NEO Repeats as Champion at AQHA World Show
Miami, Okla. – Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 – The Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO) Horse Judging Team finished their season by repeating as Champion team at the 2020 American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World Show Intercollegiate Horse Judging Contest. The contest was held in November in conjunction with the AQHA World Show in Oklahoma City. In addition to the championship finish, NEO also fielded a second team, which was named Reserve Champion, improving on last year’s third-high team finish.
NEO competed against other two-year colleges and along with claiming two of the top three spots, also had over 30 top-ten individual finishes, with Jewel Bibelheimer and Hannah Cain finishing Champion and Reserve Champion Individual overall and the entire team of 9 placing in the top-ten overall.
Bibelheimer, a sophomore Agriculture Education major from Wagoner, Okla., earned high individual after finishing first in every category. She was joined on the podium by Cain, a sophomore Pre-Vet major from Claremore, Okla., who finished top-three in every category.
“It was a great day for these ladies,” said Head Coach Kevin Pool. “They had worked hard all year and had a tremendous amount of potential to be great. We knew that we had a group that could go 1st and 2nd and they never wavered. I am so proud of their attitude in dealing with the issues surrounding COVID-19. The success that they achieved came only from their hard work and perseverance.”
For more information about the NEO Horse Judging Team, contact Coach Pool at kpool@neo.edu or call 918-540-6262. For more information about NEO Agriculture teams, visit neoathletics.com.
Overall
1st: NEO Gold – (Jewel Bibelheimer, Mikayla South, Hannah Cain, Liz Hokit)
2nd: NEO Blue – (Bailey McAlister, Shianne Votava, Hannah Shasserre, Holly Silvey)
Individuals:
1st: Jewel Bibelheimer
2nd: Hannah Cain
3rd: Bailey McAlister
4th: Mikayla South
5th: Shianne Votava
6th: Hannah Shasserre
7th: Liz Hokit
8th: Holly Silvey
10th: Lexi Coleman
Halter Class
1st: NEO Gold
2nd: NEO Blue
Individuals:
1st: Jewel Bibelheimer
2nd: Mikayla South
3rd: Hannah Cain
4th: Bailey McAlister
6th: Shianne Votava
7th: Liz Hokit
8th: Hannah Shasserre
9th: Holly Silvey
10th: Lexi Coleman
Performance
1st: NEO Gold
2nd: NEO Blue
Individuals:
1st: Jewel Bibelheimer
2nd: Hannah Cain
3rd: Hanna Shasserre
4th: Shianne Votava
5th: Bailey McAlister
6th: Holly Silvey
7th: Mikayla South
10th: Liz Hokit
11th: Lexi Coleman
Reason
1st: NEO Gold
2nd: NEO Blue
Individuals:
1st: Jewel Bibelheimer
2nd: Bailey McAlister
3rd: Hannah Cain
4th: Hannah Shasserre
5th: Mikayla South
6th: Liz Hokit
7th: Holly Silvey
8th: Shianne Votava
12th: Lexi Coleman
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