Taylor Searles Season 2017-18

Taylor Searles Season 2017-18

PositionWESTERN
ClassFreshman
HometownScottsdale, Ariz.

Awards and Honors
Auburn Career Wins Holder – Horsemanship (54)
Auburn Single Season Wins Holder – Horsemanship (16)
2022 NCEA First Team All-American (Horsemanship & Reining)
2022 NCEA Rider of the Year - Horsemanship
2022 SEC Rider of the Year - Horsemanship
2022 All-SEC - Horsemanship & Reining
2022 NCEA First Team All-Academic
2022 NCEA Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 NCEA First Team All-American (Horsemanship)
2021 SEC Rider of the Year – Horsemanship
2021 All-SEC
2021 NCEA First Team All-Academic
2021 NCEA Academic Honor Roll
2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 NCEA Second Team All-American (Horsemanship)
2020 All-SEC (Horsemanship)
2020 NCEA First Team All-Academic
2020 NCEA Academic Honor Roll
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 NCEA Rider of the Year – Horsemanship
2019 NCEA First Team All-American (Horsemanship)
2019 NCEA All-Championship Team (Horsemanship)
2019 All-SEC (Horsemanship)
2019 NCEA First Team All-Academic
2019 NCEA Academic Honor Roll
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 SEC All-Freshman Team (Horsemanship)
2018 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
NCEA Rider of the Month (February 2019)
SEC Rider of the Month (January 2020, October 2021)
 
CAREER: First in career wins for Horsemanship with 54 … Holds the single season wins record in Horsemanship with 16 (2019) … Among the program’s best with nine MOPs in her career ... Her 79.5 in November 2021 in Horsemanship ranks third in program history.

2021-22: Put together a 20-6-1 mark in Western ... Had an outstanding year in Horsemanship, going 12-1-1 overall and capturing NCEA and SEC Horsemanship Rider of teh Year honors ... Went 8-5-0 in Reining ... Two Reining MOPs with one in Horsemanship ... Kicked off the season with nine straight wins in Western ... Opened with a 79 in Horsemanship in the season opener vs. No. 2 Georgia, earning MOP ... Edged both opponents in Horsemanship on the road at No. 4 Oklahoma State (10/15) and at No. 3 SMU (10/16) ... Earned her first Reining MOP of the season at SMU, scoring a season-best 73 to top her opponent's 72.5 ... Score a 78.5 in her Horsemanship win at SMU ... Closed out the fall with a pair of big scores at No. 3 Baylor, setting career highs in both Horsemanship and Reining ... Won her Horsemanship point with a 79.5 and followed with an MOP Reining ride, scoring a 76 ... Kicked off the spring with two wins at South Carolina (2/5) ... Returned to the Plains vs. No. 10 Delaware State with a 72.5-71.5 win (2/12) ... Secured MOP honors in Reining vs. No. 2 Texas A&M (2/26), winning 71-66.5 ... Scored 76.5 points in her 12-point Horsemanship win at No. 6 Georgia (3/4) ... Went undefeated vs. Georgia in the SEC semifinal (3/25) ... Scored a 227.5 in Horsemanship and 216.5 in Reining against the Bulldogs ... Closed out her career with a 224.5-221 victory in Horsemanship vs. No. 7 SMU (4/14) at NCEAs. 

2020-21: Put together an 12-4-2 mark in Western competition … Went 7-1-1 in Horsemanship and 5-3-1 in Reining … Kicked off the year with a pair of wins at No. 3 South Carolina (10/16) … Topped Taylor Kellam in Horsemanship, 76.5-71.5, and followed with a 75.5-74.5 win over Graycen Hess in Reining … Her Reining performance was a season-high score and gave her MOP honors … Swept both opponents vs. No. 7 Texas A&M (10/30) to cap the fall … Awarded MOP for her 76.5-76 win in Horsemanship … Bested Marissa Harrell in Reining, 70-69.5 … Finished the spring with a 4-1-1 record for the Tigers, including a perfect 3-0-0 in Horsemanship … Scored a 78 on the road at Texas A&M, topping her opponent’s 75 … Bested her Aggie opponent in Reining as well, 73.5-67 (2/13) … Scored a season-high 79 in her Horsemanship win vs. No. 3 Georgia (2/27), earning MOP … Capped the spring with a 75.5-72.5 Horsemanship victory over No. 8 South Carolina (3/13) … Went undefeated in Horsemanship at the SEC Championship, scoring a 217 and a 218.5 over two meets … Helped Auburn sweep Georgia in the conference title meet in Reining, scoring a 206.5 for the win (3/27) … Picked up a win in Reining at the NCEA Championship, topping Baylor’s Daisy Kaufman with a 206.5 (4/15).
 
2019-20: Had another outstanding season with the Tigers in Horsemanship, going 9-4-0 in the event for Auburn … Earned three MOPs on the season and went 5-1 vs. SEC opponents … Scored a season-best 78 vs. No. 9 Baylor (2/15) and was awarded MOP … Kicked off the year with a 76.5 and a win at No. 10 UT Martin (9/19) … Earned her first MOP of the year with a 77.5-76.5 victory at No. 9 SMU (11/8) … Followed with a 77-76 win over Alex Marlow at No. 4 Texas A&M (11/9) … Picked up another MOP honor at UC Davis (1/31), scoring 75.5 points in the win … Closed out the year on a four-meet win streak in Horsemanship … Competed in Reining on two occasions for the Tigers … Earned the first win of her career over No. 3 South Carolina (2/29), besting Sloane Vogt with a 70.5.  

2018-19: Set a single-season wins record with 16 on the year, having an impressive 16-1-1 mark as a sophomore … Only loss of the year came in October … Picked up her first win of the season with a 75.5 vs. No. 9 South Carolina (9/28) … Capped the first half of the year with back-to-back victories against SEC opponents … Bested Ashley Davidson of No. 2 Texas A&M (11/2) with another 75.5 … Finished the fall with a 75-74.5 edge over Lila Owens at No. 7 Georgia (11/9) … Scored back-to-back 77s at home in February … Topped No. 10 UT Martin’s Devon Woods, 77-73, to earn MOP honors (2/8) … She followed with a 77-75.5 victory vs. Whitney Vesey of South Dakota State (2/9) … Concluded the regular season with a 76-71 win over Maddie Anger of No. 7 Georgia (3/8), picking up MOP recognition … Went undefeated at the 2019 SEC Championship (3/29-30), helping the Tigers earn the conference title … Finished 4-0-0 at the NCEA Championship (4/18-20) … Never scored below a 220 at the national meet … Her 227.5 in her win vs. Georgia’s Lexie Lane in the national championship match was the highest score by any student-athlete in the event that meet … Finished the year with a 6-0 mark vs. SEC opponents during the regular season.

2017-18: Put together a great freshman campaign for Auburn in Horsemanship, having a 10-7-1 record overall ... Her 10 wins in the event came in a tie for third on the team ... Scored a season-best 75.5 in her win over Sarah Miller on the road at No. 3 Oklahoma State (2/9) ... Followed with a huge 74.5-73 victory at No. 1 Georgia (2/9) ... Scored back-to-back 75s for wins to cap the regular season ... Went undefeated at the SEC Championship (3/30-31), opening with a 152-151.5 win over Bailey Cook of No. 3 seeded Texas A&M in the SEC Semifinal ... That win gave her the first MOP honor of her career ... Scored a 153 in her victory over Payton Anderson in the SEC Final (3/31) ... Had three wins during the NCEA Championship week (4/18-21).

Prior to Auburn: Four-time AQHA Youth World Champion ... Five-time AQHA Youth World Reserve Champion ... Two-time AQHA Youth World Bronze Champion ... Has multiple top 10 finishes at the AQHA Youth World Show ... Seven-time Congress Champion ... Three-time Congress All-Around Champion ... Has multiple Congress Reserve Championships ... Two-time AQHYA Year End High Point Winner ... Has multiple NSBA World Championships, Reserve Championships and Year End High Point championships.

Personal: Daughter of Jim and Deanna Searles ... Has a younger brother, Trent ... Was captain of her high school golf team that won the state championship ... Earned her degree in marketing in May 2020 and graduated with her Masters of Business Administration in December 2021.

SeasonEventMeetsMVPWinLossTie
2017-18Horsemanship1811071
2018-19Horsemanship1821611
2019-20Horsemanship133940
2020-21Horsemanship92711
2021-22Horsemanship1411211
CareerHorsemanship72954144
SeasonEventMeetsMOPWinLossTie
2017-18Reining10100
2019-20Reining20110
2020-21Reining91531
2021-22Reining133850
CareerReining2441591