FORT WORTH, Texas – Texas A&M equestrian standouts MacKenzie Chapman, Emmy-Lu Marsh and Hanna Olaussen earned national Collegiate Equestrian Association Ariat All-America honors, the NCEA Selection Committee announced Thursday. Â
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Chapman earned second team honors in Horsemanship, while Marsh was named to the second team in Reining. Olaussen was awarded honorable mention recognition in Horsemanship.
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The graduate student led the Aggies in Horsemanship with a 10-2-2 record, including two Most Outstanding Performer honors. Chapman started the season at 7-0 and ended the year 3-1-1 in her last five appearances. She earned her first MOP recognition after defeating Georgia's Leah Anderson with Cowboy, 76.5-72.5, at home. The Bellevue, Michigan, native, earned her second MOP at the SEC Championships in the final against Auburn's Taylor Searles on Garth with a score of 229.5-220.
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Marsh compiled an 8-4-2 record in Reining, including a seven meet undefeated stretch from November 18 to March 12 going 5-0-2. The junior earned three MOP accolades, including a school record ride of 78 in the season opener. A Tallulah, Louisiana, native, Marsh earned her second MOP after defeating Georgia's Jax Bound, 73-72.5, on Slash in Bishop, Georgia, and her third MOP came in the SEC Championship final when she outscored Auburn's Terri June Granger, 216-214, also on Slash.
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In her rookie season, Olaussen recorded an 8-4-2 record in Horsemanship. Most notably, the San Antonio, native, registered a 7-1 record stretching from October 29 to March 5, which included one MOP at Georgia after edging Grace Himes, 79-78, on Clyde.
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Texas A&M opens NCEA Championship as the No. 3 seed against No. 6 Baylor on Thursday, April 14 at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida.
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Chapman earned second team honors in Horsemanship, while Marsh was named to the second team in Reining. Olaussen was awarded honorable mention recognition in Horsemanship.
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The graduate student led the Aggies in Horsemanship with a 10-2-2 record, including two Most Outstanding Performer honors. Chapman started the season at 7-0 and ended the year 3-1-1 in her last five appearances. She earned her first MOP recognition after defeating Georgia's Leah Anderson with Cowboy, 76.5-72.5, at home. The Bellevue, Michigan, native, earned her second MOP at the SEC Championships in the final against Auburn's Taylor Searles on Garth with a score of 229.5-220.
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Marsh compiled an 8-4-2 record in Reining, including a seven meet undefeated stretch from November 18 to March 12 going 5-0-2. The junior earned three MOP accolades, including a school record ride of 78 in the season opener. A Tallulah, Louisiana, native, Marsh earned her second MOP after defeating Georgia's Jax Bound, 73-72.5, on Slash in Bishop, Georgia, and her third MOP came in the SEC Championship final when she outscored Auburn's Terri June Granger, 216-214, also on Slash.
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In her rookie season, Olaussen recorded an 8-4-2 record in Horsemanship. Most notably, the San Antonio, native, registered a 7-1 record stretching from October 29 to March 5, which included one MOP at Georgia after edging Grace Himes, 79-78, on Clyde.
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Texas A&M opens NCEA Championship as the No. 3 seed against No. 6 Baylor on Thursday, April 14 at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida.
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To learn more about Texas A&M equestrian, log on to 12thMan.com or follow @AggieEquestrian on Twitter and Instagram.