After having five SMU riders named Ariat All-Americans, the Mustangs won their second consecutive NCEA championship in Ocala, Florida on April 20 with a 12-7 win over TCU.
On April 9, the National Collegiate Equestrian Association named five Mustangs, Nya Kearns, Augusta Iwasaki, and Taylor Zimmerman, Lily Anderson and Katy Merchant as 2023-24 Ariat All-Americans.
Kearns, Iwasaki and Zimmerman were all named First Team All-American in Horsemanship, Fences and Reining respectively. Lily Anderson was named second team in Reining and Katy Merchant received an honorable mention in Flat.
Each year the NCEA names Ariat All-American First Team, Second Team and honorable mentions.