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The Auburn Plainsman

Equestrian jumps Texas A&M, advances to NCEA Championship semifinals

In an upset for the Aggies, No. 5 Auburn Equestrian triumphed 9-6 in Waco, Texas and will proceed to the semifinals Saturday morning at 8:30, starting with a meet against the Georgia Bulldogs. “We were strong against Georgia at SECs in western and the way our hunt seat kids are riding, we should be in good shape tomorrow.” Head coach Greg Williams said.

The Auburn Plainsman

Five Tigers earn All-SEC Equestrian honors

The equestrian team received All-SEC honors last weekend voted on by the league’s coaches. Elizabeth Benson and Ashley Foster were recognized for their performances in equitation over fences and were placed on the All-SEC Team, with Benson also earning a place on the equitation on the flat team.

The Auburn Plainsman

Collegiate equestrian faces an uncertain future with the NCAA

Lost in recent discussions of autonomy and student-athlete compensation, one of Auburn’s most successful athletic sports faces an uncertain future with the NCAA. The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics recommended to remove equestrian from a list of emerging sports in October 2014 after the sport failed to meet the minimum of 40 schools in 10 years. According to Leah Fiorentino, executive director of the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA), 24 schools currently sponsor equestrian at the NCAA level. While that number falls short of the NCAA requirements, recent organizational changes have many convinced the sport’s future may be brighter than it seems. “We have all these plans laid out and ready to go, but we’re just waiting in limbo for the NCAA to make a decision one way or the other,” Fiorentino said.