No. 1 Auburn ready to face No. 4 Texas A&M Friday

No. 1 Auburn equestrian will compete against No. 4 Texas A&M on Friday at 3 p.m. CT at the Auburn University Equestrian Center. Admission is free.

A rider in a blue shirt and black cowboy hat guides a brown horse with white wraps on its legs through an arena.A rider in a blue shirt and black cowboy hat guides a brown horse with white wraps on its legs through an arena.
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AUBURN, Ala.— No. 1 Auburn equestrian will compete against No. 4 Texas A&M on Friday at 3 p.m. CT at the Auburn University Equestrian Center. Admission is free.

The meet will be streamed on SEC Network+ with live scoring available at AuburnTigers.com.

“We’re looking forward to a big meet against Texas A&M,” head coach Jessica Braswell said. “They are the defending SEC Champions and bring in a really experienced team. It looks like we are going to have beautiful weather Friday and we can’t wait to see the Auburn family at the equestrian center.”

FAN EXPERIENCE
It will be Auburn's Military Appreciation meet, sponsored by Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine with equestrian bandana giveaways.

The Kids Club will have pony rides, yard games and a bouncy house. Auburn equestrian's horse trading card, featuring Chopper, will also be available this week.

THE TIGER LINEUP
The Jumping Seat lineup for both Fences and Flat will include senior Avery Glynn, juniors Kate Hagerty and Ariana Marnell, sophomore Caroline Olsen and freshman Taylor Cawley.

In their most recent meet, this lineup swept then top-ranked South Carolina (Oct. 9) in Fences with Marnell earning MOP. On the Flat, the same lineup went 4-1 against the Gamecocks and Olsen was named MOP.

Sophomore Emily Jurnovoy will ride in exhibition in Fences and junior Sadie Berkhout will do exhibition on the Flat.

On the Western side, seniors Callie Hogg, Brooke Jolstad and Sydney Swallom along with freshmen Charlie Brooks and Maddie Rippeon will ride Horsemanship with freshman Delaney Lee riding in exhibition.

The Reining lineup will keep Hogg and add freshmen Lindsey Lester and Landri Lisac accompanied by sophomore Sofia Tieche and junior Michelle Fumagalli. Lester picked up her first career MOP vs. South Carolina.

THE SERIES
Auburn leads the all-time series against Texas A&M, 31-11, and is undefeated in the regular season at home (15-0).

The last time they met, the Aggies downed the Tigers,11-8, in the semifinals of the 2026 SEC Equestrian Championship.

UP NEXT
Auburn returns home to host Fresno State on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 11 a.m. CT.

It will be Auburn's Pony Patch/Kids Club Day meet. Halloween festivities will be available including a kid’s carnival, pumpkin painting, pony rides and a costume contest. Aubie’s Kids Club members will be able to decorate their own cowboy hat at the pony patch. Admission is free.