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The Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO) Horse Judging Team finished their season by being named Champion and Third High Teams at the 2019 American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World Show Intercollegiate Horse Judging Contest. The contest was held on November 16, in conjunction with the AQHA World Show in Oklahoma City. NEO competed against other two-year colleges and along with claiming two of the top three team spots, also had nearly two dozen top-ten individual finishes, with Hannah Tweed and Taylor Scheulen finishing Champion and Reserve Champion Individual overall. Tweed, a sophomore Business Administration major from Chouteau, Okla., earned high individual after finishing in the top two of Halter, Performance, and Reasons classes. She was joined on the podium by Scheulen, a sophomore Agriculture/Equine major from Linn, Mo, who finished first in Performance and Reasons and fifth overall in Halter.

“I couldn’t be any more proud of this team and all that they accomplished,” said Head Coach Kevin Pool. “I’ve only been with them for the past ninety days, but they’ve welcomed me in since day one and never strayed from their goals that they had set for themselves before I arrived. Much of the credit goes to Amanda Jones and Josi Reed for their success as they spent all of last spring preparing them for this fall.”

For more information about the NEO Horse Judging Team, contact Gentry Hutchison at gentrsh@neo.edu or call 918-540-6368.

For more information about NEO Agriculture teams, visit neoathletics.com.

Overall: NEO Blue – First – (Hannah Tweed, Hannah McLochlin, Ariana Horton, Jenna Scali) NEO Gold – Third – (Taylor Scheulen, Hallie Horsman, Janessa Rice, Derek Strawn) Individuals Hannah Tweed – Chouteau, Okla. – First Taylor Scheulen – Linn, Mo. – Second Hannah McLochlin – Plymouth, Ind. – Fifth Garrett Streit – Holden, Mo. – Eighth Halter Class: NEO Blue – First NEO Gold – Fifth Individuals Hannah Tweed – Chouteau, Okla. – Second Taylor Scheulen – Linn, Mo. – Fifth Garrett Streit – Holden, Mo. – Sixth Jenna Scali – Adrian, Mo. – Eighth Hannah McLochlin – Plymouth, Ind. – Ninth   Performance Class: NEO Gold – First NEO Blue – Second Individuals Taylor Scheulen – Linn, Mo. – First Hannah Tweed – Chouteau, Okla. – Second Janessa Rice – Locust Grove, Mo. – Forth Ariana Horton – Easton, Kan. – Seventh Hannah McLochlin – Plymouth, Ind. – Eighth Hallie Horsman – Shelbyville, Ill. – Ninth   Reasons Class: NEO Blue – Second NEO Gold – Third Individuals Taylor Scheulen – Linn, Mo. – First Hannah Tweed – Chouteau, Okla. – Second Hannah McLochlin – Plymouth, Ind. – Ninth