Equestrian

BU, FSU, OSU and TCU share November Riders of the Month

Baylor’s Lauren Reid (Co-Fences) and Dominika Silvestri (Co-Flat) each shared monthly honors with Fresno State’s Ana Bertozzi (Co-Fences) and TCU’s Ashleigh Scully (Co-Flat). JoJo Roberson (Oklahoma State) earned Horsemanship Rider of the Month while Lannie-Jo Lisac (TCU) collected the Reigning Rider of the Month.

Reid went 2-0 in Fences for her third consecutive win in Fences contests and improve her record to 3-2 on the year in the event. In her first competition of the month against No. 1 SMU, she earned her first career Fences MOP with a season-high score of 85, good for the second-highest score of the season for Baylor. The freshman also won her match against Fresno State 78-40 to give her an average of 81.5 in November.

Bertozzi finished the month 3-1 and did not score lower than 80 in any of the four rides. She finished 2-1 against Big 12 riders and earned her first Fences MOP of the season against No. 8 Baylor. The senior also scored 85, a season-high, against then-No. 2 Baylor.

Silvestri garnered her first Flat MOP of the season and second career event MOP with a score of 80 against Fresno State to conclude her month. The senior from Andover, Massachusetts also picked up a 74-71 win against then-No. 1 SMU to bring her season record to 5-1. She finished November 2-0 in Flat and has now won five-straight Flat matches.

Scully helped TCU maintain sole possession of first place in the Big 12 and No. 2 overall by going 2-0 in Flat in November. She earned MOP against Fresno State with a score of 81 points and has now notched four straight victories in Flat. She owns a 7-1 record with three MOP’s this season and also collected the October Big 12 Fences Rider of the Month.

Roberson accumulated MOP honors in both of her events for the month of November. The Stratford, Oklahoma native recorded the highest horsemanship scores of the meets when she scored 78 and 79. Her 79-77 win against No. 3 Auburn helped secure the team win for the Cowgirls. Roberson also accrued the National Horsemanship Rider of the Month given by the NCEA.

Lisac made her collegiate debut and helped the Horned Frogs to a 15-point win over Fresno State. In her first evets, the freshman scored 74 and 69.5 to start her career 2-0.

A full list of the season’s monthly Big 12 Equestrian award winners can be found here.

Fences Rider of the Month
Lauren Reid, Baylor, Fr.
Ana Bertozzi, Fresno State, Sr.

Flat Rider of the Month
Dominika Silvestri, Baylor, Sr.
Ashleigh Scully, TCU, Jr.

Horsemanship Rider of the Month
JoJo Roberson, Oklahoma State, Sr.

Reining Rider of the Month
Lannie-Jo Lisac, TCU, Fr.