The No. 1 Auburn equestrian team wrapped up its home schedule with an impressive 11-8 victory over No. 7 Georgia on senior day at the Auburn University Equestrian Center.
“It was overall a great day to celebrate our seniors at home,” head coach Jessica Braswell said. “I’m happy with where we are and we know that we still have a lot of work to do to put it all together. We close out the season with two big meets in Texas that are going to be really tough, but meets like today will help us prepare for them.”
The Tigers (10-1, 4-1 SEC) celebrated eight seniors competing in their final home meet—Genevieve Ahlstedt, Kaitlyn Ferguson, Ellie Ferrigno, Mary-Grace Segars, Alexis Seiden, Sophee Steckbeck, Sarah Wren, and Victoria Zember. This group has helped Auburn achieve a dominant 26-1 home record over five seasons while securing SEC titles each year of their careers.
“I’m so happy for our seniors to go out with a win at home,” Braswell said. “Their career home record was outstanding so very excited for them to get to add another win to that column.”l.
A strong crowd of Auburn fans added to the atmosphere, and Braswell expressed gratitude for the support.
“We’re so appreciative of the support of the Auburn family,” Braswell said. “The loud crowd really helped our energy and very grateful for all the support this season at home.”
Auburn’s Western squad delivered a standout performance, finishing 8-2 across Reining and Horsemanship.
“The Western squad was outstanding today and came to play,” Braswell said. “Watching the effort they put in practice this week has been great and it was good to see it all come to fruition today.”
Three Auburn riders earned Most Outstanding Performer (MOP) honors. Junior Alexia Tordoff received MOP in Reining for the third time this season, while sophomore Brooke Jolstad was recognized in Horsemanship. Sophomore Avery Glynn took MOP in Fences.
The competition remained tight early on, as both teams were tied 5-5 after Flat and Reining. Auburn's Reining riders set the tone with a 4-1 showing.
Georgia claimed the opening point, but Tordoff responded with an MOP-winning ride, defeating Shelby Lynch 73-68.5. Sophomore Callie Hogg secured a narrow 69.5-69 win, and freshman Michelle Fumagalli added a decisive 68-0 victory. Fifth-year Olivia Bradley, in her final home meet, contributed a 70.5-70 win.
Auburns Fences riders warm up their horses beofre the competition began at todays meet on March 1, 2025.
Segars was Auburn’s lone winner in Flat, taking an 88-81 victory.
The Tigers clinched the overall win by outscoring Georgia 6-3-1 in Horsemanship and Fences.
Horsemanship continued Auburn’s success in Western events, earning a 4-1 advantage. Tordoff secured a 75.5-68 win, and Jolstad set a personal best with a 77.5. Sophomore Sydney Swallom topped Jordan Davis 74-72, while Hogg sealed the meet with a career-high 75.5-74 victory.
In Fences, Auburn added two more points. Freshman Kate Hagerty secured an 84-82 win, and Glynn’s MOP-winning ride scored a meet-best 87 to top her opponent’s 65. Steckbeck and her Georgia counterpart tied at 83.
Auburn now hits the road for two challenging meets in Texas. The Tigers will first take on No. 4 SMU, the two-time defending national champion, on Friday, March 7 in Dallas, TX at 10 a.m. CST. The weekend wraps up with a conference matchup against No. 5 Texas A&M in Bryan-College Station, TX on Saturday, March 8 at 12 p.m. CST.
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