Cydney Benes Season 2016-17

Cydney Benes Season 2016-17

PositionWESTERN
ClassFreshman
HometownBoca Raton, Fla.

2016-17: Started her first meet in Horsemanship against Ole Miss (9/23), winning 65-60 ... Earned a spot on the roster against then-No. 4 Georgia on the road, scoring a career-best 76.5 points ... Rode in exhibition vs. Texas A&M (10/15) and scored 71.5 points to win ... Rode to a tie in her exhibition ride vs. South Carolina (11/18).

Prior to Auburn:
An AQHA Congress Champion ... NSBA Year End High Point Champion in 2013 ... Placed in every class she competed in at the 2015 Youth World Show ... Has won numerous Circuit Championships and All-Around awards.

Personal: Daughter of Tammy Schuster and Edgar Benes ... Has an older brother, Brett ... Father played football at the University of Miami and brother played football at University of Charleston ... Plans on receiving her degree from the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business.

Season Event Meets MVP W L T
2016-17 Horsemanship 2 0 1 1 0
Career Horsemanship 2 0 1 1 0