Equestrian Loses Heartbreaker to Aggies
Oct 03, 2008
Senior Alyssa Freeman won the MVP honors in Reining, junior Courtney Watters in Horsemanship, senior Leslie Yates in Equitation over Fences, and senior Whitney Snyder in Equitation on the Flat.
The Western squad tied the Aggie’s squad, 5-5, but then lost the tiebreaker, 643-640, and on the other side, the Wildcat’s English team was defeated 5-4 by the Texas A&M squad.
Although the scores may not show it, both Wildcat squads had solid performances against Texas A&M. In Horsemanship on the Western side, junior Laura Browne defeated Randi Standley, 72.5-71. Freeman had an outstanding day, defeating Caroline Gunn, 75-72.5 in Horsemanship. She defeated Maggie Gratny in a close run, 73-72.5, in the Reining category as well. Also in Reining, sophomore Alecia Zimbelman put in a good ride and defeated Genna Fishgold, 71.5-71,and junior Dani Pettera picked up her first win of the season as she rode past Randi Standley, 68.5-65.5.
“After our two shows on the road, we came home and really focused on our weaknesses,” said senior and MVP award winner Alyssa Freeman. “Today we went out and executed against a really tough team. Now that we have the momentum going in the right direction, we can step it up and have the season that we are all expecting to have.”
Senior Hayley Milch was
On the English side in Equitation over Fences, the Wildcat’s rode home with three winners. Junior Kendall Marvin defeated Kristi Waldal, 77-75, Snyder defeated Brooke Coleman by a large margin, 80-65, and Yates defeated Lindsay Smith, 85-76.
Snyder was the only winner for the Wildcats in the Flat division, defeating Megan Webb, 89-81.
“We stepped into today’s show with a lot more confidence than the previous two shows,” said senior and MVP award winner Snyder. “We had more solid rides today then we did before."
Jenn Rawle rode in her first show of the season, and picked up her first win by defeating Elizabeth Solch, 75-70. She was the only winner in Exhibition Equitation over Fences for the Wildcats. However, Paige Kovari defeated Stephanie Harmon, 78-72, and Ellesse Tzinberg defeated Ali Mueller 77-0, in Equitation on the Flat.
Both coaches thought their riders performed well, and hope to come out and pick up their first win of the season at their next show at home against Baylor. The show is on October 17 at Fox Creek Farm, and is set to begin at 10 a.m.
Following are results from Friday’s competition, KSU vs.
Equitation on the Flat:
Leslie Yates 80 vs Brittney Dodson 84
Whitney Snyder 89 vs Megan Webb 81
Katie Mellon 73 vs Christina Heine 74
Jenny Giraldin 81 vs Christina Matz 88
Stephanie Patterson 76 vs Tegan Zealy 76
Total: KSU 1-Texas A&M 3
MVP: Whitney Snyder, KSU
Equitation over Fences:
Ashley Collett 81 vs Julie Pipoly 84
Kendall Marvin 77 vs Kristi Waldal 75
Whitney Snyder 80 vs Brooke Coleman 65
Paige Sullivan 78 vs Erin Ivy 84
Leslie Yates 85 vs Lindsay Smith 76
Total: KSU 3-Texas A&M 2
MVP: Leslie Yates, KSU
Hunter Seat Total: KSU 4-Texas A&M 5
Horsemanship
Laura Browne 72.5 vs Randi Standley 71
Jana Lechtenberg 67.5 vs Amanda Cushman 71.5
Mikaela Sundgren 70.5 vs Renee Dirske 72
Alyssa Freeman 75 vs Caroline Gunn 72.5
Courtney Watters 73 vs Sibyl Parsons 73.5
Total: KSU 2-Texas A&M 3
MVP: Courtney Watters, KSU
Reining
Kaylee Stout 67.5 vs Amanda Ryan 68.5
Alecia Zimbelman 71.5 vs Genna Fishgold 71
Dani Pettera 68.5 vs Randi Standley 65.5
Alyssa Freeman 73 vs Maggie Gratny 72.5
Morgan Campbell 68.5 vs Tara Christianson 71
Total: KSU 3-Texas A&M 2
MVP: Alyssa Freeman, KSU
Western Total: KSU 5-Texas A&M 5
Tiebreaker KSU 640-Texas A&M 643
Overall Total: KSU 9-Texas A&M 10
Exhibition Results:
Equitation on the Flat:
Paige Kovari 78 vs Stephanie Harmon 72
Ellesse Tzinberg 77 vs Ali Mueller 0
Jessica Hensley 66 vs Amber Goodwin 89
Equitation over Fences:
Bridget Doyle 72 vs Ali Mueller 79
Jenn Rawle 75 vs Elizabeth Solch 70
Kayla Potter 40 vs Maggie Earle 69
Horsemanship:
Caley Coffey 70.5 vs Dana Hall 72
Hayley Milch 71 vs Bianca Lamb 0
Josie Kness 72.5 vs Sierra Fredrick 71.5
Total Exhibition: KSU 4-Texas A&M
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