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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">March 25, 2023<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">No. 9 Baylor Equestrian Crushes No. 8 Fresno State, 16-4, For Third Place<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Bears finish at 6-9 overall, await final seedings for nationals<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
</span><a href="mailto:Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">STILLWATER, Okla. –</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt"> No. 9 Baylor equestrian (6-9) made a statement in what could be its final meet of the season
with a dominating 16-4 win over No. 8 Fresno State (3-9) in Saturday’s consolation meet of the Big 12 Championship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">After capturing a 7-3 first-half lead in Flat and Reining, the Bears continued their momentum in Fences and Horsemanship to cruise past the Bulldogs with an overwhelming 9-1
second half.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Jumping Seat senior Dominika Silvestri became the first Bear in the program’s recorded history to collect 13 Flat wins, with her 237-217 win in the event. Silvestri was the
only Bear to go 4-0 on the weekend between her two events, while freshman Lauren Jorgensen (Fences), sophomore Alexis Rutledge (Horsemanship), senior Gabrielle Marty (Horsemanship) and senior Jenna Meimerstorf (Reining) all went 2-0 in their respective events.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">BU now awaits its final seeding to see if it qualifies for the 2023 National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) Championship. The top eight teams in the country will
travel to Ocala, Fla. for the April 13-15 competition. Final rankings will be announced on Tuesday, March 28.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>THE RUNDOWN</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">The morning began with a 4-1 win for the Bears in Flat, as Madison Mitchell (243), Lauren Reid (226), Silvestri (237) and Maddie Vorhies (237) brought home the points for BU.
Collectively, Baylor’s Flat squad out-rode its opponents by nearly a nine-point margin.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Then, Madaline Callaway (213), Daisy Kaufman (208) and Jenna Meimerstorf (219.5) extended the lead by helping Reining to a 3-2 event win.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Following a short break, action resumed in the covered arena with a 4-1 victory from Fences. Jorgensen (233), Mitchell (235), Reid (229) and Silvestri (261) each won their
points to increase Baylor’s overall lead to 11-4.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">To close it out, Horsemanship dominated with a clean sweep of the Bulldogs for its first 5-0 win of the season. Marley Mainwaring (218), Marty (222), Elsie Naruszewicz (225.5),
Rutledge (217) and Nadalee Vasquez (223.5) sealed the win and a third-place finish for the Bears.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">HIGHLIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">• Baylor took third place at the Big 12 Championship for the third season in a row.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">• BU won all four events for the third time in a single meet this season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">• The Bears swept Horsemanship for the second time this year. It was Horsemanship’s first 5-0 sweep since Feb. 18, 2022, against South Carolina.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">• BU’s Flat squad recorded its 10<sup>th</sup> win of the season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">• Jumping Seat senior Dominika Silvestri became the first Bear in the program’s recorded history to collect 13 wins in Flat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">• Silvestri also went 4-0 on the weekend between Fences and Flat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">• Freshmen Lauren Jorgensen and Lauren Reid each went 2-0 on the weekend in Fences.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">• Sophomore Alexis Rutledge and senior Gabrielle Marty each went 2-0 on the weekend in Horsemanship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">• Senior Jenna Meimerstorf went 2-0 on the weekend in Reining.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">STAT OF THE MEET<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">13 – Senior Dominika Silvestri collected her 13<sup>th</sup> Flat win of the season – the most by a Bear in the program’s recorded history.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt"><br>
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<b>QUOTABLE</b></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Head coach Casie Maxwell<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt">On today’s win…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">“I thought today they really rode like the team they’re capable of. They were fabulous! They didn’t make the errors and didn’t override in some places that got them in trouble yesterday, but they rode extremely
confident, very poised, and had clear minds going out there. That’s why they were successful. It’s been a challenge to have them find that rhythm every week, but they certainly found it today.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Jumping Seat senior Dominika Silvestri<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt">On her undefeated weekend and 13<sup>th</sup> Flat win of the season…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">“It feels really good to be so consistent. We’ve had a really great Flat squad all year and to be able to be a part of that has been something special, so I’m glad to end it on a great note this weekend.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">WHAT’S NEXT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Following this weekend’s competition, Baylor (6-9) awaits its final NCEA ranking to potentially punch its ticket to Ocala, Fla. for the NCEA National Championship. Nationals
competition is set to start Thursday, April 13 and extend through Saturday, April 15. Final seedings will be announced on Tuesday, March 28.<b><o:p></o:p></b></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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<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 (BSB, FB, EQ)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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