Monday, April 18, 2022
Cowgirls claims overall national title, first in program history Gabriel Trevino Staff Reporter Another trophy will enter the gallery of Heritage Hall. For the first time in its history, Oklahoma State’s equestrian team won the overall national championship, defeating Texas A&M 11-9 on Saturday. The NCEA National Championship kicked off with reining, where OSU fell behind 2-3, but the Cowgirls tied the score, 5-5, with a 3-2 victory in flat. Junior JoJo Roberson won her second event of the day in horsemanship, defeating Hanna Olaussen 226.5-221, as the Cowgirls took the lead heading into the final event: fences. The Cowgirls clinched the national championship in the final contest of fencing when senior All-American Sydnie Ziegler toppled Texas A&M’s Kaitlyn Lovingfoss 250.5-249. In his 23 years at the helm, coach Larry Sanchez led OSU to eight conference championships and four western national championships, but this is the first overall win for Sanchez and the Cowgirls. “Honestly, I could not be more proud of this group of girls,” Sanchez said. “They left everything on the line, trusted the process, and did more than we ever expected them to do. They deserve every bit of this.”
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Alicia Young Oklahoma State Equestrian won the NCEA National Championship on Saturday.
OSU Athletics The Cowgirls national title is the first in program history.