Cassie Mantor

Position:
Horsemanship
Height:
5-2
Class:
Senior
High School:
Flour Bluff
Hometown:
Corpus Christi, Texas

2011-12 (JUNIOR)
Posted a 6-5 record in horsemanship and a scoring average of 72.05 … season-high score was 74.5, set twice … earned first career postseason win in the NCEA finals, defeating Marissa Dalton of Oklahoma State 147-134 (4/14) to help propel the Aggies to the western national championship … closed the regular season with a 73.5-73 defeat of Baylor’s Blair Bergeson (3/10) … topped K-State All-American Kelly Bovaird 67-50.5 in Manhattan (11/11) … opened the year with three consecutive victories, coming against Delaware State (9/23), Georgia (10/8) and New Mexico State (10/15) … was a second-team NCEA Academic All-America selection and a first-team Academic All-Big 12 pick … named a Texas A&M Athletics Scholar Award winner.

2010-11 (SOPHOMORE)
Picked up a pair of victories in horsemanship ... finished the year with a 2-4 mark and a 71.83 scoring average ... opened year with a 71-70 win at UT-Martin (9/25) and followed that with a 73.5-73 defeat of Oklahoma State’s Mamie Tomlin (10/30) ... season-best ride was 75.5 in a narrow loss to Baylor (2/12) ... undefeated in two exhibition rides on the year ... named a Texas A&M Athletics Scholar Award winner ... was an honorable mention NCEA Academic All-America selection and a first-team Academic All-Big 12 pick.

2009-10 (FRESHMAN)
Went 2-2 in horsemanship in first collegiate season ... average score was 72.88 ... victorious in first career ride, a 74-72.5 win over Baylor’s Suzanna Nelson (10/31) ... other win came against K-State’s Courtney Watters (2/19), 75.5-72 ... victorious in two of three exhibition rides as well.

PERSONAL
Cassandra Marie Mantor is the daughter of Kenny and Angie Mantor of Corpus Christi ... born January 18, 1991 in Corpus Christi ... has two older brothers, Rodney and Daniel ... majoring in animal science ... chose Texas A&M for the traditions and the friendliness ... a 2009 honors graduate of Flour Bluff High School in Corpus Christi ... was a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society ... has been riding western all-around for about 12 years ... personal trainer is Reid Thomas ... placed 10th in horsemanship at the 2007 AQHYA World Show ... was named the AQHA Youth Performance Champion in 2008 ... took home another top-10 finish in showmanship this past summer at the AQHYA World Show in Oklahoma City.