Frogs Kick Off Big 12 with Win, Start TAMU Meet

Friday, October 4

Fresno, Calif.

12 PM

TCU

Fresno State

Photo by: Ellman Photography

Frogs Kick Off Big 12 with Win, Start TAMU Meet

10/4/2019 7:55:00 PM | Equestrian

Scoresheet

Excellent Fences showing lifts TCU over Fresno State

FRESNO, Calif. – In the Big 12 season opener, the seventh-ranked TCU equestrian team took down No. 9 Fresno State 12-7. The Frogs then begun their second meet of the weekend, where they take on the Texas A&M Aggies on a neutral site. At the end of competition, the Aggies hold a 6-1 lead over TCU.

DIRECTOR OF EQUESTRIAN HALEY SCHOOLFIELD
"Our coaching staff is so proud of the many great rides against Fresno State today. It's never easy to compete on unfamiliar horses on the road but our ladies were stellar in partnering with their draws today. Of course, we have some spaces on each event that we can tighten up and that will come with time and practice."

THE RUNDOWN
The day began with competition in Fences and Horsemanship. The Frogs came out incredibly strong in the Jumping Seat event, sweeping the Bulldogs, 5-0. The MOP for the event was Wynne Weatherly, who scored an 88 on Happy. She was followed closely by the rest of the lineup, who showed no score lower than 80. Izzy Baxter had the second highest score, netting an 86.

Senior Drew Rogers led the pack in Horsemanship, picking up a score of 75.5 on Diesel and earning the MOP. Cydney Benes and Josie Mootz both tallied 73, but Mootz was the only point winner of the two, taking down Alexis Steele on Jag. Anna Hauter won the third point for the Frogs on Charlie 2.

After the intermission, the Frogs and Bulldogs were back in the saddle, starting with Flat. TCU picked up two critical points from Wynne Weatherly, who punched in an 87-84 victory on Tom, and Lanie Walkenbach, who scored a 70-67 win on Q. Fresno State's Erica Rosinski took home the MOP with a terrific ride on Otis, scoring a 90.

TCU's bout with FSU concluded in Reining, where the Frogs earned two points from Carly Lombard and Elena Hurd. The two seniors won with scores of 68 and 71.5, respectively. Claire Dittrich clinched the meet victory for the Frogs, riding to a 69.5 draw with Shea Gilson on Cooper.

Following the conclusion of the meet, the Frogs prepared for the first half of their matchup with No. 2 Texas A&M, competing in Flat and Horsemanship.

The Frogs fell in Flat, 2-1, with Izzy Baxter picking up TCU's lone point in a 63-60 decision over Kaitlyn Lovingfoss on EZ. Wynne Weatherly finished in a tie at 75 with Caroline Dance on Bravo. The high scorer for the Frogs was Jacey Albaugh who notched a 78, but lost on Mac to Rhian Murphy.

The Frogs found success hard to come by in Horsemanship, where they lost 4-0. Josie Mootz and Cydney Benes were the high scorers for TCU in the event, both tallying a 71. Benes fell by half of a point to Katie Conklin on Charlie 2.

NOTES
* TCU's competition against Fresno State is the first ever meet as a member of the Big 12 for the Bulldogs.
* Lanie Walkenbach made her collegiate debut, winning 70-67 on Q.
* Elizabeth Clymer also made her collegiate debut in Reining.
* The win over FSU marks TCU's first top-10 victory this season.
* Misty Redd's 84-79 victory marks her first collegiate victory in Fences.
* Redd's 84 is a career high in Fences.
* Wynne Weatherly set a new career high in Fences with a score of 86.
* The Frogs Fences team put together an average score of 84.6.
* Drew Rogers recorded her first career MOP in Horsemanship, tallying a score of 75.5.

UP NEXT
The Frogs will complete the reminder of their matchup with Texas A&M tomorrow morning beginning at 12 p.m. pacific time. The meet will include action from both Fences and Reining.