WACO, Texas – No. 1 Auburn equestrian will compete against No. 8 Baylor on Friday at 11 a.m. CT at the Willis Family Equestrian Center in Waco, Texas in the team’s first away meet of the season.
Live scoring will be available at baylorbears.com.
“We are looking forward to getting on the road and playing a good Baylor team,” said head coach Jessica Braswell. “This trip will be a good indicator of where we are as a team. Being on the road in this sport is difficult and we will have to compete and execute at a very high level to get the win.”
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 went 4-1 in Fences against then-No. 8 Fresno State, with Glynn earning MOP. On the Flat, the lineup swept the Bulldogs, 5-0, and Olsen was named MOP. Cawley and Marnell are each 6-0 on the Flat this season.
Freshman Parker Peacock will ride in exhibition on the Flat in her first collegiate meet.
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 group swept Fresno State, 5-0, with Rippeon earning the first MOP honor of her career. Hogg remains undefeated in the event this season.
The Reining lineup features junior Michelle Fumagalli, sophomores Kailee Rife and Sofia Tieche, and freshmen Lindsey Lester and Landri Lisac. Fumagalli is 4-0 in Reining this season to lead the squad.
THE SERIES
Auburn leads the all-time series against Baylor, 15-3, and is 8-0 at home, 6-2 away and 1-1 at neutral sites.
The last time they met, the Tigers won 16-2 in Auburn’s 2025-26 home opener at the Auburn University Equestrian Center.
UP NEXT
Auburn will wrap up the fall portion of its schedule on Friday, Nov. 20, at SEC rival Georgia in Bishop, Ga. The meet is set for 1 p.m. CT at the UGA Equestrian Complex.
The Tigers will then return to the Auburn University Equestrian Center to open the spring on Friday, Feb. 5, hosting UT Martin at 3 p.m. CT. Auburn will stay home for a doubleheader, welcoming Minnesota Crookston on Saturday, Feb. 6, at 11 a.m. CT.
No. 1 Auburn to open fall road contest at No. 8 Baylor this Friday
No. 1 Auburn equestrian will compete against No. 8 Baylor on Friday at 11 a.m. CT at the Willis Family Equestrian Center in Waco, Texas in the team’s first away meet of the season.
