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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">EQ Racks Up 48 NCEA Academic Honors<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nation-best 15 Bears named to academic team while 33 are tabbed as honor roll recipients<br>
</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt"> Baylor equestrian racked up 48 selections
to the American Wood Fibers NCEA All-Academic Teams and APHA NCEA Academic Honor Roll, as announced Friday by the organization.<br>
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Thirteen Bears were named to the first team, while two more were named second-team selections. Additionally, 33 Bears earned honor roll recognition.<br>
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Baylor’s 15 first- and second-team selections are the most amongst NCEA schools.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">First-team members needed to have competed in a minimum of 70 percent of her school’s meets and earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 while maintaining
full-time enrollment in the previous spring and fall semesters, respectively.<br>
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Second-team members must have competed in a minimum of 60 percent of her school’s meets and earned a cumulative GPA of 3.25 while maintaining full-time enrollment in the previous spring and fall semesters, respectively.<br>
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The top academic student-athletes who earned a cumulative GPA of 3.25 while maintaining full-time enrollment in the previous spring and fall semesters were eligible for the honor roll.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Baylor finished the 2021 regular season at 2-7 with a third-place finish in the Big 12 Championship and earned the No. 8 seed for the NCEA National
Championship. The Bears will take on No. 1 Auburn when nationals kicks off on Thursday, April 15, at the Extraco Events Center in Waco.<br>
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To stay up to date throughout the season on all thing Baylor equestrian, follow the team on Facebook (Baylor Equestrian), Twitter (@BaylorEQ) and Instagram (@BaylorEquestrian).<br>
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<b>AMERICAN WOOD FIBERS NCEA ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM<br>
</b>Madaline Callaway, Jr.<br>
Katie Davis, Sr.<br>
Rachael Davis, Sr.<br>
Caroline Fuller, Jr.<br>
Gia Gulino, Sr.<br>
Savannah Hemby, So.<br>
Isabella Jacuzzi, So.<br>
Clara Johnson, Sr.<br>
Daisy Kaufman, So.<br>
Jenna Meimerstorf, Jr.<br>
Elsie Naruszewicz, So.<br>
Kacie Scharf, Sr.<br>
Maddie Vorhies, So.<b><br>
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AMERICAN WOOD FIBERS NCEA ALL-ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM<br>
</b>Marley Mainwaring, Jr.<br>
Andie Pratt, So.<br>
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<b>APHA NCEA ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Phoebe Alwine, Sr.<br>
Sarah Bian, Jr.<br>
Maddy Bomba, So.<br>
Sarah Boral, Sr.<br>
Sarah Boston, Jr.<br>
Tyler Bui, Sr.<br>
Katie Cardenas, Sr.<br>
Liana Caroccio, Jr.<br>
Holly Carter, So.<br>
Maggie Cincotta, Jr.<br>
Madeline Garner, Sr.<br>
Brooke Giacin, So.<br>
Sara Greenhaw, Jr.<br>
Grace Hall, Jr.<br>
Gabrielle Marty, So.<br>
Danielle McIlquham, Jr.<br>
Catherine Moorhead, Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Isabella Nunes, Sr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Samantha Papageorge, Jr.<br>
Haley Petersen, So.<br>
Rachel Powell, Jr.<br>
Christina Rogalny, So.<br>
Carly Salter, Sr.<br>
Sydney Scheckel, Sr.<br>
Ellen Schrotenboer, Jr.<br>
Dominika Silvestri, So.<br>
Isabella Smith, Jr.<br>
Hannah Stokan, Jr.<br>
Ava Tracy, Sr.<br>
Delaney Van Horn, Jr.<br>
Caroline Weaver, Sr.<br>
Morgan White, Jr.<br>
Emma Witham, Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#154734">Max Calderone</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (VB, MTEN, EQ)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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