Texas Tech Masked Rider Program
Lauren Bloss
2023-2024 Masked Rider
Picture taken by Ashley Rodgers, Texas Tech Office of Communications & Marketing
Senior Lauren Bloss is the 62nd Masked Rider for the Texas Tech University Spirit
Program. Bloss is an Animal Science major with a concentration in equine production
and is minoring in Psychology. She is the daughter of Leigh and Wendy Bloss and grew
up in El Paso where she has been riding since she was five and competitively since
she was 12. Her older brother Justin Bloss played tennis at Texas Tech. Bloss's grandmother
owned and bred Thoroughbred racehorses for over five decades. She competed in hunter
jumper and equitation and has been part of the Texas Tech Equestrian Team and competed
at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) at the advanced level in both
English and Western show.
Bloss has worked with Masked Riders Ashley Adams and Caroline Hobbs for the last two
years as an assistant with both Fearless Champion and Centennial Champion. Prior to
her time as an assistant with Hobbs, Bloss was on field safety and volunteered time
to help 60th Masked Rider Ashley Adams at local and out of town events.
Bloss plans to attend grad school for counseling and therapy where her goal is combine
her love of horses and people. She would like to specialize in the use of equine therapy
and psychology to help others who may have experienced past traumatic events and pairing
them with horses that have come from similar traumatic backgrounds.
Written by Paul Tubbs, Texas Tech Office of Communications & Marketing
2024-2025 Masked Rider Tryouts
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Program Benefits
- Leadership Scholarship
- On-Campus Meal Plan
- Paid Uniforms & Accessories
- Out of State Tuition Waiver
- Paid Travel Expenses
- Academic Tutoring
- Big 12 Conference Experiences
- Supportive Alumni
News & Highlights
Quick Facts
- Official Mascot of Texas Tech University
- Attends over 350 public appearances
- Travels over 15,000 miles per year
- Associated Press 9th Best College Mascot
2024-2025 Tryouts
Meet Lauren
- From El Paso, TX
- Tech's 62nd student to serve
- Senior, Animal Sciences major
Tradition.
"No team in any bowl game ever made a more sensational entrance." - Ed Danforth, Atlanta Journal, Gator Bowl, January 1, 1954.
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Masked Rider Endowment
Attn: Stephanie Rhode
Center for Campus Life
Box 45014
Lubbock, TX 79409
Texas Tech Spirit Program
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