SEVEN FROGS EARN ALL-AMERICA HONORS
TCU has a rider honored in each event
WACO, Texas – Seven Horned Frogs were named to the Ariat NCEA All-America teams Thursday afternoon.
Alex Benson, Mattie Dukes, Anna Hauter and Jessica McAllister each earned second-team honors, while Jacey Albaugh, Isabella Baxter and Ashleigh Scully were each tabbed honorable mention.
TCU set a new single-season school record with seven All-America honors in 2021, surpassing the program's previous high of six in 2013 and 2015.
"This is truly great for these girls," TCU Director of Equestrian Haley Schoolfield said. "We are so proud of the season each one of these riders put together and to receive this recognition is very special. They have all grown so much over the course of this season and it is a credit to them the energy and effort they give every time out."
Alex Beneson was named a Second Team All-American in Fences. After being named an All-Big 12 rider last week, Beneson earns her first All-America nod. The senior finished the season 8-4, her best record in Fences at TCU. She had seven rides scoring 80 or more and earned three MOPs, which tied for the team lead. Her three Most Outstanding Performerss are the most she has earned in a single season in her four-year career across both Fences and Flat.
Mattie Dukes came in as a Second Team Reining All-American after being named the Big 12 Reining Rider of the Year. Dukes had a very successful first season competing in Reining, going 6-2. She also had three MOPs, tying for the team lead. The sophomore posted a season-high 74 and proved to be a consistent scorer in the event with five of her eight rides receiving a 71 or higher.
Anna Hauter earns her second-career All-America nod on the Second Team Horsemanship after her honorable mention last season. The senior was 6-2 during the regular season and set a new career-high riding to a 76.5 at Baylor on Remedy. She earned two MOPs, the most in a single season in her career. She never had a score lower than 71 all season.
Jessica McAllister earns Second Team Horsemanship All-America honors after an astounding freshman season. She was named the Co-Big 12 Horsemanship Rider of the Year last week and posted a 7-3-1 record so far this season. She won two MOPs in the last three meets of the regular season with both coming on unfamiliar horses. McAllister put up the second-highest Horsemanship score this season, with a 78.5 at Baylor on Feb. 6.
Jacey Albaugh received her first All-America honor with an honorable mention recognition in Flat. She went 7-3-2 over the course of the season with a season-high score of 96 against Lynchburg. The 96 tied for the second-highest score in a Flat ride in program history. Albaugh also had a new season-high in wins with seven beating her previous best of four. She also was a two-time MOP. Her season was highlighted with two separate rides scoring a 92 or more.
Isabella Baxter was named to her second Ariat NCEA All-America team after finding herself on the First Team Fences list her freshman year. Baxter went 8-4, tying for the team-lead in wins. She also tied for the highest score in a Fences ride in program history last week at the Big 12 Championship. She earned one MOP during the course of the season and now has nine in her Fences career. The junior also went undefeated in Big 12 play, accumulating five wins.
Ashleigh Scully rounds out the TCU slew on the list with her honorable mention Flat recognition. The freshman went 6-2 in the regular season with an MOP against Lynchburg on March 11. She also set a season-high with a 91 on Mabel. Scully tied for the team lead in Flat wins with her six during the regular season.
The TCU equestrian team look to make a deep run at the NCEA National Championship when it faces Georgia in the first round on April 15 at the Extraco Event Center in Waco, Texas.
Alex Benson, Mattie Dukes, Anna Hauter and Jessica McAllister each earned second-team honors, while Jacey Albaugh, Isabella Baxter and Ashleigh Scully were each tabbed honorable mention.
TCU set a new single-season school record with seven All-America honors in 2021, surpassing the program's previous high of six in 2013 and 2015.
"This is truly great for these girls," TCU Director of Equestrian Haley Schoolfield said. "We are so proud of the season each one of these riders put together and to receive this recognition is very special. They have all grown so much over the course of this season and it is a credit to them the energy and effort they give every time out."
Alex Beneson was named a Second Team All-American in Fences. After being named an All-Big 12 rider last week, Beneson earns her first All-America nod. The senior finished the season 8-4, her best record in Fences at TCU. She had seven rides scoring 80 or more and earned three MOPs, which tied for the team lead. Her three Most Outstanding Performerss are the most she has earned in a single season in her four-year career across both Fences and Flat.
Mattie Dukes came in as a Second Team Reining All-American after being named the Big 12 Reining Rider of the Year. Dukes had a very successful first season competing in Reining, going 6-2. She also had three MOPs, tying for the team lead. The sophomore posted a season-high 74 and proved to be a consistent scorer in the event with five of her eight rides receiving a 71 or higher.
Anna Hauter earns her second-career All-America nod on the Second Team Horsemanship after her honorable mention last season. The senior was 6-2 during the regular season and set a new career-high riding to a 76.5 at Baylor on Remedy. She earned two MOPs, the most in a single season in her career. She never had a score lower than 71 all season.
Jessica McAllister earns Second Team Horsemanship All-America honors after an astounding freshman season. She was named the Co-Big 12 Horsemanship Rider of the Year last week and posted a 7-3-1 record so far this season. She won two MOPs in the last three meets of the regular season with both coming on unfamiliar horses. McAllister put up the second-highest Horsemanship score this season, with a 78.5 at Baylor on Feb. 6.
Jacey Albaugh received her first All-America honor with an honorable mention recognition in Flat. She went 7-3-2 over the course of the season with a season-high score of 96 against Lynchburg. The 96 tied for the second-highest score in a Flat ride in program history. Albaugh also had a new season-high in wins with seven beating her previous best of four. She also was a two-time MOP. Her season was highlighted with two separate rides scoring a 92 or more.
Isabella Baxter was named to her second Ariat NCEA All-America team after finding herself on the First Team Fences list her freshman year. Baxter went 8-4, tying for the team-lead in wins. She also tied for the highest score in a Fences ride in program history last week at the Big 12 Championship. She earned one MOP during the course of the season and now has nine in her Fences career. The junior also went undefeated in Big 12 play, accumulating five wins.
Ashleigh Scully rounds out the TCU slew on the list with her honorable mention Flat recognition. The freshman went 6-2 in the regular season with an MOP against Lynchburg on March 11. She also set a season-high with a 91 on Mabel. Scully tied for the team lead in Flat wins with her six during the regular season.
The TCU equestrian team look to make a deep run at the NCEA National Championship when it faces Georgia in the first round on April 15 at the Extraco Event Center in Waco, Texas.
