04/15/2013 No. 7 TCU Heads to NCEA National ChampionshipsTCU will open competition against South Dakota State Thursday, April 18. 03/31/2013 TCU Honored by Big 12 SaturdayDemi Stiegler and Alexie Estrada were named Big 12 Rider of the Year Saturday. 03/27/2013 No. 5 TCU Set for Big 12 ChampionshipsTCU will open competition Friday against No. 4 Kansas State. 03/09/2013 No. 7 TCU Drops Delaware State, 17-2The Horned Frogs swept Western Saturday, 10-0. 03/01/2013 No. 8 TCU Battles No. 4 Kansas State SaturdayStart time is set for 11:00 a.m. CT. Contact Information In her first season coaching at TCU, Fiorentino led the Hunt Seat team to a No. 8 finish, which is the team's highest ranking going into nationals. After facing the toughest schedule to date, Fiorentino's team posted the best Hunt Seat record in school history at 6-6-2 on the year with victories over No. 1 ranked Georgia and No. 5 ranked Oklahoma State. Fiorentino's Hunt Seat team earned numerous accolades in 2011-12, which was highlighted by standout freshman Kaitlin Perry's Honorable Mention All-America honors. Perry went 9-3-1 on the season and earned one MVP honor. In the classroom, Haley Jacobi earned First Team Academic All-America honors while Callie Selchau and senior Taylor Frederick earned Academic Honorable Mention honors. Fiorentino came to Fort Worth following three seasons as an assistant at the University of Georgia where the program captured the overall Varsity Equestrian National Championship twice during her stay. She joined the staff after competing for the Bulldogs from 2004-2007. While at Georgia, Fiorentino coached the Bulldogs to the 2010 Hunt Seat National Championship and 2011 Hunt Seat Reserve National Championship. Additionally, she helped mentor the 2009 Individual Equitation over Fences National Champion and 2010 Individual Fences Reserve National Champion. In 2010, Fiorentino assumed head coaching duties for the Bulldogs for three months, while UGA coach Meghan Boenig was on maternity leave. She also was responsible for all recruiting for the Hunt Seat team as well as adding more than 20 horses to the team herd, including the development of younger horses. Fiorentino graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Georgia in 2006 with a bachelor's of science in sport business. She followed that with a master's degree in sport management in 2007. A member of the United States Equestrian Federation, Fiorentino has been a member of various Varsity Equestrian steering committees since 2008. |
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