UT MARTIN TO PROUDLY HOST UNITED EQUESTRIAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT ON MARCH 21-23
2/21/2019 1:35:00 PM | Equestrian
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MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin will play host to the 2019 United Equestrian Conference Championship on March 21-23 at the Ned McWherter Agricultural Pavilion.
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Admission is free throughout the three-day, five-team tournament. The Skyhawks will vie for the UEC title alongside Delaware State, Fresno State, SMU and South Dakota State as the full seedings and bracket will be announced on March 12.
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The tournament begins on Thursday, March 21 when the No. 5 seed takes on the No. 4 seed in the quarterfinals. The winner of that competition advances to take on the No. 1 seed while the No. 2 seed and No. 3 seed face each other in the semifinals on Friday, March 22. The two semifinal winners will then clash in the championship on Saturday, March 23. All competitions throughout the tournament will begin at 10 a.m.
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This marks the second time that UT Martin has hosted the UEC Championship, as it also hosted the event in 2013. The Skyhawks won the tournament that year, starting a streak where six different schools have won the league title in each of the last six seasons.
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The UEC Championship is slated to feature premier collegiate competition, as SMU (No. 4), Fresno State (No. 9) and UT Martin (No. 10) are all currently ranked in the top-10 in the nation. Delaware State's ranking reached as high as No. 8 during the fall while South Dakota State also spent time in the top-10 earlier this season.
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MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin will play host to the 2019 United Equestrian Conference Championship on March 21-23 at the Ned McWherter Agricultural Pavilion.
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Admission is free throughout the three-day, five-team tournament. The Skyhawks will vie for the UEC title alongside Delaware State, Fresno State, SMU and South Dakota State as the full seedings and bracket will be announced on March 12.
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The tournament begins on Thursday, March 21 when the No. 5 seed takes on the No. 4 seed in the quarterfinals. The winner of that competition advances to take on the No. 1 seed while the No. 2 seed and No. 3 seed face each other in the semifinals on Friday, March 22. The two semifinal winners will then clash in the championship on Saturday, March 23. All competitions throughout the tournament will begin at 10 a.m.
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This marks the second time that UT Martin has hosted the UEC Championship, as it also hosted the event in 2013. The Skyhawks won the tournament that year, starting a streak where six different schools have won the league title in each of the last six seasons.
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The UEC Championship is slated to feature premier collegiate competition, as SMU (No. 4), Fresno State (No. 9) and UT Martin (No. 10) are all currently ranked in the top-10 in the nation. Delaware State's ranking reached as high as No. 8 during the fall while South Dakota State also spent time in the top-10 earlier this season.
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