Oklahoma State returns to action with a pair of Top 10 tests.
Cowgirls Travel To SEC Country For Pair Of Road Matchups
STILLWATER, Okla. - The Oklahoma State equestrian team will take to the road for the first time of the 2012 Spring campaign when they take on Auburn and South Carolina this weekend.
About the Cowgirls
Oklahoma State is 2-3 on the season and coming off a 12-10 loss to the Kansas State Wildcats. The Pokes are 1-2 in conference play.
OSU In The Rankings
The Cowgirls are ranked fourth in the latest Women's Intercollegiate Equestrian National Coaches Poll. They received 47 points in the poll, behind top-ranked Auburn (77), Big 12 foe Texas A&M (73) and Georgia (66).
About The Opponents
Auburn is 5-1 and coming off a 10-8 loss at Georgia. The Tigers are the top-ranked team in the nation according to the final poll of the Fall season.
South Carolina is 3-3 on the season and coming off an 11-9 defeat against the Georgia Bulldogs. They are ranked sixth in the latest poll.
MVP
The Cowgirls have impressed the judges this season, earning 12 of the possible 18 MVP honors on the year. They are led by Katy Krshka, who has picked up three MVPs (two in reining, one in horsemanship) in her debut season as a Poke. Samantha Elser has two MVP honors in equitation over fences.
Senior Jordan White and freshman Katy Krshka earned Big 12 Rider of the Month honors for their performances in November.
White went 2-1 in equitation on the flat in the month and added another head-to-head victory in equitation over fences. The Cowgirl senior also earned MVP honors for her performance against TCU on the flat, and improved to 4-1 on the year.
Krshka went 5-1 in the month, including a perfect 3-0 mark in reining. The freshman standout earned two MVPs in the discipline, giving her three such honors on the season. She had the team-high score four out of her six performances in November. Krshka improved her overall record to 7-1 on the season.
The awards were the second and third such awards earned by the Cowgirls this year, with sophomore Ali Rose picking up the honor for her performance in equitation over fences in October.
Freshman Standout
Katy Krshka’s honors don’t stop at the conference level… Varsity Equestrian named her the November Western Student-Athlete of the Month.
Equestrian Launches New Organization
In effort to further advance equestrian to a NCAA championship sport, the entity formally known as Varsity Equestrian has established an association to become the voice for the sport of equestrian within college athletics. The National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) was founded to be the catalyst for growth of varsity level equestrian competition.
