horsemanship 03/11/17 Fresno State 76-72 Horsemanship

2016-17 EQUESTRIAN RESULTS BY TEAM

Overall Match Results (9-4)Date Opp. Site Result09/24/16 at Delaware State Dover, DE. W, 11-810/15/16 at SMU Dallas, TX L, 8-1010/22/16 Baylor Stillwater, Okla. W, 12-811/05/16 at TCU Ft. Worth, TX W, 11-811/19/16 Georgia Stillwater, Okla. W, 10-1002/04/17 Baylor Waco, TX L, 4-1502/10/17 at South Dakota State Brookings, SD W, 12-402/17/17 TCU Stillwater, Okla. W, 16-403/04/17 New Mexico State Las Cruces, NM W, 10-503/11/17 Fresno State Stillwater, Okla. W, 14-503/24/17 vs. TCU (Big 12s) Waco, TX W, 11-803/25/16 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) Waco, TX L, 7-1104/14/17 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) Waco, Texas L, 1-14 Team Equitation Results (9-4)Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Raw Score 09/24/16 at Delaware State 3-2 322-30210/15/16 at SMU 1-4 352-37810/22/16 Baylor 3-2 353-35611/05/16 at TCU 3-2 374-38911/19/16 Georgia 3-2 389-38002/04/17 Baylor 0-4 372-41602/10/17 at South Dakota State 3-1 345-33702/17/17 TCU 5-0 425-38303/04/17 New Mexico State 4-0 300-20503/11/17 Fresno State 3-2 389-39303/24/17 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 3-2 711-72803/25/16 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 0-5 662-73504/14/17 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 0-4 554-661

Team Equitation Over Fences Results (6-6-1)Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Raw Score 09/24/16 at Delaware State 3-2 406-38310/15/16 at SMU 2-3 381-38710/22/16 Baylor 3-2 426-41511/05/16 at TCU 3-2 421-38911/19/16 Georgia 2-3 391-39602/04/17 Baylor 1-4 366-38202/10/17 at South Dakota State 3-1 323-29702/17/17 TCU 5-0 394-35003/04/17 New Mexico State 2-2 303.5-31103/11/17 Fresno State 4-1 369-35203/24/17 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 1-4 681-79103/25/16 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 2-3 709-71104/14/17 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 1-3 631-639 Hunter Seat Totals (8-4-1)Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Raw Score 09/24/16 at Delaware State 6-4 728-68510/15/16 at SMU 6-3 765-73310/22/16 Baylor 6-4 779-77111/05/16 at TCU 6-4 795-77811/19/16 Georgia 5-5 780-77602/04/17 Baylor 1-8 738-79802/10/17 at South Dakota State 6-2 668-63402/17/17 TCU 10-0 819-733

03/04/17 New Mexico State 5-3 603.5-51603/11/17 Fresno State 7-3 758-74503/24/17 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 4-6 1392-151903/25/16 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 2-8 1371-150604/14/17 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 1-7 1185-1300 Horsemanship Totals (5-8)Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Raw Score 09/24/16 at Delaware State 3-1 356-339.510/15/16 at SMU 1-2 358.5-362.510/22/16 Baylor 2-3 357.5-359.511/05/16 at TCU 1-3 362.5-372.511/19/16 Georgia 2-3 369-37302/04/17 Baylor 1-4 350-35702/10/17 at South Dakota State 3-1 282-27202/17/17 TCU 2-3 358.5-363.503/04/17 New Mexico State 2-1 299-29603/11/17 Fresno State 4-0 369.5-359.503/24/17 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 4-0 723.5-69803/25/16 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 2-3 697.5-70904/14/17 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 0-4 540-586 Reining Totals (10-3)Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Raw Score 09/24/16 at Delaware State 2-3 279-336.510/15/16 at SMU 4-1 339.5-33210/22/16 Baylor 4-1 350.5-341.511/05/16 at TCU 4-1 348.5-266.511/19/16 Georgia 3-2 356.5-35402/04/17 Baylor 2-3 321-322.502/10/17 at South Dakota State 3-1 266.5-255.502/17/17 TCU 4-1 360-269.503/04/17 New Mexico State 3-1 286-27603/11/17 Fresno State 3-2 358.5-35403/24/17 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 3-2 688.5-554.503/25/16 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 3-0 704.5-55304/14/17 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 0-7 806-1125

Western Totals (10-2-1)Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Raw Score 09/24/16 at Delaware State 5-4 635-67610/15/16 at SMU 5-3 698-694.510/22/16 Baylor 6-4 708-70111/05/16 at TCU 5-4 711-63911/19/16 Georgia 5-5 725.5-72702/04/17 Baylor 3-7 671-679.502/10/17 at South Dakota State 6-2 548.5-527.502/17/17 TCU 6-4 718.5-63303/04/17 New Mexico State 5-2 585-57203/11/17 Fresno State 7-2 728-713.503/24/17 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 7-2 1412-1252.503/25/16 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 5-3 1402-126204/14/17 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 0-7 806-1125

2016-17 EQUESTRIAN SEASON REVIEW 2016-17 EQUESTRIAN SEASON REVIEW

Carly Barrick


2016-17 EQUESTRIAN SEASON REVIEW 2016-17 EQUESTRIAN SEASON REVIEW

03/24/17 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 140.5-139.5 Horsemanship03/25/16 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 141-136 Horsemanship04/14/17 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 129.5-150.5 Horsemanship

Mia Bray (3-6)

Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline10/15/16 at SMU 72-61 Equitation10/22/16 Baylor 73-69 Equitation11/05/16 at TCU 64-76 Equitation11/19/16 Georgia 77-79 Equitation02/04/17 Baylor 75-86 Equitation02/17/17 TCU 83-74 Equitation03/11/17 Fresno State 71-78 Equitation03/24/17 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 144-134 Equitation03/25/16 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 142-143 Equitation

Nicole Campbell (1-3-1)

Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline10/15/16 at SMU 71.5-70.5 Horsemanship10/22/16 Baylor 71.5-73 Horsemanship11/05/16 at TCU 72-72 Horsemanship11/19/16 Georgia 74.5-76.5 Horsemanship02/04/17 Baylor 64-69 Horsemanship

Kirsten Chamberland (5-4-4)

Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline09/24/16 at Delaware State 70.5-70.5 Horsemanship10/15/16 at SMU 72.5-72.5 Horsemanship10/22/16 Baylor 72-70.5 Horsemanship11/05/16 at TCU 70.5-75.5 Horsemanship11/19/16 Georgia 73-75 Horsemanship

02/04/17 Baylor 71.5-68 Horsemanship02/10/17 at South Dakota State 70.5-67 Horsemanship02/17/17 TCU 74-67.5 Horsemanship03/04/17 New Mexico State 76-76 Horsemanship03/11/17 Fresno State 73-70.5 Horsemanship03/24/17 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 145.5-145.5 Horsemanship03/25/16 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 139-140.5 Horsemanship04/14/17 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 125.5-143.5 Horsemanship

Danielle Cohen (9-4)


Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline09/24/16 at Delaware State 69.5-70 Reining10/15/16 at SMU 68-67 Reining10/22/16 Baylor 69.5-67 Reining11/05/16 at TCU 66-0 Reining11/19/16 Georgia 67.5-68.5 Reining02/04/17 Baylor 68.5-69 Reining02/10/17 at South Dakota State 66-61.5 Reining02/17/17 TCU 70-68 Reining03/04/17 New Mexico State 72-69 Reining03/11/17 Fresno State 74-70 Reining03/24/17 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 133-0 Reining03/25/16 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 139.5-0 Reining04/14/17 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 131.5-135 Reining

Libby Collins (7-6)

Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline09/24/2016 at Delaware State 73-71 Horsemanship10/15/2016 at SMU 71.5-74 Horsemanship10/22/2016 Baylor 67.5-71.5 Horsemanship

11/05/2016 at TCU 71.5-76.5 Horsemanship11/19/2016 Georgia 75.5-74 Horsemanship02/04/2017 Baylor 71-73 Horsemanship02/10/2017 at South Dakota State 70.5-63.5 Horsemanship02/17/2017 TCU 75.5-74.5 Horsemanship03/04/2017 New Mexico State 75.5-70 Horsemanship03/11/2017 Fresno State 74.5-72.5 Horsemanship03/24/2017 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 145-140 Horsemanship03/25/2017 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 143.5-150 Horsemanship04/14/2017 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 136.5-142 Horsemanship

Jorden Davis (14-11-1) (6-6-1 Equitation) (8-5 Equitation Over Fences)


Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline09/24/2016 at Delaware State 65-70 Equitation 85-82 Equitation Over Fences10/15/2016 at SMU 75-80 Equitation 79-72 Equitation Over Fences10/22/2016 Baylor 76-74 Equitation 90-77 Equitation Over Fences11/05/2016 TCU 85-75 Equitation 80-82 Equitation Over Fences 11/19/2016 Georgia 74-80 Equitation 76-78 Equitation Over Fences02/04/2017 Baylor 86-86 Equitation 72-78 Equitation Over Fences02/10/2017 at South Dakota State 87-83 Equitation 85-76 Equitation Over Fences02/17/2017 TCU 80-77 Equitation 68-55 Equitation Over Fences03/04/2017 New Mexico State 85-81 Equitation 78-85 Equitation Over Fences03/11/2017 Fresno State 76-74 Equitation 78-70 Equitation Over Fences03/24/2017 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 152-166 Equitation 152-175 Equitation Over Fences03/25/2017 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 137-145 Equitation 135-129 Equitation Over Fences04/14/2017 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 143-174 Equitation 165-130 Equitation Over Fences

Maggie Drysch (10-15) (7-6 Equitation) (3-9 Equitation Over Fences)

Most Outstanding Performer (MOP)-5Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline09/24/2016 at Delaware State 75-58 Equitation 78-79 Equitation Over Fences10/15/2016 at SMU 63-72 Equitation 76-77 Equitation Over Fences10/22/2016 Baylor 72-84 Equitation 86-89 Equitation Over Fences11/05/2016 at TCU 85-75 Equitation 85-80 Equitation Over Fences11/19/2016 Georgia 79-74 Equitation 77-82 Equitation Over Fences02/04/2017 Baylor 72-86 Equitation 71-77 Equitation Over Fences02/10/2017 at South Dakota State 87-81 Equitation 70-76 Equitation Over Fences02/17/2017 TCU 91-88 Equitation

83-78 Equitation Over Fences03/04/2017 New Mexico State 78-0 Equitation 75-71 Equitation Over Fences03/11/2017 Fresno State 76-74 Equitation 55-67 Equitation Over Fences03/24/2017 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 128-161 Equitation 143-154 Equitation Over Fences03/25/2017 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 139-152 Equitation 128-170 Equitation Over Fences04/14/2017 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 116-151 Equitation

Hannah Janson (4-4)


Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline11/05/2016 at TCU 88-67 Equitaiton Over Fences11/19/2016 Georgia 79-78 Equitaiton Over Fences02/04/2017 Baylor 70-74 Equitaiton Over Fences02/17/2017 TCU 82-77 Equitaiton Over Fences03/11/2017 Fresno State 78-74 Equitaiton Over Fences03/24/2017 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 75-159 Equitaiton Over Fences03/25/2017 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 147-165 Equitaiton Over Fences04/14/2017 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 157-171 Equitaiton Over Fences

Katie Jones (7-6)

Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline09/24/2016 at Delaware State 83-82 Equitaiton Over Fences10/15/2016 at SMU 83-79 Equitaiton Over Fences10/22/2016 Baylor 79-85 Equitaiton Over Fences11/05/2016 at TCU 84-73 Equitaiton Over Fences11/19/2016 Georgia 78-79 Equitaiton Over Fences02/04/2017 Baylor 74-78 Equitaiton Over Fences02/10/2017 at South Dakota State 84-73 Equitaiton Over Fences02/17/2017 TCU 79-76 Equitaiton Over Fences03/04/2017 New Mexico State 73.5-73 Equitaiton Over Fences03/11/2017 Fresno State 78-72 Equitaiton Over Fences03/24/2017 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 143-168 Equitaiton Over Fences03/25/2017 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 140-160 Equitaiton Over Fences04/14/2017 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 148-168 Equitaiton Over Fences

Ebba Lange (9-3-1)


Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline09/24/2016 at Delaware State 71.5-66.5 Reining10/15/2016 at SMU 69-67.5 Reining10/22/2016 Baylor 73-69 Reining11/05/2016 at TCU 75-67.5 Reining11/19/2016 Georgia 73-72 Reining02/04/2017 Baylor 64-65.5 Reining02/10/2017 at South Dakota State 66.5-67.5 Reining02/17/2017 TCU 73.5-70.5 Reining03/04/2017 New Mexico State 74.5-69.5 Reining03/11/2017 Fresno State 72.5-73 Reining03/24/2017 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 140-139.5 Reining03/25/2017 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 145.5-138 Reining04/14/2017 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 134.5-134.5 Reining

Kayla Lott (2-3)

Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline09/24/2016 at Delaware State 58-54 Equitation

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79-80 Equitaiton Over Fences10/15/2016 at SMU 62-75 Equitation 69-71 Equitation Over Fences10/22/2016 Baylor 84-83 Equitaiton Over Fences

Sarah Miller (4-6-1)


Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline09/24/2016 at Delaware State 71-67 Horsemanship10/15/2016 at SMU 72.5-72.5 Horsemanship10/22/2016 Baylor 72-74 Horsemanship11/05/2016 at TCU 74-76 Horsemanship02/04/2017 Baylor 72.5-74 Horsemanship02/10/2017 at South Dakota State 71.5-70.5 Horsemanship02/17/2017 TCU 66.5-74.5 Horsemanship03/04/2017 New Mexico State 70-76 Horsemanship03/11/2017 Fresno State 70.5-69 Horsemanship03/24/2017 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 143-141 Horsemanship03/25/2017 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 127-146 Horsemanship

Hannah Mitchell (10-2-1)


Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline09/24/2016 at Delaware State 67-70 Reining10/15/2016 at SMU 69.5-62.5 Reining10/22/2016 Baylor 67-66 Reining11/05/2016 at TCU 68-67 Reining11/19/2016 Georgia 72-70.5 Reining02/04/2017 Baylor 68-65 Reining02/10/2017 at South Dakota State 68.5-64.5 Reining02/17/2017 TCU 74-60.5 Reining03/04/2017 New Mexico State 75.5-70.5 Reining03/11/2017 Fresno State 71-69.5 Reining03/24/2017 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 142.5-131 Reining03/25/2017 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 138.5-138.5 Reining04/14/2017 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 0-130 Reining

Kendall Pedigo (5-8)Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline09/24/2016 at Delaware State 60-67 Equitaiton10/15/2016 at SMU 77-72 Equitaiton10/22/2016 Baylor 65-68 Equitaiton11/05/2016 at TCU 84-79 Equitaiton11/19/2016 Georgia 79-75 Equitaiton02/04/2017 Baylor 71-85 Equitaiton02/10/2017 at South Dakota State 84-87 Equitaiton02/17/2017 TCU 83-60 Equitaiton03/04/2017 New Mexico State 71-55 Equitaiton03/11/2017 Fresno State 88-84 Equitaiton03/24/2017 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 132-125 Equitaiton03/25/2017 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 122-142 Equitaiton04/14/2017 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 149-174 Equitaiton

Julia Purus (5-7)

Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline09/24/2016 at Delaware State 0-61.5 Reining10/15/2016 at SMU 63-66 Reining10/22/2016 Baylor 70.5-67.5 Reining11/05/2016 at TCU 70-61 Reining

11/19/2016 Georgia 72-72.5 Reining02/04/2017 Baylor 55-59.5 Reining02/10/2017 at South Dakota State 65.5-62 Reining02/17/2017 TCU 70-70.5 Reining03/04/2017 New Mexico State 64-67 Reining03/11/2017 Fresno State 72.5-71.5 Reining03/24/2017 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 140-141 Reining03/25/2017 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 140.5-136 Reining

Miranda Reed (7-5-1)


Date Opp. Score (OSU-Opp.) Discipline09/24/2016 at Delaware State 70.5-58 Horsemanship10/15/2016 at SMU 70.5-73.5 Horsemanship10/22/2016 Baylor 74.5-70.5 Horsemanship11/05/2016 at TCU 74.5-72.5 Horsemanship11/19/2016 Georgia 73.5-72 Horsemanship02/04/2017 Baylor 71-73 Horsemanship02/10/2017 at South Dakota State 69.5-71 Horsemanship02/17/2017 TCU 72.5-76 Horsemanship03/04/2017 New Mexico State 77.5-74 Horsemanship03/11/2017 Fresno State 75.5-75.5 Horsemanship03/24/2017 vs. TCU (Big 12s) 149.5-132 Horsemanship03/25/2017 vs. Baylor (Big 12s) 147-136.5 Horsemanship04/14/2017 vs. Texas A&M (NCEA) 148.5-150 Horsemanship

2016-17 EQUESTRIAN SEASON REVIEW

Julia Purus

History

Started in 1999, the OSU equestrian team remains

one of the nation’s top programs for equestrian.

Head coach Larry Sanchez has led the Cowgirls to

six national championships and five Big 12 cham-

pionships.


COWGIRLS AT THE NCEA CHAMPIONSHIPS

NCEA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2013

COWGIRLS IN THE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS

BIG 12 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS2009 2012 2013 2014 2016

NCEA CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES2007-08DATE OPPONENT ROUND RESULT04/17-18/08 Kansas State (Western)% Third Place L, 6-1 Georgia (Hunter Seat)% Third Place L, 7-104/19/08 South Carolina (Western)% First Round W, 4-4 (Raw score win) Georgia (Western)% Second Round L, 6-2 Auburn (Hunter Seat)% First Round L, 6-2

2008-09DATE OPPONENT ROUND RESULT04/17/09 Kansas State (Western)% Second Round W, 6-2 SMU (Hunter Seat)% First Round W, 6-2 South Carolina (Hunter Seat)% Second Round L, 6-104/18/09 TexasA&M(Western)% Semifinals L,7-1 Georgia (Western)% Third Place W, 5-3 Florida State (Hunter Seat)% Consolation W, 8-0 Texas A&M (Hunter Seat)% Fifth Place W, 6-2

2009-10DATE OPPONENT ROUND RESULT04/15/10 SMU (Hunter Seat)% First Round W, 4-4 (1076-1036)04/16/10 SouthCarolina(HunterSeat)% Quarterfinals L,6-2 Kansas State (Hunter Seat)% Consolation W, 8-0 KansasState(Western)% Quarterfinals L,7-1 Auburn (Western)% Consolation W, 6-204/17/10 TCU (Hunter Seat)% Fifth Place W, 4-2 TCU (Western)% Fifth Place L, 6-2

2010-11DATE OPPONENT ROUND RESULT04/14/11 TexasA&M(HunterSeat)% Quarterfinals W,5-304/15/11 KansasState(Western)% Quarterfinals L,4-3 Auburn(HunterSeat)% Semifinals L,8-004/16/11 Baylor (Hunter Seat)% Third Place L, 6-1 South Carolina (Western)% Fifth Place W, 4-3

2011-12DATE OPPONENT ROUND RESULT04/12/12 New Mexico St. (Hunter Seat)% Waco, Texas W, 7-104/13/12 TCU(Western)% Quarterfinals W,5-3 Georgia(Western)% Semifinals W,5-3 Georgia(HunterSeat)% Quarterfinals L,4-4(1229-1212) South Carolina (Hunter Seat)% Consolation L, 5-304/14/12 Texas A&M (Western)% Finals L, 4-4 (1116.5-975.5) 2012-13DATE OPPONENT ROUND RESULT04/18/13 Texas A&M(Hunter Seat)% First Round L, 5-304/19/13 Auburn(Western)% Semifinals W,5-304/20/13 Kansas State (Western)% Finals W, 6-2 2013-14DATE OPPONENT ROUND RESULT04/18/14 SMU% Quarterfinals W,11-504/19/14 Georgia% Semifinals L,8-6

2014-15DATE OPPONENT ROUND RESULT04/16/15 at TCU% First Round W, 13-303/29/14 atBaylor% Quarterfinals L,8-8(3081.3-3035.5)

2015-16DATE OPPONENT ROUND RESULT04/15/16 TexasA&M% Quarterfinals L,11-5

2016-17DATE OPPONENT ROUND RESULT04/14/17 TexasA&M% Quarterfinals L,14-1

BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES 2011-12DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT03/30/12 Kansas State^ Manhattan, Kan. W, 9-703/31/12 Texas A&M^ Manhattan, Kan. W, 8-8 (3329-3326)

2012-13DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT03/29/13 Baylor^ Stillwater, Okla. W, 8-703/30/13 Kansas State^ Stillwater, Okla. W, 8 -6 2013-14DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT03/28/14 Kansas State^ Waco, Texas W, 10-903/29/14 Baylor^ Waco, Texas W. 10-9

2014-15DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT03/27/15 vs. Kansas State^ Fort Worth, Texas L, 10-803/28/15 at TCU^ Fort Worth, Texas L, 11-9

2015-16DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT03/25/16 TCU^ Stillwater, Okla. W, 12-703/26/16 Baylor^ Stillwater, Okla. W, 13-6

2016-1703/24/17 TCU^ Stillwater, Okla. W, 11-803/25/17 Baylor^ Stillwater, Okla. W, 11-7

COWGIRLS IN THE NCEA CHAMPIONSHIPS

2000NCEA National Champions



2005Western National Champions


2009Ally Blais - Individual National Champion

Hunter Seat Flat

2013Western National Champions

ALL-BIG 12 PERFORMERS 2012Caroline Daniels (Reining)Lauren Halvorson (Horsemanship)Samantha Harrison (Equitation over Fences)Katy Krshka (Horsemanship)Jordan White (Equitation on the Flat)

2013Jenna Blumer (Reining)Lauren Halvorson (Horsemanship)Samantha Harrison (Equitation over Fences)Allison Joyce (Equitation over Fences and Equitation on the Flat)Katy Krshka (Horsemanship and Reining)Lindsey McMullen (Horsemanship)

2014Jenna Blumer (Reining)Jorden Davis (Equitation on the Flat)Samantha Harrison (Equitation over Fences and Equitation on the Flat)Katy Krshka (Horsemanship)Lindsey McMullen (Horsemanship)

2015Katy Krshka (Horsemanship and Reining)Lindsey McMullen (Horsemanship)Amy White (Equitation on the Flat)

2016Carly Barrick (Equitation over Fences)Jorden Davis (Equitation on the Flat)Ty Paris (Horsemanship)Ebba Lange (Reining)

2017Carly Barrick (Equitation over Fences)Danielle Cohen (Reining)Maggie Drysch (Equitation on the Flat)Ebba Lange (Reining)Hannah Mitchell (Reining)Miranda Reed (Horsemanship)

BIG 12 HONOR ROLLBIG 12 COACH OF THE YEAR

2013 - Larry Sanchez2017 - Larry Sanchez

BIG 12 EQUITATION ON THE FLAT RIDER OF THE YEAR

2012 - Jordan White

BIG 12 HORSEMANSHIP RIDER OF THE YEAR

2012 - Katy Krshka2013 - Katy Krshka2015 - Katy Krshka

BIG 12 REINING RIDER OF THE YEAR2012 - Caroline Daniels

2013 - Jenna Blumer2014 - Jenna Blumer2015 - Katy Krshka

2017 - Hannah Mitchell

BIG 12 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR2013 - Jenna Blumer2016 - Justine Peters


YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2006-07 - Coach Larry SanchezOverall Record: 11-8 Conference: 3-3 Home: 5-1 Away: 1-5 Neutral: 5-2National Finish: Fifth Hunter Seat: Fifth Western: Fourth

10/7/2006 TCU Stillwater, Okla. W, 15-110/14/2006 Baylor * Stillwater, Okla. W, 17-7 10/15/2006 Kansas State * Stillwater, Okla. W, 13-13 (1720-1698.5)11/9/2006 Baylor * Waco, Texas L, 11-9 11/10/2006 Texas A&M * College Station W, 16-16 (2329-2317.5)11/18/2006 Kansas State * Manhattan, Kan. L, 10-10 (1376-1374.5)11/18/2006 New Mexico State Manhattan, Kan. W, 10-91/27/2007 Miami (Ohio) Stillwater, Okla. W, 11-52/3/2007 South Carolina Blythewood, S.C. L, 12-82/4/2007 Auburn Auburn, Ala. L, 13-73/3/2007 Texas A&M * Stillwater, Okla. L, 14-123/16/2007 Fresno State Stillwater, Okla. W, 12-43/31/2007 Kansas State # College Station, Texas W, 8-74/1/2007 Texas A&M # College Station, Texas L, 9-64/18/2007 Stephen F. Austin % Waco, Texas W, 7-1 (Western)4/19/2007 Kansas State % Waco, Texas L, 6-2 (Hunter Seat)4/19/2007 Kansas State % Waco, Texas W, 4-4 (1127.5-1097) (Western)4/20/2007 New Mexico State % Waco, Texas L, 6-1 (Western)4/20/2007 Texas A&M % Waco, Texas W, 5-3 (Hunter Seat)

2007-08 - Coach Larry Sanchez►Central ChampionsOverall Record: 12-8 Conference: 4-2 Home: 7-0 Away: 3-4 Neutral: 2-4National Finish: Fourth Hunter Seat: Fourth Western: Fourth

10/6/2007 Tennessee-Martin Stillwater, Okla. W, 16-410/13/2007 Baylor * Stillwater, Okla. W, 20-4 10/27/2007 South Carolina Stillwater, Okla. W, 16-311/10/2007 Texas A&M * Stillwater, Okla. W, 16-911/17/2007 Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas W, 11-411/18/2007 Baylor * Waco, Texas W, 12-8 1/26/2008 Miami (Ohio) Stillwater, Okla. W, 15-52/2/2008 Kansas State * Stillwater, Okla. W, 17-52/16/2008 Georgia Athens, Ga. L, 10-82/17/2008 Auburn Auburn, Ala. L, 10-92/29/2008 Kansas State * Manhattan, Kan. L, 10-93/8/2008 Texas A&M * College Station, Texas L, 13-113/15/2008 Fresno State Stillwater, Okla. W, 10-53/29/2008 Kansas State & Manhattan, Kan. W, 8-73/30/2008 Baylor & Manhattan, Kan. W, 10-54/17/2008 Kansas State % Waco, Texas L, 6-1 (Western)4/18/2008 Georgia % Waco, Texas L, 7-1 (Hunter Seat)4/19/2008 Auburn % Waco, Texas L, 6-2 (Hunter Seat)4/19/2008 Georgia % Waco, Texas L, 6-2 (Western)4/19/2008 South Carolina % Waco, Texas W, 4-4 (Raw score win) (Western)

2008-09 - Coach Larry Sanchez►Big 12 Champions Overall Record: 14-7 Conference: 5-3 Home: 8-1 Away: 1-3 Neutral: 5-3National Finish: Third Hunter Seat: Fifth Western: ThirdBig 12 Championship Finish: First

9/20/2008 SMU Stillwater, Okla. W, 8-2 10/11/2008 New Mexico State Stillwater, Okla. W, 16-410/18/2008 Baylor * Stillwater, Okla. W, 15-9 10/25/2008 Fresno State Fresno, Calif. L, 9-10 11/8/2008 Texas A&M * Stillwater, Okla. L, 11-14 11/21/2008 Kansas State * Manhattan, Kan. W, 13-72/7/2009 Kansas State * Stillwater, Okla. W, 13-112/14/2009 Baylor * Waco, Texas L, 6-14 2/28/2009 Delaware State Stillwater, Okla. W, 16-3 3/7/2009 Texas A&M * College Station, Texas L, 7-16 3/8/2009 TCU Mansfield,Texas L,9-10

3/14/2009 Auburn Stillwater, Okla. W, 11-9 3/27/2009 Texas A&M * Stillwater, Okla. W, 9-63/28/2009 Baylor * Stillwater, Okla. W, 11-5 4/17/2009 Kansas State % Waco, Texas W, 6-2 (Western)4/17/2009 SMU % Waco, Texas W, 6-2 (Hunter Seat)4/17/2009 South Carolina % Waco, Texas L, 6-1 (Hunter Seat)4/18/2009 Fresno State % Waco, Texas W, 8-0 (Hunter Seat)4/18/2009 Georgia % Waco, Texas W, 5-3 (Western)4/18/2009 Texas A&M % Waco, Texas W, 6-2 (Hunter Seat)4/18/2009 Texas A&M % Waco, Texas L, 7-1 (Western)

2009-10 - Coach Larry SanchezOverall Record: 11-9 Conference: 4-2 Home: 4-1 Away: 2-5 Neutral: 5-3Hunter Seat: Fifth Western: SixthBig 12 Championship Finish: Third

10/3/2009 SMU Stillwater, Okla. W, 7-310/10/2009 New Mexico State Las Cruces, N.M. L, 11-910/16/2009 Baylor * Stillwater, Okla. W, 14-9 10/31/2009 Kansas State * Manhattan, Kan. W, 12-711/7/2009 Texas A&M * Stillwater, Okla. L, 15-122/6/2010 Kansas State * Stillwater, Okla. W, 17-6 2/20/2010 South Carolina Blythewood, S.C. L, 10-92/21/2010 Auburn Auburn, Ala. L, 12-82/27/2010 TCU Stillwater, Okla. W, 14-103/5/2010 Baylor * Waco, Texas W, 11-8 3/6/2010 Texas A&M * College Station, Texas L, 16-113/26/2010 Baylor ^ Waco, Texas L, 13-33/27/2010 Kansas State ^ Waco, Texas W, 11-54/15/2010 SMU % Waco, Texas W, 4-4 (1076-1036) (Hunter Seat)4/16/2010 Auburn % Waco, Texas W, 6-2 (Western)4/16/2010 Kansas State % Waco, Texas W, 8-0 (Hunter Seat)4/16/2010 Kansas State % Waco, Texas L, 7-1 (Western)4/16/2010 South Carolina % Waco, Texas L, 6-2 (Hunter Seat)4/17/2010 TCU % Waco, Texas W, 4-2 (Hunter Seat)4/17/2010 TCU % Waco, Texas L, 6-2 (Western)

2010-11 - Coach Larry SanchezOverall Record: 10-9 Conference: 2-2 Home: 5-1 Away: 2-6 Neutral: 3-2Hunter Seat: Fourth Western: FifthBig 12 Championship Finish: Second

10/9/2010 Tennessee-Martin Stillwater, Okla. W, 13-610/16/2010 Baylor * Stillwater, Okla. W, 12-6 10/29/2010 Baylor * Waco, Texas L, 9-8 10/30/2010 Texas A&M * College Station, Texas L, 14-1111/5/2010 Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. W, 12-711/13/2010 Delaware State Stillwater, Okla. W, 14-51/29/2011 Kansas State Stillwater, Okla. W, 12-62/12/2011 New Mexico State Las Cruces, N.M. L, 6-4 (Western) 2/27/2011 Texas A&M * Stillwater, Okla. W, 15-83/12/2011 Auburn Stillwater, Okla. L, 8-8 (1443.5-1428)3/26/2011 TCU Fort Worth, Texas L, 12-83/27/2011 SMU Dallas, Texas W, 7-2 (Hunter Seat)4/1/2011 Baylor ^ College Station, Texas W, 10-54/2/2011 Texas A&M ^ College Station, Texas L, 11-44/14/2011 Texas A&M % Waco, Texas W, 5-3 (Hunter Seat)4/15/2011 Auburn % Waco, Texas L, 8-0 (Hunter Seat)4/15/2011 Kansas State % Waco, Texas L, 4-3 (Western)4/16/2011 Baylor % Waco, Texas L, 6-1 (Hunter Seat)4/16/2011 South Carolina % Waco, Texas W, 4-3 (Western)

COWGIRL ALL-AMERICANS

JENNA BLUMER

2012, 2013,2014

CAROLINE DANIELS

2011, 2012

JORDEN DAVIS

2014, 2016, 2017

LAUREN HALVORSON

2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

SAMANTHA HARRISON

2014

RACHEL HOUCHIN

2011

ALLISON JOYCE

2013

KATY KRSHKA

2012 (2x), 2013,2014, 2015

LINDSEY MCMULLEN

2013, 2014, 2015

KACI O’ROURKE

2013

JUSTINE PETERS

2014

ANDREA ROBBINS

2013

AMY WHITE

2015

JORDAN WHITE

2012

EBBA LANGE

2016, 2017

DANIELLE COHEN

2017

CARLY BARRICK

2017

MAGGIE DRYSCH

2017

HANNAH JANSON

2017

HANNAH MITCHELL

2017


ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

Academic All-Big 12

2017First Team Carly Barrick, Jr. Alexa Beaty, So. Brenna Brawner, Sr. Kirsten Chamberland, Jr. Libby Collins, Jr. Maggie Drysch, Sr. Ebba Lange, Jr. Jordan Langan, Sr. Kendall Pedigo, Jr. Julia Purus, Jr.Miranda Reed, Sr.

Second Team Danielle Cohen, Jr.Jorden Davis, Sr. Katie Jones, Jr.

2016First TeamCarly Barrick, So. Maggie Botkin, Sr. Rebecca Buchanan, Sr. Elizabeth Collins, So. Jorden Davis, Jr. Maggie Drysch, Jr. Emily Hartley, Sr. Olivia Hupy, Sr. Allison Hurlbut, Sr. Ebba Lange, So. Paris Nottingham, Sr. Ty Paris, Sr. Kendall Pedigo, So. Justine Peters, Sr.* Julia Purus, So. Miranda Reed, Jr. Amy White, Sr.*

Second TeamDanielle Cohen, So. Katie Jones, So.

2015First TeamLeighona Bernstein, Sr. Jorden Davis, So.Allison Dooman, Sr. Maggie Drysch, So. Maggie Gampfer,So. Allison Hurlbut, Jr. Allie Joyce, Sr. Brooke Klimek, Sr. Katy Krshka, Sr.*

Mackenzie Malone, Sr. Landsey McMullen, Sr. Paris Nottingham, Jr. Ty Paris, Jr.Miranda Reed, So. Amy White, Jr.*

2014First TeamJenna Blumer, Sr.*Maggie Gampfer, Jr.Lauren Halvorson, Sr.Allison Joyce, Jr.Katy Krshka, Jr. Lindsey McMullen, Jr.Paris Nottingham, So.Jessica (Ty) Paris, So.Justine Peters, So.*Ali Rose, Sr.Kaitlyn Skog, Sr.Erin Willoughby, So.

Second TeamSamantha Harrison, Sr.Andrea Robbins, Sr.

2013First TeamJenna Blumer, Jr.Andrea Callahan, Sr.Marissa Dalton, Sr.Maggie Gampfer, So.Sarah Gesick, Sr.Lauren Halvorson, Jr.Caitlin Harris, Sr.*Aisling Henschel, Sr.*Carol Hopkins, Sr.Taylor New, Sr.Allison Joyce, So.Lindsey McMullen, So.Andrea Robbins, Jr.Ali Rose, Jr.Hayden Vosburgh, Sr.

Second TeamLeighona Bernstein, So.Mackenzie Fugitt, Jr.Katy Krshka, So.Ellie Sparks, Sr.

**Indicates nominated with a 4.0 GPA

NCEA All-Academic Team

2017First Team Kirsten Chamberland, Jr. Libby Collins, Jr. Maggie Drysch, Sr. Ebba Lange, Jr. Kendall Pedigo, Jr. Miranda Reed, Sr.

Second Team Carly Barrick, Jr. Mia Bray, Jr.

Honorable Mention Alexa Beaty, So. Natalie Campbell, Jr.Danielle Cohen, Jr.Jorden Davis, Sr. Katie Jones, Jr.Julia Purus, Jr.

2016First Team Elizabeth Collins, So. Maggie Drysch, Jr.Ebba Lange, So. Paris Nottingham, Sr. Kendall Pedigo, So. Justine Peters, Sr.*Miranda Reed, Jr. Amy White, Sr.*

Second TeamCarly Barrick, So. Jorden Davis, Jr. Ty Paris, Sr. Julia Purus, So.

Honorable MentionDanielle Cohen, So. Katie Jones, So.

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2011-12 - Coach Larry Sanchez►Big 12 Champions Overall Record: 13-7 Conference: 4-2 Home: 5-1 Away: 4-3 Neutral: 4-3Western: SecondBig 12 Championship Finish: First

10/1/2011 SMU Stillwater, Okla. W, 9-110/15/2011 Baylor * Stillwater, Okla. W, 13-1011/5/2011 Texas A&M * College Station, Texas L, 14-811/6/2011 TCU Fort Worth, Texas L, 8-1011/19/2011 Kansas State * Stillwater, Okla. L, 12-101/28/2012 Auburn Auburn, Ala. L, 11-81/29/2012 South Carolina Blythewood, S.C. W, 10-92/4/2012 New Mexico State Stillwater, Okla. W, 12-62/18/2012 Baylor * Waco, Texas W, 13-11 2/25/2012 Texas A&M * Stillwater, Okla. W, 13-103/10/2012 Georgia Stillwater, Okla. W, 13-103/17/2012 Kansas State * Manhattan, Kan. W, 11-93/30/2012 Kansas State ^ Manhattan, Kan. W, 9-73/31/2012 Texas A&M ^ Manhattan, Kan. W, 8-8 (3329-3326)4/12/2012 New Mexico State % Waco, Texas W, 7-1 (Hunter Seat)4/13/2012 Georgia % Waco, Texas L, 4-4 (1229-1212) (Hunter Seat)4/13/2012 Georgia % Waco, Texas W, 5-3 (Western)4/13/2012 South Carolina % Waco, Texas L, 5-3 (Hunter Seat)4/13/2012 TCU % Waco, Texas W, 5-3 (Western)4/14/2012 Texas A&M % Waco, Texas L, 4-4 (1116.5-975.5) (Western)

2012-13 - Coach Larry Sanchez►NCEA Western Champions►Big 12 Champions Overall Record: 13-6 Conference: 3-3 Home: 7-1 Away: 3-4 Neutral: 3-1Western: FirstBig 12 Championship Finish: First

9/28/2012 Auburn Auburn, Ala. L, 10-99/29/2012 South Carolina Blythewood, S.C. L, 13-710/6/2012 Baylor * Stillwater, Okla. W, 17-7 10/13/2012 South Dakota State Brookings, S.D. W, 16-411/3/2012 TCU * Stillwater, Okla. L, 10-911/17/2012 Kansas State * Stillwater, Okla. W, 15-7 1/25/2013 Delaware State Martin, Tenn. W, 15-51/26/2013 Tennessee-Martin Martin, Tenn. W, 16-42/2/2013 Texas A&M Stillwater, Okla. W, 16-82/16/2013 Fresno State Stillwater, Okla. W, 15-42/23/2013 Baylor * Waco, Texas L, 10-10 2/24/2013 TCU * Fort Worth, Texas W, 11-83/9/2013 South Carolina Stillwater, Okla. W, 10-103/16/2013 Kansas State * Manhattan, Kan. L, 11-8 3/29/2013 Baylor ^ Stillwater, Okla. W, 8-73/30/2013 Kansas State ^ Stillwater, Okla. W, 8-64/18/2013 Texas A&M % Waco, Texas L, 5-3 (Hunter Seat)4/19/2013 Auburn % Waco, Texas W, 5-3 (Western)4/20/2013 Kansas State & Waco, Texas W, 6-2 (Western)

2013-14 - Coach Larry Sanchez►Big 12 Champions Overall Record: 11-4 Conference: 3-3 Home: 5-0 Away: 3-3 Neutral: 3-1National Finish: FourthBig 12 Championship Finish: First

9/28/2013 Kansas State * Manhattan, Kan. L, 11-9 10/26/2013 Baylor * Waco, Texas L, 12-8 11/2/2013 South Dakota State Stillwater, Okla. W, 15-311/16/2013 TCU * Stillwater, Okla. W, 14-51/31/2014 Auburn Dover, Del. W, 11-92/1/2014 Delaware State Dover, Del. W, 16-42/15/2014 Kansas State * Stillwater, Okla. W, 13-6 2/22/2014 TCU * Fort Worth, Texas L, 12-83/1/2014 Baylor * Stillwater, Okla. W, 11-7 3/8/2014 Texas A&M College Station, Texas W, 11-93/15/2014 Tennessee-Martin Stillwater, Okla. W, 15-53/28/2014 Kansas State ^ Waco, Texas W, 10-9

3/29/2014 Baylor ^ Waco, Texas W, 10-94/18/2014 SMU % Waco, Texas W, 11-54/19/2014 Georgia % Waco, Texas L, 8-6

2014-15 - Coach Larry SanchezOverall Record: 5-8 Conference: 3-3 Home: 4-1 Away: 0-6 Neutral: 1-1Big 12 Championship Finish: Fourth

9/27/2014 South Dakota State Stillwater, Okla. W, 16-410/18/2014 Baylor * Waco, Texas L, 9-7 11/1/2014 TCU * Fort Worth, Texas L, 11-711/8/2014 Kansas State * Manhattan, Kan. L, 12-7 11/21/2014 South Carolina Stillwater, Okla. L, 12-82/7/2015 Kansas State * Stillwater, Okla. W, 13-7 2/21/2015 TCU * Stillwater, Okla. W, 10-10 (1585-1569.3)2/27/2015 Baylor * Stillwater, Okla. W, 11-8 3/8/2015 SMU Dallas, Texas L, 10-93/27/2015 Kansas State ^ Fort Worth, Texas L, 10-83/28/2015 TCU ^ Fort Worth, Texas L, 11-94/16/2015 TCU % Waco, Texas W, 13-34/17/2015 Baylor % Waco, Texas L, 8-8 (3081.3-3035.5)

2015-16 - Coach Larry Sanchez►Big 12 Champions Overall Record: 8-6 Conference: 5-1 Home: 6-1 Away: 2-4 Neutral: 0-1National Finish: Fifth PlaceBig 12 Championship Finish: First

9/26/2015 SMU Stillwater, Okla. W, 13-610/9/2015 Kansas State * Manhattan, Kan. W, 13-7 10/16/2015 Georgia Athens, Georgia L, 14-610/17/2015 Auburn Auburn, Ala. L, 14-510/31/2015 Baylor * Stillwater, Okla. W, 13-7 11/14/2015 TCU * Stillwater, Okla. W, 12-82/6/2016 Kansas State * Stillwater, Okla. W, 11-6 2/19/2016 TCU * Springtown, Texas W, 12-82/20/2016 Baylor * Waco, Texas L, 13-6 2/27/2016 Texas A&M College Station, Texas L, 12-83/11/2016 Auburn Stillwater, Okla. L, 10-93/25/2016 TCU ^ Stillwater, Okla. W, 12-73/26/2016 Baylor ^ Stillwater, Okla. W, 13-64/15/2016 Texas A&M % Waco, Texas L, 11-5

2016-17 - Coach Larry SanchezOverall Record: 9-4 Conference: 3-2 Home: 4-0 Away: 4-2 Neutral: 1-2National Finish: Fifth PlaceBig 12 Championship Finish: Second

9/24/2016 Delaware State Dover, Del. W, 11-810/15/2016 SMU Dallas, Texas L, 10-8 10/22/2016 Baylor * Stillwater, Okla. W, 12-811/05/2016 TCU * Fort Worth, Texas W, 11-811/19/2016 Georgia Stillwater, Okla. W, 10-10 2/04/2017 Baylor * Waco, Texas L, 15-42/10/2017 South Dakota State Brookings, S.D. W, 12-4 2/17/2017 TCU * Stillwater, Okla. W, 16-43/04/2017 New Mexico State Las Cruces, N.M. W, 10-53/11/2017 Fresno State Stillwater, Okla. W, 14-53/24/2017 TCU ^ Waco, Texas W, 11-83/25/2017 Baylor ^ Waco, Texas L, 11-74/14/2017 Texas A&M % Waco, Texas L, 14-1

# Big 12 Classic Match% NCEA Championship match& Central Championship match* conference match^ Big 12 Tournament match


EQUESTRIAN HISTORY

In 1998 the NCAA declared equestrian as an emerging sport. As of September of 2007, there are nineteen (19) Division 1 and four (4) Division II colleges and universi-ties who participate at the varsity level with new programs being added every year. The average size of current women’s equestrian teams is 46 with a range from 20 to 100 athletes.

From the Kentucky Derby, to the Olympics, to the Varsity Equestrian National Cham-pionship, equestrian sports are already in the American spotlight. Major national, satellite, and cable corporations already host the sport of equestrian. You can watch horses on NBC, ESPN, Outdoor Life Network, TVG, and College Sports TV to name a few. There are already weekly programs dedicated to the horse, one of which, the American Quarter Horse Association’s “America’s Horse” televises the Varsity Equestrian National Championship, the precursor to the NCAA Championship. To as-sist in promotion of Varsity Equestrian and to provide a media outlet for disbursement of the current news regarding equestrian, we are proud to announce the development ofwww.varsityequestrian.com,‘TheOfficialWebsiteofNCAAVarsityEquestrian’.Lastly, there are roughly 250 magazines, newspapers and newsletters devoted to horses; many of which already cover collegiate equestrian.

In previous years, all collegiate equestrian competitions were conducted under the auspices of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA). Since its inaugural year in 2000, Varsity Equestrian has implemented a dual-meet format in competi-tions. Teams compete in four events: Hunter Seat Equitation Over Fences, Hunter Seat Equitation on the Flat, Western Horsemanship, and Reining. An equal number of riders from each team compete head-to-head on each event on the same set of horses. The lowest score is dropped before computing the team score.

POST-SEASON COMPETITION

The Varsity Equestrian National Championships has become an annual competi-tion since 2002. This competition will become the NCAA Championship. There are three titles at stake each year: the Overall Team Championship, the Hunt Seat Team Championship, and the Western Team Championship.

GOVERNANCE OF THE SPORT

Varsity Equestrian Steering Committee:The heart of any organization is its people. Besides the outstanding athletes, Equestrian is fortunate to have coaches who give of their time to serve as leaders for the sport. Teamed with athletic administrators, these coaches comprise the Varsity Equestrian Steering Committee. The committee’s charge is to develop procedures, legislation, and advance the sport via promotion and corporate sponsors. An annual meeting of the entire steering committee is held annually at the USEF Headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky.

United State Equestrian Federation (USEF):As the National Governing Body for equestrian sport in the United States and of Varsity Equestrian, USEF shares the sport with the world while advocating fairness, excellence and equine welfare in all aspects of horsemanship and competition. USEF sends athletes and teams of the highest caliber to represent our country at home and abroad. Through more than 2,800 recognized competitions in 27 breeds and disciplines, and with 86,000 members USEF continues to grow and acknowledge equestrian athletes at every level. Learn more about USEF at www.usef.org.

American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA):With more than 350,000 worldwide members and 4.5 million registered American Quarter Horses in 80 different countries, the American Quarter Horse Association is the world’s largest equine association and a strong supporter of Varsity Eques-trian. AQHA offers diverse programs for all types and levels of horse owners, from competitive to recreation. Annually, AQHA approves around 2,900 horse shows and special events that culminate at three different World Championships: the AQHA Youth World Show, the AQHA Open/Amateur World Show and the AQHA Select World Show. In all, over 927,000 entries compete year-round at the AQHA approved shows. Visit www.aqha.com for more information.

The Varsity Equestrian Steering Committee is working diligently to advance equestrian from emerging to full championship status. The horse industry stands firmlybehindthesportandisworkinghand-in-handtolayasolidfoundationonwhich the sport can continue to grow and expand.

EQUESTRIAN HISTORY

In hunt seat equitation and horsemanship events, it is the rider and not the horse that is being judged. The actions of the horse are important onlyastheyreflectonthehorsemanshipoftherider.Thusitispos-sible for a rider whose horse “acts up” to be placed among the winners because in the judges’ opinion she met the problem skillfully and solved it. Conversely, a seemingly good ride may mean nothing more than a placed horse carrying an unwitting passenger. The rider is always being judged in horsemanship classes, whether the class calls for jumping or whetheritisrun“ontheflat”withoutjumps.

Judging equitation classes is not done by a mathematical formula. Judges are usually looking for style of riding, accuracy and judgment in the use of the aids (hands, seat and legs), suppleness and lightness of hands and a general impression of complete, quiet control. The program description of equitation classes makes reference to tests for riders in the different classes. This refers to the test of horsemanship that has been established by the American Horse Shows Association for all recognized shows and is published in the annual rulebook. Equitation judges must choose from these individual tests in judging horsemanship. The com-mon criteria are:

Posture: The position of the body, the legs, the hands, the head and eyes are all indicators of good horsemanship. The rider’s back should be straight, chest out, head and eyes ahead in an alert, relaxed position. The ap-pearance of the rider should give the impression of alert buoyancy. The movements of her body should be those that derive naturally from the horse’s movements. Correct posture at all gaits and in all movements is a basic element that judges look for in horsemanship.

Hands:

A rider’s hands should keep a light but certain contact with the mouth of the horse. Reins should be on a straight line from the horse’s mouth to the rider’s elbow.

Wrong lead:

In a canter, the horse leading with the wrong leg is “on the wrong lead”. Moving clockwise a horse should be leading with his right front leg. Mov-ing counterclockwise, he should lead with the left.

Legs:

Heels should be down. No excessive weight should be carried on the stirrup irons. Legs should be quiet under the rider at all times.

Diagonals:

This fault may appear while a rider is posting (rising and sinking back in the saddle in rhythm with the horse’s trot) at the trot. The rider’s movement in posting should be impelled by the forward movement of the horse’s inside rear leg; that is, the rear leg that is closest to the center of the ring.


LETTERWINNERS

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Adamson, Cheryl 2001-04Allen, Amy 1999-2000Allen, Allysa 1999-2001Ammann, Michelle 2003-04Archer, Lexi 2008-10Armstrong, Trista 1999-2001Arnold, Erin 2008-12Arnold, Kaitlyn 2014-17

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Bailey, Melody 2009-11Baird, Marie 2000-05Barrick, Carly 2014-17Bass, Kelli 2007-09Baughman, Jennifer 1999-2001Bear, Megan 2004-08Beaty, Alexa 2015-17Bender, Maddie 2014-17Bennett, Abigail 2003-06Beresford, Hannah 2007-11Bernstein, Leighona 2011-15Blais, Ally 2006-10Blumer, Jenna 2010-14Blythe, Amber 2001-05Bohr, Katie 2003-07Bohr, Amanda 2005-07Botkin, Maggie 2012-16Bottone, Kristen 2004-06Boyer, Lacy 2003-07Bramlett, Ashley 1999-2001Brannan, Tamra 2010-11Brawdy, Laura 2001-05Brawner, Brenna 2013-16Bray, Beth 2000-01Bray, Mia 2015-17Brooks, Chrystal 2000-01Brothers, Jessie 2007-12Brown, Megan 2003-07Brown, Sarah 2008-10Buchanan, Rebecca 2012-16Buck, Audrey 1999-2003Builteman, Katherine 2004-06Burks, Ellyse 2005-06Burnett, Amber 1999-2001Burns, Laryn 2004-06Butchard, Emma 2012-13Butner, Dustie 2001-02

-C-Caddell, Anna 2004-07Callahan, Andrea 2009-13Campbell, Natalie 2014-17Carr, Savannah 2011-12Cavanaugh, Casie 1999-2002Chamberland, Kirsten 2015-17Champness, Julian 2007-08Chappell, Natalie 2004-08Childress, Lindsey 2001-05Chirico, Nichole 2008-11Clason, Max 2010-14Cloud, Kim 1999-2000Cohen, Danielle 2014-17Collingsworth, Charlotte 2005-09

Collingsworth, Sam 2005-09Collins, Elizabeth 2014-17Combs, Kelli 2000-03Conley, Laura 2007-11Cooper, Hannah 2009-12Cope, Katie 2003-08Currat, Rachel 2003-08Cyphers, Laurie 1999-2000

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Dalton, Marissa 2009-13Daniels, Caroline 2008-12Davidson, Samantha 2004-08Davis, Jorden 2013-17Davis, Katie 2005-08DeHart, Summer 1999-2000Dickerson, Kristin 2000-04Dohmann, Sheila 1999-2003Dolan, Natalie 2001-02Donnell, Allie 2009-10Dooman, Allison 2010-15Doss, Natalie 1999-2000Downs, Annie 2008-12Drysch, Maggie 2013-17Duckett, Aaron 2009-10

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Eastty, Amy 1999-2001Ede, Mary Beth 2002-06Eich, Caroline 2007-12Elmenhorst, Kayla 2001-05Elser, Sammy 2010-14Engels, Maggie 2001-04Everhart, Jessica 2010-11

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Farley, Tai 1999-2000Ferjak, Emily 2011-12Filkins, Lindsay 2005-10Fink, Jennifer 2002-06Finnegan, Katie 2003-06Flessner, Kelsey 2006-07Foody, Kylie 2009-13Frederick, Erin 2003-04French, Lauren 2002-03Fugitt, Mackenzie 2010-14Furman, Danna 1999-2000

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Gampfer, Maggie 2011-15Gates, Chloe 2010-12Gattis, Amy 2001-02Gesick, Sarah 2008-13Grace, Ashley 2003-05Guidry, Stormi 2002-03Guterman, Fran 2000-01

-H-Hale, Erin 2000-01, 03-04Hale, Chandy 2001-03Hall, Maguire 2008-09Halvorson, Lauren 2009-14Hammock, Sarah 2001-02Hansen, Emma 2007-09Hapgood, Alyssa 2005-06Harison, Emily 2001-04Harris, Caitlin 2009-13Harrison, Samantha 2010-14Hartley, Emily 2012-16

LETTERWINNERS

Hasper, Stephanie 2007-11Hayes, Kate 1999-2002Hedrick, Sarah 1999-2001Hefley,Stephanie 1999-2000Henderson, Amber 1999-2001Henschel, Aisling 2009-13Hickam, Taylor 2015-16Higgens, Amber 1999-2003Hill, Leslie 2001-02Hoaglan, Emily 2001-03Hoefler,Natalie 2001-04Holbrook, Emma 2015-16Holden, Whitney 2000-04Holder, Madison 2005-06Holland, Ashley 2002-04Hopkins, Caroline 2009-10Hopkins, Carol 2010-13Hortman, Paige 2004-07Houchin, Rachel 2008-12Huffaker, Lauren 2005-09Hull, Kristin 2014-16Hunn, Cada 2010-12Hupman, Nikki 2005-07Hupy, Olivia 2012-16Hurlbut, Allison 2011-16

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Janssen, Coraleane 2001-02Janssen, Corrie 2002-04Janson, Hannah 2016-17Johnson, Julie 1999-2000Johnson, Rosalyn 2002-07Johnson, Cory 2003-07Jones, Katie 2014-17Jones, Katy 1999-2000Joyce, Allison 2011-15

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OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Oklahoma’s only university with a statewide presence, Oklahoma State University is a five-campus, public educational system that improves the lives of people in Oklahoma, the nation, and the world by adhering to its land-grant mission of high-quality teaching, research and outreach.

OSU research, scholarship, and creative activities promote human and economic development through the expansion of knowledge and its application.

Established as a result of the Morrill Act, the Stillwater campus is the home of the OSU System. OSU was founded on Dec. 25, 1890, as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College. On July 1, 1957, Oklahoma A&M College became Oklahoma State University.

The OSU System has an enrollment of more than 35,000 students across all its campuses. Named Oklahoma’s inau-

gural Truman Honor Institution for its production of Truman Scholars, OSU today boasts students from all 50 states and more than 100 nations. There are more than 250,000 OSU alumni throughout the world.

When it comes to outreach, OSU reaches across the state of Oklahoma. It has five campuses: Stillwater, which includes the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences; OSU-Tulsa; OSU-Oklahoma City; OSU Institute of Technology in Okmulgee; and the OSU Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa, which includes the OSU Medical Center. OSU also boasts 16 agricultural experiment stations statewide, extension offices serving all the state’s 77 counties and research facilities in Stillwater and Tulsa.

With more than 350 undergraduate and graduate degrees and options, as well as professional degree programs in medicine and veterinary medicine, OSU provides unmatched diversity of academic offerings.

OSU conducts innovative research and technology transfer that enhance Oklahoma’s economic vitality and its quality of life. The focus has expanded greatly since 1890, but the third cornerstone of the university’s land-grant mission remains as crucial for the future of Oklahoma as it was at statehood. Interdisciplinary collaborations with academic institutions, government agencies, private business, and industry ensure that contributions of faculty and student researchers to the development of new knowledge and its dissemination are pertinent and lasting.

Areas of emphasis include: alternative energies and conservation; animal-based agriculture and biotechnol-ogy; environmental protection; food production and safety; health and medicine; manufacturing and advanced materi-als; national defense and homeland security; sensors and sensor technologies; aerospace and unmanned aerial systems; and transportation and infrastructure

BOARD OF REGENTS

LOU WATKINS DOUGLAS E. BURNS CALVIN J. ANTHONY JAROLD CALLAHAN RICK DAVIS Chair Vice Chair

JOE D. HALL TUCKER LINK DR. TRUDY MILNER JIM REESE

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Although OSU is a large, comprehensive university, its size does not minimize the personal attention given to each student. OSU encourages all students when they first enroll to identify the college in which they wish to major. Because the average number of students majoring in any one department is less than 150, the student can count on personal attention in a friendly environment.

OSU offers students many distinct advantages. It has nearly four million volumes in the library; modern research laboratories and equipment; excellent physical educa-tion, recreation and student union facilities; nationally-recognized residence hall programs; outstanding cultural and sporting events; nearly 500 student organizations; and nearly 40 nationally affiliated fraternities and sororities that provide a stimulating educational and social environment.

UNIVERSITY HISTORY

The story of Oklahoma State University began on Christmas Eve, 1890, at the McKennon Opera House in Oklahoma’s territorial capital of Guthrie when Territorial Governor George W. Steele signed legislation establishing an Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (OAMC) in Payne County.

OAMC’s first students assembled for class on Dec. 14, 1891, even though there were no buildings, no books, and no curriculum. The college’s first students attended classes in the Stillwater Congregational Church. The original cam-pus consisted of 200 acres of prairie that were donated by four local homesteaders. The college’s first six graduates received their diplomas in 1896.

Visitors to the OSU campus often marvel at its beauty and consistency of architecture. Much of the credit goes to legendary president, Henry G. Bennett, who served from 1928-1951. Dr. Bennett’s 25-year campus master plan envisioned some of the university’s most famous and beautiful structures, including the Edmon Low Library and the OSU Student Union.

A new campus master plan is guiding unprecedented construction that is making OSU more competitive in academics and athletics. Since the fall of 2008, OSU has opened the Multimodal Transportation Terminal, the North Classroom Building, the west end zone of Boone Pickens Stadium, a refurbished Old Central, the Donald W. Reynolds Architecture Building, an upgraded Murray

Hall, the Henry Bellmon Research Center and a renovated Student Union, considered the most comprehensive union in the country. Most recently, the university has opened University Commons residential life facility, Bert Cooper Engineering Structures Lab, a new information technology building, library annex, Greenwood Tennis Center, a new outdoor track, a renovated Atherton Hotel and a new wing to the College of Human Sciences building. Work is under way on a new business building, the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts and other projects. Hall of Fame Avenue on the north, University Avenue on the south, and Monroe Street through the campus core have been signifi-cantly upgraded, and the university is making numerous upgrades to its campus landscape.

OSU grew quite rapidly following World War II. The post-war years were marked by a huge enrollment surge. The mid-1940s also were a golden era for athletics at Okla-homa A&M. In a 90-day period in early 1945, A&M teams won the Cotton Bowl, the NCAA championship in wrestling, and the NCAA championship in basketball. The next year, the wrestling and basketball teams repeated as national champions, and the football team won the Sugar Bowl to clinch a national title, which was retroactively awarded by the Football Writers Association of America.

By the 1950s, the college had grown substantially. In 1957, Oklahoma A&M became The Oklahoma State University for Agriculture and Applied Science.

During the next three decades, OSU would build academic programs to match its new status. Enrollment more than doubled from 10,385 in 1957 to more than 23,000 in the 1980s. OSU became a statewide university system, adding branches in Okmulgee in 1946 and Oklahoma City in 1961. OSU merged with the Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1988, and OSU-Tulsa was born in 1999.

Today, OSU has more than 35,000 students across five campuses and a presence in every Oklahoma county through its extension offices and experiment stations. From six graduates in 1896, to more than 7,000 annually today, the small college on the prairie has grown and prospered far beyond the dreams of its founders. OSU teaching, research and graduates are making a bigger impact on the lives of people around the world than ever before. It’s a great time to be a Cowboy!

Oklahoma State University, in compliance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246 as amended, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Higher Education Act), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and other federal and state laws and regulations, does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected category, in any of its policies, practices or procedures. This provision includes, but is not limited to admissions, employment, financial aid, and educational services. OSU is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and desires priority referrals of protected veterans for its openings. OSU will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employ-ees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not oth-erwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. The Director of Equal Opportunity, 408 Whitehurst, OSU, Stillwater, OK 74078-1035; Phone 405-744-5371; email: [email protected] has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity. Any person (student, faculty, or staff) who believes that discriminatory practices have been engaged in based on gender may discuss his or her concerns and file informal or formal complaints of possible violations of Title IX with OSU’s Title IX Coordinator 405-744-9154.” See http://eeo.okstate.edu/title-ix for more information.


BURNS HARGISUNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

10TH YEAR

Burns Hargis was named the 18th President of Oklahoma State University and the OSU System in December 2007 and took office March 10, 2008.

Hargis oversees one of the nation’s most comprehensive land-grant university systems with more than 35,000 students, 7,400 employees, and campuses located in Stillwater, Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Okmulgee.

He has guided OSU to record enrollment and record fund-raising, reaching the $1 billion Branding Success campaign goal in April 2013, nearly two years ahead of schedule. The campaign focused on student scholarships, faculty and other vital resources and programs. He also is overseeing a construction boom that is transforming the OSU campus to be more competitive in academics and athletics.

Hargis has a bold vision of creating a modern land-grant university that cuts across disciplines to better prepare students for success.

Hargis, who holds degrees in accounting from Oklahoma State University and in law from the University of Okla-homa, is the second OSU graduate to lead the university as president. Oliver S. Willham, who served as president from 1952 to 1966, graduated from then Oklahoma A&M in 1923.

He is past chairman of the Big 12 Conference Board of Directors and represents the conference as a member of the Board of Managers of the College Football Playoff.

Before being named OSU President, Hargis had a long and distinguished legal and business career, with active civic and philanthropic leadership across many fronts. He also is familiar to many Oklahomans through the political perspective and wit he provided on the award-winning television program “Flashpoint”.

Prior to coming to OSU, he was Vice Chairman of Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. Before joining Bank of Oklahoma in 1997, Hargis practiced law in Oklahoma City for 28 years, most recently with the firm of McAfee & Taft. He is a former president of the Oklahoma County Bar Association, former president of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation, and is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Hargis served as vice-chairman of the Oklahoma State Election Board, the Oklahoma Constitutional Revision Commission, and served as Chairman of the Oklahoma Commission for Human Services. Hargis was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Oklahoma in 1990.

A firm believer in the power of imagination and collabora-tion, Hargis was the first chair of the Oklahoma Creativity Project. He has served and chaired many boards, including the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges of Oklahoma State University.

Hargis received the state’s highest honor when he was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2009. Hargis and his wife, Ann, have two married children and three grandchildren.

As the private fundraising organization for Oklahoma State University, the OSU Foundation unites donor and university passions and priorities to achieve excellence.

We manage donor dollars to provide the most ad-vanced educational opportunities to students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of OSU. From scholarships to community programs, our donors generously support the spirit and tradition of Oklahoma State University.

We invite you to learn more about our organization, our leaders and those who support America’s Brightest Orange. As always, please feel free to contact us for additional information or visit us the next time you’re in Stillwater!

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT BURNS HARGIS

OKLAHOMA STATE

COWBOYS

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MIKE HOLDER

MIKE HOLDERATHLETICS DIRECTOR

13TH YEAR | OKLAHOMA STATE, 1970

Recognized as a 2013 finalist for National Athletic Director of the Year in the Sports Business Awards by SportsBusi-ness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily, Mike Holder is a central figure in Oklahoma State’s current athletic resur-gence. He was named Vice President for Athletic Programs and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Oklahoma State University on Sept. 16, 2005. In his 32 years of leading his alma mater’s golf program, Holder’s name became synonymous with success not only on the golf course, but in fundraising, facility development and the academic performance of his student-athletes. In fact, a case could be made that Holder took Oklahoma State’s already strong golf program and transformed it into America’s best. Those same leadership skills have served him well in his time guiding OSU’s athletic department. His plan and vision for the betterment of Cowboy and Cowgirl athletics have taken shape, most notably with the completion of Boone Pickens Stadium. The stadium, now a horseshoe with more than 60,000 seats, features 123 suites.

Also during Holder’s tenure, OSU opened the 92,000 square foot Sherman E. Smith Training Center to serve several Cowboy and Cowgirl teams, the sparkling 50,000-square foot Michael and Anne Greewood Tennis Center - which features six indoor courts and 12 outdoor courts - and a brand new track and field complex. In the spring of 2017, OSU broke ground on a new $20 million soccer complex that is planned to open in the fall of 2018. OSU has won five more national team championships under Holder’s watch, raising the school’s championship count to 56 – the fourth best total in the country and tops in the Big 12 Conference. With Holder serving as athletic director, 11 different OSU teams have combined to win 46 Big 12 team titles.

The Cowboy football team has appeared in 11 straight bowl games for the first time in school history. In 2011, OSU claimed its first outright conference football champi-onship of the modern era.

Holder’s tenure has also featured landmark fundraising by the athletic department, including the $165 million gift from T. Boone Pickens that pushed OSU’s facility drive into high gear. The legendary OSU alum also helped complete the west end zone project with another $63 million gift in 2008.

At Holder’s urging, OSU Athletics has placed an emphasis on scholarship endowments. The “Leave A Legacy” endow-ment drive has seen Oklahoma State climb from dead last in the Big 12 to the top with gifts and commitments of approximately $61 million. As recently as 2009, OSU’s endowment stood at just $2.1 million. Perhaps Holder’s adept fundraising stems from his “fund-giving”. He and his wife, Robbie, illustrated their commit-ment to Oklahoma State when they donated $500,000 for the first fully endowed scholarship for Cowboy football. The scholarship is named for former OSU player, the late Ver-non Grant. The Holders’ lifetime giving to OSU surpasses $2.5 million, including $1 million for an entrepreneurship super chair at OSU in the Spears School of Business. “Robbie and I made the gift to the college of business because of (OSU donors) Malone and Amy Mitchell,” Holder said at the announcement. “Having two degrees in business was the icing on the cake. I would like to see the new program nationally recognized and make a difference in the lives of young people.” Malone and Amy Mitchell had made a $57.2 million gift to OSU, split evenly between athletics and academics, on the day the Holders announced their $1 million gift. Things are on the upswing at the turnstiles as well. Oklahoma State set new school records for football season ticket sales in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013, surpass-ing the 50,000 mark for the first time in 2013 with a final tally of 50,223 season tickets sold that season. During his tenure as the men’s golf coach, Holder’s successes included not only his team’s results on the course, but his players’ performances in the classroom and beyond. His vision and fundraising abilities resulted in the creation of Karsten Creek, a magnificent golf course in Stillwater, selected as the Best New Public Course in 1994 by Golf Digest magazine. That publication listed Karsten Creek as the nation’s 14th “greatest public course” in 2017. In 2000, Holder’s Cowboy golf team claimed the national championship, marking the eighth time his squad carried home the NCAA trophy. And while high national finishes are the norm at Oklahoma State, the accomplishments of his teams never stopped at the 18th hole. Holder took over his OSU coaching post on July 1, 1973, and during his tenure, his teams set student-athlete standards that were unequaled. While he coached 112 All-America selections, including 38 first-team choices, and has numerous former players competing on the PGA Tour, overseas and on mini-tours, Holder saw to it that his players also excelled in the classroom. During his tenure, OSU produced three Ben Hogan Award winners, which was based on academic and athletic excellence nation-wide. Kevin Wentworth earned the honor in 1990, Trip Kuehne claimed the prestigious award in 1995 and Hunter Mahan was named the 2003 recipient. Kuehne was OSU’s outstanding male graduate in 1995 as well.

Holder is one of five coaches in NCAA history, regardless of sport, to win a national championship in four different decades. Three times Holder coached the Cowboys to the national team title the same year an OSU individual also claimed medalist honors (1978, 1987 and 2000). Along the way, he claimed 25 conference championships. His 21 Big Eight championships were the second most by a head coach in any sport, trailing only Kansas basketball coach Phog Allen. As a student-athlete, Holder was the 1970 Big Eight medalist and led OSU to the conference team title. He was a third-team All-American as a junior and a senior and an honorable mention All-American as a sophomore. Holder, a graduate of Ardmore High School, earned his degree in marketing from Oklahoma State in 1970 and completed work on his MBA at OSU in 1973. His wife, Robbie, graduated as salutatorian from Jasper High School in 1966, and attended the University of Houston where they met at the All-American Intercollegiate golf tournament in 1968.

MIKE HOLDER CAREER CAPSULE

1968-70 OSU MEN’S GOLF LETTERWINNER

• 1968 Honorable Mention All-American• 1968 Oklahoma State Amateur Champion• 1969 Third-team All-American• 1970 Third team All-American• 1970 Big Eight Conference Individual Champion

1973-2005 OSU MEN’S GOLF HEAD COACH

• Eight NCAA Team Championships• 25 Conference Team Championships• Six NCAA individual champions• 12 National Players of the Year and 112 All-Americans• 20 conference individual champions• 21 Academic All-Americans 2005-PRESENT OSU ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

• Finalist for the 2013 National Athletic Director of the Year award from the SportsBusiness Journal• Lead figure in the construction of Karsten Creek Golf Course, which is a fixture on any list of best collegiate facilities in the country• Oversaw the transformation of Boone Pickens Stadium into one of America’s most spectacular football facilities• Developed a facilities master plan that has already resulted in the construction of the Sherman Smith Training Center, the Greenwood Tennis Center and a new outdoor track and field facility• Oklahoma State has won the following NCAA team titles during Holder’s tenure as Athletic Director:

2006 Wrestling2006 Men’s Golf

2009 Men’s Cross Country2010 Men’s Cross Country2012 Men’s Cross Country

OKLAHOMA STATE

COWBOYS


OKLAHOMA STATE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

MEN’S BASKETBALL With two national championships, six appearances in the Final Four, 11 appearances in the Elite Eight and 14 trips to the Sweet 16, OSU basketball is a consistent power. The Cowboys have won 20 games or more in 20 of the last 27 seasons. In 2017, Cowboy point guard Jawun Evans became the 22nd All-American in program history. Other notable OSU products include Hall of Famers Henry Iba and Bob Kurland, plus coach Eddie Sutton. Two of the NBA’s fiercest defensive standouts - Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics and Tony Allen of the Memphis Grizzlies - hail from Oklahoma State. In the classroom, Christien Sager was named as an Oklahoma State Senior of Significance in 2015 and both Mitchell Solomon and Ford Stuen earned Academic All-Big 12 honors in 2016. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OSU has seven NCAA Tournament appearances in the last 11 seasons and advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2008 and 2014. The Cowgirls have won 127 games over the past six years and produced the 2016 Big 12 Player of the Year in Brittney Martin and the 2016 Big 12 Coach of the Year in Jim Littell. Six Cowgirls earned Academic All-Big 12 honors in 2016 and Kaylee Jensen was an Academic All-American in 2017. EQUESTRIAN Winners of four of the past six Big 12 team titles - including the 2016 crown, the Cowgirls have four national championships to their credit (2000, 2003, 2004 and 2006). OSU added Western titles in 2005 and 2013. In 2017, 15 Cowgirls earned Academic All-Big 12 recognition. WRESTLING The winningest program in all of North American sports - NCAA or professional - Cowboy wrestling boasts 34 NCAA team championships and 142 NCAA individual crowns. The Cowboys have won seven of the last eight Big 12 team titles and produced the 2016 Hodge Trophy win-ner in Alex Dieringer. OSU was the 2016 NCAA runner-up and finished third at NCAAs in 2017. Included among OSU’s eight Academic All-Big 12 hon-orees in 2017 was two-time NCAA champion Dean Heil.

SOFTBALL OSU has made seven trips to the Women’s College World Series, the most recent of which came in 2011. Cowgirls Melanie Roche, Michele Smith and Lauren Bay all represented their countries in the Olympics. In 2015, Shelby Davis became the first Cowgirl to be selected in the National Pro Fastpitch College Draft, going eighth overall. OSU advanced to the regional final at the NCAA Championships in both 2016 and 2017. Vanessa Shippy was the 2016 Big 12 Player of the Year and in 2017, became the first Cowgirl softball player to be a two-time All-American on the field and a two-time Academic All-American in the classroom. MEN’S GOLF Owners of 10 NCAA team titles and claiming eight NCAA individual champions and 54 conference titles (including five of the last 10 Big 12 crowns), Oklahoma State is among college golfing’s great programs. Included on OSU golf’s list of alumni are PGA performers Rickie Fowler, Hunter Mahan, Peter Uihlein, Morgan Hoffmann, Alex Noren, Charles Howell III, Bo Van Pelt, Scott Verplank and Kevin Tway. The Cowboys were honored by the NCAA for posting a perfect multi-year score of 1,000 in the most recent round of Academic Progress Rate (APR) data. WOMEN’S GOLF Seven of the past 10 Big 12 Golfers of the Year have come from Oklahoma State and Courtney Jones was named Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2016 after leading the Cowgirls to the conference crown. Of the 21 Big 12 Championships contested since the league’s inception, the Cowgirls have won nine - twice as many as any other school. Senior Kenzie Neisen won the Big 12 individual title in 2015 and 2016. MEN’S TENNIS The Cowboys have piled up 18 conference champion-ships through the years and have competed in the NCAA Championships in 11 of the last 15 seasons, including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2016. Jay Udwadia was honored as the ITA Central Region Coach of the Year in 2017. WOMEN’S TENNIS The Cowgirls were 2016 NCAA runner-up, have advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight each of the past two seasons and won both the Big 12 regular season title and the conference tournament in 2016, with head coach Chris Young earning Big 12 Coach of the Year accolades for his efforts. In 2016, Katarina Adamovic earned All-America honors, was selected as the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Championships and was one of six Cowgirls to earn Academic All-Big 12 honors. The Cowgirls were honored by the NCAA for posting a perfect multi-year score of 1,000 in the most recent round of Academic Progress Rate (APR) data. BASEBALL One of the sport’s most revered programs, Oklahoma State has made 43 trips to the NCAA Tournament, 20 trips to the College World Series and boasts 32 conference championships, including the 2017 Big 12 title. In Robin Ventura and Pete Incaviglia, the Cowboys claim two of the best college baseball players of all time. OSU has made five straight trips to the NCAA tournament, with Super Regional appearances in 2014 and 2016 and a College World Series trip in 2016. In the fall of 2016, the Cowboys had 38 players earn a 3.0 GPA or higher and set a program record with a 3.288 team GPA.

2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS

BIG 12 INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS, CONTINUED

Molly Sughroue, Women’s Indoor Track and Field – Mile runMolly Sughroue, Women’s Indoor Track and Field – DMRStephanie Ferrante, Women’s Indoor Track and Field – DMR Kaylee Dodd, Women’s Indoor Track and Field – DMRKaela Edwards, Women’s Indoor Track and Field – DMRJosh Thompson, Men’s Outdoor Track and Field – 1,500 metersHassan Abdi, Men’s Outdoor Track and Field – 10,000 meters Jacob Fincham-Dukes, Men’s Outdoor Track & Field – Long JumpSavannah Camacho, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field – 800 metersKaela Edwards, Women’s Outdoor Track and Field – 1,500 meters

FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA

Justice Hill, Football Viktor Hovland, Men’s Golf

BIG 12 NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Michelle Magnani, Women’s Cross CountryArtur Dubinski, Men’s Tennis

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA

Courtney Dike, SoccerBrad Lundblade, FootballKaylee Jensen, Women’s BasketballVanessa Shippy, Softball

BIG 12 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Luis Martinez, Men’s Cross CountryKaylee Jensen, Women’s BasketballVanessa Shippy, SoftballCraig Nowak, Men’s Track and Field

BIG 12 COACH OF THE YEAR

Dave Smith, Men’s Cross CountryLarry Sanchez, Equestrian

OKLAHOMA STATE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

Very few athletic departments produce the kind of consistent success found at Oklahoma State. OSU’s athletic department boasts NCAA team champi-onships in five different sports – wrestling (34 titles), men’s golf (10 titles), men’s cross country (four titles), men’s basketball (two titles) and baseball (one title). Additionally, OSU football and equestrian have been recognized as national champions by other organizations, with football honored as the American Football Coaches Association na-tional champion in 1945 and equestrian winning four team national titles as recognized by the National Collegiate Equestrian Association. Counting NCAA team titles plus football, OSU has won 52 national championships - a mark that ranks fifth among all Division I schools. That same success translates on the conference level, where Oklahoma State has amassed 402 team conference championships entering the 2017-18 academic year. A team-by-team look at OSU athletics:

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD Oklahoma State has won three NCAA cross country team championships since 2009 and finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships in six of the last eight seasons. The Cowboys have won nine straight Big 12 team titles. OSU won the 2014 and 2016 Big 12 Indoor Track and Field team championships and placed 15th at the 2016 NCAA outdoor championships. A Cowboy has won an NCAA title in two of the past three outdoor seasons, with Chad Noelle winning the 1,500 meters in 2015 and Nick Miller winning the hammer throw in 2016. The 2017 squad featured 12 Academic All-Big 12 selec-tions, including Big 12 men’s track and field scholar-athlete of the year Craig Nowak. WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD The Cowgirls won the 2015 Big 12 cross country title and have placed in the top four at the Big 12 meet in each of the past six seasons. For context, OSU had only three top-three finishes at the Big 12 meet from 1990-2010. Kaela Edwards won the 2016 NCAA indoor mile cham-pionship and as a team, OSU placed 10th at the 2016 NCAA indoor meet and 12th at the NCAA outdoor meet - both of which marked the best in program history. In 2017, the Cowgirls ranked second in the league with 24 Academic All-Big 12 honorees. SOCCER The Cowgirls have earned berths in nine of the last 11 NCAA Championships and advanced to the Elite Eight

in 2010 and 2011. From 2008-11, OSU celebrated four consecutive Big 12 championships. Forward Courtney Dike played in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. In 2017, 13 Cowgirls secured Academic All-Big 12 recognition, highlighted by CoSIDA Academic All-American Courtney Dike. FOOTBALL Four times has Mike Gundy coached the Cowboys to a bowl game now referred to as one of the New Year’s Six since 2010. The Pokes appeared in the 2010 Cotton Bowl, the 2012 Fiesta Bowl, the 2014 Cotton Bowl and the 2016 Sugar Bowl. Notable products of Cowboy football include 1988 Heisman Trophy winner Barry Sanders, five-time NFL Pro Bowler Thurman Thomas and current NFL Pro Bowlers Russell Okung, Dez Bryant and Dan Bailey. In 2016, OSU set a school record with 22 Academic All-Big 12 selections and in 2017, the Cowboys set a program record with a 974 score on the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR).

2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS

BIG 12 TEAM CHAMPIONS

Men’s Cross CountryWrestling

Women’s Tennis (Regular Season)Baseball (Tournament)

NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS

Dean Heil, Wrestling – 141 pounds

ALL-AMERICANS

Hassan Abdi, Men’s Cross CountryJosh Thompson, Men’s Cross CountryJosh Thompson, Men’s Indoor Track and Field – Mile runBrandon Singleton, Men’s Indoor Track and Field – DMRBradley Johnson, Men’s Indoor Track and Field – DMRCraig Nowak, Men’s Indoor Track and Field – DMRHassan Abdi, Men’s Indoor Track and Field – DMRKaela Edwards, Women’s Indoor Track and Field – Mile runJawun Evans, Men’s BasketballNick Piccininni, Wrestling – 125 poundsKaid Brock, Wrestling – 133 poundsDean Heil, Wrestling – 141 poundsJoe Smith, Wrestling – 157 poundsChandler Rogers, Wrestling – 165 poundsKyle Crutchmer, Wrestling – 174 poundsNolan Boyd, Wrestling – 184 poundsPreston Weigel, Wrestling – 197 poundsHannah Mitchell, Equestrian – ReiningEbba Lange, Equestrian – ReiningMaggie Drysch, Equestrian – Equitation on the FlatJulian Cash, Men’s Tennis (doubles)Arjun Kadhe, Men’s Tennis (doubles)Viktoriya Lushkova, Women’s TennisGarrett McCain, BaseballVanessa Shippy, SoftballJosh Thompson, Men’s Outdoor Track and Field - 1,500 metersKaylee Dodd, Women’s Outdoor Track and Field - 800 metersZachary Olsen, Men’s Golf

BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Courtney Dike, Soccer – Co-Offensive Player of the YearHassan Abdi, Men’s Cross CountryDean Heil, WrestlingHannah Mitchell, Equestrian - Reining

BIG 12 INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS

Nick Piccininni, Wrestling – 125 poundsDean Heil, Wrestling – 141 poundsAnthony Collica, Wrestling – 149 poundsJoe Smith, Wrestling – 157 poundsKyle Crutchmer, Wrestling – 174 poundsNolan Boyd, Wrestling – 184 poundsPreston Weigel, Wrestling – 197 poundsAustin Schafer, Wrestling – 285 poundsJosh Thompson, Men’s Indoor Track and Field - Mile runCraig Nowak, Men’s Indoor Track and Field – 3,000 metersMatthew Fayers, Men’s Indoor Track and Field – DMRBrandon Singleton, Men’s Indoor Track and Field – DMRBradley Johnson, Men’s Indoor Track and Field – DMRCraig Nowak, Men’s Indoor Track and Field – DMRKaela Edwards, Women’s Indoor Track and Field – 800 metersAbbie Hetherington, Women’s Indoor Track and Field – 1,000 meters

2016-17 NCAA PLACEMENTS(based on Learfield Cup scoring system)Wrestling 3rdMen’s Golf 5thWomen’s Tennis 5thEquestrian 5th*Football 11thMen’s Cross Country 12thWomen’s Cross Country 17thMen’s Tennis 17thSoftball 17thMen’s Indoor Track and Field 30thBaseball 33rdMen’s Basketball 33rdSoccer 33rdWomen’s Golf 37thWomen’s Indoor Track and Field 39thWomen’s Outdoor Track and Field 48thMen’s Outdoor Track and Field 51st Women’s Basketball Did not place

* As an NCEA sport (not NCAA), equestrian is not counted in OSU’s actual Learfield Cup points total.

MOST NCAA TEAM TITLES(Includes football)1. 114 Stanford 114 UCLA3. 113 USC4. 53 Penn State5. 52 Oklahoma State6. 49 Texas7. 47 LSU8. 45 Arkansas9. 44 Michigan10. 43 North Carolina

MOST NCAA TEAM TITLES (BIG 12) (Includes football)1. 52 Oklahoma State2. 49 Texas3. 39 Oklahoma4. 21 West Virginia5. 13 Iowa State6. 11 Kansas7. 4 TCU8. 3 Baylor9. 1 Texas Tech10. 0 Kansas State

Dean Heil won his second NCAA wrestling individual

championship in 2017.

The Cowboy baseball team won the Big 12 Tournament

title in 2017.


MR. T. BOONE PICKENS

T. Boone Pickens is arguably OSU’s (and the state’s)

most visible personality. His various endeavors and colorful

demeanor have been chronicled on the covers of most

American business publications and by some of the most-

watched television programs in the country.

During the span of his long career, T. Boone Pickens

has created thousands of jobs and made billions of dol-

lars— for others as well as himself — and he isn’t timid

about spreading it around. “I like making money. I like

giving it away…. not as much as I like making it, but it’s a

close second,” he has often said.

The breadth of his philanthropy — which approaches

$1 billion during his career — includes health and medical

research, treatment and services; entrepreneurship; kids at

risk; education and athletics, with a particular focus on his

alma mater, Oklahoma State University; corporate health

and fitness; and conservation and wildlife management.

While many donations involve tens of millions of dollars

and attract headlines, there are hundreds more ranging

from hundreds of thousands to several hundred. Each is

important in its own way.

The establishment of the T. Boone Pickens Foundation

has ensured his continued ranking as one of the top U.S.

philanthropists. The Pickens Foundation is improving lives

through grants supporting educational programs, medical

research, athletics and corporate wellness, at-risk youths,

the entrepreneurial process and conservation and wildlife

initiatives.

In 2007, Pickens brought his innovative entrepreneurial

approach to the philanthropic sector, announcing the

Foundation’s largest gifts yet — $50 million each for two

University of Texas health care institutions: UT South-

western Medical Center at Dallas and The University of

Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Under

unique agreements, the gifts create special funds at the

institutions, requiring that they grow to $1 billion ($500

million each) within 25 years from earnings on the original

principal and/or from new outside donations solicited by

the institutions. When the $500 million marks are reached,

the institutions will be able to distribute the funds as they

deem fit.

In many ways, Pickens is a record-setting philanthro-pist. His $165 million gift to his alma mater, Oklahoma State University, in 2005 is the single largest gift for athletics in NCAA history, and the $7 million donation to the American Red Cross in 2005 is the largest individual contribution in the 150-year history of that organization. His unprecedented giving to athletics has triggered a renais-sance in Oklahoma State University’s football program and was a key factor in its first Big 12 championship in 2011 and its first BCS Bowl win in the Fiesta Bowl matchup with Stanford in 2012. On May 21, 2008, Pickens gave $100 million for the endowment of major faculty chairs and professorships at Oklahoma State University. The OSU School of Geology already bears his name from previous gifts to OSU. Over the years, Pickens has donated over $500 million to Oklahoma State, split virtually equally between athletics and academics. In 2010, OSU launched its campus-wide “Branding Success” campaign and T. Boone Pickens again led the charge with yet another $100 million gift to his alma mater. Recently, Pickens has become a national and indeed a world leader on the energy front with the launching of the Pickens Plan, which is a unique private sector initiative formed to address the economic and national security threats posed by America’s ever-increasing reliance on OPEC oil.

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PROMINENT ATHLETICS ALUMNI

OKLAHOMA STATE ATHLETICS HAS PRODUCED SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN SPORTS OVER THE YEARS.

DEZ BRYANTTwo-time Pro Bowl wide receiver from the Dallas Cowboys who

was a consensus All-American for Oklahoma State.

MARCUS SMARTThe sixth overall pick of the 2014 NBA Draft who is among the

top up-and-coming players in the league.

HUNTER MAHANPGA Tour pro who was a two-time All-American and the 2003

national player of the year while at Oklahoma State.

JOHN FARRELLBoston Red Sox manager. Led the Sox to the World Series

championship in 2013.

JOHNY HENDRICKSUFC Champion who was a two-time NCAA champion

during his time as an Oklahoma State wrestler

RICKIE FOWLERWinner of the 2015 PLAYERS Championship who won the Ben

Hogan Award winner during his time at OSU.

MICHELE SMITHESPN broadcaster and U.S. Olympic softball player who threw a

school-record nine no-hitters while at Oklahoma State.

RUSSELL OKUNGPro Bowl left tackle who helped lead the Seattle Seahawks to a

Super Bowl title in 2014.

DANIEL CORMIERUFC heavyweight champion and Olympian who was an All-America

wrestler at Oklahoma State

Coaches Ed Gallagher, Henry Iba, John Smith,

Eddie Sutton, Gary Ward and Mike Holder all rank

among the giants in their repective sports and

athletes like 1988 Heisman Trophy winner

Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas, Pete Incaviglia

and Pat Smith enjoyed legendary careers.

Below are Oklahoma State products who are

prominent figures in today’s professional sports

landscape.


THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE

The Big 12 enters its 22nd year in 2017-18 as it con-tinues to promote the strength and success of one of the nation’s premier athletic conferences under the direction of sixth-year commissioner Bob Bowlsby. TCU and West Virginia joined the league on July 1, 2012 and became the Big 12’s first additions since incep-tion, joining Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech. With 10 members, the Big 12 remains as the only au-tonomy conference to determine its champions in all sports directly on the field of play with a full round-robin schedule. The Conference’s hard work ethic and strong values have translated to enormous success in its first 21 years. Since it began competition in 1996-97, the league can boast of 58 NCAA team titles and 645 individual national champion-ships.

The Big 12 has been at the fore-front in college athletics reform, specifi-cally with student-athlete welfare issues to include cost of attendance, student-athlete time demands and strengthening its policy for concussion diagnosis and management. In 2014-15, the Big 12 introduced and hosted three “State of Collegiate Athletics” forums to examine the issues facing college athletics. Two were conducted in Washington, D.C and one in New York City. Panelists included respected authorities from intercollegiate athletics, university leadership and sports journalism. The third forum featured a

special session comprised of student-athletes. The Big 12 continued the “State of Collegiate Athletics” forums the past three seasons with Dallas serving as the host site for two events and the most recent in Atlanta. The Big 12 claimed four national championships in 2016-17 as Oklahoma brought home trophies in women’s gymnastics, men’s golf and softball, while Texas won men’s swimming & diving. West Virginia played for the national championship in soccer while Texas advanced to the volleyball title match for the second-consecutive season. TCU baseball made its fourth-consecutive appearance in the College World Series. Oklahoma football won its 10th Big 12 title to advance to the Sugar Bowl. It marked the Conference’s fifth appearance in a College Football Playoff New Year’s Bowl in the three years of the structure. The Sooners also had two Heisman Trophy finalists, giving the

Conference 18 since 1996, and two finalists for the fifth time. Texas’ Courtney Okolo won the Bowerman Award, which is track & field’s equivalent to the Heisman. The Conference also had a banner year on the national stage in 2015-16. Two teams competed in 2015 College Football Playoff New Year’s Bowls for the second consecu-tive season. Oklahoma made the Conference’s first ap-pearance in the CFP semifinals while OU men’s basketball advanced to the Final Four. Other highlights included na-tional championships by Texas men’s swimming and diving and Oklahoma women’s gymnastics and softball. National runner-up finishes were recorded by Texas volleyball, Oklahoma State wrestling, TCU equestrian, Texas men’s golf, Oklahoma men’s tennis and Oklahoma State women’s tennis. Three Big 12 squads were among the eight teams that advanced to baseball’s College World Series. The Big 12 lays claim to five Heisman Trophy winners since 1996 and has had a finalist in 13 of its seasons. Twenty-seven major individual awards have been won by Big 12 student-athletes in football over the past eight campaigns. Overall, more than 4,800 student-athletes have earned All-America recognition. West Virginia soccer standout Kadeisha Buchanan earned the Hyundai Young Player Award at the 2015 World Cup while playing for her native Canada, given to the player born in 1995 or later that made the biggest impression in the competition. She followed that up by being named the 2016 Honda Sport Award winner for soccer. Through its first 21 years, the Big 12 has claimed a team national championship in 17 of the sports it sponsors. The Conference finished the BCS era ranked tied for sec-ond with seven appearances in the National Championship

THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE

Game. The league has finished in the top two of women’s basketball conference RPI in nine of the last 11 years and sent at least 70 percent of its teams to postseason for the eighth-straight season. In men’s basketball, the league has had at least six 20-wins teams for 11 consecutive seasons, including each of the five years since it began compet-ing with 10 squads. The Big 12 has had 27 teams earn NCAA bids over the past four campaigns, a total that ranks second nationally. The Big 12 and its member institutions are committed to a competitive environment where sportsmanship and fair play take center stage. Whether on the field, in the classroom, or within the community, the student-athletes, administrators, coaches and game officials of the Big 12 support the highest ideals in sportsmanship. National academic accolades have always been strong in the Big 12. Ty Darlington (Oklahoma) was the recipient of the 2015 William V. Campbell Trophy, known as the Aca-demic Heisman. Gabe Ikard (Oklahoma) was presented the NCAA Today’s Top 10 Award in January 2015. It rec-ognizes former student-athletes for their successes on the fields and courts, in the classroom and in the community. Since 1996, the Big 12 has a total of 11 honorees for this prestigious award. In the last six seasons, 11 student-athletes were recipients of the NCAA Elite 90 Award with Oklahoma State’s Christian Liddell (men’s cross country) and Baylor’s Jimmy Bendeck (men’s tennis) picking up the most recent honors in 2016-17. The accolade showcases individuals who have reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level, while also achieving the highest academic standard among their peers. In its short history, the Big 12 has over 600 Academic All-America recipients, averaging about 30 each season. Big 12 student-athletes have shown commitment to their

studies by earning numerous individual academic recogni-tions. Twelve times in the past 12 years a league athlete has garnered the top academic honor for their respective sport, including Christina Hillman (Iowa State) for track & field/cross country in 2016. The Big 12 can take pride in other stories that combine on and off the field success. In the fall of 2013, former Texas Tech track and field student-athlete Ifeatu Okafor was named the Big 12’s first NCAA Woman of the Year. Patience Knight (Texas Tech) was the recipient of the Honda Inspiration Award in 2008 while Imani McGee-Stafford (Texas) was honored in 2015. It is given to an outstanding female college athlete who overcomes adversity to excel in her sport. Oklahoma State women’s basketball was the inaugural recipient of the “Together We R” Team Award in 2012, recognizing programs that have strived to succeed in the face of adversity. Following a devastating tornado south of Oklahoma City just before the Big 12 Baseball Championship in 2013, several league baseball teams along with other student-athletes, coaches and former Conference players contributed help in a variety of ways. Plus, the Conference contributed $200,000 to the relief efforts. In the fall of 2014, Oklahoma football student-athlete Sterling Shepard and head coach Bob Stoops were honored with the Disney Sports Spirit Award while Kansas football student-athlete JaCorey Shepherd received the Lee Roy Selmon Community Spirit Award. Ty Darlington (Oklahoma) earned the 2015 Wuerffel Trophy which recognizes community service along with athletic and academic success. Competitive excellence, scholarship and sportsmanship are all equal components of the Big 12 philosophy. All-Big 12 teams and Academic All-Big 12 squads are recognized for each sport at the end of their respective seasons. At

the end of each academic year, the Conference honors its top male and female student-athletes with the Big 12 Athlete of the Year and Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year awards. Institutions can also nominate student-athletes for the prestigious Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarships. A total of 401 scholars have received over $2.9 million in postgraduate financial aid through the first 21 years of the program. The Big 12 sponsors 23 sports. Men’s squads include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and wrestling. Women’s teams are fielded in bas-ketball, cross country, equestrian, golf, gymnastics, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis and volleyball. Big 12 institutions create a league that encompasses five states and nearly 38 million people. Nearly 5,000 student-athletes from across the United States and around the World compete annually in the sports sponsored by the Conference. The Conference currently conducts postseason championships for 21 of its 23 sports with the Football Championship Game returning in 2017 after a six-year ab-sence. Each championship helps to determine teams and/or individuals that will represent the Conference in national postseason competition. In its first 21 years, the Big 12 has distributed $2.941 billion to its member institutions, including a record $34.8 million per institution in 2016-17, an increase of 15 percent over the previous year. The Conference office is headquar-tered in Irving, Texas.


OKLAHOMA STATE SPIRIT

OSU PROUD

Alumni of Oklahoma State University are as loyal to their alma mater as any group in America. Just look around the Stillwater campus. OSU’s director of athletics, head football coach, head wrestling coach and head baseball coach are all graduates of Oklahoma State.

Many factors contribute to the “college experience” – not the least of which is gaining a feeling of belonging and a sense of loyalty to the school, its faculty and staff, the community that embraces the university, and the athletic teams that compete to garner conference and national honors.

Wearing school colors and displaying emblems of the uni-versity are life-long symbols of allegiance. Oklahoma State’s famed Homecoming is a yearly celebration that brings much activity and excitement.

THE COWBOY TRAIL

Dating back to the 1890s, Oklahoma A&M sports teams had been referred to as Agriculturists or Aggies, the Farmers, and officially but unpopularly, the Tigers. But by 1924, Charles Saulsberry, sports editor of the Oklahoma City Times, and other writers who regularly covered college events, had begun to refer to Stillwater’s teams as the A&M Cowboys. Report-ers’ constant search of colorful synonyms started sprinkling Cowpokes, Pokes, Waddies, Cowpunchers and Punchers in conversation. “Cowboys” had a Southwestern flavor and flair that fit like a favorite pair of boots.

The Athletic Council authorized athletics director Edward C. Gallagher to have 2,000 balloons printed, “Oklahoma Aggies—Ride ’Em Cowboy” for sale at football games in 1926.

PISTOL PETE

(excerpt from text written by Lance Millis)

Around 1923, when Oklahoma A&M College was searching for a new mascot to replace its tiger (copied along with the school’s orange and black colors, from university founders who hailed from Princeton), a group of students saw Frank Eaton leading the Armistice Day Parade. He was approached to see if he would be interested in being the model for the new mascot, and he agreed. A likeness was drawn and began to be used on sweatshirts, stickers, etc., and a tradition was born.

That caricature was the basis for what is used today as the official Oklahoma State University mascot. For 35 years, the crusty old cowboy was a living symbol of OSU, representing the colorful past of the area. As such, he would attend OSU athletic events, building dedications, etc., and sign autographs, pose for photographs and reminisce about the Old West with anyone who would listen.

To this day, his likeness is a visible reminder of the Old West to literally millions of people yearly as a symbol of colleges whose mascots pay homage to the cowboy. Each year, OSU students tryout for Pistol Pete. A panel of former “Petes” judge the try-outs and select the two best candidates based on an interview, a mime, and posing as mascot in different “game situations.” The two who are selected split the approximately 500 appear-ances annually. These appearances include all athletic events, pep rallies, business openings, weddings, birthday parties, and public school events.

FRANK EATON - BEFORE PISTOL PETE

“My boy, may an old man’s curse rest upon you, if you do not try to avenge your father...You must never stop until they are all accounted for!” These words, according to one of Eaton’s many stories, were spoken by a family friend following the brutal murder of his father, and guided the formative years of Frank’s life.

Born in 1860, in Hartford, Connecticut, Frank moved with his family to Kansas shortly after the close of the Civil War. When Frank was eight years old, his father, a former Union soldier, was shot and killed by a group of lawless former Confederates. Frank was a witness to the murder and each of the murderers’ faces was imprinted in his memory.

After being challenged to avenge his father’s death by Mose Beaman, (the family friend), Frank set out to learn how to handle guns. Mose gave him a gun and holster, and taught him how to handle and shoot guns. Frank quickly learned to “shoot a snake’s head off with either hand”. During the next few years, Frank’s days were spent helping his mother with chores and practicing shooting. With each passing year, he became faster and more accurate with his guns.

When Frank was 15, he learned of the location of one of his fa-ther’s killers. After deciding it was almost time to set out on his mission, Frank wanted to make sure his shooting skills were good enough. He decided to visit Fort Gibson, a cavalry fort, to try to learn more about handling a gun. There he competed with the cavalry’s best marksmen, beating them each time. Af-ter many competitions, the fort’s commanding officer, Colonel Copinger gave Frank a marksmanship badge and a new name. From that day forward, Frank would be known as Pistol Pete.

BULLET

The Oklahoma State University Cowboys have many symbols of their western heritage, but none is more appropriate than their mascot, Bullet. The Spirit Rider program debuted in 1984 with the first few Spirit Riders providing their own horse to serve as mascot for the OSU Cowboys.

However, in 1988, Stars Parr Money was donated to the OSU Athletic Department to be used specifically as the mascot. Since that time, Bullet has delighted crowds with his traditional sprint across the football field following every Cowboy touch-down. The heart of the Cowboy Spirit Rider Program, Bullet is not only seen at Boone Pickens Stadium and other OSU football games, he’s made appearances at local elementary schools, parades, rodeos and other special events, including the opening ceremonies of the Oklahoma State Special Olympics.

The tradition of the Spirit Rider can be attributed to the late Eddy Finley, who wanted to promote school spirit the “cowboy way,” on horseback. Since that time, additional support has come for the Spirit Rider and Bullet, much of it due to Finley’s hard work. A horse trailer, custom-tooled saddle and uniform dress for the Spirit Rider and ground crew have been donated to OSU. In honor of the Spirit Rider and its tradition, Jim Ham-ilton sculpted the Spirit Rider bronze statue that sits next to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater.

Bullet speeds onto the field after each score.

Pistol Pete

Frank Eaton - the original Pistol Pete

STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA

Located in north central Oklahoma, and easy drives from Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Kansas City and Dallas, Stillwater provides college-town atmosphere with big-city access. The Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) offers two daily flights to and from American Airlines’ largest hub at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) with more than 190 connec-tions to 29 countries on 5 continents.

Stillwater is a rapidly growing city of 48,406 and is near the geographic center of the coun-try. The U.S. Census Bureau recently named Stillwater as the fastest growing city in the state of Oklahoma. Often called Oklahoma’s premier education community, Stillwater is the home of some of the region’s finest education and training institutions, including Oklahoma State University, Meridian Technology Center, Northern Oklahoma College/OSU Gateway, and one of the nation’s top-rated public school systems.

With such a strong commitment to education, it’s easy to see why Stillwater’s educational attainment is among the highest in the nation with 48 percent of its residents holding bachelor’s degrees or higher. The city is the micropolitan anchor for the state’s technology triangle that includes Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

The “college town” atmosphere lends itself to a variety of recreational opportunities. Year-round arts and cultural events appeal to many different audiences and feature music, dance, theater, festivals, lectures, and concerts. A youthful community demands the best in fitness centers, spas, parks and recreational opportunities.

And for the outdoor enthusiast, nearby lakes provide a quiet respite at the city’s edge, sparkling in 234 days of annual sunshine.

After a day of work or play, residents and visitors often relax in one of the many restaurants or night spots that offer everything from barbecue to fine dining and locally inspired Red Dirt music to classic rock-n-roll. Stillwater’s retail districts feature a unique shopping experi-ence where you’ll find museums, galleries, and shops with personality. OSU athletic events attract more than 600,000 fans to Stillwater annually.

OSU has been called the “University of Golf,” and the five-star Karsten Creek, home of the 10-time national champion Cowboy golf team and perennial top-10 women’s program, ranks with such well-known courses as Pebble Beach. It’s one of several public and private courses that prompted Golf Digest to call the Stillwater area among the “Top 10 Places in America to retire and play golf.”

Stillwater is one of America’s safest cities with a crime rate far below the U.S. average and Oklahoma State University has been considered the safest campus in the Big 12 Confer-ence since the league’s inception.

Security also comes in the form of great health care services centered around Stillwater Medical Center’s state of the art facilities. And with a cost of living that averages more than 10 percent below the U.S. average, the dollar buys more.

Whether you’re here for a short time or a lifetime, you’ll want to stake your claim in America’s Friendliest College Town . . . Stillwater, Oklahoma!

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AMERICA’S GREATEST HOMECOMING CELEBRATION

Ask any Oklahoma State University graduate what OSU’s greatest tradition is, and you’ll hear one word - Homecoming.

The OSU Alumni Association has presented Homecoming at OSU since 1920 growing it from a small-town carnival to a nine-day, award-winning celebration. It is widely known as “America’s Greatest Homecoming Celebration” with its signa-ture event, Walkaround, which regularly draws more than 80,000 spectators to view elaborate Greek house decorations, parade floats and residence halls bathed in orange.

OSU’s Homecoming is entirely run by students - more than 250 on committees within the Alumni Association and thou-sands more in Greek, residential and campus life. Cowboys love our Homecoming tradition and are actively contributing to an endowment to secure its future existence and growth on our campus.

Homecoming is a driving force in the Stillwater community. In 2013, the Harvest Carnival event contributed 18,500 pounds of canned food donations to the local Harvest II food drive. Homecoming also highlights other OSU sports at Homecoming & Hoops where fans can preview the upcoming season’s squads for Cowboy and Cowgirl basketball in addition to enjoying a pep rally for Saturday’s football game.

From the Edmon Low Library’s orange fountain to Hester Street painted for coaches and players to view during “The Walk,” OSU and its alumni are proud to claim “America’s Greatest Homecoming Celebration.” Homecoming 2017: ‘Herald Your Fame’ is October 6-14 and will conclude with the Baylor vs. OSU football game on Saturday, October 14.

Friday night’s “Walkaround” attracts thousands to campus for Homecoming.

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