COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M Equestrian team had six riders named National Collegiate Equestrian Association All-Americans, the NCEA announced Thursday.
The Maroon & White earned three first team awards from junior Rachael Hake in Equitation over Fences and senior Kaci Fisher and junior Avery Ellis in Horsemanship. Junior Madison Bohman earned second team honors in reining, while senior Sarah Kate Grider and sophomore Haley Franc were named honorable mentions.
Hake finished the season on a seven-meet win streak with a 12-2 record overall, while going 7-1 in SEC competition. The Washington, Mich., native ranks second in program history for wins in a single season, becoming the first Aggie since 2010-11's Lia Chafee to have 12 wins in the event. Hake tallied her lone MOP of the season against SMU with a season-high ride of 90.
Fisher and Ellis led the Horsemanship squad to an 11-3 mark. Fisher holds an 11-3 record with a program high five MOPs on the season, while compiling six wins against SEC opponents. Ellis claims a 10-3-1 mark with four MOPs, while recording ten consecutive wins ranging from Oct. 15-March 11. In her senior season, Fisher scored 73.09 on average, while Ellis averaged a 74.125 per competition.
In Reining, Bohman tallied four MOPs, while holding a 9-4-1 mark. The Morgan, Utah, native earned MOPs in both regular season meetings against Auburn after her 72.5-71 victory on Oct. 15 and 74-0, win on March 4. Franc and Grider also notched nine wins apiece to earn themselves a spot on the honorable mention list. Franc held the best record, 9-3, for the squad, while going undefeated at the SEC Championships. Grider (9-5) recorded five wins against SEC competitors and earned an MOP against South Dakota State.
Texas A&M's three first-team All-America awards ranked first along with Auburn and Georgia for the most first-team honors.
The top-four riders per discipline were selected and named First-Team All-America by the NCEA Selection Committee. The next four riders per discipline were named Second-Team All-America, while Honorable Mention All-Americans were selected via the established criteria below. There shall be no limit on how many riders receive this award, provided they meet the following criteria:
Must have a 67 percent or higher winning percentage, excluding ties
Compete in a minimum of five competitions in the NCEA format
Have at least an adjusted NRS score of:
85 for flat
90 for fences
77 for reining
80 for horsemanship
The 2017 NCEA National Championship presented by City of Waco and McLennan County will take place April 13-15 at the Extraco Events Center in Waco, Texas. It marks the 11th consecutive year that the City of Waco and McLennan Country have hosted the national championship.
To learn more about the Texas A&M Equestrian team, log onto www.12thman.com or follow @AggieEquestrian on Twitter.
2017 NCEA All-Americans
EQUITATION OVER FENCES
First Team
Madison Brayman, New Mexico State
Ashley Foster, Auburn
Rachael Hake, Texas A&M
Meg O'Mara, Georgia
Second Team
Caitlin Boyle, Auburn
Liza Finsness, Georgia
Alex Ladove, Auburn
Vivian Yowan, SMU
Honorable Mention
Carly Barrick, Oklahoma State
Sylvia de Toledo, SMU
Hannah Janson, Oklahoma State
Jayme Omand, TCU
EQUITATION ON THE FLAT
First Team
Kari Hancock, TCU
Hayley Iannotti, Auburn
Savannah Jenkins, Baylor
Meg O'Mara, Georgia
Second Team
Ashton Alexander, Auburn
Maggie Drysch, Oklahoma State
Alicia Gasser, Baylor
Rachel Van Allen, Baylor
Honorable Mention
Jorden Davis, Oklahoma State
Liza Finsness, Georgia
Tory Hoft, Auburn
Leina King, SMU
Randi LaChance, UT Martin
Chloe Schmidt, South Carolina
HORSEMANSHIP
First Team
Abbi Demel, Baylor
Avery Ellis, Texas A&M
Kaci Fisher, Texas A&M
Kara Kaufmann, Auburn
Second Team
Bailey Anderson, Georgia
Taylor Brown, Fresno State
Hannah Stephens, Auburn
Rachel Williams, Fresno State
Honorable Mention
Megan Rauh, Auburn
REINING
First Team
Taylor Brown, Fresno State
Caroline Gute, South Carolina
Hannah Mitchell, Oklahoma State
Claudia Spreng, Georgia
Second Team
Madison Bohman, Texas A&M
Ebba Lange, Oklahoma State
Keagan Snively, SMU
Graysen Stroud, Georgia
Honorable Mention
Danielle Cohen, Oklahoma State
Kimberly Ferrante, New Mexico State
Haley Franc, Texas A&M
Sarah Kate Grider, Texas A&M
Bridgett White, South Carolina
The Maroon & White earned three first team awards from junior Rachael Hake in Equitation over Fences and senior Kaci Fisher and junior Avery Ellis in Horsemanship. Junior Madison Bohman earned second team honors in reining, while senior Sarah Kate Grider and sophomore Haley Franc were named honorable mentions.
Hake finished the season on a seven-meet win streak with a 12-2 record overall, while going 7-1 in SEC competition. The Washington, Mich., native ranks second in program history for wins in a single season, becoming the first Aggie since 2010-11's Lia Chafee to have 12 wins in the event. Hake tallied her lone MOP of the season against SMU with a season-high ride of 90.
Fisher and Ellis led the Horsemanship squad to an 11-3 mark. Fisher holds an 11-3 record with a program high five MOPs on the season, while compiling six wins against SEC opponents. Ellis claims a 10-3-1 mark with four MOPs, while recording ten consecutive wins ranging from Oct. 15-March 11. In her senior season, Fisher scored 73.09 on average, while Ellis averaged a 74.125 per competition.
In Reining, Bohman tallied four MOPs, while holding a 9-4-1 mark. The Morgan, Utah, native earned MOPs in both regular season meetings against Auburn after her 72.5-71 victory on Oct. 15 and 74-0, win on March 4. Franc and Grider also notched nine wins apiece to earn themselves a spot on the honorable mention list. Franc held the best record, 9-3, for the squad, while going undefeated at the SEC Championships. Grider (9-5) recorded five wins against SEC competitors and earned an MOP against South Dakota State.
Texas A&M's three first-team All-America awards ranked first along with Auburn and Georgia for the most first-team honors.
The top-four riders per discipline were selected and named First-Team All-America by the NCEA Selection Committee. The next four riders per discipline were named Second-Team All-America, while Honorable Mention All-Americans were selected via the established criteria below. There shall be no limit on how many riders receive this award, provided they meet the following criteria:
Must have a 67 percent or higher winning percentage, excluding ties
Compete in a minimum of five competitions in the NCEA format
Have at least an adjusted NRS score of:
85 for flat
90 for fences
77 for reining
80 for horsemanship
The 2017 NCEA National Championship presented by City of Waco and McLennan County will take place April 13-15 at the Extraco Events Center in Waco, Texas. It marks the 11th consecutive year that the City of Waco and McLennan Country have hosted the national championship.
To learn more about the Texas A&M Equestrian team, log onto www.12thman.com or follow @AggieEquestrian on Twitter.
2017 NCEA All-Americans
EQUITATION OVER FENCES
First Team
Madison Brayman, New Mexico State
Ashley Foster, Auburn
Rachael Hake, Texas A&M
Meg O'Mara, Georgia
Second Team
Caitlin Boyle, Auburn
Liza Finsness, Georgia
Alex Ladove, Auburn
Vivian Yowan, SMU
Honorable Mention
Carly Barrick, Oklahoma State
Sylvia de Toledo, SMU
Hannah Janson, Oklahoma State
Jayme Omand, TCU
EQUITATION ON THE FLAT
First Team
Kari Hancock, TCU
Hayley Iannotti, Auburn
Savannah Jenkins, Baylor
Meg O'Mara, Georgia
Second Team
Ashton Alexander, Auburn
Maggie Drysch, Oklahoma State
Alicia Gasser, Baylor
Rachel Van Allen, Baylor
Honorable Mention
Jorden Davis, Oklahoma State
Liza Finsness, Georgia
Tory Hoft, Auburn
Leina King, SMU
Randi LaChance, UT Martin
Chloe Schmidt, South Carolina
HORSEMANSHIP
First Team
Abbi Demel, Baylor
Avery Ellis, Texas A&M
Kaci Fisher, Texas A&M
Kara Kaufmann, Auburn
Second Team
Bailey Anderson, Georgia
Taylor Brown, Fresno State
Hannah Stephens, Auburn
Rachel Williams, Fresno State
Honorable Mention
Megan Rauh, Auburn
REINING
First Team
Taylor Brown, Fresno State
Caroline Gute, South Carolina
Hannah Mitchell, Oklahoma State
Claudia Spreng, Georgia
Second Team
Madison Bohman, Texas A&M
Ebba Lange, Oklahoma State
Keagan Snively, SMU
Graysen Stroud, Georgia
Honorable Mention
Danielle Cohen, Oklahoma State
Kimberly Ferrante, New Mexico State
Haley Franc, Texas A&M
Sarah Kate Grider, Texas A&M
Bridgett White, South Carolina