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<a class="ContentPasted1"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<b><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1">Baylor Equestrian Readies For Annual Green & Gold Scrimmage<br class="ContentPasted1">
</span></b><i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1">Bears to open 2023-24 regular season at Texas A&M on Sept. 29<br class="ContentPasted1">
</span></i><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1"> Kalie Smith, 409-351-0790,
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</span><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">Baylor
equestrian will host its annual Green and Gold Scrimmage on Friday, Sept. 15 at the Willis Family Equestrian Center in Waco.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">First ride is set for 10 a.m., and the meet is free and open to the public. Fans will get their first chance to see the 2023-24 roster in action, which includes 18 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 13 juniors, seven
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">Head coach Casie Maxwell enters her seventh season leading the program and returns 13 of BU’s 19 point-winners from last season.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">The Bears are back in action after a trip to the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) quarterfinals in which they fell to No. 1 SMU in the opening round. After a 6-10 campaign and a third-place
finish at the 2023 Big 12 Championship, 2023 All-American Madison Mitchell (Flat) and NCEA Co-Flat Rider of the Year Dominika Silvestri (Flat) are back to lead the squad.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="ContentPasted1">Baylor opens the season further down the Brazos at Texas A&M on Friday, Sept. 29. BU will begin a three-week home slate on Friday, Oct. 6, against Auburn, followed by a pair of home contests against conference
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To stay up to date throughout the season on all things Baylor equestrian, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorEQ.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
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