Western Squad to Ride for Fifth at VENC
Apr 18, 2009
Although the Wildcats registered several wins, the Cowgirls defeated Only two Wildcat riders picked up victories in Western competition, both of which were in the reining category. Senior Tara Hallan upended Leah Kuehn, 139-135, while junior Kaylee Stout added another win to her record as she defeated Bri Parnell by a tight margin, 134.5-133.5. In Hunter Seat competition, two Senior Whitney Snyder guided the Wildcats over fences and also picked up her second win of the weekend by defeating Ali Loprete, 131-126. Snyder advanced her overall record to 20-11-1 with five MVP honors for the year. Sophomore Jen Rawle rounded out the Wildcats over fences by defeating Dottie Grubb by a large margin, 151-130. Both K-State’s Western squad and Hunter Seat squad went on to ride in the consolation bracket. The Western squad faced off against ninth-seeded In Western competition, In the horsemanship division, K-State was led by senior Alyssa Freeman. Freeman now owns an overall record of 14-4 on the season with one MVP award. Also picking up wins for the Wildcats were juniors Laura Browne and Mikaela Sundgren. In Hunter Seat competition, K-State was upended by the Aggies, 6-1. Only one rider picked up a win for K-State, including senior Leslie Yates, who defeated Brooke Coleman, 162-156, in equitation over fences. In individual competition, Freeman upended Final results from the second round of competition are as follows. Western competition Kansas State vs Oklahoma State Reining: Morgan Campbell 133 vs Jacque Roberts 138.5 Tara Hallan 139 vs Leah Kuehn 135 Alecia Zimbelman 137.5 vs Rachell Shobe 140.5 Kaylee Stout 134.5 vs Bri Parnell 133.5 Horsemanship: Laura Browne 139.5 vs Courtney Whitacre 142 Mikaela Sundgren 135 vs Jordan Pickelman 141.5 Jana Lechtenberg 140 vs Margaux Tucker 144 Alyssa Freeman 139.5 vs Nichole Chirico 141 Total: KSU 2 OSU 6 Hunter Seat competition Kansas State vs Auburn Equitation over Fences: Kendall Marvin 156 vs Maggie McAlary 169 Jen Rawle 151 vs Dottie Grubb 130 Whitney Snyder 131 vs Ali Loprete 126 Leslie Yates 126 vs Grace Socha 171 Equitation on the Flat: Paige Kovari 103 vs Chelsea Anheuser 94 Whitney Snyder 148 vs Jenny Reinhart 151 Dresden Sommer 111 vs Rebecca Rifkin 97 Leslie Yates 122 vs Katie Breedlove 123 Total: KSU 4 AU 4 Tiebreaker: KSU 814 AU 837 Final results from the consolation round are as follows. Western competition Kansas State vs New Mexico State Reining: Morgan Campbell 121 vs Kate Chesley 140.5 Tara Hallan 127 vs Tonna Brooks 116 Alecia Zimbelman 138.5 vs Rachael Krause 135.5 Kaylee Stout 133 vs Ashley Dietz 110.5 Horsemanship: Laura Browne 143 vs Codi Binkerd141.5 Mikaela Sundgren 139.5 vs Rachael Krause 138.5 Jana Lechtenberg 138.5 vs Kate Chesley 144.5 Alyssa Freeman 147.5 vs Tonna Brooks 142.5 Total: KSU 6 NMSU 2 Hunter Seat competition Kansas State vs Texas A&M Equitation over Fences: Kendall Marvin 135 vs Lindsay Smith 139 Jen Rawle 125 vs Erin Ivy 148 Whitney Snyder 152 vs Kristi Waldal 156 Leslie Yates 162 vs Brooke Coleman 156 Equitation on the Flat: Paige Kovari 119 vs Megan Webb139 Whitney Snyder 120 vs Brittney Dodson 120 Katie Mellon 126 vs Christina Matz 137 Leslie Yates 123 vs Tegan Zealy 125 Total: KSU 1 TAMU 6 2009 VENC Schedule (All times other than daily start times are estimations) COLISEUM ARENA (Western Events) Saturday: DODGE ARENA (Equitation Over Fences Events) Saturday: PAVILION ARENA (Equitation on the Flat Events) Saturday: -kstatesports.com-
8:30 am Horsemanship (Brackets M, N, EE, FF)
10:30 am Reining (Brackets M, N, EE, FF)
12:30 pm AWARDS CEREMONY FOR BOTH DISCIPLINES and CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND STARTING LINEUPS (TEAM and INDIVIDUAL)
2:30 pm HORSEMANSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND (TEAM and INDIVIDUAL)
4:30 pm REINING CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND (TEAM and INDIVIDUAL)
5:30 pm CROWNING OF CHAMPIONS CEREMONY (OVERALL TEAMS, BOTH DISCIPLINES AND INDIVIDUALS)
8:30 am Fences (Brackets M, N, EE, FF)
3:30 pm FENCES CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS (TEAM and INDIVIDUAL)
5:30 pm *** COLISEUM ARENA *** CROWNING OF CHAMPIONS CEREMONY (OVERALL TEAMS, BOTH DISCIPLINES AND INDIVIDUALS)
10:30 am Flat (Brackets M, N, EE, FF)
12:30 pm AWARDS CEREMONY FOR BOTH DISCIPLINES and CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND STARTING LINEUPS (TEAM and INDIVIDUAL)
1:30 pm FLAT CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS (TEAM and INDIVIDUAL)
5:30 pm *** COLISEUM ARENA *** CROWNING OF CHAMPIONS CEREMONY (OVERALL TEAMS, BOTH DISCIPLINES AND INDIVIDUALS)
