![]() ![]() In the western competitions of reining and horsemanship, Coach Joe Humphrey predicts Carly Veldman and Ashely Slocum of Georgia as the girls to beat. ![]() They beat us this past fall by a narrow margin in hunt seat and when it is that narrow you have to think that your team’s strengths and weaknesses are pretty comparable to theirs,” said Coach Duncan. “As far as strengths and weaknesses with UGA I think we compare very similarly on paper with them on the hunt seat side. In the hunt seat competitions, Tara Brothers as well as Kristen Terebesi are forecasted to be the biggest threats to Georgia’s Rachel Berkowitz and Logan Fiorentino, the Bulldogs’ top hunt seat riders. Defeating Georgia will be the first SEC win for the Gamecocks. The team stands with a 2-2 record for the season, but a 0-2 record in the SEC. “Competition with Georgia is always very tight, but we are up for the challenge,” says head Coach Boo Duncan.ĭefeating Georgia will not only boost the team’s confidence in their ability but will give the USC Equestrian team the notice they deserve. In a pre-season meet and scrimmage, the Bulldogs narrowly beat the Gamecocks with a close score of 1,166 to 1,097. This competition is the first of the season between Carolina and Georgia. Georgia is notorious for their ability in equitation on the flat and horsemanship, however they have been steadily improving their reining and equitation over fences. The Gamecocks will seek another victory on Saturday February 5th at One Wood Farm in Blythewood, SC.Īfter outperforming the Fresno State Equestrian team, the Gamecocks will prepare to compete against two-time defending national champions, the Georgia Bulldogs. Minnesota will look to win the Invite tomorrow afternoon.Following a win against the Fresno State, the Gamecocks will attempt to outride the Georgia Bulldogs. In 1-meter diving competition, Ben Herdt finished fifth with a score of 278.80, while Shawn Kennedy added a 12th-place finish with a score of 244.25. Mitchell, McCaffrey, Beckerle and Silkaitis ended their night with a provisional qualifying time of 7:20.45 and earned 40 points for Minnesota. The Gophers ended the second night with a first-place finish in the 800 free relay. Nathan Bernier and Kelly finished sixth and seventh in the 100 back with times of 1:03.67 and 1:04.09. Travis Beckerle added a seventh-place showing in a time of 1:52.45. Sean McCaffrey finished fifth overall also with a NCAA provisionally qualifying time of 1:50.34. Silkaitis led Minnesota in the 200 free race placing second overall with a provisional qualifying time of 1:49.35. Freshmen standouts Andrew VanMeter and Daniel Berve finished seventh and eighth, respectively with times of 55.83 and 55.95. Osten ended the competition with a time of 55.15 and a third-place showing, while Brian Gettelfinger was right behind Osten in fourth. Lucas Peterson won the race with a time of 54.40 and earned 20 points for Minnesota. The Maroon and Gold's strongest event of the night was the 100-yard butterfly where five Gophers reached the A Final. Diego Urreta placed fourth in the race in 4:22.88, while David Moulder finished eighth in the A Final in 4:31.66. ![]() Ryan Plummer led the Gophers in the 400 individual event finishing in a provisional qualifying time of 4:18.96. The Gophers' 200 medley relay team of Adam Mitchell, Sean Kelly, Neil Osten and Terry Silkaitis won the event in 1:40.15, followed by Georgia's A team in 1:40.23. Minnesota had 15 swimmers in tonight's finals and four won events. ![]() The Gophers led the way with 817 points, while host institution Georgia has 782. 9 Golden Gopher men's swimming and diving team are staying steady as the top team at the Georgia Invitational held in Athens, Ga. ![]()
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