AUBURN, Ala. – Twenty members of the No. 2 Auburn equestrian team were recognized by the National Collegiate Equestrian Association for their efforts in the classroom, the NCEA announced Friday.
Fifth years Terri-June Granger and Taylor Searles along with seniors Meghan Knapic and Emma Kurtz, junior Maddie Spak, sophomore Jacqueline Frimodt and freshman Mary-Grace Segars were placed on the NCEA All-Academic First Team. Recipients must have competed in a minimum of 70 percent of the school's meets. They also must have earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 while maintaining full-time enrollment in the previous spring and fall semesters.
The honor is the fourth for Granger and Searles and the third for Knapic and Kurtz. It's the second for Spak.
Fifth year Helen Ulrich with juniors Boo Kammerer and Ava Stearns and sophomores Ellie Ferrigno and Isabella Tesmer earned spots on the second team, which is given to those who earn a 3.25 GPA. Sophomore Madison Parduhn was placed on the honorable mention squad for earning a 3.0 or better.
Lily Beatty, Ellie Becker, Ferrigno, Frimodt, Granger, Peyton Hall, Rachel Hoopman, Haylee Jerkins, Kammerer, Lindsey Klein, Knapic, Kurtz, Olivia Marino, Mary McDaniel, Searles, Spak, Stearns, Tesmer and Ulrich represented Auburn on the NCEA Academic Honor Roll. The top academic student-athletes who have earned a cumulative SPA 3.25 while maintaining full-time enrollment earn a spot on the list.
