Oklahoma State University Athletics
Five Cowgirls Earn All-America Honors
April 03, 2019 | Cowgirl Equestrian
WACO, Texas – Oklahoma State equestrian had five riders named 2019 NCEA Ariat All-Americans, it was announced Wednesday by the National Collegiate Equestrian Association.
Three Cowgirls – Harley Huff, Sarah Miller and Hannah Mitchell – landed spots on the NCEA All-American Second Team, while Emma Verplank and Stephanie Helsen garnered honorable mention status. The Horsemanship team led OSU with three selections.
Huff added to her already impressive Horsemanship resume with a second-team All-America honor. This is the sophomore's second All-America selection as last season she was a first-team honoree.
Huff was a road warrior this season, going 6-1 in meets away from Stillwater. She also led the Big 12 with eight wins.
Joining Huff on the second team is Miller. The senior team captain went 7-3-1 on the year with one MOP and never scored below a 71.5. Miller was also the NCEA Horsemanship Rider of the Month for March.
Verplank completed the OSU trio of Horsemanship riders, earning honorable mention honors. The junior went 5-2-1 with one MOP in the regular season.
Mitchell and Helsen represented OSU's second-ranked Reining squad with their standout performances this season.
Mitchell earned NCEA All-America Second Team accolades after collecting three MOPs and going 7-3-1 in the Reining arena this season. The junior was the NCEA Reining Rider of the Year in 2017 as a freshman and has collected All-America honors three years in a row. Mitchell was also the NCEA Reining Rider of the Month for March and October.
A sophomore, Helsen went 8-3 with one MOP en route to honorable mention honors for the second-straight season. Her eight wins led the OSU Reining team.
Three Cowgirls – Harley Huff, Sarah Miller and Hannah Mitchell – landed spots on the NCEA All-American Second Team, while Emma Verplank and Stephanie Helsen garnered honorable mention status. The Horsemanship team led OSU with three selections.
Huff added to her already impressive Horsemanship resume with a second-team All-America honor. This is the sophomore's second All-America selection as last season she was a first-team honoree.
Huff was a road warrior this season, going 6-1 in meets away from Stillwater. She also led the Big 12 with eight wins.
Joining Huff on the second team is Miller. The senior team captain went 7-3-1 on the year with one MOP and never scored below a 71.5. Miller was also the NCEA Horsemanship Rider of the Month for March.
Verplank completed the OSU trio of Horsemanship riders, earning honorable mention honors. The junior went 5-2-1 with one MOP in the regular season.
Mitchell and Helsen represented OSU's second-ranked Reining squad with their standout performances this season.
Mitchell earned NCEA All-America Second Team accolades after collecting three MOPs and going 7-3-1 in the Reining arena this season. The junior was the NCEA Reining Rider of the Year in 2017 as a freshman and has collected All-America honors three years in a row. Mitchell was also the NCEA Reining Rider of the Month for March and October.
A sophomore, Helsen went 8-3 with one MOP en route to honorable mention honors for the second-straight season. Her eight wins led the OSU Reining team.
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