(LUBBOCK, TEXAS)---The Southern Nazarene University Western Equestrian team
finished first place in the afternoon show on Saturday at Texas Tech University
in Lubbock. SNU finished ahead of second place, West Texas A&M, and
third place, Texas Tech, in the Western #2 show on Saturday.
"I am very proud of our students for the effort they put forth this weekend,"
said SNU equestrian coach, Bill Bowen. "The schools we competed against
had twice as many riders as we did, such as West Texas A&M, Texas Tech,
Oklahoma, and Texas State, to name a few. SNU is very lucky to have the
students we have who go all out. The are a great group of students."
While only sporting five riders in the show, which is one third of the size
of the West Texas A&M and Texas Tech teams, SNU still managed a strong
showing on Saturday. The Crimson Storm scored 29 points to pick up the win
over the Buffaloes and Red Raiders. SNU also finished ahead of the
University of Oklahoma in the afternoon show.
Individually, SNU’s Janislynn Isackson, a senior from Lewiston, Montana, won
first place in Reining and was second in the open horsemanship class.
Isackson finished as the reserve high point rider for the show. Isackson
will move on to represent Southern Nazarene University at the Zone Semifinal
Championships in Canyon, Texas.
Other SNU individual results saw Johannah Isackson, a junior from Lewiston,
Montana, finish fourth in the advanced horsemanship division. Aubrey
Faulkner, a freshman from Bethany, earned first place in the novice horsemanship
division, Morgan Totty, a sophomore from Duncan, Oklahoma, placed second in the
beginner horsemanship class, and Stephanie Bailey, a junior from New Mexico,
placed first in the beginner horsemanship division.
For more information on the SNU equestrian program, click here…
http://snusports.publishpath.com/equestrian
Below are the team results from the Western #2 Show on
Saturday.
Team Points
Southern Nazarene –
29
West Texas A&M – 26
Texas Tech – 14
Redlands C.C. –
15
North Central Texas College – 6
Oklahoma – 6
Texas Southern –
5