No. 1 Auburn travels to No. 3 Georgia for an SEC match up

AUBURN, Ala. – The No. 1 Auburn equestrian team will hit the road one last time during the regular season, traveling to No. 3 Georgia for a Southeastern Conference contest. The two rivals will face off at 11 a.m. CT on Saturday, February 28 in Bishop, Georgia at the UGA Equestrian Complex.

“Georgia is a really good team and a very competitive team,” head coach Jessica Braswell said. “We have a huge opportunity on the road this weekend to see what we’re made of. If we can bring the same energy and consistency that we have at home on the road then we have a great chance this Saturday.”

The equestrian program is no stranger to the Auburn-Georgia rivalry. The two programs have combined for 14 national titles since the beginning of collegiate equestrian and each have battled back and forth in the series history.  

“This is definitely our biggest rivalry and this match-up has always been a battle,” Braswell said. “This is a huge opportunity for us Saturday because not only does this rivalry mean a lot to our program, but to the Auburn fans as well. We always love to get a win at Georgia.”

Saturday’s meet also holds weight in seeding at the 2026 SEC Championships. With two conference meets remaining, a win will be one step closer to securing the top seed at the conference meet.

“This team has a lot of resilience and we control our own destiny,” Braswell said. “We have two SEC meets left and have a good chance of being that top seed at SECs. We will put ourselves into a great position if we can get the win Saturday.”

AUBURN LINEUP
The Auburn lineup has found consistency as the same group of three seniors, four juniors, four sophomores and three freshmen will ride for the Tigers against Georgia.

The Jumping Seat squad has four Tigers set to ride in both Fences and Flat with junior Avery Glynn and freshman Caroline Olsen leading the way. Glynn is 15-3-0 overall with a 9-0-0 mark on the Flat. Olsen is also 15-3-0 with an 8-1-0 record in Fences and a 7-2-0 record on the Flat.

Joining them in both events will be sophomores Kate Hagerty and Ariana Marnell. Hagerty is 5-4-0in Fences and has won four-straight match ups in the event. Marnell has 10 wins on the year with a 6-4-0 record in Fences.

Competing in Fences with the team will be freshman Emily Jurnovoy, who has two wins on the season so far. Sophomore Sadie Berkhout is slated to ride on the Flat and is 5-3-0 in the event for the Tigers.

On the Western side, senior Alexia Tordoff and junior Callie Hogg will once again go in both Horsemanship and Reining on Saturday. Tordoff has 13 wins in the discipline, including a 7-1-1 mark in Horsemanship. She’s also 6-2-1 in Reining to lead the team. Hogg has five victories in Horsemanship and four in Reining.

Three experienced riders in senior Caroline Fredenburg and juniors Brooke Jolstad and Sydney Swallom will join the pair in Horsemanship. Swallom has seven wins on the year, while Fredenburg and Jolstad each have six.

Reining will feature senior Caroline Buchanan, sophomore Michelle Fumagalli and freshman Sofia Tieche along with Tordoff and Hogg. Buchanan and Fumagalli join Hogg with four wins on the year, while Tieche has three.

AUBURN-GEORGIA SERIES
Georgia leads the all-time series with a 34-29 record over the Tigers. The two teams have split the regular season series over the last two years with each team taking victories at home. The Tigers last won in Bishop on October 7, 2022, taking the season-opening win, 11-8.

Auburn and Georgia last met on November 21 at the Auburn University Equestrian Center. The then-No. 2 Tigers bested the then-No. 1 Bulldogs, 14-6, and swept the MOP awards.

UP NEXT
Auburn closes the 2025-26 regular season on March 7, hosting No. 5 Texas A&M at 11 a.m. CT. at the Auburn University Equestrian Center. The team will celebrate its seniors at halftime of the meet and admission is free.