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The newly NCEA #1 ranked Auburn Equestrian team will be hosting the SEC championship tournament March 24-25, only cost gas money.

March 7, 2017

 

AUBURN, Ala. – The Auburn equestrian team moved up to No. 1 in the latest National Collegiate Equestrian Association rankings released Tuesday following a successful weekend on the road last week.

“The team is starting to run much more in sync now and riding much more on the level we see in practices,” head coach Greg Williams said. “I'm very proud of the team and coaches and love how we continue to get better weekly. We will be hitting full stride perfectly in the postseason.”

Auburn (7-3, 4-2) put together solid performances in Texas this past weekend, opening with a tiebreak win over then-No. 1 Baylor Friday afternoon. The two teams rode to a 9-9 tie and the Tigers came away victorious with a 1495-1481 raw score win.

The squad moved on to College Station Saturday, facing then-No. 2 Texas A&M in the regular season finale. Auburn picked up a solid 12-7 victory over the Aggies following solid showings from Equitation on the Flat and Horsemanship. 

Sophomore Caitlin Boyle earned back-to-back MOP honors in Equitation Over Fences on the weekend, while junior Alexa Rivard picked up her first MOP nod of the season in Reining Friday afternoon. Sophomores Ashton Alexander (Flat) and Lauren Diaz (Horsemanship) were also recognized for their outstanding rides against the Aggies. 

Auburn will be the No. 2 seed in the upcoming SEC Championships. The two-day tournament will be held at the Auburn University Equestrian Center, March 24-25, and admission is free. Georgia will be the No. 1 seed, while Texas A&M and South Carolina come in at Nos. 3 and 4.

 

 
 
 
 
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Well hopefully we win the NC.

Georgia captures SEC Championship title

 
Georgia captures SEC Championship title

AUBURN, Ala. -- Top-seeded Georgia won its second SEC Equestrian title in the last three seasons after downing No. 2 Auburn, 10-9 in Saturday's finals at the Auburn University Horse Center.

All-Championship honors went to Georgia's Meg O'Mara in both Equitation over Fences and Equitation on the Flat on the Hunt Seat discipline. In the Western Arena, Texas A&M's Kaci Fisher and Sarah McEntire earned All-Championship honors in Horsemanship and Reining, respectively.

In the finals, O'Mara was named MOP for Equitation on the Flat, Auburn's Caitlin Boyle in Equitation over Fences. Tiger Kara Kaufmann earned MOP honors in Reining. Georgia's Sammie Johnson took the honors in Horsemanship.

Auburn topped Georgia in Equitation over Fences 3-1, Equitation on the Flat 3-2 and in Reining 3-2. The Bulldogs swept the Tigers in Horsemanship 5-0.

The title is Georgia's second SEC Championship since the conference began sponsoring Equestrian in 2012.

No. 3 Texas A&M captured third place by defeating No. 4 South Carolina 12-8 in the consolation match.

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Horsemanship lost this one for us. Ladies need to get better and ride for the National Title now.

 

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