Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State Hosts Georgia Saturday
2/8/2006 12:00:00 AM | Equestrian
Feb. 8, 2006
FRESNO, Calif. -- - Fresno State continues a three-week home stretch on Saturday, hosting the University of Georgia in an NCAA-style match. The Dogs are in the midst of the toughest portion of the 2005-06 schedule, which concludes with the IHSA National Championships later this spring.
Dogs Host Georgia
Fresno State will host perennial power Georgia on Saturday at 8 a.m. at the Student Horse Center. It will be an English and Western meet using the NCAA format of 34 different matches featuring between riders from each team. The English Equitation and Western Horsemanship matches begin at 8 a.m. The jumping events are at 11:30 a.m. and the reining events at 2 p.m.
Malmo Moment
Quotes from head coach Becky Malmo: About last week: "The student-athletes were very prepared and focused for this competition. They gave excellent performances as every level. Our riders won first in all but one event, and we were third in that one. Two women qualified for the regional championships to be held at Stanford March 25, 2006 with several others close on their heels." About this week: "Having Georgia on our campus is very exciting. We respect their program and what they have accomplished and this is a good chance for us to showcase our program and see where we stand with one of the nation's premier programs."
Senior Day/Code Red Day
During Saturday's meet against Georgia, the Bulldogs will honor seven senior student-athletes. The event has also been designated as Fresno State's "Code Red" event, in which all Bulldog student-athletes are asked to come out and support their fellow student-athletes. The seniors that will be honored Saturday are: Kelly Ansaldo, Katie Frost, Becky LeGris, Kristin Marchesi, Stacey McCalmont, Jessica Miller, Erin Saunders and Amy Simmons.
Fresno State Western Recap
The Bulldogs claimed the high point championship in the Fresno State Western show last Saturday at the Fresno State Student Horse Center. The Dogs outdistanced Stanford for the team title. Freshman Heidi Smith was in the individual high point rider, winning the Open Reining and Open Western Horsemanship events. Elise Kolp was the reserve high point rider, claiming second place in Open Reining and fourth in Open Western Horsemanship. Brenda Donat won the Intermediate Western Horsemanship just ahead of Erin Buffington. Both student-athletes have not qualified for the regional champion. Jessica Miller won Novice Western Horsemanship and Daniell Nielsen was Advanced Western Horsemanship. Sierra Daniels was third in Advanced Western Horsemanship.
Looking Ahead
The Dogs have two home shows in the month of February. Fresno State will host perennial power Georgia on Feb. 11 at the Fresno State Horse Center. The Bulldogs will close out the home schedule with the Fresno State Invitational Feb. 18. Fresno State has two non-conference events in the month of March prior to the IHSA Regional Championships.
Regional Championship at Stanford
Fresno State was scheduled to host the IHSA Regional Championship at the Student Horse Center on March 25, but that event has been moved to Stanford.
