By: Sean Cartell
Twitter: @SEC_Sean
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The 2012-13 academic year will mark the first season that the Southeastern Conference has sponsored the sport of equestrian. Despite that fact, the four programs that currently comprise the SEC have a rich history of elite success in the sport.
Since the National Collegiate Equestrian Association began contesting a national championship in 2002, the only four programs to ever win a national championship in the sport of equestrian are the four members of the SEC: Auburn, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas A&M. The annual NCEA Championships are held in Waco, Texas, each year.
Georgia has tallied a league-leading five overall national championships, including three consecutive from 2008-10. Auburn, South Carolina and Texas A&M each have two overall national titles to their credit.
The three schools of the formerly 12-member SEC have been contesting a yearly Southern Equestrian Championship since 2003, which in 2012-13 will be replaced by the first-ever SEC Championship, involving all four schools.
The Southern Equestrian Championships were held on campus sites on a rotating basis. Georgia won a league-leading six Southern Equestrian Championship titles, while Auburn captured three and South Carolina one.
Year-by-Year Southern Equestrian Champions
2003 – Georgia
2004 – Auburn
2005 – Georgia
2006 – Georgia
2007 – Georgia
2008 – Georgia
2009 – Georgia
2010 – Auburn
2011 – Auburn
2012 – South Carolina
Year-by-Year NCEA Overall National Champions
2002 – Texas A&M
2003 – Georgia
2004 – Georgia
2005 – South Carolina
2006 – Auburn
2007 – South Carolina
2008 – Georgia
2009 – Georgia
2010 – Georgia
2011 – Auburn
2012 – Texas A&M
Year-by-Year NCEA Hunt Seat National Champions
2002 – Georgia
2003 – Georgia
2004 – Georgia
2005 – South Carolina
2006 – South Carolina
2007 – South Carolina
2008 – Auburn
2009 – Georgia
2010 – Georgia
2011 – Auburn
2012 – Baylor
Year-by-Year NCEA Western National Champions
2002 – Texas A&M
2003 – Oklahoma State
2004 – Oklahoma State
2005 – Texas A&M
2006 – Oklahoma State
2007 – Texas A&M
2008 – TCU
2009 – Texas A&M
2010 – Texas A&M
2011 – Texas A&M
2012 – Texas A&M