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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: black;"><b>Baylor Equestrian Duo Named All-Big 12<br>
</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><i>Madison Mitchell and Lauren Reid gather all-conference honors<br>
</i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><b>For more information contact:</b> Kalie Smith, 409-351-0790,
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="mailto:Kalie_Smith1@baylor.edu" id="OWA6cca3e2f-e07e-7603-db44-3b3bb4c172e8" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Kalie_Smith1@baylor.edu</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><br>
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</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b>WACO, Texas –</b> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor equestrian Fences sophomore
Lauren Reid and Flat senior Madison Mitchell were named to the All-Big 12 team, as announced at the Big 12 Championship Saturday evening.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Reid picked up honors in Fences after posting a 6-3-2 record in the regular season. The sophomore out of Nazareth, Pa., struggled at the start of
the season before returning to the starting lineup Nov. 2 against Fresno State. She picked up her first win of the season with an 84-ride, starting a six-meet point streak in which she recorded 80+ scores.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The communications major gathered two Big 12 monthly accolades and an NCEA monthly honor.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Reid collected four wins against ranked opponents, including No. 1 TCU (87), No. 10 UT Martin (80), No. 5 Georgia (88) and No. 7 Oklahoma State (87).
She garnered two Most Outstanding Performer (MOP) nods over the season for her 83-ride at Delaware State and her 88-ride against No. 5 Georgia. Reid finished the 2023-2024 campaign with an average of 74.18.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This is Reid’s first-career All-Big 12 honor.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mitchell garnered accolades in Flat after a 7-5 2023-2024 campaign. The senior out of Clarkston, Mich., recorded three 90+ scores, including a 92-ride
at No. 4 Texas A&M, a 95-ride against No. 5 Georgia and a 94-ride against No. 1 TCU. Her 95-ride marks the second highest Flat score during the Maxwell era.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The corporate communications major collected a Big 12 monthly honor and an NCEA monthly accolade.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mitchell posted five wins against ranked opponents, including No. 2 Auburn (89), No. 5 Oklahoma State (85), No. 5 Georgia (95), No. 9 UC Davis (70)
and No. 1 TCU (94). She earned two MOP honors this season with her 95-ride against No. 5 Georgia and her 87-ride at Fresno State. Mitchell finished the regular season with a 76.25 (83.18 non-zero) average.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This marks Mitchell’s second-consecutive season as an All-Big 12 Flat honoree.</span></p>
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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.</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(21, 71, 52);"><b>Kalie Smith</b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> | Communications Coordinator (Equestrian)</span></p>
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