Sixteen Riders Selected for AQHA Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge

Sixteen collegiate equestrian riders have been chosen to participate in the 2016 American Quarter Horse Association Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge November 13-14 as part of the Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City.

The preliminaries will take place on November 13, with the finals on November 14.

The student-athlete riders representing National Collegiate Equestrian Association institutions selected for the AQHA Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge are as follows:

• Megan McMullen, Texas Christian University
• Taylor Dixon, Fresno State University
• Libby Collins, Oklahoma State Universty
• Kelsey Swainston, South Dakota State University
• Avery Ellis, Texas A&M University
• Lauren Diaz, Auburn Universty
• Abigail Buckwalter, Delaware State University
• Morgan Matzdorff, New Mexico State University

The following collegiate riders representing Intercollegiate Horse Show Association institutions in the AQHA Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge are as follows:

• Hanna Hedderick, University of Findlay
• Olivia Turner, North Carolina State University
• Holly Phillips, University of Findlay
• Dylan Dombrowski, Cazenovia College
• Michelle McDowell, Grand Valley State University
• Codi Uecker, Rocky Mountain College
• Kayla Magrum, University of Findlay
• Lauren King, Middle Tennessee State University

For more information on the Lucas Oil World and for the tentative schedule, visit www.aqha.com/worldshow.