UT MARTIN DUO OF WOODS AND BAUMANN COLLECTS ECAC RIDER OF THE WEEK HONORS
10/15/2019 11:40:00 AM | Equestrian
MARTIN, Tenn. – Devon Woods and Tess Baumann, both juniors on the University of Tennessee at Martin equestrian team, were spotlighted by the Eastern College Athletic Conference as Riders of the Week today. Woods earned the distinction in horsemanship while Baumann garnered the award in reining.
This marks the fifth and sixth ECAC Rider of the Week honorees for the Skyhawk program in 2019-20, as Baumann (horsemanship/reining) and Abbie Hopkins (flat/fences) also swept the awards on Sept. 25.
Together, the Western pair of Woods and Baumann helped UT Martin go 2-0 last week as the Skyhawks defeated South Dakota State (9-8) and No. 10 Delaware State (11-9). Both Woods and Baumann went undefeated in their respective events, helping set the tone with four big points in a pair of close victories.
An Escondido, Calif. native, Woods obtained her first MOP of the season (third of her career) against South Dakota State last Thursday. Her season-best score of 74.5 points topped the Jackrabbits' Callyn Fox by 1.5 points. Against No. 10 Delaware State, Woods opened up a three-point victory over Kelsey McArthur, receiving a 72.5 from the judges.
On the season, Woods sports a 71.9 scoring average to go along with two victories and a co-team-best one MOP in horsemanship.
Baumann's remarkable season continued last week, as she pushed her reining winning streak out to three. The Ellensburg, Wash. product notched her seventh career MOP (third in reining) courtesy of a 72.5-point effort on Thursday against South Dakota State, winning her matchup over Morgan Allan by four points. She followed that with another decisive three-point triumph over Delaware State's Anastasia Brugger after a 65.5-point ride.
Baumann paces the Skyhawks in victories (three), scoring average (70.4) and is tied for the team lead with one MOP in reining this season.
UT Martin returns to action exactly one month from today when it travels to current No. 7 ranked South Carolina on Nov. 15.
This marks the fifth and sixth ECAC Rider of the Week honorees for the Skyhawk program in 2019-20, as Baumann (horsemanship/reining) and Abbie Hopkins (flat/fences) also swept the awards on Sept. 25.
Together, the Western pair of Woods and Baumann helped UT Martin go 2-0 last week as the Skyhawks defeated South Dakota State (9-8) and No. 10 Delaware State (11-9). Both Woods and Baumann went undefeated in their respective events, helping set the tone with four big points in a pair of close victories.
An Escondido, Calif. native, Woods obtained her first MOP of the season (third of her career) against South Dakota State last Thursday. Her season-best score of 74.5 points topped the Jackrabbits' Callyn Fox by 1.5 points. Against No. 10 Delaware State, Woods opened up a three-point victory over Kelsey McArthur, receiving a 72.5 from the judges.
On the season, Woods sports a 71.9 scoring average to go along with two victories and a co-team-best one MOP in horsemanship.
Baumann's remarkable season continued last week, as she pushed her reining winning streak out to three. The Ellensburg, Wash. product notched her seventh career MOP (third in reining) courtesy of a 72.5-point effort on Thursday against South Dakota State, winning her matchup over Morgan Allan by four points. She followed that with another decisive three-point triumph over Delaware State's Anastasia Brugger after a 65.5-point ride.
Baumann paces the Skyhawks in victories (three), scoring average (70.4) and is tied for the team lead with one MOP in reining this season.
UT Martin returns to action exactly one month from today when it travels to current No. 7 ranked South Carolina on Nov. 15.
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