Shelby Lawson signs a letter of intent as her mother, Lynette, left, and Bay Henion, a trainer for Madrone Ranch Stables, looks on. The Texas A&M equestrian team recently signed three studentathletes to national letters of intent, head coach Tana McKay has announced.

Shelby Lawson, daughter of former Lampasan Chuck Lawson and his wife, Lynette, of Austin will join the Aggie equestrian squad next fall.

Miss Lawson is the granddaughter of the late Dudley and Patsy Terry of Lampasas. Her uncles are Tom Terry and Bill Terry, both of Lampasas.

Cheyenne Cracraft of Las Vegas and Ellie Wilkins of Evergreen, Colo., are the other studentathletes to sign national letters of intent with A&M.

Miss Lawson attends Lake Travis High School and will be a part of the Aggie hunter seat squad. Along with posting numerous top finishes in Texas Hunter/Jumper Association shows, she qualified for the 2009 Zone 7 Junior Hunter Finals and was a 2009 USEF/Pessoa junior hunter seat medal qualifier.

“Shelby’s grown up watching Texas A&M equestrian and is very enthusiastic about becoming part of this program,” associate head coach Linzy Woolf said.

“She’ll be a big asset to this team, both inside and outside the competition arena, and we are excited to have her.”