Photo Above This Article: Keeping the tradition of biting medals they just received, Middle Tennessee State University equestrian team members include, from left, coach Ariel Higgins, Audrey Ferrie, Sadio Barnes, Mackenzie Latimer, Jordan Martin, Jessie Kauffman and assistant coach Andrea Rego. The team earned the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association Western championship — a first for the Blue Raider program — at the national competition at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., M .
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A first-place finish at the 2021 YEDA Western Collegiate Celebration, hosted by the Youth Equestrian Development Association recently in Cleveland, Tennessee, completed an outstanding year for the MTSU equestrian team.The team, coached by Ariel Herrin Higgins and undefeated during the regular season, took 12 riders to the competition. Eleven earned awards.In the 16-team field, MTSU finished ahead of two West Texas A&M squads, fourth-place St. M .