Mariah Wright

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Position:
Western
Class:
Senior
High School:
Wooster H.S.
Hometown:
Wooster, Ohio
Major:
Animal Science

Awards

NCEA First Team All-American (2015)
NCEA All-American Honorable Mention (2016)
NCEA Rider of the Year (2015)
UEC All-Conference (2016)
Farnam NCEA All-Academic First Team (2018)
American Quarter Horse Association NCEA Academic First Team (2017)
Two-time American Paint Horse Association NCEA Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018)
Bevel Saddlery Academic First Team (2016)
NCEA Honor Roll (2016)

Records
Holds the school record in Reining wins in a career, MOPs in a season and MOPs in a career and ranks third in wins in a season.

2017-18: Finished her career with a 9-6 record with one MOP in Reining and a 4-8 mark in Horsemanship … scored a season-high 72.5 against Minnesota Crookston in Reining … posted a career-high postseason score of a 144.5 against UT Martin … made her debut in Horsemanship against Texas A&M, scoring a 73.5 … scored a career-high 74 vs. South Carolina … had a career-high postseason score of a 140 at SMU … garnered MOP honors vs. Minnesota Crookston.

2016-17: Competed in all 12 meets, recording a 8-4 mark and three MOP accolades in Reining … won the lone point against South Carolina at the NCEA National Championship with a 132.5 … scored a career-high 74.5 against TCU … garnered MOP honors against Minnesota-Crookston, TCU and New Mexico State … was also victorious against Texas A&M, Minnesota-Crookston, Georgia and Oklahoma State.

2015-16: Competed in all 12 meets, posting a 7-3-2 record with three MOP honors in Reining … captured wins and three MOP accolades against Minnesota-Crookston, TCU and Delaware State … was also victorious vs. Kansas State, UT-Martin, Minnesota-Crookston and Fresno State.

2014-15: Competed in 13 of the team’s 15 meets in Reining, posting 9-3-1 record ... started her career with a MOP winning-ride vs. New Mexico State ... earned her second MOP with scoring a 70.5 in first home meet vs. Minnesota-Crookston ... also captured wins against Texas A&M, New Mexico State, SMU, Delaware State, Minnesota-Crookston, UT-Martin and Sacred Heart.

Before SDSU: Ohio State Fair Reining Champion and Central Ohio Reining Horse Association Jackpot Gelding of the Year in 2010 ... earned a top 10 finish in reining at the 2013 All-American Quarter Horse Congress ... qualified for the American Quarter Horse Youth World Show in reining in both 2013 and 2014, and qualified in ranch horse pleasure in 2014 ... rode to youth reining and ranch horse pleasure circuit championships at the 2014 Southern Ohio Quarter Horse Association Madness in March event ... reserve champion in trail at the 2014 Ohio State Fair ... national champion in open varsity team horsemanship ... finished fourth in open varsity individual horsemanship and sixth in open varsity team reining at the 2014 IEA National Finals ... 2014 IEA Zone 5 western high-point rider and individual open varsity horsemanship champion ... also finished third in open varsity team reining and open varsity team horsemanship and fifth in open varsity individual reining at IEA Zone 5 event ... four-year honor roll student ... member National Honor Society.