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2024-25 Equestrian Roster

Wayne Gooden
Wayne Gooden

Chalyce Head

  • Event Western
  • Class GS
  • Hometown Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

Biography

2024-25 (Graduate Student): Went 13-3-1 in Reining this season ... posted a record of 2-1 at nationals (4/15-17) ... named Reining MOP during the win against No. 2 Texas A&M (2/1) ... tallied MOP accolades during the victory over SDSU (1/31) ... earned a MOP during the win against No. 6 Georgia (10/18) ... AWARDS: NCEA Ariat First Team All-American (Reining) ... APHA All-Academic First Team ... NCEA Academic Honor Roll.

2023-24 (Senior): Went 4-7-5 in Reining...Went 2-1 at Nationals. AWARDS: NCEA All-Championship Reining Team...First Team Academic All-American...NCEA Academic Honor Roll. 

2022-23 (Junior): Finished the season with an 8-5-1 record... Earned MOPs vs. Baylor (11/4) and UC Davis (11/12)... AWARDS: NCEA Reining Second-Team All-American… NCEA Reining Rider of the Month in November

2021-22 (Sophomore): Claimed a 6-5-2 Reining record … Earned MOP honors with a 73-point winning ride in the Mustangs’ 16-2 victory against Delaware State (1/29) … Rode an MOP-worthy 146 in the ECAC Championship against UT Martin, and claimed a win against Auburn in the NCEA quarterfinals … AWARDS: ECAC All-Reining Team ...2X ECAC Reining Rider of the Week (Oct. 13, Feb. 9) … NCEA All-Academic Honorable Mention.

2020-21 (Freshman): Reining Record: 2-2 … Earned back-to-back wins against South Dakota State (1/29) and UT Martin (1/30) with scores of 69.5 and 71.5 … AWARDS: ECAC Reining Freshman Rider of the Year

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21FR

    Western
  • 2021-22SO

    Western
  • 2022-23JR

    Western
  • 2023-24SR

    Western
  • 2024-25GS

    Western