WACO, Texas – The National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) saw four meets in the eighth week of competition for its membership.

The Single Discipline Meet of the Week was Sewanee at No. 5 Sweet Briar, while No. 7 SMU visited No. 9 Baylor for the Meet of the Week for Dual Discipline.

11/13 - No. 7 SMU Upsets No. 4 Texas A&M
DALLAS, Texas – No. 7 SMU equestrian upset No. 4 Texas A&M 14-6 at the Dallas Equestrian Center on Thursday, nabbing each MOP award and sweeping Reining.

SMU improved to 1-3 while Texas A&M fell to 3-3. This was the 24th meeting between the programs, the Aggies still holding the advantage at 14-10.

The Mustangs started off strong, going 4-1 in Fences. Caroline Signorino scored an 85, earning the first point of the meet. All-American Augusta Iwasaki followed with an MOP-winning performance, throwing down a score of 85.5. Freshman Schuyler Dayner scored an 83 on Cora, defeating her Aggie opponent Grace Defoe. Senior Hannah Hoch secured the final point for the Mustangs, besting Texas A&M's Kate Egan.

In Horsemanship, the Mustangs won, taking home three more points. Jayna Lagace nabbed a score of 76.5 to claim her win. Violet Shetler secured her second MOP of the season after riding Austin for a score of 77.75. Shetler's honor keeps SMU's Horsemanship MOP streak alive, bringing the total to 21 straight Horsemanship MOPs. Sophomore Shaelyn Boutelle claimed her first victory as a Mustang, beating the Aggies' Kendal Dirksen 75.5-73.75.

On Flat, Iwasaki earned her second MOP of the night, marking her first time winning two MOPs at the same meet. Also picking up a win on Flat was Schuyler Dayner, going 2-0 in this competition. 

SMU swept all of the Reining points, adding five more points to the total. Captain Sara Beth Filiatreau claimed her first MOP of the season, scoring a 72 against Texas A&M's Gracie Casebolt. Siena Krueger stepped into the lineup, securing her first win of the season. Addi Schmersal nabbed another point for the Mustangs after earning a 73.25 on Bam. On Goose, Makenna Bomke performed a winning ride, posting a 70.25. The final Reining point came from freshman Madison Rafacz, continuing her perfect 4-0 collegiate record.

MEET OF THE WEEK
11/14 - No. 5 Sweet Briar Victorious Over Sewanee
SWEET BRIAR, Va. - The No. 5 single discipline Sweet Briar College NCEA team (2-3, 1-2 ODAC) was victorious against the Sewanee Tigers (0-2) this afternoon, winning the meet at the Harriet Howell Rogers Riding Center 8-2.

The Vixens started the meet with four points in flat competition, led by both senior Maggie Booth(Marietta, Ga.) and sophomore Abigail Schreiner's (Villa Rica, Ga.) meet-high scores of 87.

Sophomore Gracie Robertson (Mocksville, N.C.) totaled an 85 on Emmett to earn the point against Olivia Carmouche by a 27-point win margin, while senior Wyette Felton (Canton, Ga.) bested Piper Nelson with an 80 on Bella.

Sweet Briar also took four points in fences competition while four riders scored in the 80s. Booth totaled an 84.5 on Hemingway for a 15.5-point win margin. First-year Sadie Swift (Leonardtown, Md.) and senior Naomi Dachis (Franklin Lakes, N.J.) saw scores of 83 and 82, respectively.

First-year Hallie Nelson (Duette, Fla.) totaled a 73 on Chico to take the point against her Sewanee opponent, who totaled a 67.

Highlights

• Booth swept the Most Outstanding Performer (MOP) honors. 
• Booth and Schreiner both topped their previous high scores of the season. 
• Sweet Briar remains undefeated against Sewanee with a 6-0 record.

MEET OF THE WEEK
11/14 - No. 7 SMU Outdoes No. 9 Baylor
WACO, Texas – No. 7 SMU equestrian took home the final win of 2025, defeating the No.9 Baylor Bears 11-6 and securing three MOPs.

SMU improves to 2-3 on the season while Baylor falls to 1-5. The Mustangs lead the all-time series of dual meets at 9-5. SMU has won the last nine meets since 2017 over BU.

Starting on Flat, the Mustangs bested the Bears 3-2. Caroline Signorino earned herself a victory, beating Baylor's Lauren Reid 85-84. Genevieve Johns picked up the second point on Flat for SMU. The Indiana native scored an 81 to secure her win. The final point came from freshman Schuyler Dayner. With a seven-point win margin, Dayner posted a career-high 89 on Flat.

Scoring the lone point in Reining for the Mustangs was Sara Beth Filiatreau, defeating the Bears' Britt Mclinay 72-71.5. Filiatreau also secured her second MOP of the season. Makenna Bomke and Madison Rafacz's rides ended in ties, preventing Baylor from scoring two points.

SMU dominated in Horsemanship, earning four points. Ava Blyth defeated the Bears' Avery Mortman 71.5-65. Shaelyn Boutelle took home her second win of the week after scoring a 77.5. The next point was won by Violet Shetler, besting Olive Holm 78.5-76.5. Shetler nabbed an MOP, her second in a day. Jayna Lagace picked up the final Western win for the Mustangs by posting a 73.

Captain Augusta Iwasaki claimed her third victory and third MOP in 24 hours, nabbing a Fences win with a score of 85. Caroline Signorino went perfect at the meet, going 2-0 after earning an 83 in Fences. Aedan Mooney notched the final point of the meet, recording a score of 82 to defeat Morgan McCarthy's 78. Schuyler Dayner finished the day undefeated, tying Baylor's Lauren Jorgensen 88-88.

11/15 - Sewanee Falls at No. 1 Lynchburg
Rustburg, Va. -- The University of Lynchburg equestrian team claimed its sixth consecutive win of the season to close out its fall slate, defeating Sewanee 7-3 on Saturday at the Lynchburg Equestrian Center.

The No. 1 Hornets (6-0) remain unbeaten this season and will carry that unblemished record into 2026. Sewanee falls to 0-3 on the season.

The meet saw Rebecca Collier and Amaya Bellfield shine, collecting MOPs in the fences and flat, respectively. Collier earned a score of 87 riding Luca in fences, while Bellfield secured a score of 89 in the flat riding Balou. Both were the top scores of their events.

Lynchburg earned four team points in the fences to start things off. Bellfield was the next top performer in fences, receiving a score of 86 riding Zehn for a team point. Mary Katherine Ragsdale and Stella Patenaude produced great performances as well, securing scores of 84 riding Motaz and 83 riding Archie, respectively. Madeline Rubin earned a score of 72 on Itina, while Mackenna Moss claimed an 84 in her exhibition riding Luna.

The Hornets continued the momentum into the flat, taking three team points to seal the victory. Along with Bellfield's point, Abby Zemp scored an 82 on Van Gogh to snag a team point and Abigail Devlin received a score of 80 riding Caleb for a team point. Collier scored a 78 riding Ollie and Devyn Borden rode Eragon for a score of 73 to round out Lynchburg performers. Additionally, Ella Neyland scored a 74 in her exhibition riding Carl.

About the NCEA
A non-profit corporation, the NCEA is a governing body to advance the sport of equestrian. The NCEA is responsible for the development and administration of equestrian rules and guidelines. Equestrian is subject to all NCAA policies and procedures in the same manner as other sports. In 1998, Equestrian was identified and adopted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Committee on Women's Athletics (CWA) as an emerging sport for women at the Division I and II levels. 
 
NCEA competitions are in a head-to-head format, and schools may choose to compete as a single or dual discipline team (Jumping Seat and Western). Each discipline has two events: in Jumping Seat, Fences and Flat, and in Western, Horsemanship and Reining. Teams can have five riders per event, with horses assigned by random draw at the start of the competition. Riders from opposing teams compete on the same horse, and whichever rider receives the higher score earns one point for her team. The level of difficulty is demonstrated by the accuracy of the pattern and how the competitor uses the horse to the best of her ability.
 
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