Cowgirl Equestrian Travels To Baylor

Feb. 16, 2012

Cowgirl Equestrian Travels To Baylor

Oklahoma State looks to sweep the Bears in the regular season.

STILLWATER, Okla. - The Oklahoma State Equestrian hits the road this weekend for a top 10 matchup with Big 12 conference foe Baylor at the Willis Family Equestrian Center in Waco on Saturday.

About The Cowgirls

Oklahoma State is 4-4 on the season, coming off a 12-6 victory over the ninth-ranked New Mexico State Aggies last weekend. The win was the second in as many weeks for the Pokes, as they took down the South Carolina Gamecocks, 10-9, on January 29.

OSU In The Rankings

The Cowgirls are ranked sixth in the latest Women's Intercollegiate Equestrian National Coaches Poll. They received 31 points in the poll. All four Big 12 participating schools are in the top seven of the current poll.

About The Opponent

The Baylor Bears are 7-1 on the season and ranked fourth in the latest poll. The Bears are coming off a 12-7 victory over New Mexico State. They are undefeated at home this season, while splitting their only two road competitions.

Recent Series

The Cowgirls handed the Bears their only loss of the season when they defeated Baylor, 13-10, at Animal Science Arena on October 15, 2011.

MVP

The Cowgirls have impressed the judges this year, earning 16 MVP honors on the season. They are led by Katy Krshka, who has picked up five MVPs (three in reining, two in horsemanship) in her debut season as a Poke, including two during last week's road trip to top-ranked Auburn and South Carolina. Samantha Elser has two MVP honors in equitation over fences.

MVP Breakdown By Discipline

Reining

- Katy Krshka (3)

- Jenna Blumer (1)

- Caroline Daniels (1)

Horsemanship

- Katy Krshka (2)

- Lindsey McMullen (1)

Equitation Over Fences

- Samantha Elser (2)

- Ali Rose (1)

Equitation On The Flat

- Jordan White (2)

- Allison Dooman (1)

- Andrea Robbins (1)

- Haydan Vosburgh (1)

Hunter Seat Dominance

Senior Jordan White and Freshman Maggie Gampfer are on a roll for the OSU hunter seat team. White has won her last four head-to-head matchups in equitation on the flat, improving to 7-1 on the season. Her .875 winning percentage is the highest on the team. Gampfer is on a five-match win streak and is 6-1 on the season in equitation over fences.

Western Superlatives

Freshman Katy Krshka has a team-high 10 wins on the season (five in horsemanship, five in reining) and boasts a .833 winning percentage in reining.

Krshka and sophomore Lauren Halvorson share a 5-2 record in horsemanship, tied for a discipline-high .714 winning percentage.

More Individual Honors

Jordan White and freshman Katy Krshka earned Big 12 Rider of the Month honors for their performances in November.

White went 2-1 in equitation on the flat in the month and added another head-to-head victory in equitation over fences.

Krshka went 5-1 in the month, including a perfect 3-0 mark in reining. The freshman standout earned two MVPs in the discipline, giving her three such honors on the season. She had the team-high score four out of her six performances in November.

The awards were the second and third such awards earned by the Cowgirls this year, with sophomore Ali Rose picking up the honor for her performance in equitation over fences in October.

Freshman Standout

Katy Krshka's honors don't stop at the conference level... Varsity Equestrian named her the November Western Student-Athlete of the Month.

Equestrian Launches New Organization

In effort to further advance equestrian to an NCAA championship sport, the entity formally known as Varsity Equestrian has established an association to become the voice for the sport of equestrian within college athletics. The National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) was founded to be the catalyst for growth of varsity level equestrian competition.

Lineups

Equitation On The Flat

Allison Dooman (So.)

Andrea Robbins (So.)

Ali Rose (So.)

Ellie Sparks (Jr.)

Jordan White (Sr.)

Haydan Vosburgh (Jr.)

Alternates: Olivia Trueb (Fr.) / Samantha Harrison (So.)

Equitation Over Fences

Sammy Elser (So.)

Maggie Gampfer (Fr.)