Thursday, September 14
Burleson, Texas
9:00 AM
TCU
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Tarleton
TCU to Kick off 2023-24 Season with Exhibition vs. Tarleton on Thursday
9/13/2023 1:42:00 PM | Equestrian
Horned Frogs have shutout the Texans in the teams’ last two meetings
FORT WORTH – TCU equestrian will host Tarleton in an exhibition meet at 9 a.m. on Thursday at Bear Creek Farms.
The meet marks the third time the Horned Frogs and Texans will have gone head-to-head in the season opener. The Horned Frogs have commenced the last two seasons with a shutout of Tarleton, 16-0 and 12-0, respectively.
The Horned Frogs return seven of the eight athletes who garnered All-American credentials last season. Leading the charge on this year's roster are 2022-23 NCEA Horsemanship Rider of the Year, Jessica McAllister, 2022-23 NCEA Reigning Rider of the Year, Mattie Dukes and 2022-23 NCEA Co-Flat Rider of the Year, Ashleigh Scully.
LOOKING AHEAD
For their regular season debut, the Horned Frogs will host the defending NCEA National Champions SMU on Sept. 22. Following a week break the Horned Frogs will compete in their first Big 12 matchup of the season against Oklahoma State in Stillwater on Oct. 5. The bus ride north ignites a three-meet stint on the road – the Horned Frogs' longest stretch away from home in 2023-24. TCU then jets to California on Oct. 20 for another Big 12 meet, this time opposite Fresno State. The monthlong road swing concludes with a doubleheader in Martin, Tennessee vs. UT Martin and Georgia on Oct. 27-28..
TCU concludes the fall at home on Nov. 10 with a Big 12 tilt against Baylor. The spring portion of the NCEA season begins in January.
LAST SEASON IN REVIEW
FOLLOW THE FROGS
For more information on TCU Equestrian, visit gofrogs.com and follow the team on social media: @TCUEquestrian on Instagram and Facebook and @TCUWEquestrian on Twitter.
The meet marks the third time the Horned Frogs and Texans will have gone head-to-head in the season opener. The Horned Frogs have commenced the last two seasons with a shutout of Tarleton, 16-0 and 12-0, respectively.
The Horned Frogs return seven of the eight athletes who garnered All-American credentials last season. Leading the charge on this year's roster are 2022-23 NCEA Horsemanship Rider of the Year, Jessica McAllister, 2022-23 NCEA Reigning Rider of the Year, Mattie Dukes and 2022-23 NCEA Co-Flat Rider of the Year, Ashleigh Scully.
LOOKING AHEAD
For their regular season debut, the Horned Frogs will host the defending NCEA National Champions SMU on Sept. 22. Following a week break the Horned Frogs will compete in their first Big 12 matchup of the season against Oklahoma State in Stillwater on Oct. 5. The bus ride north ignites a three-meet stint on the road – the Horned Frogs' longest stretch away from home in 2023-24. TCU then jets to California on Oct. 20 for another Big 12 meet, this time opposite Fresno State. The monthlong road swing concludes with a doubleheader in Martin, Tennessee vs. UT Martin and Georgia on Oct. 27-28..
TCU concludes the fall at home on Nov. 10 with a Big 12 tilt against Baylor. The spring portion of the NCEA season begins in January.
LAST SEASON IN REVIEW
- TCU notched the greatest single-season winning percentage in program history (.765) after finishing the 2022-23 campaign with a 13-4 overall record.
- The Horned Frogs set program records for most NCEA All-American recipients and NCEA first team All-American citations. A total of 12 athletes achieved All-American status. Five athletes combined to earn seven first team citations, which were the most of any team nationwide.
- The Horned Frogs maintained a top-three NCEA ranking for the entirety of the regular season for the first time ever.
- TCU finished as the runner-up at the Big 12 Championship for the second straight season.
- TCU notched its second consecutive NCEA semifinal appearance and sixth-ever under director of equestrian Haley Schoolfield.
- TCU became the first program in NCEA history to sweep National Rider of the Year awards in Western.
- Dukes and Scully were the first Horned Frogs to be named NCEA Rider of the Year in their respective events.
- McAllister joined Laska Anderson (2018) as one of only two athletes in the 18-year history of the program to earn NCEA Horsemanship Rider of the Year credentials.
- Melissa Dukes was NCEA Dual Discipline Western Coach of the Year.
FOLLOW THE FROGS
For more information on TCU Equestrian, visit gofrogs.com and follow the team on social media: @TCUEquestrian on Instagram and Facebook and @TCUWEquestrian on Twitter.
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