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<b><span style="color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – June 26, 2024</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Baylor Equestrian’s Maddie Vorhies Named Big 12 Equestrian Scholar-Athlete of the Year<br>
</span></b><i><span style="color:black">Fifth year student-athlete picks up another academic accolade<br>
</span></i><b><span style="color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Madelon Allen, 254-252-7168,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:Madelon_Allen@Baylor.edu">Madelon_Allen@Baylor.edu</a>
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<b>IRVING, Texas –</b> Baylor equestrian Jumping Seat fifth-year Maddie Vorhies has been selected as the Big 12 Conference Equestrian Scholar-Athlete of the Year, announced Wednesday afternoon by the conference office.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Vorhies is the third athlete in program history to earn the Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year accolade, the first since 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">An electrical and computer engineering major from Canton, Ga., Vorhies posted the highest Fences score of the season, scoring a 90 against No. 7 Oklahoma State. The fifth year picked up one Most Outstanding Performer
(MOP) nod in Fences with an 88-ride against No. 1 TCU. She also recorded two top-five scores in Flat, including a 90 against No. 2 Auburn and a career-high 93 in BU’s 11-8 upset win over No. 5 Georgia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Carrying a 3.87 GPA, Vorhies earned a fourth-consecutive Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection, in addition to being named to the APHA NCEA All-Academic First Team and the NCEA Academic Honor Roll.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Big 12 Conference established its Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award in 2012-13. A recipient is named in each conference-sponsored sport. Every Big 12 institution nominates one individual per sport, with the
winners selected by the league head coaches for that sport, who are not allowed to vote for their student-athletes. Scholar-Athlete of the Year nominees must be a junior or senior (athletic and academic standing), have a cumulative grade point average of 3.20
or higher, participate in at least 20 percent of the team's scheduled contests and have a minimum of one year in residence at the institution.<o:p></o:p></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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">BAYLOR’S BIG 12 SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Baseball – Doug Ashby (2014), Logan Brown (2015), Richard Cunningham (2017), Kyle Hill (2019)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Equestrian – Rachel Van Allen (2018), Rachael Davis (2020), Maddie Vorhies (2024)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Football – Nick Florence (2012), Dillon Doyle (2022)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Men’s Basketball – Freddie Gillespie (2020), Jared Butler (2021)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Men’s Golf – Matthew Perrie (2017), Colin Kober (2019), Johnny Keefer (2022 & 2023)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Men’s Tennis – Patrick Pradella (2014), Jimmy Bendeck (2019)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Men’s XC – Blake Niccum (2012), Jonathan Tijerina (2014)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Soccer – Dana Larsen (2012), Precious Akanyirige (2017)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Softball – Kathy Shelton (2013), Heather Stearns (2015)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Volleyball – Shelly (Fanning) Stafford (2018 & 2019)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Women’s Golf – Laura Lonardi (2015 & 2016), Elodie Chapelet (2021), Gurleen Kaur (2022)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Women’s Tennis – Blair Shankle (2017)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Women’s XC – Lindsey Bradley (2017)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#385623">Madelon Allen</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#385623"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Associate
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">VB, A&T, BaylorBears.com</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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