DAVIS, Calif. — Nicole Beales has been recognized by the Eastern College Athletic Conference as a Rider of the Month for the month of February. 

Beales, a senior studying Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems, had a dominant February, earning two MOPs in Flat. Beales scored a 77 in Davis' rout of Minnesota Crookston and a 76 against TCU that helped the Aggies sweep the Horned Frogs in Flat.

UC Davis Equestrian will spend the next few weeks preparing for the ECAC Championships, which will be held in Brookings, S.D. from Mar. 23-25.