No. 7 TCU Travels To New Mexico State
10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | Equestrian
Oct. 22, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas - No. 7 TCU will close its fall season on Saturday at nationally ranked New Mexico State. Start time is set for 10 a.m. CT at the NM State Equestrian Center.
"We are really looking forward to this trip. NMSU is a tiger of a team and they are really hard to beat at home. We definitely have our work cut out for us this weekend," said head coach Gary Reynolds. "It is also interesting from the standpoint that they have a new Western coach, Robin Morris who is the sister of one of our riders, Kelly Morris. We have had a weekend to rest and catch our breath. I have never seen this group as ready to take on a team as we are now."
Follow The Horned Frogs
A full recap and final results will be available following Saturday's competition on GoFrogs.com.
Frogs Move Up In National Polls
The TCU equestrian program moved up in the top 10 of the Women's Intercollegiate Equestrian National Coaches Poll this week, coming in at No. 7 after starting the year at No. 8. This weekend's opponent, New Mexico State is currently No. 10 overall in the poll. Overall, TCU has faced No. 1 Auburn, No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 Baylor, No. 6 South Carolina, No. 8 Fresno State and South Dakota State who is receiving votes so far this fall. The Frogs upended No. 6 South Carolina and No. 4 Georgia to close the month of September. In its last outing, TCU downed No. 8 Fresno State, 10-6.
The poll will be released bi-monthly with the next announcement scheduled for Nov. 11, 2009. The final poll will be released April 21, 2010.
National Polls Revisited
Preseason National Poll - No. 8
Oct. 28 National Poll - No. 7
Scouting New Mexico State
The Aggies, who are currently ranked No. 10 in the national poll, come into Saturday's contest with a 1-1-0 overall record. In its last outing, NMSU defeated Oklahoma State, 11-9, in Las Cruces.
Against the Cowgirls, New Mexico State won Equitation over Fences and Reining to upend by a final point total of 1394.5-1339. Sophomore Rebecca McReynolds and freshman Samantha Stephens both tallied MVP honors on Oct. 10.
Scouting TCU
TCU, who is 5-4-0 coming into this Saturday, downed Fresno State in its last outing. Against the Bulldogs, TCU used a 6-2 advantage in Western events to upend No. 8 Fresno State, 10-6. Overall, the No. 7 Horned Frogs outscored the Bulldogs, 1,119-1,117. The Frogs, who claimed both the Reining and Horsemanship MVP honors at Fieldstone Park, battled Fresno State to a 4-4 draw in English competition. Lyndsi Hardin and Chloe Baker both picked up MVP accolades against FSU.
Senior Carrie von Uhlit has dominated this fall, compiling a 12-1 overall record between Reining and Horsemanship. The 2008 National Champion has also garnered five MVP honors in 13 competitions. Junior Kelsey Huffman has also fared well this fall, recording a 7-1 record in Reining, while collecting four wins and two MVP honors in Horsemanship. On the English side, Taylor Frederick has led the Horned Frog attack, claiming five victories in nine fences competitions, while Jessica Hagen has had some success in Equitation on the Flat, winning six games, while also collecting four MVP accolades. Finally, junior Milana Trimino has collected five wins in nine competitions in Equitation on the Flat.
Last Time Out Against The Aggies
The TCU equestrian squad upended New Mexico State last spring, 11-7. The Horned Frogs took all four of the match MVP titles as they earned their ninth victory of the 2009 season against NMSU.
Juli Skobel led the hunt seat team in Equitation on the Flat, scoring an 81 to capture the event's MVP award. In Equitation over Fences, Lauren Quiroz notched the event's MVP title in her 85-68 win over Meg Keeley. Courtney Chown led all scorers in Horsemanship to earn MVP honors, while Ashton Mickunas scored a 71 in Reining to capture the MVP award.
Up Next
TCU will open its spring campaign at home on Jan. 30 against Tennessee-Martin.
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