No. 5 Bulldogs open spring season in Texas

Friday, February 10

Dallas, Texas / Dallas Equestrian Center

8 a.m. PT

Fresno State

#6 SMU

No. 5 Bulldogs open spring season in Texas

2/8/2017 8:30:00 AM | Equestrian

Fresno State Game Notes (PDF)MW Weekly Release (PDF)

Fresno State equestrian is set to face No. 6 SMU on Friday and No. 10 TCU on Saturday

By: Jason Kelm / Communications Assistant

FRESNO, Calif. – The No. 5 Fresno State equestrian team opens its spring season in the state of Texas as the Bulldogs face No. 6 SMU in Dallas, Texas on Friday at 8 a.m. PT and No. 10 TCU in Springtown, Texas on Saturday at 8 a.m.

The 'Dogs (5-2) closed out their fall season with a 10-8 victory against then-No. 6 South Carolina in November and look to keep that momentum going into the spring with some of the top riders in the country.

Senior western rider Taylor Brown was named NCEA Rider of the Month for reining in September and horsemanship in October, while being selected as UEC Rider of the Month for reining and horsemanship in both September and October.

Junior hunt seat rider Kylina Chalack was named the equitation on the flat rider of the month in September for both the NCEA and UEC, while freshman Natalie Wendt captured the same accolades in October.

The Bulldogs are 8-3 all-time against SMU, most recently dropping a 10-10 draw to the Mustangs on Feb. 6, 2016, with an overall raw score of 1487.50-1465.00.

Similarly, the 'Dogs fell to the Horned Frogs last October in a 10-10 draw (1423.50-13.69.50) and are 8-10 all-time against TCU.

Horsemanship continues to be the strength for the Bulldogs, going 20-6-4 in the fall, while equitation on the flat (17-11-2) and equitation over fences (17-13) have provided consistent points as well. In reining, the 'Dogs are 9-19-2.

Fresno State returns home Feb. 17-18 as the Bulldogs are slated to face No. 1 Baylor and No. 7 Georgia, respectively.

2016-17 Bulldogs:
Equitation on the Flat (17-11-2)
Kylina Chalack – 5-1-1, two MOPs
Alexandra Dirickson – 3-2-1
Genna Fogelberg – 0-1
Maddy Keck – 0-2
Brooke Nelson – 0-1
Sierra Swaffar – 4-3, one MOP
Natalie Wendt – 5-1, two MOPs

Equitation Over Fences (17-13)
Kylina Chalack – 5-2
Alexandra Dirickson – 3-3, one MOP
Maddy Keck – 3-1
Paige Pastorino – 3-3, two MOPs
Dani Schneider – 1-0
Natalie Wendt – 2-4, one MOP

Horsemanship (20-6-4)
Taylor Brown – 7-0, five MOPs
Taylor Dixon – 4-2-1
Taeya Harle – 2-2-2
Madison Robinson – 3-0, one MOP
Rachel Williams – 4-2-1

Reining (9-19-2)
Paige Barton – 0-0-1
Taylor Brown – 5-2, five MOPs
Taylor Dixon – 0-4-1
Alysa Frias – 0-5
Shea Gilson – 3-2
Kara Gustafson – 1-5
Hailey Robison – 0-1

NCEA National Team Rankings (Feb. 7, 2017)
1. Baylor
2. Texas A&M
3. Auburn
4. Oklahoma State
5. Fresno State
6. SMU
7. Georgia
8. South Carolina
9. New Mexico State
10. TCU

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