SEC Equestrian Championship This Weekend in College Station, TX.
The beautiful new Thomas G. Hildebrand Equine Complex at Texas A&M University will be the site of the 2015 SEC Equestrian Championship. Photo courtesy of Texas A&M Athletics.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Featuring four of the nation’s top-six teams, the 2015 Southeastern Conference Equestrian Championship will take place this Friday and Saturday at the Thomas G. Hildebrand Equine Complex at Texas A&M University.
Admission and parking to the 2015 SEC Equestrian Championship is free. The Hildebrand Equine Complex is located at 3242 F&B Road, College Station, Texas, 77845. Live scoring for the SEC Equestrian Championship will be available at 12thman.com.
A highlight show of the 2015 SEC Equestrian Championship will air Saturday, April 11 at 10 a.m. ET on the SEC Network.
Friday’s semifinal round begins at 10 a.m. CT for all squads. Top-seeded Georgia takes on fourth-seeded Auburn, while second-seeded South Carolina faces third-seeded Texas A&M.
Saturday’s consolation round will begin at 9 a.m. CT with the championship set for a 1 p.m. CT start. The team championship trophy and a four-member All-Championship Team will be presented approximately 30 minutes following the end of the competition.
Seeding for the SEC Equestrian Championships is determined by conference winning percentage at the conclusion of a six-meet conference regular season schedule for each team, during which each squad faces every SEC foe home and away.
Each of the four equestrian squads of the SEC are ranked among the nation’s top-six teams, according to the latest National Collegiate Equestrian Association national team rankings. South Carolina is the nation’s top-ranked team, while Georgia is No. 2. Texas A&M is ranked No. 4 and Auburn is No. 6.
This will be the third edition of the SEC Equestrian Championship after equestrian became the conference’s 21st sport on June 1, 2012. South Carolina is the two-time defending SEC Equestrian Champion. This will mark the first time that Texas A&M has hosted the SEC Equestrian Championship. The 2014-15 campaign is the first full season of competition in the Hildebrand Equine Complex.
The four current members of the SEC are the only teams in the history of the sport to win NCEA Overall Team National Championships. Georgia has tallied a league-leading six overall NCEA national championships, including three consecutive from 2008-10. Auburn has won three national titles, while South Carolina and Texas A&M each have two overall national titles to their credit. Georgia is the defending NCEA National Champion.
