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COIUGRATULATIOHIS!
Join the celebration as 4,800 shiny new
Aggie Rings are delivered today at the
Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center
April 17 • Aggie Ring Day
9:45 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Ring Tickets distributed online at AggieNetwork.com.
Limited tickets available at Alumni Center.
Approximate Schedule for Groups to Enter
Group #1
9:45
Group #14
1:45
Group #26
5:45
Group #2
10:00
Groups #1-14
2:00
Groups #1-26
6:00
Group #3
10:15
Group #15
2:15
Group #27
6:15
Group #4
10:30
Group #16
2:30
Group #28
6:30
Group #5
10:45
Group #17
2:45
Group #29
6:45
Groups #1-5
11:00
Groups #1-17
3:00
Groups #1-29
7:00
Group #6
11:15
Group #18
3:15
Group #30
7:15
Group #7
11:30
Group #19
3:30
Group #31
7:30
Group #8
11:45
Group #20
3:45
Group #32
7:45
Groups #1-8
12:00
Groups #1-20
4:00
Groups #1-32
8:00
Group #9
12:15
Group #21
4:15
Group #33
8:15
Group #10
12:30
Group #22
4:30
Group #34
8:30
Group #11
12:45
Group #23
4:45
Group #35
8:45
Groups #1-11
1:00
Groups #1-23
5:00
Groups #1-35
9:00
Group #12
1:15
Group #24
5:15
Group #13
1:30
Group #25
5:30
If your group's time has already passed, please wait until the
top of the hour when your group will be called once again.
Entrance will only be allowed if it is either your group's
approximated time slot or when your group is called at the
top of the hour (see schedule for clarification).
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Parking is available with a valid parking permit in PA 100.
Those without valid permits may park at the West Campus
Garage (WCG). All garage parking is based on an hourly rate.
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Aggieland Credit Union Congratulates
Penny Von Roeder Rychetsky '87
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Aggieland Credit Union is pleased to announce that Penny Von
Roeder Rychetsky'87 has been elected Chairman of the Board of
D i recto rs of G reate r T EXAS Fede ra IC red i t U n i o n. G rea te r T EX AS
operates Aggieland Credit Union in Bryan and College Station.
Mrs. Rychetsky is a 1987 graduate of Texas A&M University
where she received a degree in Economics. She is currently
the Director of Internal Audit for the Department of Aging and
Disability Services (DADS) in Austin. Prior to her election as
Chairman she served nine years on the board, most recently
as Treasurer. Previously she volunteered on the Supervisory
Committee. Her husband, Regan '87, is the Enterprise Risk
Manager for the Health and Human Services Commission.
Their son, Preston, is a senior at Taylor High School.
The Board of Directors and staff of Aggieland Credit Union and
GreaterTEXAS Federal Credit Union want to congratulate Penny
on her accomplishments and look forward to her contributions
to the successful growth and operation of the Credit Union.
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SPORTS
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Valerie Gunchick — THE BATTALION
Senior Laura Sumrall scored a point in reining at the Western Finals held at
A&M March 28.
With its sport on the hot seat, A&M
equestrian heads to championship
By Seth Stroupe
Twelve teams from across the country
travel to Waco, Texas, this weekend
to take part in this year’s NCEA National
Championship. No. 4 Texas A&M will en
ter competition as one of the most deco
rated teams with a roster stocked with six
All-Americans and five All-SEC honorees.
The teams are led by senior captains
Haley Buchmiller and Laura Sumrall. Bu-
chmiller was named to the first team All-
American squad after leading the team in
hunt seat victories (nine) and most outstand
ing player honors (four). Sumrall earned her
All-American spot in reining by leading
the discipline and her team with 12 wins.
Head equestrian coach Tana McKay said she
credits the two captains for helping craft the
team into a cohesive unit, something that is
no small task in a sport that consists of a series
of individual events.
“This team really buckled up and came
together after not having a very good season
last year,” McKay said. “They’ve pushed
each other and challenged each other and
they knew what they wanted to get ac
complished. Just like in any other sport, you
want to be doing your best at the end of
the season.”
The upperclassman leadership on the
team also gives the squad another inher
ent advantage — experience. The NCEA
Championships provides a setting different
from what the athletes may have grown ac
customed to during the regular season. The
stage and the pressure are larger and the rid
ers have to perform on the backs of unfa
miliar horses that are selected at random and
assigned to teams.
“Our athletes have been riding horses
since they were little, just like other girls
grow up playing soccer,” McKay said. “But
[at the NCEA nationals] we ask them to do
something completely different than what
they’re used to. In soccer, the ball and the
goals are always the same size ... our sport
is different. Experience really helps the team
in knowing what they have to go through
when they aren’t showing their own horse,
when they’re on unfamiliar equipment, if
you want to call it that.”
The Aggies are going to need every ad
vantage they can to navigate through the
bracket. The Aggies will most likely have to
face conference rivals and equestrian leaders
No. 1 Georgia and No. 5 Auburn on their
road to the finals. But the biggest challenge
facing this team, and perhaps all of the teams
in the bracket, is outside of the arena.
In October, the NCAA Committee on
Women’s Athletics made a recommenda
tion to remove equestrian as a recognized
collegiate sport. Since its inception in 2002,
the NCAA has labeled collegiate equestrian
an emerging sport. That tide granted the
sport a 10-year window to reach at least
40 schools. There are currently less than 20
schools with an equestrian program, which
is why the committee has requested that
equestrian be removed.
So far, no further actions have been taken
against equine athletics. In the meantime,
the NCEA has hired an executive director
to promote the sport to other universities
to address the sport’s biggest challenge: the
general lack of understanding pervasive both
in the public and collegiate administrations.
“The biggest problem is that most ath
letic directors don’t understand the sport,”
McKay said. “They don’t know anything
about horses and they think it’s too expen
sive. But the reality is that equestrian is one
of the cheapest sports on campus, along with
track.”
The Aggies will start their tournament
play Saturday. Having earned a first round
bye, they are slated to face the winner of
No. 5 seed Auburn and No. 12 seed Ten
nessee Martin. The match will begin at 8:30
BASEBALL CONTINUED
led the team past Abilene Christian. He has
racked up 32 RBIs while leading the team
with eight home runs. Nick Banks has also
been a huge part of the Aggie offense. Even
though his 13-game hit streak came to an
end on Wednesday, Banks has a team-lead
ing .407 average.
The Aggie pitching staff has been one of
the nation’s best all season, but this weekend
will see a shift, with reliever Ryan Hendrix
in the rotation for the first time this season.
Friday night, Aggie ace Grayson Long
will be on the mound. In his last start, Long
worked seven innings, surrendering one
unearned run on only three hits to earn his
seventh win of the season against Mississippi
State last Friday evening. He leads the team
with a 2.12 ERA this year, and also leads the
team in strikeouts (60). Arkansas will send out
Trey Killian. First pitch will be at 6:30 p.m.
On the mound for A&M Saturday, Ryan
Hendrix will make his first start. This year,
Hendrix has worked out of the bullpen, and
has been a wrecking ball. In 14 appearances
so far, he surrendered his first earned run of
the season over the weekend against Mis
sissippi State. He has garnered a 0.42 ERA
this year and has a 3-0 record. He will face
off against Razorback starter Dominic Tac-
colini. The game will air on ESPNU at 7:30
p.m.
In the series finale Sunday, A&M will
turn to Matt Kent. In his last outing, Kent
lasted 3 1/3 innings, allowing three runs,
one earned, on nine hits in the win over
Mississippi State. He has posted a 6-0 record
this year, while being second on the team in
strikeouts, with 43 this year. For Arkansas,
Keaton McKinney will get the nod on the
mound. Game time is set for 3:00 p.m.
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