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Williams selected to compete at AQHA Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge Preview
11/9/2017 9:30:00 AM | Equestrian
Fresno State senior Western rider Rachel Williams was one of 16 collegiate equestrian riders who have been chosen to participate in the 2017 American Quarter Horse Association Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge on Nov. 11-12 during the Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City, OK.
The preliminaries will take place on Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m. PT, with the finals slated for Nov. 12 at 5 p.m. PT.
Williams is joined by Payton Anderson (Georgia), Kirsten Chamberland (Oklahoma State), Abbi Demel (Baylor), Kara Kaufmann (Auburn), Ashley Mauney (SMU), Josie Mootz (TCU) and Maddie Thiel (South Carolina) as the student-athlete riders representing NCEA institutions that were selected based on their win-loss percentages by the NCEA selection committee.
"The NCEA is delighted to send eight high achieving competitors to AQHA's Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge. We are grateful that these athletes are representing the NCEA at such a prestigious event. On behalf of all coaches and riders we thank the AQHA, the generous horse donors, and the class sponsors for this opportunity. We are looking forward to a great weekend of competition in Oklahoma City."Â -Haley Schoolfield, Director of Equestrian at Texas Christian University.
The free live stream, presented by Bank of America, of the finals will be available via the following link:Â https://www.aqha.com/
Coverage will also be live on the AQHA social media pages including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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