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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><b>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 7, 2024<br>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: black;"><b>Baylor Equestrian Trio Picks Up Big 12 Monthly Honors<br>
</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><i>Reid, Mitchell, Cachat garner monthly praise after upset win over No. 5 Georgia<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="OWA0ad14c49-eb36-f310-7e79-7b2f57a57939" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-loopstyle="linkonly">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 Jumping Seat
sophomore Lauren Reid, Jumping Seat senior Madison Mitchell and Reining freshman Riley Cachat collected Big 12 Rider of the Month awards, as announced Wednesday afternoon.</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 was named Fences Rider of the Month for the second consecutive month. Additionally, Mitchell garnered Flat Rider of the Month praise and Cachat
was dubbed Reining Rider of the Month.</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 paved the way for BU’s spring opener, leading the Fences squad to a 5-0 sweep of No. 5 Georgia. The Nazareth, Pa. native posted a career-high
88 on her way to Most Outstanding Performer (MOP), tallying her fifth consecutive point.</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);">Over in the Flat pen, Mitchell answered with a career-high 95, the second-highest Flat score in the Maxwell era. Mitchell’s 95-ride secured her first
Flat MOP of the season.</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);">Cachat carried the momentum into Reining, posting a 70 to collect the sole point in the event for BU.</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);">These awards mark Reid’s third conference monthly award while Mitchell and Cachat earn their first-career monthly honors.</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);">Baylor improved to 2-6 after its 11-8 upset win over Georgia, as Reid and Mitchell set career-highs. The Bears head to Stillwater for a Big 12 rematch
against No. 7 Oklahoma State on Friday, Feb. 9</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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