Equestrian: 2014 National Championship

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

SMU has been selected for the 2014 NCEA National Championship field. The Mustangs will be the No. 10 seed.

The National Championship will be held April 17-19 at the Extraco Events Center in Waco.

Starting this season, twelve teams are selected with combined hunt seat and western teams and everybody competes in one bracket.

SMU will face No. 7 seed New Mexico State in the first round (the top four seeds get a bye).

The full field:
1. South Carolina
2. Oklahoma State
3. Georgia
4. Auburn
5. Kansas State
6. Baylor
7. New Mexico State
8. Fresno State
9. TCU
10. SMU
11. UT-Martin
12. Texas A&M

Go Mustangs!

[Water Pony]

Pony Up!

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

The first round is Thursday!

Scheduled event times:
Flat - 8:45 a.m.
Reining - 11:10 a.m.
Fences - 1:50 p.m.
Horsemanship - 3:50 p.m.

Go Mustangs!!!

SMU preview:

http://www.smumustangs.com/sports/w-equ ... 14aab.html

"It's an exciting time of year," head coach Natalie Burton said. "You never know when you add a new program (western), how you're going to stack up against opponents throughout the season. I'm so excited that we made it to Nationals with a new western team. They've really come along as the year has progressed. I think our riders are very excited about this opportunity. They have a bit of a chip on their shoulder coming in, and know they have a lot to prove."

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

The opening ceremonies were tonight. So exciting to see our All-America and Academic All-America riders honored.

Good luck tomorrow!

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

SMU wins the flat 3-1!

Points from Julie Fischer, Alex Butterworth, and Sylvia de Toledo.

Reining is next.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Wow. SMU wins reining 3-1! What a great performance from the reining riders today.

Points from Kristen Schramm, Jaclyn White, and Courtney Line.

The Mustangs lead 6-2 overall heading to fences.

[Terry Webster]

Is each discipline 4 points?

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Is each discipline 4 points?

Yes. There are four riders in each discipline in this competition.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Fences finished 2-2.

SMU leads 8-4 overall with only horsemanship remaining.

The Mustangs just need one more half point in horsemanship to advance to the quarterfinals.

Go Mustangs!

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

SMU WINS 10-6!

Horsemanship ended 2-2.

The Mustangs face No. 2 Oklahoma State Friday in the NCEA quarterfinals.

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Friday's SMU schedule:

Flat - 9:20 a.m.
Reining - 11:45 a.m.
Fences - 2:10 p.m.
Horsemanship - 4:25 p.m.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Friday's quarterfinals matchups (my bracket is still intact!):

(9) TCU vs. (1) South Carolina
(5) Kansas State vs. (4) Auburn
(6) Baylor vs. (3) Georgia
(10) SMU vs. (2) Oklahoma State

Go Mustangs!!!!

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Recap of SMU points today:

Flat - Fischer, Butterworth, de Toledo
Fences - Fischer, Roberts
Reining - Schramm, Line, White
Horsemanship - McCain, Line

Julie Fischer and Courtney Line with doubles today!

SMU release:

http://www.smumustangs.com/sports/w-equest/recaps/041714aac.html

"It was an interesting day," head coach Natalie Burton said. "We really dominated in some areas where we've been weak this year. That's a great thing. It's nice to look forward to tomorrow with the confidence that we gained from today's win."

"I'm blown away by how well we did today," Burton said. "Hunter seat did what it had to do, and I would expect nothing less from them, but western did above and beyond what was expected. I don't think the girls have let it sink in how big of a step a first-year western team made today. With that said, we have to brush off this win, and get refocused for tomorrow."

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

SMU lineup for today:

Flat: Alex Butterworth, Emma Roberts, Julianna Fischer, Sylvia de Toledo
Fences: Emma Roberts, Sylvia de Toledo, Julianna Fischer, Schaefer Raposa
Horsemanship: Hannah McCain, Jaclyn White, Morgan Redwine, Courtney Line
Reining: Jaclyn White, Courtney Line, Morgan Redwine, Kristen Schramm

Go Mustangs!

[StallionsModelT]

Excellent! Thanks for posting.