WACO, Texas - The South Dakota State western squad begins competition at the NCEA National Championships on Thursday as the No. 11 seed, and takes on the No. 6 seed Kansas State Wildcats at approximately 11 a.m. from Extraco Coliseum in Waco, Texas.
"This has been a great building year for this team and it's an exciting opportunity for us to compete on a national level," head equestrian coach Megan Rossiter said. "We're ready to get started!"
Fans interested in following along can click here watch a live video feed for free, and can download a copy of the bracket by clicking on the link at the top of the page.
The winner between SDSU and KSU advances to the next round against the No. 3 seed Georgia Bulldogs, who earned a first round bye.
Schedule of Events (All times other than daily start times are estimations)
Thursday, April 12
8:30 a.m. Reining (Brackets A, B, C, D) - Extraco Coliseum
Equitation on the Flat (Brackets A, B, C, D) - Extraco Covered Arena
12:30 p.m. Equitation over Fences (Brackets A, B, C, D) - Extraco Show Pavilion
1 p.m. Horsemanship (Brackets A, B, C, D) - Extraco Coliseum
3:30 p.m. Equitation on the Flat (Brackets E, F) - Extraco Covered Arena
4 p.m. Reining (Brackets E, F) - Extraco Coliseum
5:30 p.m. Equitation over Fences (Brackets E, F) - Extraco Show Pavilion
6 p.m. Horsemanship (Brackets E, F) - Extraco Coliseum
Friday, April 13
8:30 a.m. Reining (Brackets G, H) - Extraco Coliseum
Equitation on the Flat (Brackets G, H) - Extraco Covered Arena
10 a.m. Equitation over Fences (Brackets G, H) - Extraco Show Pavilion
10:30 a.m. Horsemanship (Brackets G, H) - Extraco Coliseum
12:30 p.m. Equitation on the Flat (Brackets I, J, K, L) - Extraco Covered Arena
12:30 p.m. Reining (Brackets I, J, K, L) - Extraco Coliseum
4:30 p.m. Equitation over Fences (Brackets I, J, K, L) - Extraco Show Pavilion
5 p.m. Horsemanship (Brackets I, J, K, L) - Extraco Coliseum
Saturday, April 14
8:30 a.m. Reining (Brackets M, N) - Extraco Coliseum
Equitation on the Flat (Brackets M, N) - Extraco Covered Arena
10:30 a.m. Equitation over Fences (Brackets M, N) - Extraco Show Pavilion
Horsemanship (Brackets M, N) - Extraco Coliseum
12:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony/Championship starting linups - Extraco Coliseum
1:30 p.m. Equitation on the Flat Championship - Extraco Covered Arena
2:30 p.m. Horsemanship Championship - Extraco Coliseum
3:15 p.m. Equitation over Fences Championship - Extraco Show Pavilion
4:15 p.m. Reining Championship - Extraco Coliseum
5:30 p.m. Crowning of NCEA Champions - Extraco Coliseum
