Oklahoma State University Athletics
OSU Equestrian to Take on TCU in First Round of National Championships
April 16, 2018 | Cowgirl Equestrian
        Opponent: [6] TCU (8-8, 0-4 Big 12),Â
        Date: April 18-21, 2018Â
        Site: Extraco Event Center
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        THE BASICS
        The No. 3 Cowgirl Equestrian team looks to keep its seven-game winning streak going at the NCEA Championships in Waco, Texas, against No. 6 TCU. The Cowgirls are coming off their sixth Big 12 Championship title to face TCU for the fourth time this season. OSU has beat TCU 10-straight times dating back to 2015.
        ABOUT THE COWGIRLS
        The Cowgirls (10-3, 4-0 Big 12) are led by 19th-year head coach Larry Sanchez, third-year assistant coach Jenna Blumer, third-year assistant coach Sammy Elser and first-year director of operations Kate Chesley.
        ABOUT THE HORNED FROGS
        TCU (8-8, 0-4) finished second at the Big 12 championships for the regular season. They lost two meets by a margin of one point to both OSU and Baylor.
        AN OKLAHOMA STATE WIN WOULD...
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Give the Cowgirls eight wins in a row, which would be the longest win streak since the 2011-12 season.
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Be the 11th win in a row for the Cowgirls against TCU
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Advance the Cowgirls to the second round where they would face the winner of Auburn and Baylor
THE NCEA CHAMPIONSHIPThe NCEA Championships are held in Waco, Texas, at the Extraco Events Center. There are eight teams in the team championship with the Cowgirls being the highest ranked Big 12 team at No. 3. Georgia is the No. 1 seed and Auburn comes in at No. 2.
WHO TO WATCH FOR
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Hannah Mitchell was last year's NCEA and Big 12 Reining Rider of the year. She has four wins in the last four meets for the Cowgirls. She earned back-to-back MOP honors and was the NCEA and Big 12 Reining Rider of the Month for February. She was recently named to the All-Big 12 team and the NCEA All-American Second Team.
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Seniors Maggie Drysch and Ebba Lange were named to the NCEA All-American Second Team in 2017. Both riders have earned MOP honors on the season with Drysch earning her second of the season against SMU and Lange earning her third one at Baylor. Lange was the March Reining Rider of the Month and was named to the All-Big 12 Team and NCEA All-American Second Team.
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Senior Carly Barrick has an 8-2 record in Equitation Over Fences with one MOP honor. Barrick was the Big 12 Equitation Over Fences Rider of the Year and was on the All-Big 12 Team.
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Hannah Janson is back after her freshman season where she was given an honorable mention NCEA All-American. Janson currently was named the Novermber Big 12 Rider of the Month for Fences. She has five total wins, with MOP honors against Texas A&M and Fresno State. She also earned two MOP honors against West Texas A&M.
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Libby Collins went 7-3 in Horsemanship during her junior campaign. She posted an impressive 4-1 record in the fall season. She recorded a career-high 78 score in the meet against West Texas A&M.
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Danielle Cohen returns to the Reining arena after making the All-Big 12 team for Reining. She was named a Most Outstanding Performer for the Big 12 Championships.
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Julia Purus, Kirsten Chamberland and Kendall Pedigo return for their senior season as three of the team's six captains. Pedigo was named an honorable mention selection for NCEA All-America for Flat.
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Purus has put together a solid senior season that has seen her take home four MOP honors in four of her five wins.
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Harley Huff is the October NCEA and Big 12 Rider of the Month for Horsemanship. She leads the team with
eight MOP honors. She has posted a 9-1-1 record in her first season. Huff was the Big 12 Horsemanship Rider of the Year to go along with being on the All-Big Team and the Most Outstanding Performer for the Big 12 Championships. She was also named to the NCEA All-American First Team.
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Stephanie Helsen is the October Big 12 Rider of the Month for Reining. She is a remarkable 8-3 on the season so far. She was an honorable mention selection for NCEA All-America.
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Abigail Brayman made her Cowgirl debut against SMU and earned MOP honors in Equitation over Fences. She
also earned MOP honors against TCU and Auburn. She earned MOP honors for the Big 12 Championships for her performances in Flat and Fences. She was also an honorable mention selection All-America for Equitation on the Flat. -
Paige Kemper has gone 3-1 in the season with all three of her wins coming in the fall.
