AUBURN, Ala. – The No. 6 Auburn equestrian team returns to the Auburn University Equestrian Center this weekend, hosting Dartmouth and No. 8 UT Martin Friday and Saturday.
The Tigers (5-4) will take on Dartmouth in a jumping seat-only contest Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. CT. Auburn will then take on the Skyhawks Saturday at 11 a.m. CT and will be followed by a UT Martin/Dartmouth neutral site meet. Admission is free to all contests.
"We are very grateful to be home this weekend," head coach Jessica Braswell said. "We've been away from our fans for a long time so it will be great to be back. We're excited to have Dartmouth come in because they are a newer team and we're going to try out new things on Friday with them. UT Martin has continued to get better and better each year and will be a great match up for us Saturday."
SPECTATOR INFORMATION
It's a big weekend for equestrian fans at the Auburn University Equestrian Center. On Friday, the team will be giving away free jersey koozies while supplies last. Saturday's meet will be the program's 'Military Appreciation' meet.
The Kid's Zone will be open with a bounce house, paint-a-pony and pony rides and the day will also feature food trucks.
For more information on the Auburn University Equestrian Center, please visit HERE.
AUBURN LINEUP
Auburn's lineup will feature a variety of riders from the squad as the team will take on Dartmouth Friday in a jumping seat-only meet and then will face off with UT Martin Saturday in a full competition.
Riding against Dartmouth in both Fences and Flat will be freshman Avery Glynn and junior All-American Mary-Grace Segars.
Joining the pair in Fences will be senior Grace Pearson and freshman Reilly Gogul. Going for the squad in Flat along with Glynn and Segars will be sophomores Anne Douglas Hamiter and Charlotte McLaughlin.
Auburn's lineup will change a little against the Skyhawks on Saturday. Glynn and senior All-American Ellie Ferrigno are slated to ride both Fences and Flat for the squad. Segars, Pearson and junior Sophee Steckbeck are also set to ride in Fences for the squad. Steckbeck leads the team with a perfect 9-0-0 record in the event.
On Flat, the Tigers will look to compete Hamiter, McLaughlin, Segars or freshman Alex Ryden. The final lineup will be set following Friday's contest against Dartmouth.
On the Western side, the Reining corps remains the same with seniors Kate Buchanan, Olivia Marino and Isabella Tesmer leading the way. Tesmer has a team-best 8-1-0 record in the event.
Joining the three will be sophomores Caroline Buchanan and Alexia Tordoff.
It'll be a youthful lineup in Horsemanship for the Tigers against UT Martin. Tordoff and classmate Caroline Fredenburg will lead the charge. Freshmen Brooke Jolstad, Alexis Potts and Sydney Swallom will also represent the Tigers in the event. S
AUBURN – UT MARTIN SERIES
Auburn stands at 17-0 in the all-time series with UT Martin.
The two teams last met in October with the Tigers traveling to Martin, Tennessee on Oct. 13. Auburn came away with an 11-9 victory over the Skyhawks.
UP NEXT
The Tigers take to the road one last time this fall, traveling to the state of Texas for a pair of top five meets. Auburn will face No. 4 Texas A&M on Friday, Nov. 10, in Bryan-College Station before traveling to Dallas for a meet at No. 3 SMU, Nov. 11.