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catch me if you can #year4

#asone #showup

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oh how good it is to have you back @aggiefootball. but this time with a little more bling 😉💍

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This was good for the soul

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Hay there! 👋

Get to know junior McKinney Atkinson!

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spring semester scrapbook 🫶🏻

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2026 NCEA National Runner Ups

This team and this week still leave me speechless. The hard work, unconditional love, grit, relentlessness, and faith this team displayed was nothing short of incredible. I have never been more proud to be surrounded by a group of girls like this.

While Championship Saturday did not end the way we imagined, it was still such a special day. From our bubble runout tunnel, to tears of joy, to the biggest prayer circle we have ever had, it is a day I will never forget. Even when we were down at the half, the fight never stopped. Our hunt seat squad carried us from a 3-7 deficit to a 10-10 finish. Losing a tiebreaker always hurts, but these girls handled it with so much class and heart.

I also want to give a huge shoutout (again) to the amazing horses I was blessed to ride: Giallo, Bruno, and Tuni. They gave me everything they had, which is all a girl could ever ask for. I was a 73 on day one, a 72.8 on day two, and a 72.5 on day three (with a one-point penalty I unfortunately will never forget lol). Because of these incredible horses and the rides they let me guide them through, I was honored to be nominated to the All Championship Team.

Running in an arena for a National Championship with 43 girls and their parents scream for you is a feeling I will treasure for the rest of my life.

Thank you to my teammates for a year I will never forget, to our staff for their unwavering belief in us, and to the best university in the world for giving us the opportunity to compete. It is an honor to represent Texas A&M and what it stands for. Thank you to my amazing parents for driving down to witness it all. Thank you to all the parents, Alumni and fans at home for the support, it was felt dearly! Lastly, thank you to our competitors. Each group was insanely talented and showed us amazing sportsmanship that did not go unnoticed!

Luckily, I have one year left. We have unfinished business, and I could not be more excited to do it alongside these girls and for this university.

Thank you Lord for all of these blessings! Colossians 3:23-24 ❤️

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More than I could have ever asked, thought, or imagined!

This year was far above the rest and it wasn’t just because we won the SEC championship (but a really nice bonus). This year I saw relationships built on love, selflessness, and answered prayers- prayers I didn’t fully expect to ever be answered to be exact. To be a little vulnerable here, I would pray and pray to MOP because that meant that I was good enough. BUT GOD graciously withheld that answer because in the waiting He was teaching me how to truly walk in His strength and for Him. Now I got to walk away 2 MOPs, all tournament team, and an undefeated post season, which is far more than what I prayed for and believed could happen. I’m so grateful to be living in thousands of answered prayers!

Ephesians 3:20

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Western Most Improved: McKinney Atkinson 👍

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Dear sophomore year, hate to see you go… but love to watch you leave.

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A week ago we made Texas A&M history as the first team to bring an SEC Equestrian Championship back to Aggieland. Last year, everything felt as though it was going to come together and we were gonna go all the way. The feeling all year was just indescribable. Unfortunately, that’s not the Lord had in store for us. This year, I would be lying if I said the journey leading up to this moment was easy. But that’s what makes holding that trophy so much more special. It wasn’t in the least bit given. Every one of us put our heart out in that arena and in the barn. We rode every step and overcome every obstacle until the final point was on that scoreboard. And when it ended 10-10, we all just looked at each other and said “I love you and no matter what happens, I’m proud of you”. What felt like forever went by and as soon as the announcer started to say Texas A&M, I dropped to the ground. Yes out of excitement, but also out of relief. So many times we’ve come oh so close, but this time it really happened. All of our hard work had finally paid off. Although all the losses and hardships this year were difficult, it’s made myself and this team stronger who we are. Between going to Breakaway ministries together and listening to worship music during practice or in the barn has put our whole squad in a posture of gratitude for both the ups and the downs.

I can’t thank my teammates who have supported me through anything and everything enough. None of this could be possible without every one of them. To our coaches, thank you for driving us to be our best and for placing your trust in us to go out and do what we love. I also can’t go without thanking every four-legged teammate, whether it be from our school or not, for carrying us to this point. And a special thank you to my parents for always showing up for me no matter where we go, and for always bringing me my Mtn. Dew 😉

I will cherish this forever. and I want to relive it everyday. Good thing we’re not done yet. Nationals here we come!

#relentless #pointedglory

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God is so good!

2026 SEC Champions. I could not be more thankful for this team, these horses, and these girls.
THANKS AND GIG’EM
@aggieequestrian @sec

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A day giving back to the community 👍

Yesterday we participated in The Big Event, the largest one-day, student-run service project in the nation!

#GigEm | #Relentless | @thebigeventtamu

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