EQUESTRIAN STARTS SEASON BY HOSTING AGGIES

Saturday, September 25

Brookings, S.D.

8 a.m.

South Dakota State University

Texas A&M

9/23/2021 1:09:00 PM | Equestrian

MEET 1: Texas A&M (0-0) at South Dakota State (0-0)

When	Saturday, Sept. 25 \| 8 a.m. (fences, horsemanship, flat, reining)
Where	DeHaan Equestrian Center \| Brookings, S.D.
TV	Jackrabbits All-Access (subscription)
Results	GoJacks.com
Meet Notes	See Below
Social Media	Twitter \| Facebook \| #LastPlay

The South Dakota State University equestrian team opens the 2021-22 season Saturday, hosting Texas A&M in head-to-head competition.

Start time is set for 8 a.m. at the DeHaan Equestrian Center. The order of events is equitation over fences, horsemanship, equitation on the flat and reining.

Live video coverage of the event will be available through the Jackrabbits All-Access subscription service at GoJacks.com.

The Jackrabbits, who completed an abbreviated 2020-21 season with a 3-3 record, enter the new campaign under new leadership. Former Jackrabbit student-athletes Jessica Andronowitz (jumping seat) and Jordan Gates (Western) will make their coaching debuts in Saturday's meet.

Both coaches expect to field lineups in Saturday's meet that feature a mixture of veterans and newcomers. In the jumping seat events, returners include junior Rachel Darby and sophomore Julia Werkhoven, who both earned wins in fences competition at the ECAC Championships last spring. Fellow junior Samantha Hunsecker also brings extensive collegiate experience.

Sophomore Margaret Franke and junior Rachel Head will be counted on early in the year to lead the SDSU contingent on the flat, while freshman Hannah Steele is a contender to compete in both disciplines.

On the Western side, senior Jadyn Taylor returns after earning all-ECAC honors last spring in horsemanship, and is joined by returners Callyn Fox and Kodi O'Boyle. The reining squad is paced by juniors Natalie Gydesen and Isabelle Riggs. Freshman Lydia Loken also is a candidate to crack the reining lineup.

Updates of Saturday's meet will be available via Twitter at @GoJacksEQ.

UP NEXT
The Jackrabbits resume competition Oct. 15 by hosting UT-Martin. Competition begins at 8 a.m. at the DeHaan Equestrian Center.

-GoJacks.com-