Texas A&M Animal Science competitive teams continued the spring season with strong finishes across ranch horse, livestock judging, rodeo, meat judging, horse judging and wool judging contests. Students earned team championships, reserve championships and individual honors at events across Texas.

Ranch Horse Team

The Texas A&M Ranch Horse Team competed at the Stock Horse of Texas (SHTX) Bryan Kick Off Classic in Bryan, Texas, earning both Champion and Reserve Champion Collegiate Team honors and multiple individual all-around finishes.

Team Awards

  • Champion Collegiate Team
  • Reserve Champion Collegiate Team

Individual Awards

  • Tucker Gillespie — Non Pro Division All Around Champion
  • Jacob Nichols — Non Pro Division Reserve All Around Champion
  • Trinity Moody — 6th Non Pro Division All Around
  • Ella Fowler — 8th Non Pro Division All Around
  • Sienna Gonczeruk — Limited Division All Around Champion
  • Charlee Proctor — 5th Limited Division All Around
  • Rosemary Hartman — 6th Limited Division All Around
  • Ella Hopkins — 7th Limited Division All Around
  • Dalton Regehr — Novice Division All Around Champion
  • Leila Anderson — 5th Novice Division All Around
  • Chastain Spiller — 6th Novice Division All Around
  • AJ Kendrick — 7th Novice Division All Around
  • Madison Meyer — 8th Novice Division All Around
  • Anna Haffelfinger — 10th Novice Division All Around
The 2025-2026 Texas A&M Ranch Horse Team. Members are wearing maroon western shirts, cowboy hats, belt buckles, and chaps, while holding a thumbs up.

Livestock Judging Team

The Texas A&M Livestock Judging Team competed at several spring contests including the Brahman Challenge Judging Contest hosted at BRC Ranch in Boling, Texas, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest in San Antonio, Texas, and the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Intercollegiate Livestock Judging Contest in Fort Worth, Texas.

Brahman Challenge Judging Contest

Team Awards

Champion Team Overall

Individual Awards

  • Owen Sanders — 1st Overall
  • Wyatt Jackson — 2nd Overall
  • Maggie Brummett — 3rd Overall
  • Grant Kubala — 4th Overall

San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest

Team Awards

  • Reserve Champion Team Overall
  • Champion Team Cattle
  • Reserve Team Reasons
  • Reserve Team Sheep
  • 3rd High Team Swine

Individual Awards

  • Maddox Hartmann — 1st Overall, 1st Cattle, 1st Reasons, 7th Sheep
  • Lane Hogan — 4th Overall, 2nd Cattle, 4th Reasons, 11th Swine
  • Cayl Doise — 3rd Sheep, 10th Cattle, 11th Reasons
  • Johnathan McCutcheon — 2nd Swine
  • Cash Dean — Tied 6th Goats
  • Cole Monroe — 6th Swine
  • Will Herd — 8th Sheep
  • Owen Sanders — Tied 10th Sheep

Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Intercollegiate Livestock Judging Contest

Team Awards

  • 3rd High Team Overall
  • Champion Team Cattle
  • Reserve Champion Team Sheep/Goats
  • 3rd High Team Reasons
  • 3rd High Team Swine
  • 5th High Team Horses

Individual Awards

  • Maddox Hartmann — 6th Overall, 1st Cattle, 8th Reasons, 11th Sheep/Goats
  • Lane Hogan — 8th Overall, 2nd Cattle, 5th Reasons, 8th Sheep/Goats
  • Cayl Doise — 11th Overall, Tied 9th Horses, 13th Reasons, 15th Swine
  • Maggie Brummett — 3rd Sheep/Goats, 6th Reasons
  • Cash Dean — 7th Swine, 11th Cattle
  • Johnathan McCutcheon — 9th Swine, Tied 9th Horses
  • Ben Isaacs — Tied 10th Swine, Tied 9th Horses
  • Grace Real — 2nd Horses, 14th Swine
  • Wyatt Jackson — 7th Sheep/Goats, 10th Reasons
  • Grant Kubala — 12th Cattle
  • Nolan Laminack — 14th Cattle
  • Joaquin Tagle — 3rd Horses
  • Owen Sanders — Tied 9th Horses
  • Ben Flanagan — Tied 9th Horses
  • Will Herd — Tied 9th Horses
The 2025-2026 Texas A&M Livestock Judging Team. Members are wearing western dress and holding ribbons, buckles, plaques, and banners.

Texas Aggie Rodeo Team

The Texas Aggie Rodeo Team competed at the Texas Aggie Rodeo in Bryan, Texas, earning the women’s team title and multiple individual placings.

Team Awards

  • 1st Women’s Team
  • 10th Men’s Team

Individual Awards

  • Kailey Ramsey — 1st Barrel Racing
  • Ceily Simpton — 3rd Barrel Racing
  • Devin Young — 4th Barrel Racing
  • Lucy Richards — 2nd Goat Tying
  • Vivian Ruiz — 5th Goat Tying
  • Tyler Ehlinger — 8th Tie-Down Roping
  • Macie Vaculin — 5th Team Roping (Heeler)
The 2025-2026 Texas A&M Women's Rodeo Team. Members are cowboy hats, belt buckles, and western wear. They are holding customized Texas A&M Yeti coolers.

Fightin’ Texas Aggie Meat Judging Team

The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Meat Judging Team competed at the AMSA South Plains Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest hosted at Caviness Beef Packers in Hereford, Texas.

Team Awards

  • 5th High Team Overall
  • 2nd Lamb Judging
  • 2nd Specifications (Perfect 400)
  • 5th Beef Grading
  • 5th Pork Judging
  • 5th Placings
  • 5th Reasons

Individual Awards

  • Sarah Keesecker — 1st Beef Judging, 5th Reasons
  • Marti Ducote — 3rd Lamb Judging
  • Pearson Harris — 1st High Alternate
  • Avery Detten — 4th High Alternate
  • Carter Bostic — 5th High Alternate
  • Kahla Simpton — 6th High Alternate
  • Garrit Burton — 7th High Alternate
  • Ava Harborth — 8th High Alternate
The 2025-2026 Texas A&M Meat Judging Team. Members are wearing jeans, team jackets, and holding ribbons.

Horse Judging Team

The Texas A&M Horse Judging Team competed at the SHTX-NRCHA Collegiate Challenge held during the NRCHA Celebration of Champions in Fort Worth, Texas.

Team Awards

4th High Team Overall

Individual Awards

Riley Guidry — 8th High Individual Overall

The 2025-2026 Texas A&M Horse Judging Team. Members are wearing western wear and holding ribbons.