Equestrian
- Title:
- Assistant Coach - Jumping Seat
- Email:
- Lilly_Ulrich@baylor.edu
A former standout equestrian student-athlete at UC Davis, Ulrich joined forces with her former head coach, Jessie Weisinger, as members of the Bears’ coaching staff and paired with fellow assistant Grace Bridges to coach the Jumping Seat, while Weisinger (Horsemanship) and head coach Casie Maxwell (Reining) oversee the Western side of the roster.
Ulrich and the Jumping Seat squad won the Fences event in six meets, tying in one, in the 2023-24 season, including a 5-0 sweep of No. 5 Georgia in January at home. Under her, the Flat squad also won their event in six meets, tying in two. The Bears had an overall record of 3-11 against their opponents on the season, with two Big 12 Rider of the Month awards, Lauren Reid in Fences and Madison Mitchell in Flat, both for January. The pair also earned NCEA Rider of the Month awards in their disciplines in March.
As an Aggie, Ulrich was part of the first two seasons in UC Davis equestrian history. She competed in all six regular-season meets in the inaugural 2018-19 campaign, making her debut in the Aggies’ first-ever home meet on Jan. 31, 2019, and earning Most Outstanding Performer honors in Fences that day.
In 2019, Ulrich collected four wins between Fences and Flat and tallied the squad’s second-highest Fences score of the year with an 87 against Delaware State. Additionally, Ulrich was named the United Equestrian Conference’s Fences Rider of the Week on April 1 after an 80-73 road win at Fresno State.
In addition to her riding days, Ulrich also previously served as an assistant trainer and manager at JH Sporthorses, where she frequently trained both children and adults, as well as exercised over 65 horses daily.
A native of Rochester, N.Y., Ulrich began her collegiate studies at Penn State before attending UC Davis, where she graduated from in 2021 with a degree in plant sciences.
