“For match-ups, I think that Allison Bradley and Rachel Sternoff (of USC) compare with them very favorably. In the western competitions of reining and horsemanship, Coach Joe Humphrey predicts Carly Veldman and Ashely Slocum of Georgia as the girls to beat. They beat us this past fall by a narrow margin in hunt seat and when it is that narrow you have to think that your team’s strengths and weaknesses are pretty comparable to theirs,” said Coach Duncan. “As far as strengths and weaknesses with UGA I think we compare very similarly on paper with them on the hunt seat side. In the hunt seat competitions, Tara Brothers as well as Kristen Terebesi are forecasted to be the biggest threats to Georgia’s Rachel Berkowitz and Logan Fiorentino, the Bulldogs’ top hunt seat riders. Defeating Georgia will be the first SEC win for the Gamecocks. The team stands with a 2-2 record for the season, but a 0-2 record in the SEC. “Competition with Georgia is always very tight, but we are up for the challenge,” says head Coach Boo Duncan.ĭefeating Georgia will not only boost the team’s confidence in their ability but will give the USC Equestrian team the notice they deserve. In a pre-season meet and scrimmage, the Bulldogs narrowly beat the Gamecocks with a close score of 1,166 to 1,097. This competition is the first of the season between Carolina and Georgia. Georgia is notorious for their ability in equitation on the flat and horsemanship, however they have been steadily improving their reining and equitation over fences. The Gamecocks will seek another victory on Saturday February 5th at One Wood Farm in Blythewood, SC.Īfter outperforming the Fresno State Equestrian team, the Gamecocks will prepare to compete against two-time defending national champions, the Georgia Bulldogs. local time.Following a win against the Fresno State, the Gamecocks will attempt to outride the Georgia Bulldogs. Purdue will face Indiana in a quarterfinal beginning at 10 a.m. Schuler and Beier will lead the Boilermakers into action at the Big Ten Championships on Friday in Champaign, Ill. Beier now becomes a candidate for the conference-wide Big Ten Sportsmanship Award that will be handed out to one male and one female student-athlete at the conclusion of the school year. Purdue's honoree was sophomore Brooke Beier, who received the award in recognition for her sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition to the aforementioned honors, 11 Sportsmanship Awards were distributed to one player from each Big Ten school. ![]() Fellow Wildcat Georgia Rose was named Freshman of the Year, while Iowa's Daryl Greenan was named Coach of the Year. Northwestern senior Cristelle Grier was named Big Ten Athlete of the Year for the third time in her four-year career. Adams is the only Boilermaker to earn All-Big Ten recognition four times. ![]() Schuler is the first Purdue freshman to receive All-Big Ten honors since Erica Adams in 1988. She achieved a high ranking of 54th in the Jan. ![]() Schuler has been ranked among the nation's top 100 singles players throughout the spring. She was named Big Ten Athlete of the Week on Feb. Schuler collected records of 7-3 and 8-2 in Big Ten contests. At both positions combined, she has posted a 15-6 singles record and a 17-4 doubles mark in spring dual matches. 2 singles, but after 12 matches moved up to the No. A native of Davis, Calif., she has won 27 singles matches and 22 doubles matches since the fall. Schuler has enjoyed a stellar rookie campaign for the Boilermakers. She was one of seven unanimous selections to the 12-player team announced Thursday night by the conference office. Purdue freshman Randi Schuler has been named to the 2006 Women's Tennis All-Big Ten Team.
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