Oklahoma State University Athletics
No. 5 Cowgirl Equestrian to Take on Baylor
February 12, 2009 | Cowgirl Equestrian
The Oklahoma State Equestrian team will travel to Waco, Texas, Saturday for a showdown against No. 2 Baylor.
The Cowgirls are coming off a 13-11 win over ninth-ranked Kansas State to improve to 5-2 on the season. Junior Ally Blais and sophomore Courtney Whitacre led OSU against the Wildcats as both captured MVPs last weekend.
Although Baylor is 2-2 in their last four shows, the Bears are 5-2 overall and are coming off a victory against Texas A&M last weekend.
Saturday's matchup will be the second of the season for OSU and Baylor. The teams met in Stillwater on October 18, with the Cowgirls besting the Bears, 15-9. In that show, OSU won both portions of the show, English and Western.
The Cowgirls have racked up a 3-1 record in Big 12 competition this season and will look to capture their third victory in a row against Baylor.
In the Western portion of the show, senior Jordan Pickelman will lead the Cowgirls in the horsemanship discipline. Pickelman has a 6-0 record on the season and has captured an MVP. Sophomore Courtney Whitacre also has an undefeated record while accumulating three MVPs this season, including one last week and one against Baylor in October. Joining Pickelman and Whitacre in the horsemanship completion will be juniors Suzanne Randolph and Kilee Stewart, sophomore Margaux Tucker and freshman Nichole Chirico.
In the reining category, the Cowgirls that will show are senior Jacque Roberts, juniors Leah Kuehn, Rachell Shobe and Molly Tipton and freshmen Caroline Daniels and Rachel Houchin. Kuehn has accumulated five wins on the season, while Tipton and Roberts have each recorded four.
In the English portion of the show, seniors Sarah Summers, Charlotte Collingsworth and Sam Collingsworth, juniors Ally Blais and Jen McLaughlin and freshman Sarah Brown will represent the Cowgirls in equitation on the flat. Blais, S. Collingsworth, and Summers have all earned two MVPs this season, while C. Collingsworth has compiled six victories on the year.
In equitation over fences, senior Jaclyn Osterstock, junior Ally Blais, sophomores Alice White and Hannah Beresford and freshmen Taryn Nolte and Jordan White will ride for the Cowgirls. Blais has captured six wins in this discipline with one MVP.
