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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b><u>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 7, 2026</u></b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><b>No. 10 Baylor EQ Falls Short at No. 8 Fresno State, 11-8</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>Jorgensen and Reid earn MOP nods</i></b></span></p>
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</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <a href="https://baylorbea.rs/EQMedia" data-outlook-id="6ca43551-53b0-4b2c-bbac-a3c229df8351" 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: 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="df971557-6d16-4bc6-a368-c05bfbd12b3b" 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, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;"><b>FRESNO, Calif. –</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;"> The 10</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;"><sup>th</sup></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">-ranked
Baylor equestrian team was unable to best No. 8 Fresno State, falling 11-8 on the road on Saturday afternoon at the Student Horse Student in Fresno, Calif. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">The Bears (3-8, 2-4 Big 12) won both Flat and Fences but it wasn’t enough to best the Bulldogs (7-4, 3-3 Big 12). Senior Lauren Reid posted her
third MOP nod in Fences this season while senior Lauren Jorgensen received her third honor in Flat. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;"><b>THE RUNDOWN</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">Starting the day off in Fences,
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">Jorgensen</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;"> posted an 83.5 against
Fresno State’s 61 to win her point and finish the regular season slate undefeated in Big 12 action in Fences with a 6-0 record. Senior Emma Covarrubias rode for a 78 to best her opponent’s 64 and MOP Reid earned her point 84.5-80.5. The Bears won the event
3-2. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">In Horsemanship, freshman Taylor Eller rode for a career high of 73 but was just shy of Fresno State’s 73.75 to win her point. Junior Carley Rutledge
tied with the Bulldogs at 74.5-74.5 for no point to be awarded. Senior Anna Thron rode for a 66.25, which was enough to upend Fresno State’s 64.75 to earn the sole point for the green and gold. Fresno State won the event 3-1.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">Entering halftime, the Bulldogs had a 5-4 lead going into Flat and Horsemanship. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">In Flat, MOP Jorgensen earned an event high of 84 to beat her opponent’s 81. Reid was able to topple Fresno State’s 79 with an 83. McCarthy closed
out the event, earning a 78 to upend the Bulldogs 72 to win a point for Baylor. BU won the event 3-2. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">Ending the meet in Reining, sophomore Isabelle Hildebrandt was just shy of besting her opponent, falling 71.25-71. Sophomore Sadie Peters earned
the Bears’ sole point, besting her opponent 70.75-70.25. The Bulldogs won the event 4-1 and took the meet 11-8. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;"><b>NOTABLES</b></span></p>
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<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Fences earned its fifth event win of the season, 3-2</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Flat earned its sixth event win, fifth in a row, 3-2</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Jumping Seat senior Lauren Jorgensen ends the season undefeated in Fences in Big 12 play, 6-0</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Jorgensen earned her third MOP nod in Flat this season</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Jumping Seat senior Lauren Reid earned her third MOP honor in Fences this season</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Reid has posted an average score of 85.09 over 10 meets and currently holds the program record for the highest average score in a single season in Fences during the Maxwell era. </span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Horsemanship freshman Taylor Eller earned a career high of 73</span></li></ul>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-transform: none;"><b>STAT OF THE MEET</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-transform: none;">84.5 – Jumping Seat senior Lauren Reid posted an 84.5 on Jewel to earn a point against Fresno State. Reid's win marked her seventh point in Fences this season. Reid also currently holds the program
record for the highest average score in a single season with an 85.09 over 10 meets in Fences during the Maxwell era. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-transform: none;"><b>WHAT’S NEXT</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-transform: none;">The Bears await their seeding in the Big 12 Championship on March 27-28, hosted by Oklahoma State at Pedigo-Hull Equestrian Center in Stillwater, Okla. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-transform: none;">For more information on Baylor Equestrian, follow @</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-transform: none;">BaylorEQ</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-transform: none;"> on X, Instagram and
Facebook.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br>
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<i> - BaylorBears.com -</i></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(7, 61, 30);"><b>Zach Babajanof-Rustrian</b> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">|
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