No. 8 Baylor Equestrian Welcomes Nine in 2024 Class

[Smith, Kalie]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Nov. 9, 2023


No. 8 Baylor Equestrian Welcomes Nine in 2024 Class
Bears add six Jumping Seat and three Western riders to roster
For more information contact: Kalie Smith, 409-351-0790, Kalie_Smith1 at baylor.edu<mailto:Kalie_Smith1 at baylor.edu>

WACO, Texas – No. 8 Baylor equestrian head coach Casie Maxwell announced the signings of nine student-athletes in the class of 2024 on Thursday.

This year’s signing class includes a United States Equestrian Federation Interscholastic Letter, an AQHA Youth World Champion, a National Horse Show Reserve Champion and a NSBA World Champion.

The incoming Bears represent nine different states, with six joining the Jumping Seat side and three joining the Western side. All nine will arrive in Waco in the fall of 2024.

“We are very excited about next year’s signees and what they will bring to our program,” said Maxwell. “Everyone we have added brings a wealth of experience and a competitive drive with them. We love the passion they have shown for Baylor and look forward to helping them excel in their collegiate careers.”

Natalie Anderson | Western-Horsemanship | Washington, Ga. | K12 Online Private Academy
NSBA World Champion…Three-time NSBA Reserve World Champion…Two-time NSBA year-end High Point Reserve Champion…Three-time AQHYA Reserve World Champion…Two-time AQHA Congress Champion…Two-time Reserve AQHA Congress Champion…Served as the AQHYA Leadership Board Director for two years…Also served on the NSBYA Leadership Board, for two years as director and one year as secretary.

Daniela Carvajal | Jumping Seat | Sagamore Beach, Mass. | Falmouth Academy
2023 ASPCA Maclay Regionals Reserve Champion…MA Hunter Jumper Junior 3’ Medal Finals Reserve Champion…Third-place finish at the NHS Hamel Foundation Medal Finals…Finished third in the USEF Medal at the Devon Horse Show…Placed inside the top 25 at NEEC Finals three years in a row…Claimed seventh in the 2023 Jumping Seat Finals gymnastics phase…Ninth-place finish at the 2022 USHJA Jump Seat jumping phase…10th-place finish at the 2021 USHJA Jump Seat 3’3 Medal Final jumping phase…Lettered in soccer…Served as co-leader of the Social Justice Club.

Madison Dolan | Western- Horsemanship | Arcadia, Okla. | Edmond HS
AQHA Youth World Champion (L1 Working Hunter and L1 Equitation over Fences)…NSBA Youth Champion (Working Hunter)…NSBA Youth Reserve (Hunt Seat Equitation)…Placed inside the top 15 at the 2023 NSBA in Showmanship…Claimed ninth-place at the 2023 Nyatt Equitation…10th-place finish in the AQHA L2 Hunter Hack…Claimed third in the Youth Equitation over Fences and the Youth Hunter Hack at NSBA…Fourth-place finish in the Rookie Youth Trail and Equitation over Fences at NSBA…Claimed third in the NSBA L1 Hunt Seat Equitation…Finished 10th in the NSBA L1 Youth Trail…Fifth-place finish at AQHA L1 Hunter Under Saddle…Picked up ninth in the AQHA L2 SMS…FQHA Youth Highpoint…Five-time OCDA/OkMEA All-State Choir member…Member of National Honor Society.

Isabella Griffin | Jumping Seat | Hampton Cove, Ala. | The Well Academy
United States Equestrian Federation Interscholastic Athlete Letter…2023 ASPCA Maclay Region V Champion…2022 State Grand Champion (16-17 Small 3’6 Junior Hunter)…2021 State Grand Champion (15 and Under Small 3’6 Junior Hunter)…Placed inside the top-10 U.S. Equestrian Junior Hunter Finals Championship two consecutive years…Two-time winner of the WEC $15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby…2022 WEC $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby Winner…Three-time National Horse of the Year Champion…Two-time National Green Horse of the Year Reserve Champion…Three-time Zone 4 Champion…Served as president of the Future Medical Professionals Club…Certified Medical Assistant…Member of Eta Sigma Alpha Honor Society.

Ava Holman | Western-Horsemanship | Metamora, Mich. | Oxford HS
2022 AQHA Level 1 Champion (Rookie Youth Horsemanship)…2023 APHA World finalist in Novice Youth Under Saddle and Novice Youth Hunt Seat Equitation…Fourth-place finish at the 2023 AQHA Congress (L1 14-18 Trail)…Claimed 10th-place at the 2023 AQHA Congress (15-18 Western Pleasure)…Seventh-place finish at the 2023 APHA World Show (Novice Youth Showmanship)…Finished ninth at the 2022 AQHA Congress (L1 14-18 Horsemanship)…Received high honors in four subjects.

Olive Holm | Western-Horsemanship | Issaquah, Wash. |
2022 ApHC Reserve World Champion (Bareback Horsemanship 14-18)…2021 Youth World Champion (Hunt Seat Equitation 14-18)…Two-time ApHC All Around Youth Hi-Point…14-time ApHC World Champion…Seven-time ApHC World Champion…Member of Unstoppable Kindness, served as Co-President…Also served as Secretary of the Appaloosa Youth Association.

Nicolette Perry | Jumping Seat | Medford, N.J. | Bishop Eustace Preparatory School
Fifth-place finish at the 2021 Capital Challenge (age group equitation)…Ninth-place finish at the 2022 PA National (age group equitation)…Placed inside the top 45 at the 2023 North American Equitation Championship…Qualified and competed at the 2022 ASPCA Maclay, 2022 USEF Dover Hunt Seat Medal Finals and the 2021 NHS Hamel Finals…Also lettered in Field Hockey, Basketball and Track…Member of National Honor Society…Placed on the Distinguished Honor List.

Katie Smith | Jumping Seat | Manhattan Beach, Calif. | Fusion Academy
Placed inside the top 26 at the 2023 Maclay Finals…Eighth-place finish at the Kentucky National Maclay Regionals…Claimed fifth place at the Capital Challenge (17-year-old Equitation)…Finished inside the top 30 at the 2022 USEF Medal Finals…Holds a 4.0 GPA.

Audrey Turner | Jumping Seat | Timberlake, N.C. | The Ogburn School
2023 National Horse Show Reserve Champion (16-17-year-old Equitation)…2023 National Horse Show Class Winner (16-17-year-old Equitation)…2023 NHS Hamel Area Championship Winner Mideast…Third-place finish at the E.J. Haun Finals…Claimed seventh-place at the 2023 NHS Hamel Finals…Third-place finish at the 2022 Governor Cup Finals…Qualified for the 2023 THIS Finals and 2023 Dover Medal Finals…Two-time IEA Sportsmanship Award winner.

-BaylorBears.com-



Kalie Smith | Communications Coordinator (Equestrian)

Department of Athletics | Baylor University

C: 409-351-0790



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