Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirl Equestrian Finishes the Season Ranked No. 2
April 08, 2020 | Cowgirl Equestrian
The Oklahoma State Cowgirl Equestrian team finished the 2019-2020 season ranked No. 2 in the NCEA Farnam Poll. The Cowgirls went 9-3 on the season and were on a three-meet winning streak before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The team wrapped up the season with the best winning percentage in program history at .750.
In individual event rankings, the Cowgirls finished No. 6 in Fences, No. 3 in Flat and No. 4 in Horsemanship and Reining.
Cowgirls Harley Huff and Emma Verplank were named first-team All Americans for Horsemanship.
Huff earned a spot on the All-America team for the third-straight season. During her junior campaign, Huff tallied a 9-2-1 record with four MOP's as one of OSU's most consistent riders.
Huff was also named the Big 12 Horsemanship Rider of the Year for the third-straight season, becoming just the third rider in Big 12 history to record three individual yearly awards in the same event and only the second to do so in consecutive years.
Verplank, a senior captain for the Cowgirls, finished her final season 9-1-2 and was named to the All-Big 12 Horsemanship team.
Fellow team captain Abigail Brayman was an honorable mention selection on the All-America Flat team. A junior, Brayman went 8-3-1 on the year and ended the season with three-straight victories to earn All-Big 12 Flat team accolades.
Freshman Sydney North earned honorable mention All-America status in Fences after going 7-3-1 on the year and closing out the season with three consecutive wins.
Team captain Hannah Mitchell earned a spot on the All-Big 12 team in Reining. Mitchell was 7-4-1 on the year and earned MOP honors in five meets. She capped her career as a four-time All-Big 12 rider in Reining.
