WACO, TX — No. 3 seed Baylor equestrian (9-4) opened NCEA National Championship play with a 3-1 win in horsemanship over South Dakota State after falling to Oklahoma State in equitation over fences Wednesday afternoon at the Extraco Events Center in Waco.
Entering the fences competition as the 11th-seeded team, the Bears suffered a 3-0 loss to conference rival and sixth-seeded Oklahoma State. Madison Day's 247 on Callisto resulted in a tie with OSU's Hannah Janson, managing to keep the Cowgirls from a 4-0 sweep in the discipline.
The sixth-seeded horsemanship squad clinched a 3-1 victory over No. 11 South Dakota State. Kaylee Mellott, Kacie Scharf and Abbi Demel each snagged points for BU, including Mellott’s team-high score of 218 on Callie.
