Oklahoma State University Athletics
Equestrian Downs Baylor Bears
October 15, 2006 | Cowgirl Equestrian
The Oklahoma State equestrian team added another win to its record as they downed the Baylor Bears, 17-7, at the Animal Science Arena in Stillwater, Okla. on Saturday.
The win moved the Cowgirls to 2-0 on the young season. OSU also claimed two of the four MVP awards, one in reining and one in equitation on the flat.
On the English side, the Cowgirls went 4-2 over fences and 5-1 on the flat. Newcomers Jaclyn Osterstock, Devon Smithburg and Ally Blais all had their debut rides against the Baylor Bears over fences. Osterstock course was the second highest out of the 12 riders scoring an 82 out of a possible 100. The Cowgirls had a near perfect score on the flat dropping just one class to the Bears. Junior Michelle Woolschlager was named the equitation on the flat MVP rider by the judge. On her pattern, she scored an 86. Also having debut rides on the flat was freshman Ally Blais. She beat out her competitor Suzie Foster with a score of 86-78.
The western team put in a great effort in both the reining and horsemanship classes. In each class they surpassed the Bears by two. Newcomers to reining included freshman Molly Tipton and Leah Kuehn. Megan Brown, a senior competed for the first time in the Varsity format today in the horsemanship class. Sophomore Jacque Roberts was named the reining MVP. Her ride on Shiner was spectacular as she laid down phenomenal stops which helped to give her a score of a 74.5.
Also making an appearance on Saturday was Bullet and the Spirit Rider. To kick the show off Bullet made a run down showcasing the pride of OSU.
The Cowgirls will look to stay undefeated as they take on Kansas State on Sunday at 9 a.m. in Stillwater.
