COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M equestrian's Rebekah Chenelle and Avery Ellis were named NCEA September Riders of the Month, the association announced Tuesday.
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Chenelle was awarded the Equifit Equitation on the Flat and Equitation over Fences Rider of the Month honors, while Ellis was named the Shorty's Horsemanship Rider of the Month.
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In Flat, Chenelle posted a 3-0 record with an MOP and scored a 93, the team's second-highest score this season, against South Dakota State and No. 7 South Carolina. The Hebron, Conn., native earned two MOPs in Fences in September en route to a perfect 3-0 record. Chenelle posted a team-high score of 88 against the Gamecocks' Lizzie van der Walde and led the Hunt Seat team, who outscored its opponents 24-4, to an undefeated September.
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Ellis recorded a perfect 2-0 mark in Horsemanship, while posting an average score of 76.75. The College Station native defeated her opponents by an average score of 10.25, and scored a 77 against Fresno State, makring the fifth time she has scored a 77 or higher in her career.
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Top-ranked Texas A&M (3-0, 1-0 SEC) travels to No. 2 Georgia on October 13 at 10 a.m. CT at the UGA Equestrian Center.
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To learn more about Texas A&M Equestrian, log on to 12thMan.com and follow @AggieEquestrian on Twitter.
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Chenelle was awarded the Equifit Equitation on the Flat and Equitation over Fences Rider of the Month honors, while Ellis was named the Shorty's Horsemanship Rider of the Month.
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In Flat, Chenelle posted a 3-0 record with an MOP and scored a 93, the team's second-highest score this season, against South Dakota State and No. 7 South Carolina. The Hebron, Conn., native earned two MOPs in Fences in September en route to a perfect 3-0 record. Chenelle posted a team-high score of 88 against the Gamecocks' Lizzie van der Walde and led the Hunt Seat team, who outscored its opponents 24-4, to an undefeated September.
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Ellis recorded a perfect 2-0 mark in Horsemanship, while posting an average score of 76.75. The College Station native defeated her opponents by an average score of 10.25, and scored a 77 against Fresno State, makring the fifth time she has scored a 77 or higher in her career.
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Top-ranked Texas A&M (3-0, 1-0 SEC) travels to No. 2 Georgia on October 13 at 10 a.m. CT at the UGA Equestrian Center.
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To learn more about Texas A&M Equestrian, log on to 12thMan.com and follow @AggieEquestrian on Twitter.