Caroline Hobbs
2022-2023 Masked Rider

Caroline Hobbs will serve as the 61st Masked Rider for the 2022-23 academic year.

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Picture taken by Ashley Rodgers, Texas Tech Office of Communications & Marketing 

 

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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

• Tech's 15th Horse Selected
• Fearless Champion's Final Run
• Midnight Matador Passes Away
• Original Masked Rider Passes Away, Legacy Lives On
• Memory of Joe Kirk Fulton
• Fearless Champion chosen as Horse Name
• Midnight Matador Retires
• Honoring Midnight Matador

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
• Fearless Champion's Final Run

Meet Caroline

• From Dallas, TX
• Tech's 61st student to serve
• Senior, Animal Sciences

 Celebrating 67 Years

"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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Schedule an Appearance

Schedule the Masked Rider to attend your event. Appearance Requests must be made at least 14 days in advance of event date.

Appearance Request Form

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Help Continue A Tradition

Donate to the Texas Tech Masked Rider Endowment Fund. This endowment fund is set up to help offset the many expenses incurred by the rider each year. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Donate Online

*Search: TTU Masked Rider Support Fund

Send check to:
Masked Rider Endowment
Attn: Stephanie Rhode
Center for Campus Life
Box 45014
Lubbock, TX 79409