TCU Downs Delaware State in NCEA Opener, 15-4

Thursday, September 27

Springtown, Texas

11 AM

TCU

Delaware State

TCU Downs Delaware State in NCEA Opener, 15-4

9/27/2018 3:31:00 PM | Equestrian

Fort Worth, Texas - The sixth-ranked TCU equestrian team took down Delaware State, 15-4, in the National Collegiate Equestrian Association opener. TCU claimed all four Most Outstanding Performance honors, three by freshmen, including two by Izzy Baxter as she made her collegiate debut.

The Rundown
The Frogs (1-0) won all four events, sweeping the Hornets in Equitation on the Flat and in Reining. The Frogs took three points in both Horsemanship and Equitation over Fences while conceding two points in each discipline. Baxter picked up both Hunter Seat MOP awards on the day.

In Equitation over Fences, the Frogs won, 3-2, over Delaware State. Two Horned Frogs, both freshmen, earned their first career win on Thursday. Wynne Weatherly started strong for the Frogs with an 85-79 decision. Izzy Baxter also logged her first career win, 83-71, good enough for her first career MOP. Sophomore Alex Beneson closed out the discipline with a 76-73 victory on Elle.

In Reining, TCU swept the event, 4-0. Junior Claire Dittrich begun the day with a narrow 70.5-70 win over Delaware State's Shelbe Jarrett on Peppy. Sophomore Anna Adams built off of her solid freshman campaign with a 72-67 win on Britney, good enough for the MOP nod, while juniors Carly Lombard and Elena Hurd grabbed the final two points for the Horned Frogs.

On the Flat, the Frogs swept the event. All Horned Frogs scored over an 80 in the discipline. Freshman Izzy Baxter took home her second MOP honor of the day with an 87-79 win on Flash. Wynne Weatherly (84), Janelle Henningsen (82), Alex Beneson (80), and Brooke Matson (80) also scored points for TCU on the Flat.

In Horsemanship, the Frogs finished the meet strong tallying three points while the Hornets won two. Cydney Benes begun the event with a win, earning a score of 69 on Jake. In her collegiate debut, Natalia DeVencenty won 76-73.5 over Kelsey McArthur on Gomer, good enough for MOP honors. Josie Mootz earned the last Horned Frog point with a 74-70 win on Cupid.

Coach's Thoughts
"Overall, a really solid day. We still have some areas we can tighten up, but that is to be expected this early in the year. We know what we can work on between now and next week when we host Texas A&M. We had some really strong rides today from our upperclassmen and freshmen alike. This was Izzy's first collegiate meet, so it was very special to see her double MOP. Hopefully it is the start of a really bright career. We know Texas A&M is a very strong team, but we are excited about the opportunity to continue to build on the foundation we laid this week."

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