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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: black;"><b>Baylor Equestrian’s Madison Mitchell Earns Rider of the Month Honor</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: black;"><b><br>
</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><i>Mitchell garners monthly praise after standout performance against No.1 TCU</i></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><i><br>
</i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><b>For more information contact:</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">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="OWA7f7cd43a-b104-70e7-e164-322589df61c8" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Kalie_Smith1@baylor.edu</a></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, 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="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b>–</b> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor equestrian Jumping Seat senior Madison
Mitchell has been named NCEA Flat Rider of the Month for March, 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);">Mitchell picked up honors in Flat after leading the Bears to a 3-2 event win over No. 1 TCU. The senior out of Clarkston, Mich. posted a meet-high
94 on her way to a Most Outstanding Performer (MOP) nod. Mitchell’s 94-ride aboard Teddy marks her third Flat score 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);">This is Mitchell’s first-career NCEA monthly accolade and second monthly award.</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 finished its 2023-2024 campaign with a 2-10 record, including a 1-5 mark in conference play, and returns to action at the Big 12 Equestrian
Championship, March 29-30, at the Willis Family Equestrian Center in Waco.</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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