Mary Meneely returned to the Auburn equestrian coaching staff in May 2024 as associate head coach and enters her ninth overall season as Western coach for the Tigers.
 
Prior to the 2024-25 season, Meneely was on the Auburn staff for seven year from 2015-16 through 2021-22. While at Auburn, she helped the Tigers win three national titles (2016, 2018, 2019) and five Southeastern Conference championships (2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022).
 
Meneely has coached her student-athletes to 34 NCEA All-America honors. She guided Taylor Searles to two NCEA Horsemanship Rider of the Year honors (2019, 2022) as well as Deanna Green to the same award in 2020.
 
At the conference level, Meneely has coached her riders to nine SEC Rider of the Year honors – six in Horsemanship and three in Reining. Most recently, Alexia Tordoff picked up SEC Horsemanship Rider of the Year for her efforts during the 2024-25 season. 

Her student-athletes totaled 18 All-SEC recognitions in Horsemanship and 14 in Reining and she had nine SEC Freshman Riders of the Year during her time on the Plains.
 
In addition, Meneely was a part of the Auburn staff that led the team to two undefeated seasons – 2018-19 and 2019-20.
 
During her two years away from the Plains, Meneely ran Coach Mary Meneely Consulting. The program provided mentoring and expert guidance to youth riders looking to compete in college by delivering top-tier coaching, clinics and lessons.
 
Prior to her first stint with Auburn, she was a member of the Georgia equestrian coaching staff. She was first named assistant coach in 2010 and was promoted to associate head coach in March 2013. With the Bulldogs, she helped the program win two national championships and three reserve national championships.