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2023-24 Equestrian Roster

Wayne Gooden
Wayne Gooden
Wayne Gooden

Taylor Zimmerman

  • Position Western
  • Class GS
  • Hometown Rogersville, Mo.

Biography

2023-24 (Gr.): Went 12-1-3 in Reining...Earned MOPs against Texas A&M (10/26), Auburn (11/11), Fresno State (2/3) and at Oklahoma State (2/17)...Went 3-0 at Nationals. AWARDS: NCEA Reining Rider of the Year...NCEA First Team All-American (Reining)...NCEA Nationals Reining MOP...NCEA All-Championship Team (Reining)...Rider of the Month (Jan.)...NCEA Second Team Academic All-American...NCEA Academic Honor Roll.

2022-23 (Sr.): Finished with an 8-5-1 record... Earned MOP honors at OSU (10/1) and Georgia (2/24)... AWARDS: All-Championship Reining Team

2021-22 (Jr.): Went 6-5-2 on the season in Reining … Tied the Reining team’s top score of the season, riding an MOP-worthy 74.5 against No. 2 Georgia (10/30) … Claimed her second MOP of the year with a team-high 71.5 against No. 1 Oklahoma State … Went 3-0-1 in postseason performances, winning back-to-back contests in the ECAC Tournament and earning a point in the Mustangs’ 12-8 win over Auburn in the NCEA quarterfinal round.

2020-21 (So.): Reining Record: 4-6-1 … Named regular-season MOP with a season high score of 73.0 against Fresno State (3/6) … Won point and MOP in ECAC semifinal with a 141.0 … Competed in Reining all three days at NCEA Nationals … AWARDS: ECAC Reining Rider of the Week (March 9) … NCEA/ECAC All-Academic Honorable Mention

2019-20 (Fr.): Finished with a 2-0-4 record in Reining ... Secured her first collegiate win vs. Oklahoma State (2/8) with a score of 72.0 … Earned the highest Reining score of the season with a 76.0 to tie vs. Auburn (11/8) … AWARDS: ECAC All-Reining Team

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20FR

    Western
  • 2020-21SO

    Western
  • 2021-22JR

    Western
  • 2022-23SR

    Western
  • 2023-24GS

    Western