Baylor Equestrian Lands Five on NCEA All-America Teams

[Calderone, Max]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 31, 2022

Baylor EQ Lands Five on NCEA All-America Teams
Bears tie third-most total in program history
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

WACO, Texas – Baylor equestrian’s Shelby Clausen, Caroline Fuller, Marley Mainwaring, Jenna Meimerstorf and Andie Pratt have been named to the 2021-22 Ariat All-America teams, as announced Thursday by the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA).

Meimerstorf and Pratt were named to the Reining First Team, while Clausen (Reining) and Mainwaring (Horsemanship) garnered second-team praise. Fuller rounded out the Bears’ awards as an honorable mention selection in Fences.

Five honorees ties for the third-most in a single season in Baylor program history. BU had eight selections in both 2014 and 2016, while 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2022 all totaled five.

“I am incredibly proud of these young ladies and their accomplishments this season,” said head coach Casie Maxwell. “Making it onto the All-America team is a big feat and a reflection of their consistency over the entire year. I am so excited to watch them lead their teammates into the National Championship.”

With the three Reining honors, Baylor has now had 10 All-Americans in the event all-time. Mainwaring becomes the 10th Horsemanship selection in program history, while Fuller becomes the 12th Fences honoree. All five Bears earned their first-career All-America recognition.

The top five riders per event were selected to the Ariat All-America First Teams by the NCEA Selection Committee. The next five riders per event earned second-team honors, and honorable mention selections were selected via the following established criteria: There shall be no limit on how many riders receive this award, provided they have a 67 percent or higher winning percentage, excluding ties; compete in a minimum of 67 percent of their team’s regular-season meets, and; have at least an adjusted NRS score of 85 (Flat), 90 (Fences), 80 (Horsemanship) and/or 75 (Reining).

Meimerstorf went 8-2-1 on the regular season with an average score of 76.9 to garner first-team honors. She picked up one Most Outstanding Performer (MOP) award against Oklahoma State on Oct. 8, 2021 and scored the second-highest Reining tally of the year, a 75, on Nov. 20, 2021 against Fresno State.

With an 8-1-1 record, Pratt was named to the first-team after previously being dubbed the Big 12 Reining Rider of the Year. She went undefeated on the road and averaged a 70.9 across her 10 regular-season rides. She also tallied her first-career Most Outstanding Performer honors after scoring a season-high 76.5 against Fresno State on Nov. 20.

Clausen wasn’t far behind her Reining teammates at 8-3-1 overall this season, collecting three MOP’s along the way. The NCEA’s Reining Rider of the Month for January, Clausen put down an average of 71.1 in 11 non-zero rides on her way to earning second-team recognition.

Mainwaring, a second-team selection, led the Bears with nine wins in the 2021-22 season. She averaged a 74 on the year and received two MOP honors, both at away meets. Mainwaring was named the November Big 12 Rider of the Month for Horsemanship after three-consecutive wins and entered the postseason having won eight of her last nine matchups.

Fuller, a Jumping Seat standout, went 8-4 this season in Fences. She recorded six individual awards throughout the season, twice being named the NCEA’s National Rider of the Month in Fences, as well as being named a four-time Big 12 Rider of the Month, twice in Fences and twice in Flat. Fuller contributed a perfect 6-0 fall slate and 6-0 home record to her senior campaign, picking up honorable mention honors from the NCEA.

After finishing the year at 7-7 overall, Baylor earned the No. 6 seed for the NCEA National Championship. The Bears will face No. 3 seed Texas A&M in the quarterfinals on Thursday, April 14, at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Fla.

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.

2021-22 NCEA ALL-AMERICA AWARDS (Baylor)
Fences: Caroline Fuller (Honorable Mention)
Horsemanship: Marley Mainwaring (Second Team)
Reining: Shelby Clausen (Second Team), Jenna Meimerstorf (First Team), Andie Pratt (First Team)

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Max Calderone | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (BSB, FB, EQ)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-265-1639

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