Southeastern Conference Equestrian Champions 2015, 2017, 2018
GAMEDAY MEDIA SERVICES
Rosters, lineups and timing sheets will be provided before each home competition. Results will be distributed following each home meet.
MEET COVERAGE
As we do not require credentials for home meets, please contact Julia Maenius in the sports communications office if you plan to cover a home meet.
INTERVIEWS
Georgia coaches and student-athletes are available for interviews by request following each home meet. Midweek and non-gameday interviews are arranged by request and according to the practice time of each individual rider and are subject to change. Phone interviews can also be arranged. Please contact Julia Maenius in the sports communications office by email at julia.maenius@uga.edu.
GEORGIADOGS.COM
Georgia’s official athletics website is www.georgiadogs.com. The site serves as the front door to the Bulldog experience. The website also serves as a link between the Georgia Athletic Association, members of the media and the Bulldog nation.
In addition to game recaps, georgiadogs.com also provides up-to-date stats, notes, rosters, player and coach bios and historical data.
LIVE SCORING
The University of Georgia sports communications staff provides live scoring of all home meets on georgiadogs.com. The scores posted are unofficial until the final ride of the day has been completed and all scores have been verified by officials. For away competitions, fans and members of the media are encouraged to follow @UGAequestrian on Twitter, as it provides the most up-to-date information as the meets progress.
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE MEDIA INFO
SEC statistics, schedules and other information are available on the conference’s official website, www. SECsports.com. The SEC media relations contact for equestrian is Chuck Dulap (cdunlap@sec.org).
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location Athens, Ga.
Founded 1785
Enrollment 40,118
Colors Red & Black
Mascot Bulldogs
Conference Southeastern Conference
President Jere W. Morehead
Alma Mater Georgia J.D., 1980
J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics
Josh Brooks
Alma Mater LSU, 2002
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Meghan Boenig
Season at Georgia 24th
Alma Mater Berry College, 1999
Associate Head Coach (Western) McKenzie Lantz Breuker Season at Georgia Fifth
Alma Mater Georgia, 2015
Associate Head Coach (Jumping Seat) Anna Becker Destro Season at Georgia Eighth
Alma Mater Auburn, 2013, NYU, 2017
Assistant Coach (Western) Matt Lantz Season at Georgia Second
Program Specialist Kim Fraher
Office Phone (706) 542-5817
Office Fax (706) 310-2244
Graduate Assistant Gracie Himes
Farm Manager Amber Bradley
Barn Manager Kayla Jaconette
Facility Foreman Wade Tucker
Facility Foreman Chase Bower
Facilities & Event Management Anna Highsmith
HISTORY
First Year of Equestrian 2002
Dual-Meet Regular Season Record 146-45
Dual-Meet Regular Season Record at Home 89-16
SEC Championships/Last 3/2018
Southern Equestrian Championships/Last 6/2009
NCEA National Championships/Last 8/2025
NCEA Reserve Championships/Last 7/2019
FACILITY INFORMATION
Home Facility UGA Equestrian Complex Address 1171 Astondale Road, Bishop, Ga.
TEAM INFORMATION
2024-25 Record 9-6
2024-25 SEC Record/Finish 4-2/3rd
2024-25 Postseason Record 3-1
Letterwinners Returning/Lost 36/17
Starters Returning/Lost 10/8 Newcomers 13
SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT
Equestrian Contact Julia Maenius E-mail julia.maenius@uga.edu Website GeorgiaDogs.com
1 GENERAL INFORMATION
Table of Contents
2025-26 Schedule
2025-26 Season Outlook
6 GEORGIA EQUESTRIAN
2025-26 Roster
Meghan Boenig, Head Coach
Coaching Staff
Jere Morehead, President of the University of Georgia
Josh Brooks, Director of Athletics
Athletic Association Administration
Equestrian Staff
UGA Equestrian Complex
17 MEET THE BULLDOGS
Rider Biographies
Meet the Horses
27 HI STORY
2024-25 Season Recap
2024-25 Meet-by-Meet
Year-by-Year Results
All-Time Opponent Records
37 NCEA EQUESTRIAN
About NCEA Equestrian About SEC Equestrian NCEA and SEC Championship History
Top All-Time Finishes Honors and Awards
All-Time Roster
CREDITS
The 2024-25 Georgia equestrian media guide was written, designed and edited by Julia Maenius, Karra Gentry, Ana Escamilla, Ansley Gavlak and Brigette Ramirez using Adobe InDesign CC 2024. Cover designed by Margaret Mosher.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Dan Evans, Leonard Isbell, Phillip Faulkner, John Kelley, Wes Blankenship, Evan Stichler, Lauren Shamon, Madi Berger, David Weikel, Liza Goodlett, Taylor Carman, Andrew Ryback, Steffenie Burns, Kristin Bradshaw, Lauren Tolbert, Tony Walsh, Chamberlain Smith, Mackenzie Miles, Conor Dillon, UGA Sports Communications, UGA Public Affairs and others
SPECIAL THANKS
Special thanks to the Georgia equestrian staff and the Georgia Sports Communications staff and student assistants.
Winning Tradition
In June of 2001, Georgia took a bold step forward in the development of its athletics program when Equestrian was added as the 21st varsity intercollegiate sport. In the years since, the Bulldogs’ program has become a national leader, both in the performance and in the movement toward sponsorship by the NCAA. Georgia is one of the most illustrious teams in the country, having won seven national championships, the most in NCEA history.
BULLDOGS’ PATH TO ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP
Georgia’s equestrian program has been the epitome of success since its inception in 2001. Since the program started, the Bulldogs have reached unprecedented heights, including seven national titles, nine reserve national titles, six Southern Equestrian Championships, and three Southeastern Conference Championships.
Fifty-eight Georgia riders have claimed 96 NCEA All-America awards. Four Bulldogs have received five NCEA National Rider of the Year honors in addition to 15 riders being named SEC Rider of the Year 21 times. Seventyfour Bulldogs have tallied 115 All-SEC nods.
Georgia started with trailblazing success, winning national titles in both of the program’s first two years on the varsity level. In 2002-03, the Bulldogs won their first varsity team national crown at the Varsity Equestrian National Championship in College Station, Texas.
The Georgia equestrian team capped its second year of competition in grand style successfully defending its overall title at the sport’s national championship meet. Coach Meghan Boenig’s team trailed SEC rival Auburn by 14 points after the first day of riding. The Bulldogs, however, took control of the meet on the final day, winning four of the seven flights and placing second in two others.
Georgia returned to the winner’s circle during the 2007-08 season, winning its third national title in just six years of existence. The season also started a string of three-straight national titles for the Bulldogs. Georgia riders claimed their first national crown since 2004 without finishing first in either riding discipline. Georgia’s Western squad narrowly missed a victory when it dropped a tie-breaker to TCU. Still, Georgia’s strong finish in both disciplines allowed the Bulldogs to claim a team title with surprising ease. Their total of 49 points surpassed runner-up Texas A&M, which totaled 38, allowing Georgia to take home the title.
Georgia’s success continued into the 2008-09 season as the Bulldogs took home the program’s fourth national title and second in as many years. With a resounding win in the Hunt Seat discipline and a fourth-place finish in Western, Georgia concluded the 2008-09 season by taking home its second straight overall title at the Varsity EQ National Championships in Waco, Texas.
The 2009-10 Bulldog squad needed two kinds of tie-breakers to settle it, but they prevailed over Texas A&M to capture their third-straight overall crown at the
CHAMPIONS
Varsity National Championships in Waco, Texas on April 17. The 2010 championship was Georgia’s fifth in eight years and third in succession at the Heart ‘O Texas Fair Complex. When both Hunt Seat and Western team competitions had played out, both Georgia and Texas A&M had won titles, Georgia the former and A&M the latter. That put them in a first-place tie in the overall standings with 51 points, necessitating the first rideoff in the history of this event. The rideoff consisted of four head-to-head dual matches, one per event. Georgia essentially sealed its victory in the opening event, when Michelle Morris won a 174-144 decision over A&M’s Elizabeth Solch in Equitation on the Flat. The Bulldogs also got a winning ride from Kacy Jenkins in the Fences event while Texas A&M won both Western events. Each team’s raw scores were tallied once Georgia and Texas A&M split the four events. The margin of Morris’ ride, however, provided the necessary cushion for Georgia to outlast the Aggies by the final tally of 603.5 to 579.
During the 2013-14 season, Georgia earned the program’s sixth national championship. After finishing the regular season with a 9-3 dual-meet record, the Georgia equestrian team earned a second-place finish at the Southeastern Conference Championship.
Georgia won three SEC Titles in 2015, 2017, and 2018, finishing as NCEA Reserve National Champions in each of those seasons.
The Bulldogs were back on top in 2021, winning the program’s seventh national championship. The team’s accomplishments earned Boenig NCEA Coach of the Year recognition. After finishing a conference-only regular season with a 3-3 dual-meet record, the Bulldogs earned a second-place finish at the Southeastern Conference Championship.
After four years, Georgia added another trophy to the case, capturing its eighth national title in 2025. Heading into Ocala as the seventh seed, the Bulldogs upset No. 2-seeded Auburn and sixth-seeded Texas A&M before defeating the reigning national champion and first overall seeded, SMU, for the chip. Kennedy Buchanan and Abbey Zawisza earned career-high scores, while 11 riders claimed All-Championship Team honors.
To conclude the season, head coach Meghan Boenig collected her second NCEA Dual Discipline Coach of the Year award. Associate Jumping Seat Head Coach Anna Becker earned Dual Discipline Jumping Seat Coach of the Year, and Associate Western Head Coach McKenzie Lantz received NCEA Western Coach of the Year. Sophia Pilla was also tabbed NCEA Flat Rider of the Year.
2025-26 Schedule
DATE
October 3
October 10
October 10
October 24
October 25
November 7
November 8
November 21
January 30
February 7
February 14
February 28
March 27-28
April 16-18
OPPONENT
LOCATION
Baylor Bishop, Ga.
Delaware State Felton, Del.
Centenary (Jumping Seat Only) Felton, Del.
South Carolina Bishop, Ga.
UC Davis Bishop, Ga.
TCU Burleson, Texas
Texas A&M College Station, Texas
Auburn Auburn, Ala.
UT Martin Martin, Tenn.
Texas A&M Bishop, Ga.
South Carolina Blythewood, S.C.
Auburn Bishop, Ga.
SEC Championship Auburn, Ala.
NCEA National Championship Ocala, Fla.
Season Outlook
Georgia lost nine prominent starters from last season but returns talent with numerous accolades. In total, the Bulldogs bring back three riders with NCEA All-America honors and four with All-SEC nods.
The Bulldogs launched into the record books with seven different riders sneaking into top-10 lists. Six Fences and two Flat riders etched themselves into Georgia record books, with Jordan Toering entering the top-10 in both events. Madi Nadolenco led all Fences riders with a season-best 95 against Lynchburg. This is tied for the third-best score in Bulldog history. Abbey Zawisza carved a place for herself in the top Horsemanship scores with a 77.3, and Cadence Eger rode to a 72.7 to help secure Georgia’s national championship title over SMU.
FENCES
Tessa Brown returns to the Fences lineup for her senior year after leading the team in wins with 12, receiving a pair of MOP honors and earning AllSEC and NCEA All-American honors. Junior Tessa Downey returns after winning seven rides and clinching the winning point against SMU to give the Bulldog’s their eighth national title. Madi Nadolenco is back for her junior year after securing the third-best score in Fences in Georgia history in her debut against Lynchburg.
FLAT
Four Flat riders from last season return to the Georgia roster. Parker Cliff is back for her junior season after earning MOP honors in her first career appearance for Georgia, while junior Liza Cram scored a career-high 87 points in her first appearance. Senior Ella Duffy rode to a career-high in her Georgia debut against Lynchburg.
HORSEMANSHIP
Alyvia Dixon is back for her senior season after winning eight rides, the most in Horsemanship last season. She collected NCEA All-American honors and All-SEC Horsemanship honors. Abbey Zawisza returns for her junior season after winning five rides and recording a career-high score of 77.3 in the 2025 NCEA National Championship.
REINING
Senior Shelby Lynch returns after finishing the season tied for the second-most event wins for the season and the second-highest Reining score of the year. She earned her second career MOP against Auburn. Raegan Shepherd is back for her senior season after earning eight wins and a pair of MOP honors. She went undefeated at the 2025 NCEA National Championship.
Meghan Boenig came to Georgia in October of 2001 as the first head coach of the Georgia equestrian program. During her time with the Bulldogs, Boenig has led the program to unprecedented heights including eight National Titles, six Southern Equestrian Championships, seven reserve championships, three Southeastern Conference titles and an 92-19 dual-meet regular season record at home. Boenig also helped lead the charge of restructuring Varsity Equestrian to the National Collegiate Equestrian Association in the fall of 2011 and has served in NCEA leadership roles, including president.
In her 23rd season, head coach Meghan Boenig led the Bulldogs to their eighth program national championship crown, marking their second national title in five years and the University of Georgia’s 50th institutional national championship title. The Bulldogs came to Ocala as the seventh-seeded team and upset top-seeded SMU to secure the championship, finishing the season with a 9-6 overall record.
The Bulldogs earned widespread recognition under Boenig’s leadership. They collected 24 Most Outstanding Performer honors, three NCEA Ariat AllAmerica nods and 11 All-Championship Team honorees following the title win.
Among the standout postseason performers, Sophia Pilla was named the NCEA Flat Rider of the Year and the SEC Equestrian Scholar-Athlete of the Year, as well as earning All-America and All-Championship recognitions. Jillian Stopperich was named SEC
Horsemanship Rider of the Year and to the NCEA First Team All-America list.
Boenig was named SEC and NCEA Coach of the Year and was inducted into the 2025 NCEA Hall of Fame to recognize her leadership and storied coaching resume.
An undefeated 6-0 home record, including five Jumping Seat competition sweeps (three Fences and two Flat), highlighted the 2023-24 season as the Georgia equestrian team finished 9-6 on the season. The Bulldogs finished third at the SEC Championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCEA National Championship.
Senior Jordan Toering and junior Catalina Peralta were named to the All-SEC Flat Team. Toering was also named to the NCEA Ariat All-America first team after posting 10 wins on the season and receiving one MOP honor against Baylor.
Under Boenig’s leadership, eight Bulldogs received All-SEC honors and five were tabbed NCEA All-America riders. She coached the Flat team to a team-leading 45 individual wins with eight riders garnering MOP honors throughout the season. Senior Sophia Pilla posted a 5-1 home record and was undefeated during the spring season. She received the highest Flat score over all three days of competition at the NCEA Championships and earned three MOP honors against UT Martin, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M. Pilla rode to a high score of 91 against Baylor, recording the highest score of all Bulldogs for the season.
The Bulldogs finished third at the SEC Championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCEA National Championship. Senior Ceci Bresch was named the SEC Flat Rider of the Year after riding to a 12-4 record overall. She won a total of six MOPs and received NCEA First Team All-America honors. She rode to four scores that were higher than any other SEC Flat rider. Seven Bulldogs received All-SEC honors and six riders claimed NCEA All-America nods.
Boenig coached the Bulldog Flat squad to scoring the top eight scores among all SEC riders throughout season. Sophia Pilla scored a 99 in Flat against South Carolina which is the highest score among all SEC riders this season, tying the best score in program history. She’s only the third Bulldog to achieve the nearperfect mark and the first since 2019. Bresch received a Flat score of 97 twice in the same day against South Carolina and Sweet Briar. Nora Andrews scored a 97 at Texas A&M. A Flat score of 97 is the second highest score among all SEC riders this season and the fourth highest Flat score in Georgia program history.
Under Boenig’s leadership in the 2021-22 season, Sophomore Jordan Toering and junior Caitlin Lyons were named SEC Rider of the Year for Flat and Reining, respectively. Jillian Stopperich was named Freshman Co-Horsemanship Rider of the Year while Jax Bound was named the Freshman Reining Rider of the Year. Eight Riders garnered 11 All-SEC honors and seven riders claimed eight NCEA All-America honors. The team finished the season in the quarterfinal round of the NCEA National Championship with a 8-6 overall record and third place finish in the SEC. Ranked sixth in the nation, Georgia upset No. 1 Auburn, 13-7 at home. It marked the first win against Auburn since the 2018 SEC Championship, and the first at home since 2016. It was the largest margin of victory over the Tigers since 2015 in the first round of the SEC Championship. Additionally, Bulldogs shattered records under Boenig’s watch. Toering scored a 97.5 in Flat in the regular season finale against UT Martin, which is the fifth highest in program history. Sara Lewis broke an SEC Championship record in Horsemanship, scoring a 231 for her ride, which tied with Auburn’s Olivia Tordoff at the conclusion of the championship weekend. The previous high score of 225.5 was set in 2019. Jax Bound’s score of 219.5 is the best Reining score recorded in SEC Championship history. The previous high score was a 215.5, also set in 2019.
During the 2020-21 season, Boenig led the Georgia
equestrian team to the program’s seventh National Championship. The team’s accomplishments earned her NCEA Coach of the Year recognition. After finishing a conference-only regular season with a 3-3 dualmeet record, the Georgia equestrian team earned a second-place finish at the Southeastern Conference Championship. Under Boenig, five riders were named to the All-SEC teams, five freshmen were selected to the SEC All-Freshman team and Jordan Toering was named the SEC Freshman Fences Rider of the Year. Under her guidance, three riders landed spots on NCEA All-American teams, while 13 earned a place as NCEA Academic All-Americans and another 27 were named to the NCEA Academic Honor Roll. Boenig also saw senior Ali Tritschler crowned as the Most Valuable Players of the NCEA Championship in Flat, as well as eight riders named to the NCEA All-Championship team.
Before the 2019-20 season ended abruptly due to COVID-19, the Bulldogs went 6-6 in regular season action, finishing the season ranked sixth overall. In the final event rankings, the reigning Fences national champions finished the year ranked third and defeated all Southeastern Conference opponents. The Flat squad finished sixth with eight wins. On the Western side, Horsemanship checked in at No. 8 and Reining ranked tenth.
Five Bulldogs received All-America recognition from the NCEA. Senior Ali Tritschler named to the second team for both Flat and Fences, while junior Jordan Carpenter was tabbed to the second team for Reining. Sophomore Sara Lewis (Horsemanship), senior Grace Bridges (Flat), and junior Hayley Mairano (Flat) were all given Honorable Mention for their respective disciplines. Additionally, Tritschler garnered All-SEC awards for both Fences and Flat, while senior Bridges was recognized for Flat. Carpenter received the honors for Reining.
Under Boenig’s direction in 2018-19, the Georgia equestrian team finished as the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) Reserve National Champions and claimed four out of seven event national titles to complete the season. Georgia won national titles in Horsemanship, Reining and Equitation Over Fences at the 2019 NCEA Championship. The Bulldogs were also crowned overall Western discipline champions.
Senior Graysen Stroud earned SEC Reining Rider of the Year on top of Courtney Blumer and Sarah Lewis receiving SEC Freshman Rider of the Year accolades for Reining and Horsemanship, respectively. Numerous riders received All-SEC NCEA Ariat All-America recognition across all events. Additionally, at the conclusion of the academic year, Emma Mandarino was a Top 30 nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year award.
In 2017-18, four-time SEC Coach of the Year, Boenig and her team defended their SEC title and rode to a Reserve National Champion finish at the NCEA National Championship. Georgia claimed four SEC and two NCEA Rider of the Year awards in addition to
seven Bulldogs earning nine NCEA Ariat All-America honors. Boenig also coached her squad to a NCEA Equitation on the Flat National Championship.
In 2016-17, Georgia was crowned SEC Champions and NCEA Reserve National Champions after riding to a 9-4 regular season record. Under Boenig’s direction, Meg O’Mara was named SEC Rider of the Year and Sydney Hutchins was named SEC Freshman Rider of the Year for both Hunter Seat events. Georgia had four riders claim six spots on All-SEC teams and five riders earned seven NCEA All-America honors.
For the 2016-17 season, the Bulldogs finished second as hosts of the 2016 SEC Equestrian Championships and went on to finish tied for third at the NCEA National Championship. Five riders were named SEC Rider of the Year and one earned All-Championship Team honors at the SEC and NCEA Championships for Equitation on the Flat.
Georgia claimed the Southeastern Conference Championship with Boenig at the helm during the 2014-15 season. It was the program’s first ever-SEC title since the sport was adopted by the conference in 2013. At the SEC championship, Boenig had two riders named to the SEC All-Championship team. The Bulldogs then rode to a reserve championship finish at the 2015 NCEA National Championship after posting a 9-4 record in the regular season. Under Boenig, Georgia put eleven riders on All-SEC teams and claimed six of a possible eight SEC Rider of the Year honors. Boenig also had seven riders earn NCEA All-America honors and 13 named to NCEA Academic All-America Teams. At the national championship, Boenig saw two riders earn Most Outstanding Player awards and three riders named to the NCEA All-Championship team.
During the 2013-14 season, Boenig led the Georgia equestrian team to the program’s sixth National Championship. After finishing the regular season with a 9-3 dual-meet record, the Georgia equestrian team earned a second-place finish at the Southeastern Conference Championship. Under Boenig, seven riders
were named to the All-SEC teams, two freshman selected to the SEC All-Freshman team and two riders were named as the SEC Riders of the Year. Under her guidance, six riders landed seven spots on NCEA All-American teams, while 12 earned a place as NCEA Academic All-Americans and another 19 were named to the NCEA Academic Honor Roll. Boenig also saw two riders crowned as the Most Valuable Players of the NCEA Championship, as well as three riders named to the NCEA All-Championship team.
Boenig is a 1999 graduate of Berry College where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology. Prior to her arrival at Georgia in October of 2001, she spent two years as an assistant coach at Texas A&M during which time she also earned a Master’s Degree in Animal Science.
Her two seasons at Texas A&M were deciding factors in her hiring as the Bulldogs’ inaugural head coach. Georgia sought a coach with the knowledge of working hand-in-hand with a university’s Animal Science community in forging a new equestrian team, something the Aggies had enjoyed during her tenure there.
The former Meghan Nolan is married to Markus Boenig. They are proud parents of two sons, Josef and Mathew.
Hometown Powder Springs, Ga. Education Berry College, ‘99 Husband Markus Sons Josef & Mathew
Texas A&M 1999-2001 (Assistant) Georgia 2001-Present 8 3 COACHING CAREER BY THE NUMBERS National Championships SEC Championships 218 89 Career Wins Wins at Home 98 122 NCEA All-America Honors All-SEC Selections 6 24 NCEA Riders of the Year SEC Riders of the Year
McKENZIE
Lantz Breuker
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH - WESTERN 5th SEASON
2025 NCEA Dual Discipline Western Coach of the Year
Georgia alumni McKenzie Lantz Breuker was named the Associate Head Equestrian Coach in July 2024. Lantz Breuker joined the coaching staff as Western Assistant Coach in June 2021.
After finishing the most successful Reining rider career in Georgia history, Lantz Breuker began her coaching career as a Volunteer Assistant for the Bulldogs in 2015. She then moved on to Fresno State and SMU before coming back to coach at her alma mater. While away she helped grow both the Fresno State and SMU programs to prevalence, including being named the National Collegiate Equestrian Association Western Assistant Coach of the Year following SMU’s first-ever national championship finals appearance and Reserve National Champion finish in 2021.
Lantz Breuker guided Georgia’s Western riders to key performances that contributed to their eighth NCEA National Championship title. She was named the 2025 NCEA Western Coach of the Year. The Reining team finished 6-8, and the Horsemanship squad tallied a 5-8-2 record on the season. The Reining team won their event against top-seeded SMU to help lift Georgia over the Mustangs in the title round of the 2025 NCEA National Championship. Lantz Breuker landed five Bulldogs on the All-Championship Team following the national title. Kennedy Buchanan went undefeated in Ocala, finishing the season 6-8-1, to earn the Dual Discipline Western MOP and a spot on the Reining All-Championship Team. Alyvia Dixon went 8-4-3 on the season and was named NCEA Ariat All-American Honorable Mention in Horsemanship. Cadence Eger posted a 6-4-1 record and was named All-SEC in Reining. Emma DeJong made her Bulldog debut and earned SEC All-Freshman Team honors.
Lantz Breuker coached the Horsemanship team to a 7-7-1 record and the Reiners went 7-6-2 in the 2023-24 season. The Bulldogs posted an undefeated 6-0 record at home while going 9-6 on the season and finished third at the SEC Championship. Georgia was eliminated in the quarterfinals
of the NCEA National Championship. She coached junior Jillian Stopperich to a team-high 13 wins in route to being named the SEC Horsemanship Rider of the Year. Stopperich was also named to the NCEA Ariat All-America First Team in Horsemanship. Cadence Eger was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Year in Reining. Three additional Bulldogs were named to the All-SEC Reining Team, and Shelby Lynch received AllSEC Honorable Mention nods. Graduate Caitlin Lyons went 6-8-1 on the season in Reining and posted a 5-0-1 record at home. She was named SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year, received the SEC Brad Davis Community Service Award and was granted the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
In her second season with the Bulldogs, Georgia went 5-8, finished third at the SEC Championship and then was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the NCEA National Championship to conclude the 2022-23 season. Lantz Breuker led the Bulldogs Horsemanship squad to a 7-6-1 record, while the Reiners went 3-9-2. She coached Stopperich to NCEA All-America Honorable Mention honors and ALL-SEC recognition in Horsemanship. Raegan Shepherd and Shelby Lynch received SEC ALL-Freshmen recognition during their rookie seasons.
In her first year as Western Assistant Coach for the Bulldogs, Lantz Breuker led Georgia’s Horsemanship squad to a 10-3-1 record while the Reiners went 6-7-1. Under her direction, junior Caitlin Lyons was named SEC Reining Rider of the Year. Jillian Stopperich was named SEC Freshman Co-Horsemanship Rider of the Year while Jax Bound was named the SEC Freshman Reining Rider of the Year. Additionally, Stopperich and senior Sara Lewis were named All-SEC for Horsemanship, while Lyons and Bound were recognized for Reining. Stopperich (Horsemanship), Bound (Reining), and Isabella Hehr (Reining) also received SEC All-Freshman recognition in their respective events. On top of those accolades, Lyons was named to the NCEA Second-Team and senior Courtney Blumer and freshman Jax Bound received Honorable Mention for Reining. Additionally, Bulldogs shattered records under Lantz Breuker’s
watch. Sara Lewis broke an SEC Championship record in Horsemanship, scoring a 231 for her ride, which tied with Auburn’s Olivia Tordoff at the conclusion of the championship weekend. The previous high score of 225.5 was set in 2019. Jax Bound’s score of 219.5 is the best Reining score recorded in SEC Championship history. The previous high score was a 215.5, also set in 2019.
In her four seasons at SMU, Lantz Breuker helped coach the Mustangs to the program’s first-ever United Equestrian Conference championship in 2018 and then again in 2019 and 2021. The horsemanship and reining squads had their best seasons in history during her first year at the helm. Her rider was the first at SMU to be recognized as an NCEA First Team All-America and be named NCEA Reining Rider of the Year. The following season, Lantz Breuker’s reining squad advanced to the event finals at the NCEA National Championship. After COVID-19 cut seasons short, Lantz Breuker’s squads ranked second for horsemanship and third in reining to finish the year. Rounding out her time at SMU in 2020-21, Lantz Breuker added two more NCEA Riders of the Year to her repertoire.
As a Bulldog, Lantz was a two-time NCEA All-American and SEC Rider of the Year. She has numerous All-SEC nods as well as NCEA and SEC Rider of the Month recognitions. As a team captain, she shined in the classroom with many selections to the UGA, SEC, and NCEA honor rolls as well as NCEA All-Academic recognition on top of being named a two-time UGA Western Most Valuable Player and a National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity Finalist. Lantz Breuker was appointed to the Non-Pro National Reining Horses Association committee and has established beneficial contacts in both the NRHA and American Quarter Horse Association.
The daughter of respected reining trainers from Michigan, Lantz Breuker is married to Chris Breuker. The couple welcomed a son, Riggins Matthew Breuker, in February 2021.
Becker Destro ANNA
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH - JUMPING SEAT 8th SEASON
2025 NCEA Dual Discipline Jumping Seat Coach of the Year
Anna Becker was named associate head coach for the Georgia equestrian team in May of 2025 following the program’s eighth national title. Becker joined the Georgia staff in June of 2018. She is primarily responsible for coaching the Fences squad as well as recruiting for the Jumping Seat discipline.
En route to their national championship title, Becker coached the Jumping Seat discipline to an overall 10-3-2 season with a total of 16 MOP honors. Becker received recognition as the NCEA Dual Discipline Jumping Seat Coach of the Year. The Fences squad went 9-6-1 on the season with two Bulldogs notching a score of 95 to ink themselves into the program history books as the third highest scoring Georgia equestrian in the discipline since 2012. In Ocala, Tessa Downey beat her opponent by 44 points, 80-36, to clinch the 2025 NCEA National Championship against SMU. Tessa Brown led the Fences event with 12 wins and was named to the NCEA Ariat-All America First Team, All-SEC Fences Team, NCEA Fences All-Championship Team and earned SEC Community Service Team recognition. Georgia’s Flat team had a 5-0 sweep against the SMU Mustangs to capture the crown. Sophia Pilla tallied an eight-meet win streak to conclude the season and was named NCEA and SEC Flat Rider of the Year.
An undefeated 6-0 home record, including five Jumping Seat competition sweeps (three Fences and two Flat), highlighted the 2023-24 season as the Georgia equestrian team finished 9-6 on the season. The Bulldogs finished third at the SEC Championship and was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the NCEA National Championship. Becker coached the Fences team to a 9-6, including 41 individual wins and 10 MOP honors. Tessa Downey went 7-2-1 overall in Fences with a 3-0 postseason record, earning SEC Freshman Fences Rider of the Year honors. Junior Catalina Peralta posted a 9-5-1 record, earning a spot on the All-SEC Fences Team and NCEA Ariat All-America First Team accolades. Senior Emma Reichow posted highest score of season with a 91.3 against Auburn in the SEC Championships.
During the 2022-23 season, the Bulldogs went 5-8, plus two wins in Jumping Seat competition, finished third at the SEC Championship and then was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the NCEA National Championship to conclude the season. Becker led the Fences squad to a 10-5-1 record. She coached Emma Reichow to NCEA All-America Honorable Mention honors and Rachel McMullen was named to the ALL-SEC list, while Tessa Brown received SEC ALLFreshmen recognition.
In her fourth season with the Bulldogs, Becker Destro led Georgia’s Fences squad to a 10-4-1 record. Sophomore Jordan Toering and senior Hayley Mairano received All-SEC recognition, while Catalina Peralta was named to the SEC All-Freshman team. Additionally, three Fences riders received NCEA All-America recognition under her direction. Toering and Mairano earned Second-Team honors, while junior Rachel McMullen received Honorable Mention.
During the 2020-21 season, Becker assisted the team to the program’s seventh National Championship. The team’s accomplishments, and specifically her Fences squad, earned her NCEA Jumping Seat Coach of the Year recognition. After finishing a conference-only regular season with a 3-3 dual-meet record, the Georgia equestrian team earned a second-place finish at the Southeastern Conference Championship. Under her direction, Jordan Toering was named the SEC Freshman Fences Rider of the Year. Senior Hayley Mairano was recognized with All-SEC honors for Fences. Both Toering and Emma Reichow were named to the SEC All-Freshman Team for Fences. Additionally, Becker coached Mairano to NCEA All-America Honorable Mention honors and saw two of her riders take home NCEA AllChampionship team awards.
Before the 2019-20 season ended abruptly due to COVID-19, Becker assisted the Bulldogs to a 6-6 record in regular season action during her second year with the team. In the final event rankings, the reigning Fences national champions finished ranked third and defeated all Southeastern Conference opponents.
Under Becker’s direction senior Ali Tritschler earned NCEA All-America honors and was named to the All-SEC Team for Fences.
In her first year with the Bulldogs, the Equitation Over Fences group claimed the 2019 NCEA National Title. Maddy Darst earned NCEA Ariat Second-Team All-America honors for Equitation Over Fences and Honorable Mention for Equitation on the Flat and All-SEC accolades in both Hunter Seat events. Ali Tristschler (Flat- October) and Haley Mairano (Fences- January) earned the NCEA Rider of the Month awards during the season.
Becker came to Georgia after being a Hunt Seat coach at Kansas State from 2013-2015. She helped coach the team to back-to-back undefeated records at home as well as a Big 12 Reserve Champion finish in 2015. She has coached several riders to All-Big 12, Big 12 Rider of the Year, and NCEA All-America recognitions.
A collegiate rider herself, Becker contributed to two SEC Championships, two Hunt Seat National Championships, and two team National Championships at Auburn University from 2010-2013. She graduated Cum Laude with a degree in marketing.
Prior to college, Becker trained with Julie Becker, Michael Dowling, Stacia Madden/Beacon Hill, and Emil Spadone/ Redfield Farm as a junior. She has top finishes at USEF Medal Finals, ASPCA Maclay Finals, USET Finals, and the Equitation Championship at Capital Challenge, including a third place finish at the 2008 USET Finals East in the Gymnastics Phase and a third place finish at the Marshall and Sterling Finals in 2007.
Most recently, Becker has worked for the Washington International Horse Show as an Operations Manager in Washington, D.C. and received a master’s degree in Sports Business from NYU.
Becker Destro married Mark Destro in July 2021.
Lantz
ASSISTANT COACH - WESTERN 2nd SEASON MATT
Matt Lantz joined the Georgia equestrian staff in July 2024.
Lantz, who has been training, selling and breeding quality reining horses for 40 years, will assist the western events, primarily focusing on Reining.
Lantz helped guide Georgia’s Western riders to key performances that contributed to their eighth NCEA National Championship title. The Reining team finished 6-8, and the Horsemanship squad tallied a 5-8-2 record on the season. The Reining team won their event against top-seeded SMU to help lift Georgia over the Mustangs in the title round of the 2025 NCEA National Championship.
During his time in the industry, Lantz has not only seen success as a showman having shown several NRHA Futurity and Derby finalists and Congress Champions but has also coached NRHA World Champions, NRHA Futurity and Derby Finalists and All American Quarter Horse Congress Champions. His most recent stint in the NCEA helped produce NCEA Riders of the Year including two NCEA Championship MOP riders.
Before joining the Georgia staff, he has served as a volunteer coach at California State University, Fresno and Southern Methodist University, including making it to the national championship final round in his first season at SMU. He currently serves on the NRHA Judges Committee and the NRHA Stewards Committee while also continuing to be an influential member of the Reining and Ranch Riding industry.
The Newaygo, Mich. native married the former Lori Woodruff in 1984. They have one child, McKenzie, who is the Associate Head Coach for the Georgia Equestrian team.
GRACIE
Himes
GRADUATE ASSISTANT - WESTERN 2nd SEASON
Former University of Georgia equestrian team captain Gracie Himes joined the Georgia staff as an assistant in July 2024.
Himes, a five-time letterwinner in Horsemanship, will act as an assistant coach primarily focusing on the western events. She comes from a family of equestrian competitors and continues to be a force in the arena.
As a Bulldog, Himes was named team captain for her senior season. She collected five Most Outstanding Performer honors throughout her career, while posting a 4-1 record on the road as a graduate.
Himes was named to the APHA NCEA All-Academic First Team in 2022 and Second Team in 2024. She was a five-time SEC Honor Roll honoree and a four-time J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll recipient. After her graduate season, she was named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Dean’s List.
She was also unanimous champion of the 2018 World Show in Showmanship and earned multiple Reserve Champion, Top 5, Top 10 and finalist titles at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in Horsemanship, Showmanship, Equitation and Trail. Himes has consistently secured top placings at the AQHA World Shows, All American Quarter Horse Congress, and AQHA year-end results throughout both her youth and amateur careers.
JERE W. MOREHEAD UNIVERSITY
PRESIDENT
President Jere W. Morehead began his tenure as the 22nd University of Georgia president on July 1, 2013. Under his leadership, UGA has risen in the rankings of the best public colleges and universities and has completed a series of initiatives to enhance student learning and success, including a requirement for experiential learning for all undergraduates.
Additionally, the University established a School of Medicine and completed the most successful capital campaign in its history, raising $1.45 billion. It also created an Innovation District, where students and faculty partner with industry to generate ideas and solutions to enhance the University’s role as a powerful driver of economic development in Georgia.
During President Morehead’s tenure, UGA has increased its research and development expenditures by over 75%. The University of Georgia ranks No. 1 among U.S. universities for the number of products brought to market based on its research, according to the annual survey by AUTM. UGA has ranked either first or second in this measure for nine consecutive years.
In keeping with his focus on student success, President Morehead launched the ALL Georgia Program to support students from rural areas and created the Double Dawgs program, which enables students to save time and money by earning an undergraduate and graduate degree in five years or less. A UGA education is in greater demand than ever, with over 43,000 students enrolled in fall 2024 and nearly 48,000 applications submitted for a spot in the incoming Class of 2029.
President Morehead has served the University of Georgia since 1986 in both faculty and administrative roles. Before becoming President, he was Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost from 2010 to 2013. Prior to 2010, he held several key administrative assignments, including Vice President for Instruction, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Associate Provost and Director of the Honors Program, and acting Executive Director of Legal Affairs.
He is the Meigs Professor of Legal Studies in the Terry College of Business, where he has held a faculty appointment since 1986. He is a co-author of several books and book chapters, including “The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business,” and he has published scholarly articles on legal topics ranging from export controls to jury selection. He has served as Editor-in-Chief of the American Business Law Journal.
President Morehead currently serves as Co-Chair of the University Leadership Forum, a national initiative led by the Council on Competitiveness. Additional service includes membership on the boards of the Georgia Research Alliance, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and Emory University Candler School of Theology. He also is a trustee for the Committee on Economic Development and a member of the National Football Foundation Board of Trustees.
President Morehead is the Immediate Past Chair of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Board of Directors. He previously served as President of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Chair of the SEC Executive Committee and as a member of the NCAA’s Board of Governors; Presidential Forum; Working Group on Name, Image, and Likeness; and Federal and State Legislation Working Group.
In 2021, he received the Chief Executive Leadership Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education District III for outstanding leadership and service in support of education. He has received several University-wide teaching awards, including the Josiah Meigs Award—UGA’s highest honor for teaching excellence, the Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the Teacher of the Year Award in the Terry College of Business, and the Lothar Tresp Outstanding Honors Professor Award. He also earned the UGA School of Law’s premier honor for alumni, the Distinguished Service Scroll Award.
President Morehead holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University and a law degree from the University of Georgia.
JOSH BROOKS
J.REID PARKER DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks continues to lead the University of Georgia Athletic Association through historic success.
In the spring of 2025, Georgia won four team national championships, tying the school record for most titles in one athletics season. Overall, the Bulldogs have earned seven team national championships, 10 Southeastern Conference crowns and 33 individual national championships since Brooks was named athletics director in 2021.
Georgia finished No. 7 in the 2023 LEARFIELD Directors Cup – the program’s highest mark in 18 years -- as Brooks was named a finalist for the Sports Business Journal’s Athletic Director of the Year. The Bulldogs have boasted a record-setting student-athlete GPA in each of the last three academic campaigns, set new fundraising marks, and completed 15 capital projects.
In addition to back-to-back football national titles in 2021 and 2022, the women’s tennis team has earned six conference championships, a national indoor crown and most recently a NCAA title in 2025; soccer has made the NCAA tournament in back-to-back years for only the second time in program history; both track and field teams finished national runner-up at the 2025 NCAA National Indoor Championships with the women earning the program’s first-ever outdoor title, while equestrian earned national titles in 2021 and 2025.
With a focus on maintaining the University’s mission of excellence in teaching and learning, Bulldog student-athletes have excelled academically. Recently, UGA swimmers Abby McCulloh (2025) and Callie Dickinson (2023) garnered the prestigious H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award – the highest honor earned by a student-athlete in the SEC. Women’s tennis star Dasha Vidmanova – only the third female tennis player to win the NCAA’s triple crown – was named the 2025 recipient of the Honda Award for tennis.
From academic and athletic success to historic fundraising and a multitude of facility projects, Brooks has continued to sustain Georgia’s standing as a national powerhouse. The Georgia Bulldog Club set new fundraising records in each of the last three years with $86.4 million raised in 2022, $102 million in 2023 and $113 million in 2024.
Brooks has overseen substantial facility upgrades that include the brand-new Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Tennis Courts, improvements to the south side of Sanford Stadium, a $45 million renovation to Foley Field, a $38 million upgrade to the Jack Turner Softball Stadium, a new $1.8 million men’s and women’s basketball weight room as well as expansive updates to Stegeman Coliseum and a renovation project in the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall.
Georgia also built a new, state-of-the-art track and field locker room and recently announced plans to construct a one-of-a-kind track facility off South Milledge Avenue. This project will include the only indoor track and field venue in the state of Georgia and will allow the Bulldogs to host NCAA and SEC events as well as summer camps.
While facility upgrades have been at the forefront, Georgia’s emphasis on Name, Image, and Likeness has further enhanced its commitment to the student-athlete experience. Georgia Athletics was one of the first departments to announce a comprehensive NIL program, which provides wide-ranging education, multi-media management tools and brand-building training. The Bulldogs became one of the first schools to build an inhouse NIL department with an Athlete Manager to help student-athletes navigate this space.
Under his guidance, Georgia re-branded the mental health and performance department, bringing in a new full-time director and an additional clinical counselor as well as adding sports psychology services for every team. A Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee was also established as Courtney Gay was hired to lead in the department’s DEI efforts.
Before returning to UGA in 2016 as Executive Associate Director of Athletics, Brooks served as Deputy Athletics Director at the University of Louisiana Monroe from 2015-16 and Director of Athletics at Millsaps College from 2014-15. He also served in capacities as Director of Football Operations (2008-11) and Assistant and Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations (2012-14) in his previous stint at UGA.
A native of Hammond, La., Brooks also served as director of football operations at the University of Louisiana-Monroe beginning in 2004. He gained experience as a student at Louisiana State University, working as an equipment manager and a student assistant coach. During his four years at LSU, the Tigers participated in the 2000 Peach Bowl, 2002 Sugar Bowl, and won the 2001 Southeastern Conference championship.
Brooks graduated from LSU (’02) with a degree in Kinesiology and completed his master’s degree in Sport Management from UGA (‘14). He and his wife, Lillie, have twin sons, Jackson and James, born in July of 2009 and a third son, Davis, born in March of 2012.
He and his wife Lillie have become a vital part of the Athens community. On January 20, 2021, just two weeks after becoming Athletic Director, Brooks pledged $100,000 to create a need-based scholarship to support UGA students from Athens-Clarke County. His gift created a Georgia Commitment Scholarship (GCS), adding to the more than 550 endowed, need-based scholarships created under the GCS program since its launch in January 2017.
Administration
Bradley AMBER
BARN MANAGER 19th SEASON
Amber Bradley joined the UGA Equestrian program in 2006 as farm manager. She is responsible for overseeing the care of the program’s 50-plus horses, as well as all facilities used by the Equestrian team.
A native of Pauline, S.C., Bradley has enjoyed a lifelong association with horses. She grew up on a 124-acre horse farm and first began showing Hunters & Jumpers at the age of five. By age 15, she managed her family’s farm.
In 2002, Bradley moved to Georgia, and began attending college at Athens Tech. While in school she managed a 300-acre horse farm and supervised three community living facilities. She was also a member of the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association, from which she won several division titles, two state crowns and the Southeast regional championship.
Bradley and her husband Andrew — who won the team’s “Mane Dawg” award in 2008 for extraordinary service to the program -- are the parents of two children, son James Audie and daughter Agnes.
The UGA Equestrian Complex is located in Bishop, Ga., approximately 12 miles south of the UGA campus. The 109-acre farm offers UGA’s equestrian program the finest in equine accommodations.
The facility features a new $3.1 million Clubhouse, which opened in the fall of 2019. The 7,000-square foot facility has a fully equipped locker room and dressing facilities, team meeting room, sports medicine space, uniform storage and laundry facilities as well as coaches’ space, including an office suite and locker room.
Other features of the complex include a barn, four practice and competition arenas, including a covered arena, and a horse walker among other things.
Formerly known as High Point Farm, the facility served the Athens-area equine community with boarding and training facilities since 1993. In 1996, High Point was selected as the training site for the U.S. Dressage Team, which competed in the Summer Olympic Games at the International Horse Park in Conyers, Ga.
Prior to moving to its home in Bishop in January 2009, the Georgia equestrian team shared more than 100 acres with the Animal Science Arena, just minutes from UGA’s campus.
The University of Georgia Athletic Association (UGAAA) is committed to being the nation’s premier NCEA equestrian program, both in competition and facilities.
DIRECTIONS TO THE UGA EQUESTRIAN COMPLEX
From UGA Campus: From GA-10 Loop, take exit 4A to merge onto GA-15/US-129/US-441 toward Madison/ Watkinsville. Continue to follow US-129/US-441 South for about 10 miles. Turn left at Astondale Road and the UGA Equestrian Complex will be on your left.
From Atlanta via I-20 E: Take I-20E toward Augusta for 56.8 miles. Take the US-129/US-441 exit, EXIT 114, toward Madison/Eatonton. Turn left onto Eatonton Rd/US-441/US129/GA-24. Turn right onto Lions Club Rd/Brooks Pennington Memorial Pky/US-441-BYP N/US-129-BYP E/GA-24-BYP E. Continue to follow Brooks Pennington Memorial Pky/US441-BYP N/US-129-BYP E/GA-24-BYP E. Brooks Pennington Memorial Pky/US-441-BYP N/US-129-BYP E/GA-24-BYP E becomes US-441/US-129/GA-24. Turn right onto Astondale Rd. The UGA Equestrian Complex will be on the left.
From Atlanta via GA-316 E: Merge onto I-75 N/I-85 N/ GA-403 N/GA-401 N. Keep left to take I-85 N/GA-403 N via EXIT 251 toward GA-400/Greenville. Merge onto GA-316 E via EXIT 105 toward Lawrenceville/Athens. Turn right onto Oconee Conn. Oconee Conn becomes Mars Hill Rd. Mars Hill Rd becomes Experiment Station Rd/GA-53. Merge onto US-441 S/US-129 S/GA-24 S/Macon Hwy. Turn left onto Astondale Rd. The UGA Equestrian Complex will be on the left.
From Greenville via I-85 S: Take I-85 S toward Atlanta for 71.8 miles. Take the US-441/GA-15 exit, EXIT 149, toward Commerce/Homer/Banks Crossing. Turn left onto US-441 S/ GA-15 S. Merge onto US-441 S/US-129 S/Paul Broun Pky/ Athens Perimeter Hwy/GA-8 N/GA-15 S/GA-10-BL N via the ramp on the left toward Watkinsville. Merge onto US-441 S/US-129 S/US-29 S/GA-15 S/GA-10-BL S via EXIT 10C toward GA-10-LOOP INNER/Watkinsville/Lexington. Merge onto US-441 S/US-129 S via EXIT 4A toward Watkinsville/ Madison. Turn left onto Astondale Rd. The UGA Equestrian Complex will be on the left.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA WESTERN ARENA
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA JUMPING SEAT ARENA
Team MEET THE
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): Did not compete...named to the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter honor rolls.
FRESHMAN (2023-24): Did not compete.
OTHER: 2023 AQHYA Bronze Champion in 14-18 Horsemanship… 2023 AQHYA 4th place in 14-18 Western Riding… 2022 NSBA Youth All-Around Champion…2022 AQHA Year-End High Point Youth Showmanship…2022 NSBA Year-End High Point Youth Showmanship…backto-back AQHYA Reserve World Champion placings in the 14-18 Trail…finished third at the 2022 All American Quarter Horse Congress 15-18 Showmanship…named the 2022 NSBA World Champion 14-18 showmanship… 2022 NSBA World Show Top 5 14-18 Trail and Horsemanship… placed AQHYA Top 5 Level 2 14-18 Horsemanship in 2021.
OTHER: 2025 Cactus Reining Classic Youth 14-18 Circuit Champion… was the 2025 Cactus Reining Classic Rookie Level 1 Champion and NRHA Derby Rookie level 1 & 2 Champion…the 2024 AZRHA Best of the West Circuit Champion Youth 1418…was crowned the NRHA Southwest Affiliate Regional Champion 14-18 and the Southwest Team Tournament Champion... a Top 10 Finisher in the NRHA Rookie Level 2 and the NRHA Youth Challenge at The Run for A Million in 2024…received recognition at the NRHA Cactus Reining Classic and was the Rookie Level 1 Champion and Rookie Level 2 Reserve Champion at the Arizona AQHA Sun Circuit…. 2024 Southern Arizona AQHA Saguaro Classic Youth 14-18 Circuit Champion.
JUNIOR (2024-25): Saw her first career appearance for Georgia against Lynchburg with a 78-point ride... went 0-1 this season in Jumping Seat...earned spots on the SEC and NCEA APHA honor rolls.
SOPHOMORE (2023-24): Did not compete…named to SEC Winter Honor Roll…J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll…NCEA APHA Academic Honor Roll recognition.
FRESHMAN (2022-23): Did not compete… named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the spring.
OTHER: Crowned Circuit Champion in the 15-17 at the Venice Equestrian Tour during the winter of 2021… participated in the 2021 Gold Star Clinic… placed fifth in the Midwest NCEA Hunt Seat Medal Finals in 2020 and 2021… High Point Rider for the Marshall and Sterling Junior Medal 2020… finished her junior year of high school with a 4.206 GPA.
Personal: The daughter of Jim and Janet Bresch…sister Ceci (2019-2023) was a senior on the team during her freshman year.
JUNIOR (2024-25): Season record of 12-3-1 in Fences... led the team in wins with 12... received a pair of MOP honors against TCU and UC Davis...named NCEA Rider of the Month for Fences in November...was SEC Rider of the Month in Fences for September and November...earned NCEA Ariat First Team All-America nods...named All-SEC Fences and to the NCEA APHA All-Academic First Team...received SEC Community Service Team honors...earned a spot on the NCEA and SEC academic honor rolls.
SOPHOMORE (2023-24): Overall record of 18-13-1 in Fences… Received three MOP Honors…recorded a season-high score of 90
in Fences…notched a 5-1 record at home… was named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Dean’s List…SEC Winter Honor Roll…tabbed NCEA All-Academic First Team…received NCEA APHA Academic Honor Roll Recognition.
FRESHMAN (2022-23): rode to a 9-7 record in Fences, went 1-0 in Flat…received SEC All-Freshman recognition… earned two MOP honors- against Sweet Briar and in the SEC Championship against Texas A&M… received a season-high 88 against Lynchburg in Fences and 87 against SMU in Flat… named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the fall and Presidential Scholars in the spring.
OTHER: Winner of the 2020 WIHS Equitation Finals… named Best Junior Rider at the 2020 Washington International Horse Show… placed fourth at ASPCA Maclay Finals 2021… placed 11th at USEF Medal Finals 2021… Gold Medalist at Prix De States Junior Jumper Team Final in 2020… in 2019, placed fourth at USEF Medal Finals…. winner of the Old Salem Equitation Challenge 2019… winner of $10,000 Gold Cup Medium Junior Jumper Classic 2019… earned a dual diploma in Global Studies… achieved High Honor Roll status in high school… an Ambassador for JustWorld and the Equus Foundation.
PERSONAL: Born Jan. 4, 2004… the daughter of Hagan and Alicia Brown… older sister Sophie plays college tennis at Union College…majoring in Public Relations with a minor in International Affairs.
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): Season record of 6-8-1... made her first-career appearance for Georgia against TCU... notched a career-high score of 72.2 against SMU in the NCEA National Championship... was awarded the Dual Discipline Western MOP for her performance at the NCEA National Championship...named to the AllChampionship Team for Reining...was NCEA
LYLA BELLAR
Western • Junior Peru, Ind.
HALLIE BLAIR
Western • Freshman Albuquerque, N.M.
TESSA BROWN
Jumping Seat • Senior Bloomfield, Conn.
KENNEDY BUCHANAN Western • Junior Scottsdale, Ariz.
MAGGIE BRESCH
Jumping Seat • Senior Barrington, Ill.
APHA All-Academic Second Team...named to the SEC Winter Honor Roll.
FRESHMAN (2023-24): Did not compete.
OTHER: Crowned the 2022 NRBC Unrestricted Youth Circuit Champion and the NRBC 14-18 Reserve Highpoint Circuit Champion… the 2021 Best Of The West Non-Pro Derby Level 1 Reserve Champion… 2021 AQHA Youth Reining Top 10 Year End High Point… 2021 Sun Circuit Rookie Level 1&2 Champion…finished Top 10 at the 2020 NRHA Futurity North American Affiliate Championship 14-18…named champion at the 2020 NRHA Southwest Regional Affiliate Championships Youth 14-18.
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): Received MOP honors with an 87-point ride against Lynchburg in her first career-appearance for Georgia...earned a spot on the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter honor rolls.
FRESHMAN (2023-24): Did not compete… named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
OTHER: Two third place finishes at Talent Search Finals West Coast in 2019 and 2020… member of the 2019 Zone 10 Junior Young Riders Team… 2022 Reserve Champion 3’3 Small Junior Hunter Finals and placed fourth in the 3’3 Large Junior Hunter Finals, both at Blenheim… 2022 NorCal Finals Reserve Champion at the Sac International… two-time Champion National Hunter Derby at the HMI Murieta. the NRBC 14-18 Reserve Highpoint Circuit Champion… the 2021 Best Of The West Non-Pro Derby Level 1 Reserve Champion… 2021 AQHA Youth Reining Top 10 Year End High Point… 2021 Sun Circuit Rookie Level 1&2 Champion…finished Top 10 at the 2020 NRHA Futurity North American Affiliate Championship 14-18…named champion at the 2020 NRHA Southwest Regional Affiliate Championships Youth 14-18.
JUNIOR (2024-25): First career appearance came against Texas A&M... rode to a careerhigh score of 69.5 against Auburn... earned a spot on the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter honor rolls.
SOPHOMORE (2023-24): Did not compete…named to SEC Winter Honor Roll…NCEA APHA Academic Honor Roll and named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
FRESHMAN (2022-23): Did not compete… named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Dean’s List in the fall and Honor Roll in the spring.
OTHER: In 2021, was an IEA Reining Team National Champion, Reining Individual Reserve Champion, and IEA Region 4 Team and Individual Champion… several state year-end champion awards… 2021-22 FFA State Secretary… member of the BETA Club and National Honor Society… recognized as an Honor Roll Student and an Honor Grad.
PERSONAL: Born Jan. 18, 2005… the daughter of Lee and Duana Cooper… has one sibling, Rhett… intends to major in Agribusiness.
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): First career appearance for Georgia came against SMU, scoring a career-high 87-point Fences ride... rode to a 76-point Flat ride in her win against Lynchburg... earned a spot on the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter honor rolls.
FRESHMAN (2023-24): Did not compete… named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Dean’s List in the spring and honor roll in the fall.
OTHER: Won the Ariat National Adult Medal finals at the Capital Challenge Horse Show in 2024…Reserve Champion in the North American Championship…placed third in the NAL/Taylor Harris finals at the
National Horse Show…finished Top 24 at the 2022 ASPCA Maclay Finals… finished 12th at the 2022 WEC Premier Equitation Cup… named Reserve Champion in the Age Group Equitation at 2022 Capital Challenge… placed 10th at 2022 Maclay Regionals… won two national derbies- in March 2021 and March 2022… Champion in Childrens Hunters in June 2021 at the WCHR week at the Saratoga Horse Show… placed third at the NAL Childrens Jumper Finals at the 2020 Capital Challenge.
OTHER: Winner of the U25 Grand Prix at WEC Ocala Summer 2 and the High Jr/AO Classic at Tryon Summer 5…a Top 20 at the ASPCA Maclay Finals in 2024… won gold in the team competition at NAYC in the Junior division…made the Individual Final at Prix de States in 2024…winner of the High Junior Jumper Classic and Champion during Tryon Summer Series 2024…named Champion during WEC Ocala Summer Series 2024…earned a silver medal in the Pre-Junior Team event, as well as finishing sixth individually at NAYC in 2023…2022 Low Junior Jumper Horse of the Year… WEF Circuit Champion in the Low Juniors… Reserve Circuit Champion at the 2021 WEF in Children’s Jumpers…placed 12th in the WEC Equitation Championship.
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): Did not compete... earned a spot on the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter honor rolls.
FRESHMAN (2023-24): Did not compete… named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
OTHER: Placed third at the 2022 USHJA Medal Finals Flat Phase… finished 45th overall at the 2022 Capital Challenge Horse Show…scored her first score of 92 during WEF in 2021…has numerous top placings in equitation and hunters throughout her juniors career.
GABI CURRY Jumping Seat • Freshman Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
PARKER CLIFF Jumping Seat • Junior Folsom, Calif.
KINSEY COOPER Western • Senior Montrose, Ga.
LIZA CRAM Jumping Seat • Junior Aiken, S.C.
SARINA DA CRUZ Jumping Seat • Junior East Northport, N.Y.
KENDALL DEAN
Jumping Seat • Sophomore Ocala, Fla.
FRESHMAN (2024-25): Did not compete.
OTHER: Reserve Champion at Maclay Regionals in 2022…third overall in the HITS Equitation Winter Final in 2023… Champion in the Junior Hunters at Lake Placid and finished first in the USET at South East Medal Finals in 2021…President’s Cup and High Point Equitation rider at the 2022 Saratoga Horse Show… Champion in the Low Junior Jumpers at the Vermont Summer Festival in 2022…15th in the WEC Cup final and 5th in the first round..
Western • Sophomore Bargersville, Ind.
FRESHMAN (2024-25): Made her Bulldog debut in the spring season against Texas A&M...rode in five meets for Georgia... recorded her career high of 74 against SMU...named to the SEC All-Freshman Team for Horsemanship.
OTHER: Winner in the 12-14 Horsemanship at Congress…2023 NSBA Color Youth Hunter Under Saddle Champion…2022 AQHYA Level 2 14-18 Hunter Under Saddle World Champion…2021 AAQHC 12-14 Horsemanship Champion…AAQHC 12-14 Hunter Under Saddle Champion in 2021….2020 AQHYA 13&Under Hunt Seat Equitation World Champion…NSBA Novice Hunt Seat Equitation World Champion in 2020.
Jumping Sear • Freshman Kailua, Hawaii
OTHER: Placed third in the $25,000 3,6 Equitation Grand Prix at Split Rock…2023 Capital Challenge Age Group Equitation Champion…2022 WIHS Jumper phase winner at the Devon Horse Show and the Capital Challenge Age Group Equitation Flat class….2021 and 2020 WEF Circuit Champion in the Age Group Equitation… multi-time APSCA Maclay and USEF Medal National Final qualifier.
Western • Senior Hickory Corner, Mich.
JUNIOR (2024-25): A regular in the Horsemanship lineup, she went 8-4-3 on the season with a 3-1 neutral site record... recorded the most wins in Horsemanship... her career-high score of 77 against SMU in the NCEA National Championship launched her into the top-five scores of the season... named to the NCEA All-Championship Team for Horsemanship...collected NCEA Ariat All-American honorable mention and All-SEC Horsemanship honors...named to the NCEA APHA All-Academic First Team... earned a spot on the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter honor rolls.
SOPHOMORE (2023-24): Made her lineup debut against UT Martin and scored a 71.5 in the outing…J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the spring…named to SEC Winter Honor Roll and NCEA APHA Academic Honor Roll.
FRESHMAN (2022-23): Did not compete… named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Dean’s List in the fall and Honor Roll in the spring.
OTHER: A 2020 Nutrena Level 1 Youth 14-18 Reserve Champion… a 2019 NSBA Reserve World Champion and Bronze World Champion… multiple top finishes at the AQHA Youth World Show and Quarter Horse Congress… National Honor Society member… recognized to both High Honor Roll and Honor Roll all four years of high school.
PERSONAL: Born Sept. 9, 2003… the daughter of Anthony and Haylee Dixon… intends to major in Marketing.
Jumping Seat • Junior Houston, Texas
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): Rode in all 16 meets for the Bulldogs...posted a 7-7-2 record in Fences...earned a pair of MOP honors at Fresno State and against South Carolina...rode to a career-high score of 92 against SMU...competed in Flat against Lynchburg in a Jumping Seat only meet to open the spring season...beat her opponent
by 44 points, 80-36, to clinch the 2025 NCEA National Championship against SMU... named to the NCEA All-Championship Fences Team and NCEA APHA All-Academic First Team... earned a spot on the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter honor rolls.
FRESHMAN (2023-24): Went 7-2-1 overall in Fences…went 3-0 in the postseason… rode to a high score of 88 against Auburn… named SEC Freshman Fences Rider of the Year.
OTHER: Selected to the US Junior Team for FEI Jumping Nations Cup Youth Finals in Opglabbeek, Belgium…Winner of the 2023 Gladstone Equitation Cup…Team Gold on the Junior team at NAYRC… third at the 2023 Maclay Finals, 5th at the 2023 Medal Finals and won the 2023 North American Palm Beach Equitation Championships… third place finish at 2022 ASPCA Maclay Finals…Zone 7 Team Gold and Individual Silver at 2022 Prix des States…finished Top 12 at the 2022 USET Finals…placed fourth at the 2021 WIHS Equitation Finals…Top 25 Maclay Finals and Medal Finals in 2021.
ELLA DUFFY
Jumping Seat • Senior Marietta, Ga.
JUNIOR (2024-25): Made her Georgia debut against Lynchburg to open the spring season with a Jumping Seat only meet...rode to her career high of 83... earned a spot on the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter honor rolls.
SOPHOMORE (2023-24): Did not compete…named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Dean’s List in the fall and honor roll in the spring…named to SEC Winter Honor Roll and received NCEA APHA Academic Honor Roll recognition.
FRESHMAN (2022-23): Did not compete… named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Dean’s List in the fall and Honor Roll in the spring.
OTHER: Zone 4 Junior Team Gold at the 2022 North American Youth Championships… placed first at the Medium Junior Jumper Classic at the Lexington Spring Classic 2021… also placed first at the Medium Junior Jumper Classic at the Piedmont Jumper Classic 2021… was a member of National Honor Society… won the President’s Education Award.
TESSA DOWNEY
KINGSLEY DEY
EMMA DEJONG
ALYVIA DIXON
PERSONAL: Born July 22, 2004… the daughter of Chris and Michelle Duffy… father competed on the U.S. Rowing Team… has one sister, Brooke… intends to major in Business.
Western • Junior Marysville, Ohio
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): Went 6-4-1 in Reining...sat out the start of the spring season due to injury...made her return to the lineup at the SEC Championship...posted a 2-1-1 record at home...earned back-to-back MOP honors against Texas A&M and at South Carolina... recorded her career-high score of 72.7 in the 2025 NCEA National Championship, the second-highest score by a Georgia Reiner this season...named All-SEC for Reining.
FRESHMAN (2023-24): Went 2-3 overall in Reining…rode to a high score of 72 against Texas A&M…won MOP honors against South Carolina…SEC Freshman Reigning Rider of the Year…named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
OTHER: A two-time Quarter Horse Congress champion- the 13 and under Reining in 2019 and the 14-18 Reining in 2021…2023 NRHA Non-Pro Derby Finalist…Buckeye Reining Series 4 YO NP Derby Stakes L4 and L2 Champion…won the 2020 Buckeye Reining Series Derby Level 2 and 4… numerous reining and horsemanship wins for the Future Intermediate Team and individual classes within the IEA, including a nationals win in 2018…won the Level 2 and Level 4 of the four-year-old stakes Buckeye Derby along with winning the Youth Derby at the Buckeye Derby in 2023
PERSONAL: Born and raised in Marysville Ohio...the daughter of Craig and Angela Eger... has one brother, Cole… majoring in animal science.
FRESHMAN 2024-25: Did not compete.
OTHER: Earned Reserve Champion at 2022 Regional International Derby Finals South 2022…Reserve Champion Zone HOTY 3’6 Junior Hunters 15&U in 2022…third overall in the 15-17 equitation at 2022 WEC Winter
Circuit…fifth in the Kentucky Splitrock Equitation Challenge…finished Top-20 in the USHJA Jumping Seat Medal Finals East flat phase in 2022…earned ribbons at Devon, Junior Hunter Finals and the Pennsylvania National Horse Show.
CAROLINE FLETCHER
Western • Sophomore Greenville, S.C.
FRESHMAN (2024-25): Did not compete.
OTHER: Finalist and Top 15 at the National High School Finals Rodeo in 2021…National High School Rodeo Association Southeastern Showdown Reined Cow Horse Champion in 2022…2023 Southern Reined Cow Horse Alliance Non Pro Futurity Champion in 2023… New York Reined Cow Horse Association Non Pro Futurity and Non Pro Bridle Spectacular Champion… the National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity Limited Non Pro high score cow work…2024 National Reined Cow Horse Association Tres Osos Limited Non Pro Derby Champion…Reserve Champion Intermediate Non Pro Derby and Non Pro Derby Top 10…2024.
FRESHMAN (2024-25): Did not compete.
OTHER: Champion and reserve champion at the 2024 Lake Placid horse show in the low junior jumpers…second in the Kathy Scholl equitation championship in 2024…placed 10th at the New England Equitation Championships in 2021…finished ninth at the 2023 Zone 1 Maclay Regionals in 2022. Most recently in 2023…champion in the Low Junior Jumpers at Old Salem, Reserve Champion in Low Junior Jumpers at Lake Placid Horse Show…sixth in the $50k National JR/AM Hunter Derby at HITS Saugerties…has had top placings in the Equitation and Jumpers at WEF, the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival and the Hampton Classic.
OTHER: Won the Aiken Charity High Classic, becoming a Junior Team Gold Medalist
at NAYC and was named the Reserve Champion in Older Small Juniors at PA National Horse Show in 2024...earned the Style of Riding Award at WEC Ocala… collected multiple wins in National Derbies…2023 WEC Ocala Medium Junior/ Amateur Jumper Night Class Winner and the Hollow Brook Junior Sportsmanship Award Winner at PA National Horse Show…won the first Grand Prix she competed during her career.
OTHER: NAYC team bronze winner at NAYC and the U25 Team Event at WEF…a finalist at the WIHS Equitation Finals and USEF Talent Search Finals in 2024… finished 12th at the ASPCA Maclay Finals in 2024…made the Top 25 at USEF Medal Finals in 2023…National Horse Show grand champion and classic winner of high Junior/ Amateur Jumpers in 2023…champion and classic winner of the 2022 Pennsylvania National Horse Show Low Junior/Amateur Jumpers…had top placings at the Devon Horse Show in the equitation in 20222024…winner of the Taylor Harris Equitation Finals in 2021.
JUNIOR (2024-25): Did not compete... scored an 83 at the SEC Championship for the demo ride against Texas A&M…earned a spot on the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter honor rolls.
SOPHOMORE (2023-24): Did not compete…named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll…named to SEC and NCEA honor rolls.
FRESHMAN (2022-23): Did not compete named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll…named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Dean’s List in the fall and spring.
OTHER: Champion of the USHJA Zone 3 3’3” Hunter Finals in 2020…competed at ASPCA Maclay Finals in 2020, 2021, and 2022…competed at USEF Medal Finals in 2021 and 2022…placed fifth in the Zone 3 Mideast Maclay Regionals in 2022…
MIA FRIGON Jumping Seat • Sophomore Sudbury, Mass.
AGGIE HAHN
Jumping Seat • Senior Richmond, Va.
graduated with a 4.0 GPA…made the honor roll all four years of high school.
PERSONAL: Born Feb. 26, 2004… the daughter of Jon and Kim Hahn… has one brother, Will… intends to major in Journalism.
OTHER: Was crowned the 2024 Quarter Horse Congress All Around Champion 15-18 and Champion 15-18 Hunt seat Equitation... named the 2024 AQHYA All Around L3 14-18 Champion and L2 AQHYA World Champion in 14-18 Trail and Western Riding…2024 L3 Reserve World champion in the Western riding and Bronze World Champion in the Trial…2023 Quarter Horse Congress Reserve All Around in the Youth 15-18…Quarter Horse Congress Champion 15-18 in the Showmanship…NSBA World Champion in the L1 Youth Western Riding…has multiple Top 5s, 10s and Finalist honors at the Majors in all events…has multiple High Points, Circuit Awards and wins at AQHA Shows on her resume.
MADISON HILL
Jumping Seat • Junior Germantown, Tenn.
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): Did not compete... earned a spot on the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter honor rolls.
FRESHMAN (2023-24): Did not compete… named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Dean’s List in the fall and spring.
OTHER: Qualified and competed in USEF Medal Finals five times as well as the ASPCA Maclay Finals three times… Champion in the adult hunters at the 2023 Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show…placed fourth in the 17 year old Medal Finals WarmUp at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show and Reserve Champion in the 15-17 year old equitation at the Kentucky National Horse Show in 2022…finished as Reserve Champion in the 1.25 Junior Jumpers at the 2021 Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show.
SALLY IVES
Jumping Seat • Sophomore Durham, N.C.
FRESHMAN (2024-25): Did not compete.
OTHER: Reserve Champion at the 2023 USHJA jumping Seat Finals East in 2023… second-place finish in the Jumping Phase... finished 12th place in the Gymnastics Phase…Reserve Champion in the 16 year old Equitation Division at Capital Challenge in 2023…finished in the Top 25 in the USEF Hunter Seat Medal Finals…was Reserve Champion at the ASPCA Maclay Mideast Regionals…winner of the EJ Haun Memorial Medal Finals at the 2023 NCHJA Annual Show…scored a 91 in the first round of the 2022 Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic…top 20 in the WEC Premier Equitation Cup…12th place in the HITS Equitation Championship.
KATIE JEDELE
Western • Sophomore Chelsea, Mich.
FRESHMAN (2024-25): Did not compete.
OTHER: Has two NRHA Affiliate Level 4 Non-Pro Derby Final wins and a Level 2 Reserve Champion at the 2023 AQHYA World…2023 AQHYA World 14-18 Reining Level 3 Top 10…Quarter Horse Congress 14-18 Reining Top 3 and Level 2 NH NP Champion at the 100x and South Central Affiliate Championship…finished fourth in Level 3 Reining at the 2022 AQHYA World Show…14-18 Reining Reserve Champion at the Quarter Horse Congress…Level 1 Reining Reserve Champion at the 2021 Quarter Horse Congress at the 2021 Quarter Horse Congress.
FRESHMAN (2024-25): Did not compete.
OTHER: Placed first at the IHJA Junior Medal Finals in 2022…sixth at the 2023 Maclay Regionals…competed in the USHJA Jumping Seat Finals East, NHS Hamel Finals, NCEA Medal Finals, ASPCA Maclay Finals, the Gladstone Cup and Junior Hunter Finals…ribboned at Capital Challenge, Junior Hunter Finals and Devon…placed
eighth at Junior Hunter Finals and seventh in National Hunter Derby in Brandywine Horseshow at Devon…finished sixth at Midwest NCEA Final…placed third on the flat USHJA Zone 5 Horsemanship Medal Final.
JUNIOR (2024-25): Rode in 15 meets for the Bulldogs in Reining...posted an 8-5-2 record... finished the season tied for the second-most event wins for the season...her season-high score of 72.5 against Auburn and at SMU is tied for the second-highest Reining score of the year...earned her second career MOP against Auburn...earned NCEA APHA All-Academic Second Team nods... earned a spot on the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter honor rolls.
SOPHOMORE (2023-24): Went 10-4-1 overall in Reining…went 5-1 at home…earned MOP honors against Oklahoma State…rode to a high score of 71 against Texas A&M…named to the All-SEC Reining team…received NCEA Ariat All-America honorable mention honors… named to SEC Winter Honor Roll.
FRESHMAN (2022-23): Went 2-2-1 on the season…received SEC All-Freshman recognition made her lineup debut on neutral ground against South Dakota State, winning her point…received a highs core of 71 against South Carolina…named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the spring.
OTHER: A two-time Quarter Horse Congress Youth Champion…multiple top five finishes at the AQHA Youth World Show, and Quarter Horse Congress…2021 NRHA Youth 14-18 World Champion…participated in the FFA… named to her high school’s Honor Roll.
PERSONAL: Born June 20, 2004…the daughter of Todd and Carrie Lynch…has one brother, Carter…cousin Mason Marquis plays baseball at Eastern Michigan University… intends to major in Criminal Justice.
JUNIOR (2024-25): made Bulldog debut in Horsemanship at the 2025 NCEA National Championship...competed in all three rounds for Georgia...rode to her career high 74 in the
SHELBY LYNCH Western • Senior McLean, Ill.
KENDALL MCCLINTOCK Western • Senior Galena, Ohio
EMMA LACKEY
Jumping Seat • Sophomore Glencoe, Ill.
AVA HATHAWAY
Western • Freshman Bronson, Mich.
quarterfinal round against Auburn... earned a spot on the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter honor rolls.
SOPHOMORE (2023-24): Did not compete... named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the spring…SEC Winter Honor Roll…NCEA APHA Academic Honor Roll.
FRESHMAN (2022-23): Did not compete… named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the fall and Dean’s List in the spring.
OTHER: Finished top 10 at the 2021 AQHA Congress NYATT in Horsemanship…third place at the Ohio Quarter Horse Association year-end 14-18 Horsemanship top 10 in Youth Color Horsemanship at the 2020 NSB World Championship Show…finalist at the 2020 AQHA Ford Youth World L2 Western Riding…in 2019, was a finalist at the AllAmerican Quarter Horse Congress NYATT in Horsemanship and semi-finalist at the AQHA Ford Youth World in L2 Western Horsemanship Reserve Champion of the 2018 Nutrena Level 1 Youth Horsemanship 14-18… a 2016-2020 IEA Dare Equestrian team member…received honor roll recognition all four years of high school.
PERSONAL: Born Nov. 16, 2003…daughter of Dusty and Denise McClintock…has two older siblings, Hallie and Brooks…sister Hallie was a member of the Oklahoma State equestrian team from 2016-2019…intends to major in Advertising.
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): Did not compete... earned a spot on the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter honor rolls.
FRESHMAN (2023-24): Did not compete… named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the spring.
OTHER: Had top placings at Junior Hunter Finals, including being sixth overall…qualified for the 2022 Gladstone Cup and 3’3 EMO/ USHJA 3’3” Medal Jumping Seat Finals… qualified for the 2021 Maclay and Medal Finals and the Gladstone Cup… numerous top placings at WEF.
OTHER: The Reserve Champion of the 2024 KRHA Clayton Reining Classic Youth Derby… was the GQHA Circuit Champion Level 1 Ranch Riding, All Aged Youth Ranch Riding, Youth Reining…Level 2 Rookie SE Affiliate Region Champion…2023 Top 6 at the All Star Reining Non Pro Futurity…2023 All Star Reining Youth 14-18 Reserve Champion…Rookie Level 1 and Level 2 Reserve Champion at the 2022 APHA World Show…crowned the TNRHA Spinning in the Rein Youth 14-18 Champion…2022 qualifier for the Run for a Million Rookie Level 2…Top 10 at the APHA Worth Show Youth 18 and under….FRHA Youth 14-18 Top 10…was the HDRHA Rookie Level 2 Champion and Youth 14-18 Reserve Champion…two-time HDRHA Youth Ranch Riding Champion and High Point Champion and Youth Rail Reserve Champion… KRHA Youth Derby Reserve Champion and Youth 14-18 Top 5.
MADI NADOLENCO
Jumping Seat • Junior Calabasas, Calif.
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): Made Georgia debut in Fences against Lynchburg with a 95-point ride...received her first career MOP...this ride ties her for the highest event score this season... earned a spot on the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter honor rolls.
FRESHMAN (2023-24): Did not compete... named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Dean’s List in the fall and spring semesters.
OTHER: Finished Top 24 at the 2022 ASPCA Maclay Finals in 2022…placed first at the 2021 USHJA Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic –West and the 2021 CPHA Foundation Finals… winner of the 2020 R.W. Mutch Equitation Championship.
OTHER: Reserve Circuit Champion in the L2 14-18 Horsemanship…placed first in the 14-18 Equitation at The Madness in 2024…2022 L1 World Champion in the 14-18 Horsemanship… multiple Top 10s at the AQHYA World Show and The All American Quarter Horse Congress
in the Horsemanship…placed 10th at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in the 12-14 Horsemanship in 2022…was nationally ranked 10th in the L2 Horsemanship in 2022.
JUNIOR (2024-25): Did not compete... earned a spot on the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter honor rolls.
SOPHOMORE (2023-24): Did not compete... named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Dean’s List in the fall and spring… SEC Winter Honor Roll...received NCEA Academic Honor Roll recognition.
FRESHMAN (2022-23): Did not compete… named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Presidential Scholars in the fall and Honor Roll in the spring.
OTHER: Second place finish at the 2022 ASPCA Maclay Regionals…placed sixth in Equitation on the Flat at the Capital Challenge Horse Show 2021…named Reserve Champion in the USHJA Zone 7 3’6” 15-17 Equitation Championship 2021…named Champion in Zone 7 15-17 Equitation Championship in 2021…earned top ribbons in the Junior Hunters at Capital Challenge, the National Horse Show, and Great Lakes Equestrian Festival…recognized as a High Honor Roll member as a sophomore and Honor Roll member as freshman and junior at the Kinkaid School…member of the National Charity League, Heroes for Children Teen Board, the Houston Greek Festival, and Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral.
GIGI PHILLIPS
Jumping Seat • Freshman Charlotte, N.C.
OTHER: recipient of the Hollowbrook sportsmanship award at the PA National Horse Show in 2024…winner of the handy class in the Large 16-17 Junior Hunters at Junior Hunter Finals…Reserve Champion in the Large 16-17 Junior Hunters at the Devon Horse Show in 2024…named best Junior Rider at Derby Finals… Champion and classic winner in the 1.10-1.15m amateur jumpers at the 2025 Devon Horse Show…2023 Reserve Champion at WIHS in the Large 16-17 Junior hunters.
OTHER: Awarded first and second place in the NAL Children’s Hunter Finals at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in 2018…earned Championships and Circuit Championships at HITS, Great Lakes Equestrian Festival, Old Salem, Upperville, Lake Placid and WEF...is the younger sister of past Georgia equestrian captain Sophia Pilla.
Western • Freshman Jasper, Ind.
OTHER: 2025 AQHA Level 1 East Championships Champion Level 1 14-18 Ranch Riding…Congress Champion in the Level 1 Youth 14-18 Hunt Seat Equitation at the All America Quarter Horse Congress… World Champion in the Novice Youth Hunt Seat Equitation at the NSBA World Show….had success at the AQHA Level 1 East Championship Show...crowned Reserve Champion in the Rookie Youth Horsemanship…Bronze Champion in the Level 1 Youth 14-18 in Western.
Western • Sophomore Rutledge, Ga.
FRESHMAN (2024-25): Did not compete.
OTHER: Winner of the 2022 Rookie Shootout at the Florida Classic…won the Novice Horse Non Pro level 3 at the North American Reining Stakes… placed Top 5 in Non Pro Derbies… was the 2022 GQHA 4H/ FFA Reining Buckle Series Champion, FRHA Rookie 1 Champion (year-end) and Rookie 1&2 Graduate.
Hunter Finals…finished in fourth place at the 2024 USEF Talent Search Finals West…winner of the 2024 Low Junior Jumper Classic at HITS Del Mar…2024 Circuit Champion in the Small Junior Hunters 16-17…multiple top finishes in 2024…third in the WCHR Junior Hunter 3’6 Southwest Year-End standings…sixth at ASPCA Maclay Regionals…ribboned at Devon, Junior Hunter Finals, Capital Challenge and Harrisburg in the Junior Hunters.
Western • Sophomore
Port Saint Lucie, Fla.
FRESHMAN (2024-25): Did not compete.
OTHER: Was fourth place in 2023 All American Quarter Horse Congress Novice 14-18 western pleasure…placed fifth at 2022 All American Quarter Horse Congress Youth 15-18 Western Pleasure…2022 Sudden Impulse Novice Youth Western Pleasure Champion.
Western • Sophomore
Grayson, Ga.
FRESHMAN (2024-25): Did not compete.
OTHER: Won Novice of the Year at the NSBA Cinch Horsemanship Invitational in 2023… Bronze Champion in Level 2 Youth Equitation at AQHYA Youth World in 2023…finished seventh in Color Horsemanship and seventh in Color Youth Equitation…fifth in Youth Showmanship 14-18 at the NSBA World Championship Show in 2023…placed third in Level 2 Equitation and first in Level 2 Youth Showmanship 14-18 at the 2023 AQHYA Youth World Show…finished fourth in Level 1 Youth Equitation, fourth in NYATT Showmanship, first in NYATT D1 Team Georgia and was a finalist in 15-18 Youth Horsemanship at Congress…IEA National Champion King Show Horses Western Team in 2021… 2022 IEA National Champion JV Novice Ranch Riding…third place Level 1 Youth Showmanship NSBA Congress in 2022… reserve world champion in L1 horsemanship at the NSBA World Show 2022.
OTHER: Placed in the Level 2 14-18 Horsemanship Finals at the AQHYA World Show two years in a row…finished 15th in Level 2 14-18 Horsemanship at the 2023 AQHYA World Show…third place in Level 2 14-18 Horsemanship at the Big A…placed fourth in Level 2 14-18 Trail at the Big A…third place in Level 1 14-18 Western Riding at the Big A…2022 Florida Gold Coast fifth place in Level 2 14-18 Horsemanship…Florida Gold Coast fourth in Level 2 14-18 Trail.. finished 11th in Level 3 14-18 Horsemanship at the AQHYA World Show…14th in Level 2 14-18 Horsemanship at the AQHYA World Show.
Western • Senior Clayton, N.C.
JUNIOR (2024-25): Rode in all 15 meets for the Bulldogs in Reining...finished the season with an 8-6-1 record...collected a pair of MOP honors at UC Davis and against Auburn...tied her careerhigh score of 72.5 at UC Davis...tied for the most event wins...had two of the top five scores in Reining...went undefeated at the 2025 NCEA National Championship...named to the NCEA AllChampionship Team for Reining...received NCEA APHA All-Academic Second Team nods...earned a spot on the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter Honor Rolls.
SOPHOMORE (2023-24): Finished the season with a 7-6-2 record…rode to a season-high score of 72 and received MOP honors for the ride against South Carolina in the SEC Championships…named to the All-SEC Reining Team…NCEA All-Academic Honorable Mention…named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the spring…SEC honor roll.
FRESHMAN (2022-23): Compiled a 4-7 Reining record…received SEC All-Freshman recognition with regular season wins against Auburn and Texas A&M and at the SEC Championship against South Carolina…won MOP honors against Auburn, receiving her high score of 72.5…named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the spring...named to SEC Winter Honor Roll.
Jumping Seat • Freshman Mill Valley, Calif.
OTHER: 2025 Circuit Champion Small Junior Hunter Desert Circuit…won first place in the Junior Hunter stake and placed third in the Washington Jumper phase at the 2025 Devon Horse Show…won bronze at the 2025 Junior
Western • Sophomore
Watkinsville, Ga.
FRESHMAN (2024-25): Did not compete.
OTHER: Champion in the Rookie 1 and 2 at the 2022 NRHA Derby…2021 NRHA Derby Youth 1418 Reserve Champion top five and 10 finishes at the 2021 Quarter Horse Congress multiple state year-end champion awards… participated in 4-H Club and FFA…also played basketball.
EMMA POPP
SIENNA PILLA
LENDON REEDER
KATHARINE REUTER
RAEGAN SHEPHERD
BAYLIE ROBBINS
ELLIE ROYAL
LAUREN SANDERS
PERSONAL: Born March 10, 2004…the daughter of Josh and Wendy Shepherd… has one sibling, Addison…intends to major in Agribusiness.
AVERY TAYLOR
OTHER: 2024 APHA Reserve World Champion in Youth Reining…2023 IEA Reserve National Champion in Open Reining… IEA High School National Champion with Flamekissed Equestrian…Region 4 Champion in Horsemanship…Reserve National Champion in Open Horsemanship…2021 IEA National Champion in Reining (team and individual… National Champion in Horsemanship (team)…2021 ARHA World Champion Youth Ranch Reining, Youth Ranch Riding, Reserve World Champion in Youth Horsemanship and youth Ranchmanship…ARHA World Show Overall Youth High Point Champion and Champion in Reining 18 & Under, Ranch Reining, Horsemanship, Ranchmanship and Ranch Riding.
OTHER: Placed second in the Jumper Phase at the Devon Horse Show in 2024…finished fourth place at USHJA Jumping Seat Finals in 2023 and eighth in 2024…has a bronze medal for USET wins…placed third and fourth at ASPCA Maclay Regionals in 2023 and 2024…. third at New England Equitation Finals in 2023, fifth in 2022 and eighth in 2024…Top 25 in the Gladstone Cup in 2023 and 2024…Top 20 in the North American Equitation Championship in 2024… placed sixth in the 2024 Governor’s Cup.
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): Did not compete... earned a spot on the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter Honor Rolls.
FRESHMAN (2023-24): Did not compete… named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for the fall and spring semesters.
OTHER: Placed in the top 5 in multiple events…Reserve World Champion at the 2022 NSBA World Show… placed in the top 5 in multiple events at the NSBA World Show…a Level 1 Non-Pro all-around, Level 1 Youth all-around, and multiple circuit champion at the 2022 Arizona Sun Circuit… won multiple circuit championships at the 2022 EMO Championships… won the year-end 14-18 all-around in the Washington State Quarter Horse Youth Association… finished in the top 10 in multiple events in the year-end AQHA standings.
FRESHMAN (2024-25): Did not compete.
OTHER: Winner of the 2021 USHJA 3”3’ Hunt Seat Medal Finals…finished second in the 2021 USHJA Jumping Seat Medal Finals East jumping phase…first in 14-15 equitation at the National Horse Show in 2021…finished 9th in New England Equitation Finals in 2021…6th in the Kathy Scholl Equitation Championship at the Lake Placid Horse Show in 2023…earned 2nd place in the 1.40m Horseflight Speed Class at the 2023 Split Rock Jumping Tour.
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): Made her Georgia debut in Horsemanship this season and became a regular in the lineup, competing in all 15 meets...posted a 5-10 record...rode in one meet for Reining against Auburn...recorded her career-high score of 77.3 in the 2025 NCEA National Championship meet against SMU... received NCEA APHA All-Academic Second Team nods...earned a spot on the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter honor rolls.
FRESHMAN (2023-24): Did not compete.
OTHER: Five-time NSBA World Champion, two-time NSBA Reserve World Champion, twotime NSBA World Show Bronze Champion… four APHA World Champion nods and two APHA Reserve World Champion to her name…IEA 2023 National Championship Open Reining… AQHYA World Show Reining Finalist… competed at the APHA Youth World Games with Team USA in Germany, bringing home the gold… finished fifth in
the Level 3 Horsemanship at the 2021 AQHYA World Show…finished first in OQHA’s year-end standings for Youth 14-18 Horsemanship and Equitation in 2021… the IEA 2021 National Champion Open Horsemanship, 2020 Reserve National Champion Open Reining, 2019 National Champion Future Intermediate Horsemanship and Reining.
Western • Freshman Statesboro, Ga.
HELENA TIMPANY
Jumping Seat • Freshman Monroe, Conn.
DEVIN VANZANTEN Western • Junior Lynden, Wash.
ELLA WITT
Jumping Seat • Sophomore Califon, N.J.
ABBEY ZAWISZA Western • Junior Findlay, Ohio
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Donor: Holly Ann Tufan
Jumping Seat
Donor: Amanda McMillan Dollinger
The Roper Family
Donor: Calvin Burger
Horsemanship
Donor: Sharon Baumgardt
PERRY
Jumping Seat Donor: Alyson Griffiths
ROYCE
Reining Donor: Cliff Reeder
SODA POP
Horsemanship Donor: Chris Harrison
SUNNY
Jumping Seat
Donor: Courtney Neely
SLASH
Reining
Donor: The Blumer Family
SNOOKIE
Jumping Seat
Donor: Elizabeth O’Heaney
Jumping Seat
Donor: Liz and Mike Hilton
Horsemanship
Donor: Holly Ann Tufan
TY Reining Donor: UGAAA
Jumping Seat
Devon MacNeil
Reining
Donor: The Schramm Family
Jumping Seat
Donor: Catherine Rosalie Midyette
SIMON Western Donor: Judith Bower
Jumping Seat
Donor: Felicity Farms LLC
2024-25
Season Recap
The Georgia Equestrian team collected its eighth team national championship to conclude the 2024-25 season. This marks the 50th institutional championship for the University of Georgia and the second crown in five years for the program.
The Bulldogs went 6-5 in the regular season with an additional single discipline win over Lynchburg to open the spring slate.
After suffering a loss in the quartfinals of the SEC Championship to Texas A&M, the Bulldogs returned home to prepare for the 2025 NCEA National Championship in Ocala, Fla.
Georgia received the six-seed for the championship and were matched up against second-seeded Auburn in the
quarterfinal round. Georgia swept in Reining and had the largest margin of victory over the Tigers since 2009 with a 13-4 final score.
The Bulldogs had a postseason rematch against the Aggies in the semifinals. Georgia swept the Jumping Seat events to build a large lead. A 4-1 score in Reining added to the lead. Sophia Pilla secured the meet-winning point with an 86.3 in Flat.
Georgia met top-seeded SMU in the final round. Sweeping Flat for the second consecutive meet, the score was close after the first half. Tessa Downey’s score of 90 in Fences secured the victory for the Bulldogs.
2024-25 RESULTS (9-6)
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
PARKER CLIFF
ALYVIA DIXON
TESSA BROWN
SHELBY LYNCH
2024-25
Meet-by-Meet
GEORGIA 8, TCU 10 SEPTEMBER 28 — BISHOP, GA. FENCES
CHAMPIONS NCEA RESERVE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Date Opponent Location Result 09.29 at Fresno State Fresno, Calif.. W, 10-8 10.13 Texas A&M* Bishop, Ga. W, 12-4 10.20 at TCU Springtown, Texas W, 12-6 11.03 South Carolina* Bishop, Ga. W, 14-6 11.10 at Auburn*
NEW MEXICO STATE (9-0) H: 4-0 | A: 3-0 | N: 2-0 10/21/06 A W, 16-11 2/7/09 N W, 9-5 2/13/10 H W, 17-3 11/19/10 A W, 11-5 2/16/11 H W, 15-1 11/17/12 N W, 12-4 3/7/14 H W, 17-3 3/5/16 A W, 12-7 10/23/16 H W, 17-2
OKLAHOMA STATE (7-4) H: 5-0 | A: 0-3 | N: 2-1 2/21/04 H W, 1005.31-984.03 2/16/08 H W, 10-8 3/10/12 A L, 13-10 4/19/14 N W, 8-6 10/16/15 H W, 14-6 11/19/16 A L, 10-10 10/20/18 H W, 13-6 4/16/21 N W, 10-6 2/11/23 A L, 11-8 4/13/23 N L, 13-7 11/18/23 H W, 11-6
SACRED HEART (1-0)
H: 0-0 | A: 1-0 | N: 0-0 3/20/10 A W, 16-0
SMU (6-5)
H: 2-2 | A: 1-3 | N: 3-0
10/26/14 A L, 9-9
4/15/16 N W, 12-4
3/2/18 H W, 11-8
10/13/18 A L, 11-8
10/26/19 H W, 10-8
4/17/21 N W, 9-7
10/30/21 A W, 11-9
2/24/23 H L, 10-9
10/18/24 H L, 11-7
2/15/25 A L, 10-9
4/19/25 N W, 12-8
SMU (Jumping Seat Only) (6-1)
H: 5-0 | A: 1-1 | N: 0-0
3/24/07 H W, 10-4
10/13/07 H W, 12-0
11/7/08 H W, 8-4
11/23/08 A L, 7-5
9/20/09 H W, 9-3
9/26/10 H W, 11-1
3/9/12 A W, 7-3
SOUTH CAROLINA (43-18)
H: 19-3 | A: 13-11 | N: 11-4
9/28/02 A L
2/15/03 A
10/3/03 H W, 1072-1053
2/13/04 A W, 1114.5-1108
9/24/04 H W, 1098-1028
2/5/05 A W, 1206-1190
10/21/05 A W, 1202-1184.5
2/25/06 H W, 1246-1231
10/6/06 H W, 9-6
3/3/07 A L, 15-4
11/3/07 A L, 11-7
2/23/08 H W, 14-6
3/29/08 N W, 10-10
11/8/08 H W, 13-7
2/21/09 A L, 12-8
4/3/09 N W, 15-5
10/23/09 A W, 12-8
2/27/10 H W, 13-6
10/23/10 H W, 15-4
2/5/11 A L, 10-9
3/25/11 N W, 11-8
11/4/11 A W, 11-9
2/4/12 H W, 11-8
3/31/12 N L, 10-10
11/2/12 H L, 11-8
2/2/13 A W, 11-8
3/29/13 N L, 10-7
10/11/13 A W, 9-9
2/8/14 H L, 10-9
3/29/14 N L, 10-10
4/19/14 N W, 8-8
10/3/14 A W, 11-9
2/7/15 H L, 11-9
4/18/15 N L, 10-6
11/20/15 H W, 13-5
2/6/16 A W, 13-7
10/9/16 A L, 9-8
2/3/17 H W, 14-5
3/24/17 N W, 13-7
11/3/17 A W, 14-6
2/17/18 A W, 12-7
3/30/18 N W, 16-4
4/19/18 N W, 11-4
10/5/18 A L, 10-9
3/2/19 H W, 13-7
3/30/19 N W, 11-8
10/5/19 H W, 14-5
2/22/20 A L, 14-5
11/13/20 A L, 11-8
2/6/21 H W, 10-6
11/13/21 H W, 14-4
2/26/22 A L, 10-9
3/26/22 N W, 12-7
11/12/22 A L, 10-9
2/4/23 H W, 14-6
3/25/23 N W, 15-5
10/13/23 H W, 15-4
2/24/24 A W, 11-9
3/30/24 N W,12-7
11/1/24 A W, 10-7
2/22/25 H 11-8
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (4-1)
H: 1-0 | A: 2-1 | N: 1-0
11/16/12 A L, 8-8
11/18/16 A W, 14-6
2/18/22 A W, 11-8
10/28/22 N W, 13-3
3/2/24 H W, 16-3
SWEET BRIAR (Jumping Seat Only) (5-0)
H: 4-0 | A: 1-0 | N: 0-0
2/3/18 H W, 9-0
9/20/19 H W, 8-2
2/19/21 H W, 7-3
2/4/22 A W, 7-3
2/4/23 H W, 8-1
TCU (8-7)
H: 2-2 | A: 4-2 | N: 2-3
9/23/07 H W, 10-10 (1349-1354)
11/22/08 A L, 10-9
9/19/09 H L, 11-9
3/12/11 A W, 17-2
10/23/11 H W, 16-4
3/9/12 A W, 9-8
11/23/13 A W, 11-6
3/7/15 N W, 10-5
4/16/16 N L, 10-5
10/20/17 A W, 12-6
3/7/20 A L, 10-9
4/15/21 N W, 10-6
4/14/22 N L, 12-8
10/27/23 N L, 8-7
9/28/24 H L, 10-8
TEXAS A&M (26-16)
H: 11-2 | A: 7-9 | N: 7-5
2/26/05 A W, 1202-1164
10/20/07 A L, 11-9
10/17/09 H W, 9-9
10/8/11 A L. 13-10
9/13/12 H W, 17-5
3/8/13 A W, 16-6
3/30/13 N W, 15-5
11/8/13 H W, 10-9
2/1/14 A W, 10-9
11/22/14 A L, 11-7
2/28/15 H W, 13-6
3/28/15 N W, 12-5
9/25/15 H W, 10-9
1/30/16 A W, 10-9
3/25/16 N W, 13-7
11/5/16 A L, 13-7
2/25/17 H W, 12-7
4/15/17 N L, 11-5
10/13/17 H W, 12-4
3/10/18 A W, 13-7
4/19/18 N W, 13-1
11/16/18 A W, 11-8
2/9/19 H W, 12-8
3/29/19 N L, 12-8
4/18/19 N W, 8-7
10/25/19 H L, 10-8
2/1/20 A L, 9-9 (1535.5-1519)
10/29/20 H W, 10-9
3/6/21 A W, 9-8
3/26/21 N W, 10-10
10/19/21 A L, 13-6
2/12/22 H L, 9-9 (1532-1523)
10/22/22 H W, 10-8
3/4/23 A L, 12-8
3/24/23 N L, 10-8
10/6/23 A L, 13-6
2/17/24 H W, 13-7 4/18/24 N L, 11-7 10/19/24 H W, 9-9 (1676.25-1659.75)
2/14/25 A L, 12-4
3/28/25 N L, 10-9 4/18/25 N W, 16-4
UC DAVIS (2-0)
H: 0-0 | A: 2-0 | N: 0-0 10/29/22 A W, 11-9 11/7/24 A W, 13-7
UT MARTIN (12-1)
H: 7-0 | A: 5-1 | N: 0-0
3/27/09 H W, 16-3
10/2/09 A W, 10-5
2/27/11 H W, 14-0 11/19/11 A W, 12-6
3/2/13 H W, 15-3
1/25/14 A W, 9-9
1/30/15 A W, 13-6 10/22/16 H W, 17-2
1/24/19 A L, 11-9 2/29/20 H W, 17-2
3/5/22 H W, 17-2
9/30/23 H W, 13-5
10/28/23 A W, 14-5
About The NCEA
NCEA FAQs
HOW MANY WOMEN ARE ON A TEAM?
There is no roster size limit. The teams range from 15 to 85 girls. The average team has about 46 members.
CAN NCEA TEAMS ONLY COMPETE NCAA?
No, schools that are members of the NCEA are permitted to compete in both the NCAA-NCEA head-to-head format and IHSA (club) competitions. However, universities can only compete in one National Championship event.
HOW MANY COACHES ARE THERE?
There can be anywhere from one to five coaches. Some teams also have volunteer coaches designated by the team - one western coach and one jumping seat coach for the whole season.
WHERE DO THE TEAMS PRACTICE?
Practice and competition facilities can be owned by the athletics department or can be multiple use facilities on campus partnered with the Agriculture or Animal Science Department. Some programs lease a private facility.
WHO PROVIDES THE HORSES?
Most programs have their own string of horses for practice and competition. These horses are donated, purchased or leased for the competition season.
TYPICALLY HOW MANY COMPETITIONS ARE THERE?
Teams can have up to 15 dates of competition, not including conference or national championships. Competitions that last more than one day, or tournaments can be considered one date, up to five times.
WHAT DOES IT COST TO RUN AN EQUESTRIAN TEAM?
Annual operating budgets can range from $100,000 to $450,000, depending on the size of your program. The average cost per student athlete is $3,000 to $7,000.
WHAT ABOUT GRADES?
The average equestrian grade point average is 3.2
ARE THERE SCHOLARSHIPS?
The sport of equestrian can offer up to 15 scholarships per team. The NCAA defines equestrian as an equivalency sport, allowing the scholarships to be divided amongst the team.
CAN STUDENT-ATHLETES RECEIVE COURSE CREDIT?
Some universities offer class credit for participation.
NCEA HISTORY
In 1998, Equestrian was identified and adopted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Committee on Women’s Athletics (CWA) as an emerging sport for women at the Division I and II levels. Currently, there are 16 Division I and four Division II programs sponsoring equestrian.
The National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA), a non-profit corporation, was created as a governing body to advance the sport of equestrian. The NCEA is responsible for the development and administration of equestrian rules and guidelines. Equestrian is subject to all NCAA policies and procedures in the same manner as other sports.
The NCEA developed sub-committees for areas critical to the advancement of equestrian. These sub-committees consist of coaches and administrators from member institutions. Coaches and administrators are invited to serve on any of the various NCEA Committees of their choice. The committees include but are not limited to: Membership Services, Competition, Strategic Communications, Sponsorship, Selection, and Championship. Each committee is charged with helping to progress equestrian to championship sport status within the NCAA. Additionally, liaisons from the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) interact with and provide input to these committees and the NCEA Executive Committee.
Part of the NCEA’s structure includes a National Advisory Board (NAB) comprised of corporate leaders, philanthropists, and equine industry experts. The goal of the NAB is to develop the financial support to make Equestrian the first financially-independent nonrevenue generating collegiate sport. NAB efforts have shown early success in the form of grants to help sustain current NCEA teams, as well as providing financial strategies for the development of new Equestrian teams across the nation.
MISSION
The NCEA, in concert with the mission and vision of the NCAA, is committed to providing collegiate opportunities for female equestrian student-athletes to compete at the highest level, while embracing equity, diversity and promoting academic and competitive excellence.
VISION
To be recognized globally as the premier level of competition for elite female collegiate equestrian student-athletes.
About SEC EQUESTRIAN
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) adopted the sport of equestrian during the 2012-13 academic year. The four programs that currently comprise the SEC have a rich history of elite success in the sport.
Since the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) began contesting a national championship in 2002, all SEC programs have won a national championship. The annual NCEA Championship is held in Ocala, Florida each year.
Georgia has tallied a league-leading seven overall national championships, including three consecutive from 2008-10 and most recently in 2021. Auburn follows with six and South Carolina has three national titles, while Texas A&M has two overall national titles.
The three schools of the formerly 12-member SEC have been contesting a yearly Southern Equestrian Championship since 2003, which in 2012-13 was 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.
The first-ever SEC equestrian meet was held on September 9, 2012, when Georgia hosted Texas A&M in Bishop, Ga. In March of 2013, the first-ever SEC Championship in the sport of equestrian was held in Auburn, Ala., with South Carolina taking home the inaugural trophy.
Equestrian 101
KEY TERMS IN EQUESTRIAN
CROP
A short whip used in riding, only as an aid to reinforce the rider’s leg.
DIAGONALS
The correct posting, up/down motion, of the rider in sequence with diagonal movement of the horse’s legs at the trot.
EQUITATION / HORSEMANSHIP
In competitions, these indicate that riders are being judged on their ability to control and show the horse while maintaining the correct riding position. Riders have the added challenge of riding an unfamiliar horse, one that they draw for in a lottery system just before their event.
FENCES
An individual performance where each rider shows a horse over 8-10 jumps up to three feet, six inches high. Riders are judged on their ability to position the horse correctly at the jumps and avoid interfering with the horse’s balance, while maintaining the correct riding position and producing a smooth, polished performance.
FIGURE EIGHT
Two circles connected by a change of direction, most often seen in Reining patterns.
GAIT
Three ways — canter/lope, trot/jog, or walk — by which a horse can move by lifting the feet in different order or rhythm.
HORSEMANSHIP
Refers to an event in Western discipline which is judged on a predetermined pattern consisting of several maneuvers is performed by each rider. The rider’s overall position and effectiveness in the saddle are major factors in scoring.
JUMPING SEAT
The category of Equitation English riders compete in, whose foundation lies in jumping and riding across country, such as foxhunting.
LEADS
They are determined at the canter/lope by which front foot is leading. Correct leads have the inside foreleg reaching furthest.
NATURAL AIDS
Body signals from the seat, legs, hands and voice to communicate commands to the horse, all the while appearing comfortable, relaxed and balanced. These signals should be subtle or imperceptible to the judge and spectators and exaggerated shifting of the rider’s weight is not desirable. The resulting performance shown by the horse is not to be considered more important than the methods used by the rider in obtaining them.
REINING
In this class, Western riders perform an individual, pre-assigned pattern from memory, demonstrating a variety of stops, turns and maneuvers at various speeds. The emphasis on this class is on precision, technical application of natural aids and the rider’s ability to show unfamiliar horses.
COMPETITION FORMAT
The National Collegiate Equestrian Association tests five riders from each team in head-to-head competitions. Five horses are selected for each event. Each rider is paired with one of the five horses in a random draw before the competition. The rider is able to watch the horse warm up and receives four minutes to practice on her assigned mount before competing. Riders from opposing teams compete on the same horse in the headto-head competition. Each rider receives a score, and the rider with the highest score receives one point for her team. In NCEA competition, the level of difficulty is demonstrated by the accuracy of the pattern and how the competitor uses the horse that she draws to the best of her ability.
GENERAL SCORING
Jumping Seat riders are scored on a scale of 1-100. There are eight maneuvers each worth 10 points, plus an overall score worth 20 points, to total 100 possible points per ride. Maneuvers are scored on this scale: 10=Excellent; 9=Very Good; 8=Good; 7=Fairly Good; 6=Satisfactory; 5=Sufficient; 4=Insufficient; 3=Fairly Bad; 2=Bad; 1=Very Bad; 0=Not Executed. Scores usually range from 70-85, depending on the judge. Western riders are scored on a 70-point scale. There are a minimum of eight maneuvers which are scored on the following scale: +1.5=Excellent, +1=Very Good, +.5=Good, 0=Correct, -.5=Poor, -1=Very Poor, -1.5=Extremely Poor. Scores range from 68 to 74. Horsemanship and Jumping Seat riders are judged on their ability to control and show the horse while maintaining the correct riding position. Fences riders are judged on their ability to position the horse correctly and not interfere with its balance while maintaining the correct riding position for a smooth, polished performance. Reiners are judged for precision and application of natural aids as they execute intricate maneuvers at varying speeds.
ROLLBACK
A tight turn performed in the Jumping Seat Fences class to show control of the horse and rider’s ability to maintain a position between two fences. In Western Reining, a rollback is a 180 degree pivot with speed after a halt.
SCHOOLING
The horses will be schooled, or prepared for competition using stretching and suppling exercises at various gaits, or practice jumps if necessary by riders who will not compete the day of the show.
SLIDING STOP
A smooth stop from the lope, in which the horse is supposed to balance on its back feet while the front feet continue to move.
SCORING
JUMPING SEAT - FENCES
The judges evaluate the rider’s position, consistency on course, smoothness, flow from jump to jump, the number of strides (steps taken by the horse) in a line and the rider’s plan to complete the course. Scoring for the event is out of a perfect score of 100.
JUMPING SEAT - FLAT
The riders have to perform a flat test on their horses in a 40 x 20 meter arena. The test consists of eight movements to be judged on accuracy, smoothness and overall position of the rider. Each movement receives a score from 1-10. The ninth and tenth scores judges the position and seat of the rider and the correctness and effectiveness of her aids, and the overall accuracy of the test. The score is out of a perfect score of 100.
WESTERN - HORSEMANSHIP
This event is designed to evaluate the rider’s ability to execute a prescribed set of maneuvers with precision and smoothness while maintaining a balanced, functional and fundamentally correct body position. The ideal horsemanship pattern consists of seven to nine maneuvers and is extremely precise with the rider and horse working in complete unison, executing each maneuver with subtle aids and cues. Exhibitors are scored for each sequence of maneuvers with a -1.5 to +1.5 score for each maneuver with a base score beginning at 70.
WESTERN - REINING
This event based on set patterns and a precise scoring system. Within these patterns the horses’ and riders’ athletic abilities are tested in a series of maneuvers including spins, stops, flying lead changes and circles with changes in size and speed. In collegiate competition, the rider must perform one of the set National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) patterns. There are a total of eight parts to a reining test with each individual maneuver judged from -1.5 to +1.5 with a base score beginning at 70.
CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT
DUAL DISCIPLINE CHAMPIONSHIP
The top eight dual discipline teams will be competing in the NCEA National Championship Dual Discipline Championship. Each team will compete head to head with five riders in each of the Events: Fences and Flat for the Jumping Seat events and Horsemanship and Reining for the Western events. The team that receives the most points (20 possible points available for each matchup) will advance to the next round. The dual discipline competition begins on Thursday with the quarterfinals. The semifinals are on Friday and the conclusion of the dual discipline events run on championship Saturday.
SINGLE DISCIPLINE CHAMPIONSHIP
The top four single discipline teams will be competing in the NCEA National Championship Single Discipline Championship. Each team will compete head to head with up to five riders in each of the Jumping Seat events: Fences and Flat. The team that receives the most points (10 possible points available for each matchup) will advance to the next round. The single discipline competition begins on Friday with the semifinals. The conclusion of the single discipline events run on championship Saturday.
Championship History NCEA
2002
Overall Champion Texas A&M
Jumping Seat Champion Georgia
Western Champion West Texas A&M
2003
Overall Champion Georgia
Jumping Seat Champion Georgia
Western Champion Oklahoma State
2004
Overall Champion Georgia
Jumping Seat Champion Georgia
Western Champion Oklahoma State
2005
Overall Champion South Carolina
Jumping Seat Champion South Carolina
Western Champion Texas A&M
2006
Overall Champion Auburn
Reserve Champion South Carolina
Jumping Seat Champion South Carolina Western Champion Oklahoma State
2007
Overall Champion South Carolina
Reserve Champion Georgia
Jumping Seat Champion South Carolina Western Champion Texas A&M
2008
Overall Champion Georgia
Reserve Champion Texas A&M
Jumping Seat Champion Auburn
Western Champion Texas A&M
2009
Overall Champion Georgia
Reserve Champion Texas A&M
Jumping Seat Champion Georgia
Western Champion Texas A&M
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
Fences Haylie Jayne (Georgia)
Flat Ally Blais (Oklahoma State)
Horsemanship Caroline Gunn (Texas A&M)
Reining Carrie Von Uhlit (TCU) 2010
Overall Champion Georgia
Reserve Champion Texas A&M
Jumping Seat Champion Georgia
Western Champion Texas A&M
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
Fences Emma Lipman (Georgia)
Flat Michelle Morris (Georgia)
Horsemanship Caroline Gunn (Texas A&M)
Reining Maggie Gratny (Texas A&M)
2011
Overall Champion Auburn
Reserve Champion Georgia
Jumping Seat Champion Auburn Western Champion Texas A&M
2012
Overall Champion Texas A&M
Reserve Champion Georgia
Jumping Seat Champion Baylor Western Champion Texas A&M
2013
Overall Champion Auburn Reserve Champion Georgia
Jumping Seat Champion Auburn Western Champion Oklahoma State 2014
Overall Champion Georgia Reserve Champion South Carolina 2015
Overall Champion South Carolina Reserve Champion Georgia 2016
Fourteen Georgia riders have recieved NCEA All-America honors in two events. Only one of those riders, Graysen Stroud, earned the distinction in both Western events.
2018 Bailey Anderson (First Team)
Graysen Stroud (Second Team)
Maddie Anger (Honorable Mention)
2020 Sara Lewis (Honorable Mention)
2022 Jillian Stopperich (Second Team)
2023 Jillian Stopperich (Honorable Mention)
2024 Jillian Stopperich (First Team)
2025 Alyvia Dixon (Honorable Mention)
Reining
2011 Diandra St. Hilaire (First Team)
McKenzie Lantz (Honorable Mention)
2012 Samantha Belcher (Honorable Mention)
McKenzie Lantz (Honorable Mention)
2013 McKenzie Lantz
2014 McKenzie Lantz (Second Team)
2015 Lauren Garmon (First Team)
2016
Lauren Garmon (Second Team)
Kyndall Harper (Honorable Mention)
2017 Claudia Spreng (First Team)
Graysen Stroud (Second Team)
2018 Annabeth Payne (First Team)
Graysen Stroud (Second Team)
2019 Graysen Stroud (First Team)
Jordan Carpenter (Second Team)
2020 Jordan Carpenter (Second Team)
2022 Caitlin Lyons (Second Team)
Courtney Blumer (Honorable Mention)
Jax Bound (Honorable Mention)
2024 Shelby Lynch (Honorable Mention)
NCEA NATIONAL RIDER OF THE YEAR
2017 Meg O’Mara (Flat and Fences)
2018
Maddy Darst (Fences)
Addy Cord (Flat)
2019 Graysen Stroud (Reining)
2025 Sophia Pilla (Flat)
NCEA NATIONAL RIDER OF THE MONTH
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Carly Anthony (December)
Megan Hawkins (February)
McKenzie Lantz (Reining - November)
Maria Salazar (Horsemanship - November)
McKenzie Lantz (Reining - March)
Liza Finsenss (Flat- November)
Heather Schmidt (Horsemanship- November)
Abby O’Mara (Fences- January)
Paige Stawicki (Horsemanship - October)
Kyndall Harper (Reining - October)
Megan Southam (Equitation Over Fences - January)
Kylee Arbuckle (Equitation on the Flat - January)
Bailey Anderson (Horsemanship - January)
Sara Parr (Horsemanship - February)
Sara Parr (Horsemanship - February) 2015-16 Bailey Anderson (Horsemanship- February) 2016-17 Meg O’Mara (Equitation Over Fences- October)
Kyndall Harper (Reining- January)
Meg O’Mara (Equitation on the Flat- February)
2017-18 Madison Anger (Horsemanship- November)
Maddy Darst (Equitation Over Fences- November)
Kyndall Harper (Reining- November)
Madison Newman (Equitation on the Flat- November)
Maddy Darst (Equitation Over Fences- April)
Graysen Stroud (Reining- April)
2018-19 Ali Tritschler (Equitation on the Flat- October)
Hayley Mairano (Equitation Over Fences- January) 2019-20 Courtney Blumer (Reining- March) 2020-21
Sara Lewis (Horsemanship- November) Ali Tritschler (Flat- November)
2021-22 Jordan Toering (Fences- February)
Jillian Stopperich (Horsemanship- March)
2022-23 Jordan Toering (Flat- November)
Sophia Pilla (Flat - February)
2024-25 Tessa Brown (Fences - November)
Sophia Pilla (Flat - February)
NCEA ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
2019 Graysen Stroud (Horsemanship and Reining), Annabeth Payne (Reining), Jordan Carpenter (Reining)
2021 Ali Tritschler (Fences and Flat), Jordan Toering (Fences), Isabelle Heckler (Flat), Hayley Mairano (Flat), Leah Anderson (Horsemanship), Courtney Blumer (Reining), Jordan Carpenter (Reining)
Paige Stawicki (First), Rachel Kolb (First), Kylee Arbuckle (First), Megan Southam (Second), Lauren Garmon (Second), Claudia Spreng (Second), Charley Thiel (HM), Heather Schmidt (HM), Lauren Tieche (HM), Meg O’Mara (HM), Sara Parr (HM) 2016 Bailey Anderson (First), Addy Cord (First) Liza Finsness (First), Lauren Garmon (First), Leylan Gleeson (First), Rachel Kolb (First), Kyndall Harper (Second), Charley Thiel (Second) Lindsay Cheek (HM), Sammie Johnson (HM) 2017-18 Bailey Anderson (First), Madison Anger (First), Grace Bridges (First), Addyson Cord (First), Kyndall Harper (First), Samantha Johnson (Second), Sydney Hutchins (HM) 2018-19 Madison Anger (First), Emma Mandarino (First), Graysen Stroud (First) Grace Bridges (First), Ali Tritschler (First) Sydney Hutchins (Second), Lexie Lane (Second) Madison Newman (HM) 2020 Grace Bridges (First), Maddie Fiorante (First) Isabelle Heckler (First), Kate Kramer (First) Julia Spreng (First), Ali Tritschler (First) Sara Lewis (First), Annabeth Payne (Second) Maddy Darst (HM), Courtney Blumer (HM) Lindsay Guynn (HM) 2021 Ceci Bresch (First), Kendall Gill (First), Isabelle Heckler (First), Sara Lewis (First), Caitlin Lyons (First), Ali Tritschler (First), Courtney Blumer (Second), Jordan Carpenter (Second), Kaitlin Dierks (Second), Taylor Burgess (HM), Addy Cullum (HM), Lexie Lane (HM), Rachel McMullen (HM) 2022 Leah Anderson (First), Courtney Blumer (First), Kendall Gill (First), Lindsay Guynn (First), Grace Himes (First), Sara Lewis (First), Caitlin Lyons (First), Sophia Pilla (First), Emma Reichow (First), Jordan Toering (First) Ceci Bresch (Second), Rachel McMullen (Second) 2023 Leah Anderson (First), Courtney Blumer (First), Kendall Gill (First), Sara Lewis (First), Caitlin Lyons (First), Rachel McMullen (First), Sophia Pilla (First), Emma Reichow (First), Jax Bound (Second), Ceci Bresch (Second), Jordan Davis (Honorable Mention), Sophie Lucas (Honorable Mention), Jordan Toering (Honorable Mention) 2024 Leah Anderson (First), Jax Bound (First), Tessa Brown (First), Jordan Davis (First), Caitlin Lyons (First), Sophia Pilla (First), Emma Reichow (First), Isabella David (Second), Gracie Himes (Second), Catalina Peralta (Honorable Mention), Raegan Shepherd (Honorable Mention), Jillian Stopperich (Honorable Mention) 2025 Tessa Brown (First), Jax Bound (First), Isabella David (First), Jordan Davis (First), Alyvia Dixon (First), Tessa Downey (First), Melissa Deryn Foster (First), Jessica Guginsky (First), Sophia Pilla (First), Jordan Toering (First), Shelby Lynch (Second), Raegan Shepherd (Second), Abbey Zawisza (Second), Kennedy Buchanan (Honorable Mention), Catalina Peralta (Honorable Mention)
NCEA ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
2013 Lauren Tieche, Megan Hawkins, Sara Parr, Anna Sasser, Megan Southam, Nicki Alexander, Samantha Baker, Madi Berger, Honey Beth Campbell, Faith Fiorenzano, Jenny Freeman, Allison Haspel, Julia Hemingway, Jackie Hoyt, Morgan Justiss, Selby Merritt,
Kate Skoglund, Ali Sullivan, Kelsey Thatcher, Brittlan Wall
2014 Nicki Alexander, Morgan Beavers, Madi Berger Jaclyn Beckley, Caroline Blackshear Honey Beth Campbell, Madi Clark, Sydney Crenshaw Emily DuPont, Faith Fiorenzano, Audrey Gallager, Heather Ham, Julia Hemingway Jackie Hoyt, Brittany Lynch, Laura Malone Selby Merritt, Kate Skoglund, Kelsey Thatcher 2015 Allie Harbert, Caroline Blackshear, Emily DuPont Emma Schauder, Heather Ham, Jan Sutcliff, Kendall Fately, Laura Malone, Madison Beasley, Madi Berger, Mikailla Waltos, Morgan Beavers, Sarah Novak, Sydney Beasley, Sydney Crenshaw, Taylor Davis, Morgan Justiss, Sara Hunt, Olivia Gaude
2018 Jessica Blum, Anna Hutlas, Alex Mougalian, Catherine Sullivan, Danielle Walawender, Kathryn Kramer, Stella Martin, Carly Reinsel, Shaelyn Vering, Taylor Carman, Meghan Flanagan, Elizabeth Goodlett, Ashlyn Lawrence, Eva Maracelis, Grace Porter, Kelly Skoglund 2019 Carter Anderson, Charlotte Anguiano, Jessica Blum, Maddie Fiorante, Sam Gastelum, Isabelle Heckler, Lauren Hull, Anna Hutlas, Kate Kramer, Meg Lemons, Alyssa Luckhardt, McKenzie Maloney, Stella Martin, Sarah McDonald, Alexis Mougalian, Carly Reinsel, Alexa Schwartz, Shaelyn Vering, Danielle Walawender
2020 Carter Anderson, Charlotte Anguiano, Emily Clark, Madeline Epstein, Emma Fiala, Talia Forcina, Sam Gastelum, Kendall Gill, Lauren Hull, Kathryn Jernick, Miller Lantis, Meg Lemons, Alyssa Luckhardt, McKenzie Maloney, Stella Martin, Noelle Pinckney, Katie Ray, Annalise Reed, Carly Reinsel, Kadie Sanford, Alexa Schwartz, Cassidy Scott, Natalie Stoyko, Addie Toensing, Shaelyn Vering, Carley Yosurack
2021 Carter Anderson, Charlotte Anguiano, Emily Blecher, Madeline Epstein, Emma Fiala, Talia Forcina, Gracie Himes, Kathryn Jernick, Tori Kendle, Miller Lantis, Emily Leins, McKenzie Maloney, Killian Mullen, Bay Noland-Armstrong, Katie Ray, Annalise Reed, Kadie Sanford, Alexa Schwartz, Cassidy Scott, Meg Seidel, Taylor Staton, Virginia Stearns, Natalie Stoyko, Hazel Taylor, Adelaide Toensing, Spencer Toohill, Carley Yosurack
2022 Emily Blecher, Ella Bostwick, Kennedy Bryant, Taylor Burgess, Hayley Freeman, Kathryn Jernick, Tori Kendle, Miller Lantis, Harper Lawson, Hannah Jane Lucas, Killian Mullen, Jaden Olson, Katie Ray, Annalise Reed, Savannah Relick, Hannah Smith, Isabelle Song, Natalie Stoyko, Morgan Tabler, Hazel Taylor, Adelaide Toensing, Spencer Toohill
2023 Emily Blecher, Kennedy Bryant, Hayley Freeman, Jessica Guginsky, Tori Kendle, Harper Lawson, Austin Layer, Hannah Jane Lucas, Jada Mark, Kalli Meagher, Bay Noland-Armstrong, Ada Rohan, Meg Seidel, Hannah Smith, Isabelle Song, Hazel Taylor, Spencer Toohill
