
[3] TCU Downs [2] Fresno State, Advances to Big 12 Championship
3/27/2026 6:44:00 PM | Equestrian
Frogs win three of four events in the victory
STILLWATER, Okla. – For the sixth consecutive season, the TCU equestrian team will compete for a Big 12 Championship after taking down the No. 2 seed Fresno State, 13-7, on Friday at Pedigo-Hull Equestrian Center.
TCU took three of four events in the victory after a fast start.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The meet opened in Horsemanship, with TCU storming out of the gates to take a 4-1 lead. Picking up the victories for the Frogs was Tatum Keller, Sydney Feager, Calla Thomas and Peyton Staat, with Staat earning an event-high 76.
Fences went much like Horsemanship, with the Frogs earning four points to take a commanding 8-2 lead at the break. The point scorers in the first Jumping Seat event were Maggie Dumrauf, Lilly Goldstein, Lily Muzzy and Lex Lipacis.
After the break, TCU's western crew got to work with three points in Reining. Thomas, Cassie Hacking and Kaylene Cunningham added to the tally to clinch the meet for TCU.
To close out the meet, Fresno State earned three points to trim the deficit on the Flat. Salvaging points for TCU was Lex Lipacis and Madi Lo Porto, as the score was cemented at 13-7.
FROG FACTS
UP NEXT
TCU will seek its first Big 12 Title on Saturday at 10 a.m. against the No. 1 seed Oklahoma State.
TCU took three of four events in the victory after a fast start.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The meet opened in Horsemanship, with TCU storming out of the gates to take a 4-1 lead. Picking up the victories for the Frogs was Tatum Keller, Sydney Feager, Calla Thomas and Peyton Staat, with Staat earning an event-high 76.
Fences went much like Horsemanship, with the Frogs earning four points to take a commanding 8-2 lead at the break. The point scorers in the first Jumping Seat event were Maggie Dumrauf, Lilly Goldstein, Lily Muzzy and Lex Lipacis.
After the break, TCU's western crew got to work with three points in Reining. Thomas, Cassie Hacking and Kaylene Cunningham added to the tally to clinch the meet for TCU.
To close out the meet, Fresno State earned three points to trim the deficit on the Flat. Salvaging points for TCU was Lex Lipacis and Madi Lo Porto, as the score was cemented at 13-7.
FROG FACTS
- TCU now leads the all-time series against Fresno State 24-12.
- TCU is also 5-0 against Fresno State in the Big 12 Championship.
- The Horned Frogs advanced to their sixth consecutive Big 12 Championship meet.
- Lex Lipacis earned a career-high in Fences with an 87.66.
- Peyton Staat's 76 was a career-high in Horsemanship.
- Madi Lo Porto stretched her win streak on the Flat to three.
- Cassie Hacking extended her winning streak to six in Reining.
UP NEXT
TCU will seek its first Big 12 Title on Saturday at 10 a.m. against the No. 1 seed Oklahoma State.
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