Frogs Fall to #1 Auburn at NCEA Championships

Thursday, April 18

Waco, Texas

8:30 AM

TCU

Auburn

Frogs Fall to #1 Auburn at NCEA Championships

4/18/2019 4:41:00 PM | Equestrian

Scoresheet Pos-meett Press Conference

WACO, Texas – After finishing the first half of the meet tied with No. 1 Auburn, 4-4, the No. 8 TCU equestrian team was unable to continue its momentum into the second half, falling, 12-4, in the quarterfinals of the National Collegiate Equestrian Association Championship at the Extraco Events Center on Thursday.

Director of Equestrian Haley Schoolfield
"It was a very good competition today. We are really proud of how we rode. It was an honor to be here and compete against Auburn. They rode incredibly well and so did our student-athletes. We'll look forward to continuing on tomorrow in the individual events. The horsemanship squad really came out on fire and rode like we know that we can. I know that was a big motivator and point of excitement for our team and they are very excited to play again tomorrow."

The Rundown
The meet began with hard-fought competition in both arenas, beginning with Equitation on the Flat. The No. 1-seeded Auburn Flat team came out strong, posting scores of 233, 241 and 242 on the Flat to earn three points. Wynne Weatherly came through for the Frogs, posting a 230 on Palmer to win TCU's lone tally.

Back in the Coliseum, TCU was ready to go from the first entrance to the ring, winning three points over again the No. 1-seeded Tigers. Natalia DeVencenty was the high scorer for the event, earning a 225 on Dezi. Josie Mootz was the second-highest scorer for TCU, but was the only Horned Frog to not win a point, falling 224.5-221 on Whiz. Jamie Cook and Cydney Benes picked up the other two points for the Frogs, earning scores of 218.5 and 205.5, respectively.

In Equitation over Fences, TCU was unable to pick up a point, despite the third-best raw score of the day of 941. Auburn notched a raw score of 1,000, having no individual scoring lower than 242. Both Izzy Baxter and Wynne Weatherly were able to post scores of 242.

In Reining, TCU was swept by Auburn. Carly Lombard was the high scorer for TCU with a 205 on Noodle but she was matched up against Blair McFarlin who earned the highest score of the meet with a 211.

Notes
- TCU Horsemanship won its event for the seventh time in the last 10 meets.
- All four riders for TCU this weekend have eight or more wins with all but one having nine victories on the season.
- Alex Beneson rode on the Flat for the first time since Feb. 15 when she competed against South Dakota State. It was her first Flat competition against a Power-5 opponent since Feb. 9 when she faced South Carolina.

Up Next
TCU will be facing Georgia at 8:30 a.m. in Equitation over Fences, the Bulldogs won that portion of their event today 3-1 over Baylor. In Horsemanship, the Frogs face No. 2 Texas A&M at 3 p.m., both matchups being in their respective event semifinals.