Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirl Equestrian Team Qualifies For Nationals
February 14, 2000 | Cowgirl Equestrian
Feb. 14, 2000
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State's Cowgirl equestrian team automatically qualified for the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Show this past weekend as they won the Texas A&M Western Show.
The IHSA National Show will be held May 12-14 in Atlanta, Ga.
Oklahoma State finished the ten qualifying shows with 204 points, good enough for a first place finish in the regional standings and an automatic nationals bid. Texas A&M finished second in Region 2 with 186 points.
While the top team in each region's point standings will automatically qualify for nationals, the top two teams will compete in the Zone 7 competition on April 8. OSU and Texas A&M will compete against the top two teams from Region 1, and the highest-placing team that has not yet qualified for nationals will advance to the national show.
The Cowgirls also had several team members who qualified to compete in the regional show to be held March 4 at the Animal Science Arena. In order to qualify for the regional show, each participant must earn enough points throughout the year. The minimum number of points varies with each class.
In the reining class, Trista Armstrong qualified for regionals with 36 total points, and Lara Phillips will advance by scoring 46 points. The minimum requirement in the reining class is 28 points.
Allysa Allen will participate in the regional show in the open stock seat class as she amassed 31 total points throughout the season. The minimum point requirement in the open stock seat class is 28 points.
Stephanie Hefley, Megan Walentine and Chelsea Makloski will represent OSU in the advanced II stock seat class. Hefley scored 37 points, and Makloski and Walentine scored a total of 38 each for the season. To qualify for regionals in the advanced II stock seat, each rider must have a minimum of 35 points.
In the intermediate II class, Amy Eastty and Amber Higgins will advance to the regional show. Eastty scored a total of 40 points over the season, and Higgins earned 38. Each rider must have earned 35 points to advance to regionals in the intermediate II class.
Amy Allen and Erika Wint will represent OSU in the beginner stock seat class, scoring 35 points each. The minimum to participate in the regional show in the beginner stock seat class is 35 points.
Oklahoma State's hunt seat team will finish the regular season this weekend as they travel to Canyon, Texas for three hunt seat shows. The Cowgirls are currently leading the point standings and will be looking to qualify a team for the Zone 7 competition.
