Newton senior Alexis Kephart signed with the Midway University Western Equestrian team on Wednesday at the high school. She was joined at her signing by her parents Emina and Steven. Kephart chose Midway over a rodeo opportunity at Montana State.
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January 09, 2025
Newton’s Kephart chooses Midway University for Western Equestrian
Kephart chose Midway over Montana State
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Newton senior Alexis Kephart, center, signed with the Midway University Western Equestrian team on Wednesday at the high school. She was joined at her signing by her parents Emina and Steven. “I made the decision randomly one day,” Kephart said. “The head coach emailed me saying that she’d love to have me on the team. So I sat there and looked at it, and it was a doc-sign, so I clicked it, signed it right there and sent it back.” Midway University is located in Midway, Kentucky, which is about 25 minutes from Lexington. Midway University is an NAIA school and part of the River States Conference. “I’m overwhelmed. This has just started to settle in,” Kephart said. “I’m excited and blessed for the opportunity, mostly because I started so late. I have only been riding since I was 9 years old.” Kephart said chose Midway University over a rodeo opportunity with Montana State. “I talked to a girl who I used to show with at the county fair and she went to Midway. She said it was a great team,” Kephart said. “When I looked into it, they said they’d love to have me for their Western riding team. They’ll have a ranch riding team by the time I get down there. So there’s a lot of opportunities with horses. It’s thoroughbred country, too, and I have two of those so I would love to learn more.” (Troy Hyde/Newton News)