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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b><u>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Jan. 29, 2026</u></b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><b>Baylor EQ Drops Spring Opener to No. 3 South Carolina, 10-7</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; background-color: white;"><b><i>Hehr, Reid and Thron all earn MOP honors </i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>For more information contact:
</b>Zach Babajanof-Rustrian; 813-817-2451, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: purple;"><u><a href="mailto:zach_babajanofrustr1@baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="08894f7a-14bf-41dc-98fc-6a381da83846" style="color: purple; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">zach_babajanofrustr1@baylor.edu</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Media Materials:
</b><a href="https://baylorbea.rs/EQMedia" data-outlook-id="4c7b9c4f-d829-4a52-b25a-400038d0acb7" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://baylorbea.rs/EQMedia</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WACO, Texas –</b> Baylor equestrian fell to third-ranked South Carolina, 10-7, on Thursday afternoon at the Willis Family Equestrian Center.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bears earned event wins in Flat and Reining but it wasn’t enough to best the Gamecocks. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Jumping Seat senior Lauren Reid earned her fourth Most Outstanding Performer in Flat this season, tying the program record for most MOPs in the event during the Maxwell era.
Horsemanship senior Anna Thron won her first MOP of the season, while Reining fifth-year senior Bella Hehr earned her first career MOP. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>THE RUNDOWN</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Starting the meet off in Fences, Jorgensen and her opponent tied with a score of 87 for no point to be awarded. Reid earned BU’s sole point in the event, riding Vif for an
87 compared to the Gamecocks’ 85. South Carolina won the event 3-1. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In Reining, Kalena Reynolds and Isabelle Hildebrandt tied with the Gamecocks, 69.5 and 72, respectively. Hehr rode for a career-high 73 to earn her first career MOP and a
point for Baylor. Sadie Peters earned a season high of 71 to add to BU’s point total. The Bears won the event 2-1. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">At halftime, South Carolina led 4-3 heading into Flat and Horsemanship. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">After the half, MOP Thron earned a 76.5 on Mister to win her point. The Gamecocks won all other points, claiming the event, 4-1. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Finishing in Flat, Grace O’Connell bested South Carolina with an 81 on Sherman to earn a point for BU. Morgan McCarthy earned an 87 on Teddy to upend the Gamecocks’ 86. MOP
Reid scored an 88 on Cowboy to clinch the event win for the Bears. BU won the event 3-2, but South Carolina won the meet 10-7. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Reining earned its third event win of the season, 2-1</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Flat earned its second event win of the season, 3-2</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Jumping Seat senior Lauren Reid garnered her fourth Flat MOP of the season</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Jumping Seat senior Emma Covarrubias tied her career high of 85</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Jumping Seat junior Sofia Moskowitz made her collegiate debut with an 84 in Fences</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Horsemanship senior Anna Thron earned her first MOP of the season </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Horsemanship freshman Taylor Eller made her collegiate debut with a 71.5</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Reining fifth-year senior Bella Hehr earned her first career MOP</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Hehr garnered a career high of 73</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Reining junior Sadie Peters earned a season high of 71</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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Reining sophomore Isabelle Hildebrandt made her collegiate debut with a 72</div>
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<b>STAT OF THE MEET</b><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br>
</span>3 – Three Bears earned MOPs in today’s meet (Bella Hehr, Lauren Reid and Anna Thron)<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br>
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</span>Head Coach Casie Maxwell <span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br>
</span><i>On today’s meet…</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">“Yeah, definitely not the result that we wanted, not the result that we're capable of. You gotta win three out of the four of the events. And so, you know, we've got to get
rid of these mistakes. I think a lot of the effort was there, but the mistakes are still sitting there, and they're gonna separate us. And so, three MOPs, we were right there. We've got all the talent in the world, but we just got to clean up the other things
between now and next Friday.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fifth-year Senior Bella Hehr</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>On her ride…</i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">“Bear was great. He was so cool going around, and he was with me the whole time, and it was just so fun to go around and get the job done.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>On first career MOP…</i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">“Oh my God, I'm so ecstatic. I want to thank my parents. This is so fun, to go out there and get it done, and then be able to complete it out, because that's so fun for me.
It's so exciting. So, I've always been waiting for it, so it's great.” </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bears continue their home slate, hosting Oklahoma State on Friday, Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. at the Willis Family Equestrian Center. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For more information on Baylor Equestrian, follow @BaylorEQ on X, Instagram and Facebook.</span></p>
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