No. 1 Auburn dominates No. 5 Texas A&M in regular season finale

AUBURN, Ala. – The No. 1 Auburn equestrian team put an exclamation on the regular season, downing No. 5 Texas A&M, 15-4, Saturday afternoon at the Auburn University Equestrian Center.

Auburn (9-2, 4-2 SEC) won all four events on Senior Day and swept the Most Outstanding Performer honors in the dominating win over the Aggies. In addition, the victory secured the overall No. 1 seed at the SEC Championship, which the Tigers will host March 27-28.

“I’m so proud of this team and how they performed,” head coach Jessica Braswell said. “What a way for these seniors to finish the regular season together. We still have a lot of work in front of us, but I’m excited about where we are.”

The Tigers honored eight seniors in front of a big crowd Saturday. The team recognized Holland Barnett, Caroline Buchanan, Caroline Fredenburg, Lauren Hall, Isabel Litkenhous, Baylee Mckeever, Charlotte McLaughlin and Alexia Tordoff.

“I also was to thank the Auburn family for another great crowd today,” Braswell added. “We are looking forward to hosting SECs in a couple of weeks with our fans being able to come and support.”

Auburn kicked off the meet with a 7-3 lead at half, winning both Flat and Reining. The Flat corps put together a 4-1-0 mark vs. the Aggies, while Reining won 3-2.

Sophomore Sadie Berkhout led off Flat with a 77-69.5 victory before junior Avery Glynn scored a meet-high 86.5 points in her win to take MOP. Sophomore Ariana Marnell edged her opponent, 82.5-82, and classmate Kate Hagerty scored an 83 to defeat Devan Thomas’s 74.5.

Senior Caroline Buchanan won MOP in Reining for the Tigers, opening up the event with a 70.5-68.25 victory. Freshman Sofia Tieche scored a 70 to edge Isabelle Gonzalez’s 69.5 and junior Callie Hogg picked up the final point of the event for the squad with a 68.5-64.75 victory.

Three Tigers picked up victories vs. the Aggies in Horsemanship as Auburn went 3-1-1 in the second half of Western.

Seniors Alexia Tordoff and Caroline Fredenburg each scored 77s in the their wins with Fredenburg taking MOP honors. Junior Brooke Jolstad capped the event with a 75.25-75 edge over Meagan Braun.

Highlighting the second half was the sweep in Fences by the Tigers.

Freshman Caroline Olsen kicked off the event with a 73.5-72 win and was followed by Marnell’s MOP victory, 88-84. Hagerty earned an 86 and defeated Grace Shipman’s 83.5, while Glynn’s 79 held to beat Alida Treuting’s 78.5. Freshman Emily Jurnovoy completed the event sweep with an 75.5-83.5 victory.

Auburn will host the 2026 SEC Equestrian Championship, March 27-28. The two-day, three-meet tournament will be held at the Auburn University Equestrian Center and admission will be free. Stay tuned for more information on the conference meet.  

#1 AUBURN 15, #5 TEXAS A&M 4
FENCES
Caroline Olsen (AU) def. Logan Tomas (TAMU), 73.5-72
Ariana Marnell (AU)* def. Alexa Leong (TAMU), 88-84
Kate Hagerty (AU) def. Grace Shipman (TAMU), 86-83.5
Avery Glynn (AU) def. Alida Treuting (TAMU), 79-78.5
Emily Jurnovoy (AU) def. Kate Egan (TAMU), 85.5-83.5

FLAT
Sadie Berkhout (AU) def. Logan Thomas (TAMU), 77-69.5
Avery Glynn (AU)* def. Kate Egan (TAMU), 86.5-77.5
Ariana Marnell (AU) def. Grace Shipman (TAMU), 82.5-82
Kate Hagert (AU) def. Devan Thomas (TAMU), 83-74.5
Nicole McMillion (TAMU) def. Caroline Olsen (AU), 81-80

HORSEMANSHIP
Ady Kallay (TAMU) def. Callie Hogg (AU), 73.25-72.75
Alexia Tordoff (AU) def. Kendall Dirksen (TAMU), 77-74.5
Sydney Swallom (AU) tied Kaitlyn Bloom (TAMU), 74-74
Caroline Fredenburg (AU)* def. Kaylynn Heitman (TAMU), 77-0
Brooke Jolstad (AU) def. Meagan Braun (TAMU), 75.25-75

REINING
Caroline Buchanan (AU)* def. Anna Harris (TAMU), 70.5-68.25
Sofia Tieche (AU) def. Isabell Gonzalez (TAMU), 70-69.5
Callie Hogg (AU) def. Mattie Gustin (TAMU), 68.5-64.75
Moriah McQueen (TAMU) def. Alexia Tordoff (AU), 68.75-68.5
Gracie Casebolt (TAMU) def. Michelle Fumagalli (AU), 65.25-63.75