Wright Ties School Record in Jackrabbit Win

Friday, October 16

DeHaan Center

10:00 AM

South Dakota State University

Minnesota-Crookston

10/16/2015 8:02:00 PM | Equestrian

By: SDSU Sports Info

South Dakota State sophomore reiner Mariah Wright tied the SDSU career record with her sixth-career MOP on Friday, as the Jackrabbits cruised to a 12-3 win over Minnesota-Crookston at the DeHaan Equestrian Center.

The win marks the first on the season for the Jacks, who move to 1-2, while the Golden Eagles fall to 0-1 in NCEA competition.

“I'm really happy with our performance today, it feels really good to get our first win, and hopefully that propels us into a big weekend at the end of the month at TCU and SMU,” head coach Ellie Wilkins said. “The girls rode great today, and it's exactly what we needed.”

Wright scored a 70 in earning MOP honors for the first time this season. Her sixth-career MOP ties her with Laura Dunlavy (2010-14) and Angela Gebhart (2007-11) who both won six in their All-American careers.

The Jacks started the day with a clean sweep over fences, with Jessica Andronowitz, Marielle Golden, Alissa Greenwald and Blair Julia Wright all winning their points, with Blair Julia Wright earning her first-career over fences MOP with a score of 83.

Angela Lopez led a trio of Jackrabbit winners in horsemanship with a score of 72.5 in earning MOP, her second of the season. Sarah Bowen and Nicole Siebold also won their points for the Jacks, who won the western events by a 6-1 score.

The Jacks and Golden Eagles split the points on the flat, with Marielle Golden and Natalie Howard earning points. Howard also took home MOP honors for the second consecutive meet.

The Jackrabbits look to start a winning streak on their first road trip of the season on Oct. 30-31, when they travel to Texas to take on SMU on Oct. 30, in Dallas, and on Oct. 31 at TCU in Fort Worth.