New Mexico State University Athletics

2007-2008: Served as team captain for the hunt seat team and earned “Most Improved” honors at the end of the year.  Beth pulled out a 75-73 win over fences against Fresno State, 74-69 win against Baylor, 79-69 win against UTM.  Beth also represented the Aggies at the Varsity Championships over fences.
2006-07: Beth was an important part of the over fence section of the Hunter Seat Team this past year.  She completed the year with a 2-7 fence record.  Beth also competed in Equitation on the flat with a record of 3-1.  Beth was an alternate for the Hunter Seat Team at the Varsity Equestrian National Championships.
2005-2006: Beth was part of the 3rd place finishing team at the Big 8 Hunt Seat Tournament at the University of Georgia, Athens, where she rode in the Hunt Seat Equitation Over fences class and earned the highest over fences score of the whole tournament. At the Varsity Equestrian National Championships on Albuquerque, NM, Beth rode in the over fences phase where her score helped the hunt seat team earn a 4th place finish and a 6th place over all team finish.
IHSA: Beth rode in the Intermediate Hunt Seat Equitation on the Flat and Over Fence and in the one year she was in that division only fell 5 points short of qualifying for regionals. She was High Point Rider at a regular season show in Denver, Colorado. At the Zone 7 Show Beth assisted the Team in winning the Reserve Champion title with her 2nd place finish in Intermediate Hunt Seat Equitation Over Fences.
High School: Beth lettered in basketball four times while lettering in tennis five times for the Warriors of Ruidoso, N.M.  She played in the Triple-A all-Star basketball game and made all-District second team in 2005.  During the 2003 and 2004 tennis seasons the Warriors placed second and third in state respectively.  She won the “Tennis Warrior Award” in 2001.
Personal: Beth is the daughter of Chris and Pam Robinson and was born in Lubbock, Texas.  She was Salutatorian of her high school class and is now majoring in Kinesiology.  She would like to become a physical therapist.
Riding History:  Beth has ridden for Sharon Stewart Wells at Equibest in Ruidoso, N.M., and has shown extensively throughout New Mexico and Colorado. Beth placed 16th in USEF Zone 8 in the Children’s Hunter division in 2003 and 13th in 2004.  In 2003 and 2004 she got third in the New Mexico Hunter Jumper Association’s Children’s Hunter Division and was also the Reserve Champion in Modified Children’s Equitation. She was also invited to ride in the Marshall Sterling Medal Finals in 2003. Throughout her riding career, she has attended clinics with Bernie Traurig, Linda Allen, Karen Healy and Joe Fargis.