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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nov. 11, 2022<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Equestrian Welcomes Nine in 2023 Class<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bears add seven Western and two Jumping Seat riders to roster<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,
</span><a href="mailto:Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
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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 head coach Casie
Maxwell announced the signings of nine student-athletes in the class of 2023 on Friday.<br>
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The incoming Bears represent seven different states, with two joining the Jumping Seat side and seven joining the Western side. All nine in the class will come to Waco in the fall of 2023.<br>
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“We are excited to welcome this 2023 signing class to our Baylor Family,” said Maxwell. “In this class, we have a great group of young ladies who are dedicated to the sport and love Baylor. We’re looking forward to seeing the impact they make on our program.”<br>
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<b>Addisyn Albers | Western – Horsemanship | Wisner, Neb. | Wisner-Pilger HS<br>
</b>Four-time Reserve Congress Champion … Placed third at Youth World Trail … NSBA World Champion Trail … Level 1 Champion in Horsemanship … Also played volleyball in high school and finished third in state … Member of National Honor Society.<br>
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<b>Riley Cachat | Western – Reining | Temecula, Calif. | Temecula Valley HS (Homeschool)<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">2022 NRBC Level 2 Non-Pro Derby as 12th place and Finalist … 2022 APHA World Championship Show Youth 14-18 World Champion … 2021 NRBC Level 3
Non-Pro Derby Finalist … 2021 APHA World Championship Show Youth 14-18 World Champion and fourth place … 2021 AQHYA World Show Youth Level 3 Finalist on three horses, Level 3 third place and Finalist, Level 2 Reserve Champion … NRHA Affiliate Finals 14-18
Youth Reserve Championship … 2020 AQHYA World Show Youth Reining Level 2 top-15 placings on three horses, Level 3 three-time top-20 placings on three horses … Member of the Debate Team.<b><br>
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Nicole Golia | Jumping Seat | Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. | Palm Beach International Academy<br>
</b>Placed 12th in 2022 Gladstone Cup … Took fourth overall at 2022 Junior Hunter Finals … Claimed sixth place in the 2022 New England Equitation Championships … USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Bronze Medal Winner … WEF 11 USEF Medal Winner … Top-25 at the
2022 WEC Cup. <br>
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<b>Avery Mortman | Western – Horsemanship | Magnolia, Texas | Legacy Preparatory Christian Academy<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">Collected top-10 finishes in multiple events at 2022 All American Quarter Horse Congress, 2022 NSBA World Show, 2022 AQHYA World Show, 2021 AQHYA
World Show and 2020 AQHYA World Show … 2022 World Champion in Youth Color Trail … 2019 AQHYA World Champion in 13&Under Showmanship … 2019 Reserve World Champion in 13&Under Western Pleasure … 2019 Bronze Champion in 13&Under Horsemanship … 2019 APHA World
Champion in Novice and 13&Under Western Pleasure and 13&Under Hunter Under Saddle … Also Reserve World Champion in 13&Under Showmanship … 2017 All American Quarter Horse Congress Champion in Level 1 13&Under Hunter Under Saddle … Also was a cheerleader in
high school and was a varsity captain for three years … Chaplain of her school’s National Honor Society chapter.<br>
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<b>Sofia Moskowitz | Jumping Seat | Colts Neck, N.J. | Ranney School</b><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">Placed inside the top-10 in Zone 2 Maclay Regionals in both 2021 and 2022 … Finished inside the top-10 in the Hampton Classic Equitation Championship
in 2022 … Qualified for the WEF 12 Equitation Championship in 2022 … Placed top-10 at Devon in the WIHS Jumper Phase in 2022 … Finished top-10 in the 3’3 Hunter Seat Medal Finals in 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Mazie Petelski | Western – Reining | Van Alstyne, Texas | Van Alstyne HS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2022 NAAC Champion … Run for the Million Finalist … AQHYA Youth World Show third place in Level 1 Reining, 12th place in Level 3 Finals … Took
eighth place at IEA Nationals … 2021 APHA World Level 1 Champion in Non-Pro … 2020 Level 1 Ranch Riding Champion … 2019 WTRHA Green 1 & 2 Champion, and Youth 13&Under Champion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Sadie Peters | Western – Reining | Bishopville, Md. | Stephen Decatur HS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2018 Reserve World Champion at AQHYA World Show and 13&Under Ranch Riding … At 2018 Novice Championships, was Rookie Ranch Riding Champion, Youth
Ranch Riding Reserve Champion, Bronze Youth Reining Champion and All Around Youth Champion … Placed top-15 in Youth Reining at AQHA Congress … Sister, Ella, is a junior on the 2022-23 Baylor equestrian roster.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Carley Rutledge | Western – Horsemanship | Altoona, Iowa | Southeast Polk HS<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">World Champion … Congress Champion … Three-time Reserve Congress Champion … Reserve World Champion … Also lettered in cheer on state-title winning squad
… Sister, Alexis, is a sophomore on the 2022-23 Baylor equestrian roster.<br>
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<b>Taylor Smith | Western – Horsemanship | College Station, Texas | A&M Consolidated HS<br>
</b>18-time ApHC National Champion and 12-time ApHC Reserve National Champion in multiple events … Two-time NSBA Reserve World Champion … Two-time ApHC World Show High Point winner … 2020, 2021 and 2022 ApHC All Around Youth … 2021 NSBA All Around Youth Finalist.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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To stay up to date on all things Baylor equestrian, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorEQ.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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