Ellis to Represent Texas A&M, NCEA at AQHA Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge

COLLEGE STATION – Former Texas A&M Equestrian All-American Avery Ellis competes at the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Collegiate Horsemanship Championship beginning Monday, August 6 in Oklahoma City.
 
The preliminaries take place on August 6, and the finals are scheduled for August 7 with exhibitors competing with American Quarter Horses donated by AQHA Professional Horsemen.
 
Ellis is one of eight riders representing the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) and joins eight other riders representing the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association.
 
The College Station native led the Aggies with 14 wins in Horsemanship and earned four Most Outstanding Player honors during the 2017-18 campaign. The senior was named a NCEA First Team All-American and was voted as SEC Co-Horsemanship Rider of the Year.
 
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2018 AQHA Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge
NCEA
Bailey Anderson, Georgia
Laska Anderson, TCU
Abbi Demel, Baylor University
Avery Ellis, Texas A&M
Deanna Green, Auburn
Harley Huff, Oklahoma State
Kelsey Jung, Auburn
Graysen Stroud, Georgia
 
IHSA
Erin Bosse, Ohio State
Grace Freeman, Auburn
Hannah Hedderick, University of Findlay
Rachel Kanaziz, Adrian College
Anneleise Ritzi, University of Findlay
Conner Smith, St. Andrews University
Codi Uecker, Rocky Mountain College
Kendall Woellmer, West Texas A&M