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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 Table of Contents 2 Quick Facts 3 Personnel Breakdown 4 2018-19 Season Preview COACHES AND STAFF 6 Head Coach Larry Sanchez 7 Sanchez Coaching Highlights 8 Coaching Staff THE COWGIRLS 10 Returning Rider Bios 17 Newcomer Bios OPPONENTS 20 Big 12 Conference 21 2018 All Big 12 Team 22 Opponent Capsules 23 Series Records vs. All Opponents 23-24 Series Meet-By-Meet Scores SEASON REVIEW 26 2017-18 Season Recap 27 2018 Big 12 Championship Results 28 2017-18 Equestrian Results By Team 29 2017-18 Equestrian Results By Individual HISTORY 34 Cowgirls at the NCEA Championships 35 Cowgirls at the Big 12 Championships 36 Cowgirl All-Americans 37 Year-by-Year Results 39 Academic Honor Roll 40 Equestrian History 42 Letterwinners UNIVERSITY 46 Oklahoma State University 47 Burns Hargis 49 Mike Holder 50 Athletic Department 52 Mr. T. Boone Pickens 53 Prominent Athletics Alumni 54 Big 12 Conference 56 City of Stillwater 57 Oklahoma State Spirit 58 America’s Greatest Homecoming Celebration 2018-19 OKLAHOMA STATE EQUESTRIAN GUIDE CREDITS The 2018-19 Oklahoma State Equestrian Media Guide was written, edited and designed by Brady Moore with assistance from Wade McWhorter, Liam Ervin and Hayden Bonine. Cover design by Clay Billman and Jordan Smith. Photography by Bruce Waterfield, Phil Shockley and Gary Lawson of OSU Marketing, Brody Schmidt and the staff of Ostatephoto.com, George and Marianne Bulard of Genesee Party Pix Stillwater, Mark Myles, Michael Strong and Carey Fox. Additional photos provided by OSU Special Collections and Archives, OSU Communications and the OSU Alumni Association. OKSTATE.COM | @OSUATHLETICS | @OSUEQUESTRIAN | @OSUCOACHSANCHEZ | #OKSTATE 1 QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION EQUESTRIAN STAFF Location Stillwater, OK Head Coach Larry Sanchez Founded Dec. 25, 1890 M.A., New Mexico State B.A., Colorado State Address 220 Athletics Center Experience 20th Year at Oklahoma State Stillwater, OK 74078 Sanchez Office (405) 372-1819 Colors Orange and Black Sanchez E-mail [email protected] Enrollment 24,274 Assistant Coaches Jenna Blumer - Western, 4th Year Conference Big 12 Sammy Elser - Hunter Seat, 4th Year Team Name Cowboys Director of Operations Kate Chesley Mascot Pistol Pete Chesley Office (405) 372-1819 Chesley E-mail [email protected] President V. Burns Hargis Media Relations Contact Brady Moore Athletic Director Mike Holder Westland Office (405) 744-7714 Faculty Athletic Rep Dr. Meredith Hamilton Westland E-mail [email protected] Home Facility Totusek Arena Athletic Web Site www.okstate.com ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS University Web Site www.okstate.edu Gavin Lang Assistant A.D./Media Relations Stephen Howard Associate Director EQUESTRIAN INFORMATION Ryan Cameron Assistant Director 2017-18 Record 10-4 Sean Maguire Assistant Director Wade McWhorter Assistant Director 2017-18 Conference Record 4-0 Roxanne Cantrell Unit Assistant 2018 Big 12 Finish 1st John Langham Graduate Assistant 2018 Postseason NCEA Quarterfinals Emily Lingenfelter Graduate Assistant Team Members Returning/Lost 37/12 Brady Moore Student Assistant Greg Bartlett Web Developer Jordan Smith Web Developer 2018-19 SCHEDULE 09/28 at Texas A&M TBA 10/13 vs. Baylor TBA 10/19 at Auburn TBA 10/20 at Georgia TBA 11/02 at TCU TBA 11/10 vs West Texas A&M TBA 02/09 at Baylor TBA 02/16 vs. SMU TBA 02/23 vs. TCU TBA 03/01 at Delaware State TBA 03/02 at South Dakota State TBA 03/09 vs. Fresno State TBA 03/29-30 Big 12 Championships TBA 04/17-19 NCEA Championships TBA 2 OKSTATE.COM | @OSUATHLETICS | @OSUEQUESTRIAN | @OSUCOACHSANCHEZ | #OKSTATE PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN NAME (PRONUNCIATION) CLASS HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL RIDERS RETURNING Natalie Alcorn SO Somerset, Pennsylvania/Somerset High School Natalie Alcorn Madeline Alewine JR Buckeye, Ariz./Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center Mattie Alewine Kaitlyn Arnold GR Austin, Texas / Anderson High School Amanda Atkins Amanda Atkins SO Edmond, Oklahoma/Edmond North High School Alexa Beaty Anna Baird FR Eugene, Oregon / Henry D. Sheldon High School Maddie Bender Alexa Beaty SR Aubrey, Texas/Aubrey Abigail Brayman Maddie Bender GR Colorado Springs, Colo./Lewis-Palmer Mackenzie Chapman Abigail Brayman SO Charlestown, Rhode Island/Village Green Virtual Sarah Clymer Mackenzie Chapman SO Bellevue Michigan/Pennfield High School Hunter DeJane Sarah Clymer JR Edmond, Okla./Oklahoma Christian School Megan Donald Hannah Coleman FR Temperance, Michigan / Bedford High School Ava Drysch Hunter DeJane SR Mead, Colo./Mead Molly Dunn Megan Donald JR Poulsho, Wash./North Kitsap Sydnee Gemar Ava Drysch (Drish) JR El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge High School Stephanie Helsen Molly Dunn GR Moorpark, Calif./La Reina Taylor Hickam Kathryn Gauthier FR Marquette, Missouri / Collinsville High School Harley Huff Sydney Gemar SO Sutton, Nebraska/Sutton Senior High School Calley Huston Jordan Gray FR Owings Mills, Maryland / Jemicy High School Hannah Janson Stephanie Helson SO Enumclaw, Washington/Enumclaw High School Kayla Lott Taylor Hickam SR Arvada, Colo./Ralston Valley Kayla McCarthy Harley Huff SO Evansville, Indiana/F.J. Reitz High School Hallie McClintock Hannah Janson JR Berkley, Mass./Saint Mary Academy Bay View Kinsey McDougald Kinsey Jones FR Lubbock, Texas / Ropes High School Sarah Miller Kalin Koechel FR Carrier, Oklahoma / Chisholm High School Addie Minnick Kayla Lott JR Camarillo, Calif./Camarillo Hannah Mitchell Hannah Lovrien FR Jonesboro, Arkansas / Brookland High School Lauren Moorhead Hallie McClintock JR Galena, Ohio/Big Walnut Emily Morris Kayla McCarthy JR Manasquan, New Jersey/The Ranney School Kaylee Pinkley Kinsey McDougald SR O’Neals, Calif./Minarets Katy Rippetoe Sarah Miller SR Boulder, Colo./Holy Family Caitlyn Sanchez Addie Minnick SR Tulsa, Okla./Jenks Katie Schell Hannah Mitchell JR Cuba, Mo./Cuba Alexandra Stein Lauren Moorhead JR Austin, Texas/Hyde Park Lia Turenne Emily Morris JR Davenport, Iowa/Bettendorf Emma Verplank Kathryn Pelzel FR Fort Lupton, Colorado / Mead High School Cassidy Watters Sidney Perdue FR Granbury, Texas / Granbury High School Kristi Wiggins Kaylee Pinkley SR Palm City, Fla./Martin County Cassidy Wilbourn Katy Rippetoe SO Nashville, Tennessee/Ensworth High School RIDERS LOST Caitlyn Sanchez JR Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater Katie Schell SO Cleveland, Ohio/Laurel Springs Kaitlyn Arnold Amber Smith FR Cleveland, Oklahoma / Cleveland High School Carly Barrick Alexandra Stein SR Warren, Ohio/Champion Natalie Campbell Grace Thionnet FR Edmond, Okla. / Heritage Hall Kirsten Chamberland Lia Turenne SO Elbert, Colorado/Palmer Ridge High School Danielle Cohen Emma Verplank SO Edmond, Okla./Oklahoma Christian School Elizaberh Collins Kristi Wiggins SO Temecula, Calif./Great Oak Maggie Drysch Cassidy Wilbourn SO The Woodlands/The Woodlands Christian Academy Molly Dunn Sydnie Ziegler FR Quakertownm, Pennsylvania / Southern Lehigh High School Kristin Hull Katie Jones Paige Kemper Ebba Lange Kendall Pedigo Julia Purus RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS Abigail Brayman (Equitation on the Flat) Stephanie Helsen (Reining) Harley Huff (Horsemanship) Hannah Mitchell (Reining) OKSTATE.COM | @OSUATHLETICS | @OSUEQUESTRIAN | @OSUCOACHSANCHEZ | #OKSTATE 3 2018-19 SEASON PREVIEW Harley Huff COWGIRLS LOOK TO DEFEND BIG 12 CROWN Oklahoma State enters the 2018-19 season looking to replicate last season’s The Cowgirls open the season on the road in College Station, Texas, where perfect 4-0 mark in conference play that led to the school’s sixth Big 12 Champi- they’ll face off against Texas A&M on Sept. 28. Last season saw Oklahoma State onship while reaching the quarterfinals of the NCEA Championships. take a 10-5 victory over the Aggies in Stillwater. The Cowgirls return four All-Americans from the 2017-18 season and a team that Non-conference opponents making the trip to Stillwater include West Texas posted a 10-4 overall record en route to the Big 12 title. OSU head coach Larry A&M (Nov. 10), SMU (Feb. 16) and Fresno State (March 9). All home meets at Sanchez has also added some impressive new riders. Totusek Arena have free admission. Harley Huff, the team’s only first-team All-American, was also named 2018 Big OSU will venture on a two-day SEC trip on October 19-20 with stops at defend- 12 Rider of the Year for Horsemanship as a freshman. She went 13-1-1 which ing NCEA national champion Auburn and national runner-up Georgia. The included a perfect 5-0 mark in the postseason. Huff earned a team-high eight Cowgirls travel to Fort Worth on Nov. 2 and Waco on Feb. 9 for their road Big 12 MOP honors and was the Big 12 Championship’s MOP. slate. Junior Hannah Mitchell, the 2017 NCEA Reining Rider of the Year, was awarded The last road trip of the season is over a thousand miles away to Dover, Dela- second-team NCEA All-American honors. The team also returns two honorable ware, where the Cowgirls square off against Delaware State on March 1 and mention NCEA All-Americans, in sophomores Abigail Brayman (Equitation on the South Dakota State on March 2. Flat) and Stephanie Helsen (Reining). OSU closes out the 2018-19 regular season against Fresno State on March 9 at The Cowgirls bring in 12 new riders to this season’s team, which are freshmen. home before hosting the Big 12 Championship later that month on March 29-30. The NCEA National Championships will be held in Waco, Texas, from April 17-19. 4 OKSTATE.COM | @OSUATHLETICS | @OSUEQUESTRIAN | @OSUCOACHSANCHEZ | #OKSTATE Staff Larry Sanchez is in his 20th season at the helm of the Oklahoma State Equestrian program. Sanchez has led the Cowgirls to six national championships and six Big 12 titles. HEAD COACH LARRY SANCHEZ COACHING CAPSULE Year School Position 1993-99 New Mexico State Head Coach LARRY 1999-Present Oklahoma State Head Coach AWARDS AND RECOGNITION SANCHEZ 2013 NCEA Coach of the Year 2013 Big 12 Coach of the Year HEAD COACH | 20TH SEASON 2017 Big 12 Coach of the Year 2018 Big 12 Coach of the Year NEW MEXICO STATE TEAM HIGHLIGHTS 2000 NCEA National Champions 2003 NCEA National Champions Leading the Oklahoma State Equestrian program is been essential in the sport’s move toward varsity 2004 NCEA National Champions 2005 NCEA National Western Champions head coach Larry Sanchez for his 20th season.