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2023-24 Equestrian Roster

Wayne Gooden
Wayne Gooden
Wayne Gooden

Dani Latimer

  • Position Western
  • Class GS
  • Hometown Marietta, Okla.

Biography

2023-24 (Gr.): Went 5-2 in Reining...Earned an MOP against TCU (3/8)...Became first Reiner in NCEA history to earn four consecutive Nationals MOP honors...Went 3-0 at Nationals. AWARDS: NCEA Nationals MOP...NCEA All-Championship Reining Team.

2022-23 (Sr.): Finished with an 8-6 overall record, including a perfect 3-0 at the National Championships... Earned MOP honors vs. UT Martin (1/28)... AWARDS: NCEA National Championships Most Outstanding Reining Performer

2021-22 (Jr.): Earned a 6-6-1 Reining record … Claimed three MOP in wins at UC Davis (11/4), versus Fresno State (11/19) and UT Martin (1/27), totaling an all-time program-high 10 reining MOPs in her Mustang career.

2020-21 (So.): Reining Record: 7-2-2 … Started the season with three straight MOP-winning performances: a 71.5 against South Dakota State (1/29), a season-high 72.5 against UT Martin (1/30) and a 70.5 at TCU (2/3) … Went undefeated at NCEA Nationals with wins against Texas A&M and Georgia and a tie versus Baylor … Totaled 223.5 points on Championship Day for highest Reining score of the week … AWARDS: NCEA Reining Rider of the Year … NCEA Nationals Reining MOP … NCEA All-Championship Reining … NCEA Reining First Team All-American … All-ECAC Reining … ECAC Reining Rider of the Week (Feb. 9)

2019-20 (Fr.): Led the Reining team with a final 7-2-1 record … Garnered four MOP honors with impressive wins at TCU (10/10), at Georgia (10/26), vs. South Carolina (11/22) and at Fresno State (3/6) … Earned a high score of 74.5 in a tie vs. Auburn (11/8) … AWARDS: NCEA Reining Second Team All-American … ECAC Reining Rider of the Year … ECAC Reining Freshman Rider of the Year … ECAC All-Reining Team … NCEA October Reining Rider of the Month … 2x ECAC Reining Rider of the Month (October, November) … 3x ECAC Reining Rider of the Week (10/29, 11/26, 3/10)

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20FR

    Western
  • 2020-21SO

    Western
  • 2021-22JR

    Western
  • 2022-23SR

    Western
  • 2023-24GS

    Western