10/16/2026
Congress recap!!
A wonderful week on the road for the team! We started with a trip to Keeneland, followed by two days of clinicing and schooling, competed in the Congress Judging Contest, and attended the awards ceremony in the stunning new Ohio Agricultural Center.
Awards summary:
💥Limited division - 40 total competitors💥
Halter - Kendall Brooks 10th place
Performance - Kaylee Rocha 2nd place and bringing home a Congress medal!
Reasons - Sam Harrell 6th place and Kaylee Rocha 8th place
Overall - Kaylee Rocha 5th and Kendall Brooks top 15
💥SR Team💥
11th team overall
Top 12 team in all divisions
Bella Lumley, Katie-Lynn Meade, Emily Farris, Danika Ewton
💙Some other amazing things to know about this team!💙
- 4 of these competitors attended Congress for their first time this week!
- 4 of these competitors were showing or scribing at a stock horse show last weekend with MTSU Stock Horse Team, as well as graduate assistant coach Anelise Wilson working the show office!
- 6 of these 7 competitors are heading to an IHSA show with MTSU Equestrian Team this weekend!
Each one of these students balances jobs, school work, family obligations, and their own horses while competing on the Horse Judging Team and other teams in the MTSU Horse Science Program. We are so proud of all of our team members!
Group photo left to right - Kaylee Rocha, Katie-Lynn Meade, Danika Ewton, Bella Lumley, Emily Farris, Sam Harrell, Kendall Brooks. Behind the camera - head coach Alyssa Logan and graduate assistant coach Anelise Wilson.
Next stop? Tulsa, OK for Arabian Nationals!
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