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Sports Notebook: Track team, swimmers, equestrians fare well

By on February 28, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Junior Colleen Felix cruised to a league title in the triple jump and had three of her teammates also score in the event during final day of the Southeastern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., on Sunday. Thanks to the 24 points scored by the Lady Bulldog triplers, Georgia [...]

Junior Michelle Morris is looking to help secure the Georgia equestrian team’s fourth-consecutive national championship this season. PHOTO BY FRANCES MICKLOW

SPUR OF THE MOMENT: Junior leads Bulldogs toward 6th title; Hard work results in recognition for equestrian

By on November 15, 2010

Michelle Morris knew what she had to do. It was doing it that was the problem. It was the 2010 Varsity Equestrian National Championships in Waco, Texas, and Georgia had battled Texas A&M to the first tie in the history of the competition. Chosen as the team’s rider for the flat event — the first [...]

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Sports Notebook: Equestrian wins, golf and tennis in action

By on November 6, 2010

WACO, Texas – Reiners won four of five rides in the final event of the day to help top-ranked Georgia nudge past Baylor 11-8 in the Bulldog Equestrian squad’s first road contest of the season here Friday afternoon. The meet couldn’t have been much closer when both teams prepared for the reining rides. Each team [...]

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Bulldog riders dominate South Carolina 15-4

By on October 23, 2010

The top-ranked Georgia Equestrian team on Saturday showed why the sport’s coaches put it atop the early-season rankings. Taking all four events, as well as all four individual MVP honors, the Bulldogs dominated No. 4 South Carolina 15-4 at the UGA Equestrian Complex. The win improved the Bulldogs’ record this season to 3-0 while the [...]

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Equestrian opens with weekend sweep

By on September 27, 2010

The equestrian team opened the 2010-11 season by defeating Kansas State 16-4 Saturday and Southern Methodist 11-1 Sunday at home. The Bulldogs went 10-1 overall in Equitation over Fences and 9-1 in Equitation over Flat. Michelle Morris, Carly Anthony, Grace Rogers and Abby O’Mara picked up points for the Bulldogs in Hunt Seat competition. O’Mara [...]

Equestrian team wins third-straight national title

By on April 18, 2010

  Even well-kept secrets can be crowned champions.  Meghan Boenig, head coach of Georgia equestrian, should be a staple in the conversation of Georgia’s elite coaches, yet has remained in relative Athenian obscurity.  Not for long, perhaps.  As Georgia’s equestrian team clinched the 2010 Varsity Equestrian National Championships Saturday in Waco, Texas, Boenig and her [...]

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Georgia equestrians win third straight national title

By on April 18, 2010

WACO, Texas – They needed two kinds of tie-breakers to settle the issue, but the Georgia Bulldogs prevailed over Texas A&M to capture the overall crown at the 2010 Varsity Equestrian National Championships here Saturday night. The 2010 championship is Georgia’s fifth in eight years and third in succession at the Heart ‘O Texas Fair [...]

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Bulldogs in position to win equestrian crown

By on April 17, 2010

WACO, Texas – The 2010 Varsity Equestrian National Championship has become a 2-horse race.  Though they squared off in both Hunt Seat and Western competitions Friday, each team taking a victory, Georgia and Texas A&M are the last teams left in contention for the overall title. The Bulldog hunt seat squad, seeded No. 1 among [...]

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Bulldogs advance into semis at equestrian nationals

By on April 16, 2010

WACO, Texas – Both Georgia teams advanced into their respective semifinal rounds at the Varsity Equestrian National Championships here Thursday and as a result, the Bulldogs are primed for yet another high overall finish. Georgia’s first-day success was fueled by its two victories in the Western competition. The Bulldogs downed South Dakota State 7-1 in [...]

Equestrian wins two MVP titles in Auburn loss

By on March 28, 2010

After five years atop the conference, the Georgia equestrian team fell short in the Southern championships against Auburn Saturday. After rallying to a 5-5 tie in the second Hunt Seat event, Georgia’s chances at salvaging a win disappeared with Auburn’s decisive 7-2 victory in the Western competition. “We had some issues with little mistakes that [...]