Meet Notes: Cowgirls Set to Host No. 2 SMU

Saturday, February 16

Stillwater, OK

10 A.M.

Oklahoma State University

SMU

Photo by: Brady Moore

February 14, 2019 | Cowgirl Equestrian

Meet Notes
The Basics
The eighth-ranked Cowgirl equestrian team hosts No. 2 SMU Saturday. The match starts at 10 a.m. at Totusek Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

About The Cowgirls
The Cowgirls (2-5, 1-2 Big 12) are led by 20th-year head coach Larry Sanchez, fourth-year assistant coach Jenna Blumer, fourth-year assistant coach Sammy Elser and second-year director of operations Kate Pollard. Carly Barrick also joined the staff as a first-year graduate assistant.

About The Mustangs
SMU is 6-1 on the year and ranked No. 2 in the NCEA Farnam Team Rankings. The Mustangs have won two road meets this season, including a 9-8 victory over South Carolina.

An Oklahoma State Win Would...
• Give the Cowgirls their third win of the 2018-19 season and first of the spring.
• Improve its overall record to 10-2 against SMU.
• Be the Cowgirls second consecutive year upsetting a No. 2 team at home. Last season, OSU bested No. 2 Texas A&M, 10-8, at Totusek Arena.

The Series
The Cowgirls currently hold a 9-2 advantage over SMU.

Who To Watch For
• Abigail Brayman: A returning All-American in Flat. Brayman finished the fall season with a 4-2-1 record in Fences.
• Harley Huff: A returning All-American in Horsemanship who went 4-1 in OSU's four road meets, all of which were against top-10 teams. Last season, Huff collected a team-high eight MOP honors.
• Hannah Mitchell: A team captain and returning All-American who is 4-2-1 in the Reining arena. In 2017, she was the NCEA Reining Rider of the Year.
• Sarah Miller: A senior and team captain who is on a four-meet win streak in Horsemanship. She has tied her season high (74) each of the last three meets.

Reining In The New Year
Oklahoma State's Reining team is ranked No. 3 in the nation, behind Georgia and SMU. The Reining team went 4-2 in the fall, led by team captain Hannah Mitchell. Stephanie Helsen and Hunter De Jane are both 4-3 on the year. Kristi Wiggins is 3-3-1 and freshman Hannah Lovrien is 3-3.

Riders Of The Month
Abigail Brayman and Hannah Mitchell earned Rider of the Month honors from the NCEA and Big 12 Conference for October. Brayman won the EquiFit Equitation Over Fences Rider of the Month award and was a Big 12 ROM after going 3-0 and setting a new career high with a score of 90 at Auburn. Brayman's 90 took home Fences MOP honors against the top-ranked Tigers on the road. Mitchell collected Shorty's Reining Rider of the Month award, as well as the Big 12's. Mitchell also went undefeated in the month of October, going 3-0.
Hannah Janson won the Equitation Over Fences Rider of the Month award in November after going 2-0 with wins against West Texas A&M and No. 7 TCU. The junior set a new career high with her score of 89 against West Texas A&M on Nov. 10. She defeated TCU's Wynne Weatherly, 74-72, on Nov. 2. This is Janson's second Big 12 Rider of the Month award, with her first coming in November of 2017.

Get Ziggy With It
• Sydnie Ziegler impressed at her first collegiate equestrian competition in College Station, Texas. The freshman earned two points, one in fences and the other in flat, against Texas A&M.
• Ziegler shined again in her first meet at Totusek Arena. She earned Equitation over Fences MOP honors against Baylor with a score of 85, good for her career high.
• She finished the fall season with a record of 5-1 in Fences, the most wins by any freshman in the Big 12.