Texas Tech Wins Fourth Straight Ranch Horse National Championship
By: Allen Ramsey
Texas Tech University's Ranch Horse Team claimed its fourth consecutive national championship and captured individual titles across all three divisions at the National Intercollegiate Ranch and Stock Horse Association national championships last week in Amarillo.
The Ranch Horse Team is judged in four disciplines – cow work, reining, ranch trail and ranch riding – with two riders in each division compiling their scores to make up the overall team score.
Texas Tech claimed the Division I national title and brought home the prestigious Hughes Horse Trailer, given as a trophy to the winning team.
“I am so proud of this 2024 team,” said Ranch Horse Team coach Justin Stanton. “The upper classmen we have are first class leaders and have helped make the team what it is today.”
Texas Tech's Kenedie Southard was awarded the Kris Wilson Top Hand Award as the top performer at the competition. The award pays tribute to the late Kris Wilson, coach of the first Ranch Horse Team at Texas Tech.
Southard finished first in the Novice Division, with Texas Tech's Collin Ochsner claiming top honors in the Non-Pro Division and fellow Red Raider Treylyn Hancock winning first place in the Limited Non-Pro Division.
Texas Tech Ranch Horse Team members are:
- Collin Ochsner – Kersey, Colorado
- Evan Means – Valentine
- Gracie Estes – Fredericksburg
- Madison Moore – Wellington, Colorado
- Lakayla Phillips – Lone Oak
- Trail Townsend – Earth
- Tylor Todd – Rexford, Kansas
- Kolton Wink – Post
- Treylyn Hancock – Wharton
- Teghan Brooks – Wolfforth
- Kacy Maurer – Evant
- Claire Nichols – Henderson
- Jayda Meyring – Alliance, Nebraska
- Bree Westbrook – Burkburnett
- Caroline Phelps – Fort Worth
- Addison Eichler – Bowie
- Kenedie Southard – Burleson
- Jaci Brown – Lubbock
- Conner Cowdrey – Millsap
- Colby Britten – Groom
- Tori Underwood – Miami
- Jordan Rydl – Boone, Iowa
- Mary Roccaforte – Conroe
- Allison Akin – Midland
- Emma Hobbs – Roswell, New Mexico
- Audrey Abraham – Canadian
CONTACT: Moriah Beyers, Competition Field Adviser, Department of Animal & Food Sciences, Davis College, Texas Tech University, at (806) 834-1135 or moriah.beyers@ttu.edu
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