2016-17 South Dakota State Equestrian Media Guide by South Dakota State University Athletics

2016-17 Jackrabbit Equestrian Team

Jessica Andronowitz Sr., McHenry, Ill.

Jordan Gates

Jessica Boesch

Jacey Chorlton

Fr., Sammamish, Wash.

So., Colchester, Conn.

Christina Dexter

Sr., Harrisonville, Mo.

Fr., Wooster, Ohio

Jr., Overland Park, Kan.

Alissa Greenwald

Jessica Grodzins Fr., Duvall, Wash.

Fr., Brunswick, Neb.

Sydney House

Natalie Howard

Alicia Johnson

Victoria Johnson

Angela Lopez

Hayley Marshall

Jessica Martinez

Rylee Streit

Miranda Sullivan

Kelsey Swainston

Fr., Anna, Texas

Sr., Brentwood, Calif.

Fr., Holden, Mo.

Sr., Temecula, Calif.

Jr., Crestview, Fla.

Jr., Orleans, Ind.

Fr., Olympia Wash.

Fr., Queen Creek, Ariz.

Sr., Nampa, Ind.

Catelyn Hall

Sr., Olympia, Wash.

Makayla Reed

Taylor Duerr

Jr., Rochester, N.Y.

Morgan Hall

Sr., Neligh, Neb.

Emily Keiser

Claire Garduno

Fr., Minneapolis, Minn.

Nicole Harvey

Sr., Bozeman, Mont.

Melissa Kerr

Fr., Gothenburg, Neb.

Jr., Granville, Ohio

Sr., Porterville, Calif.

Sr., West Jefferson, Ohio

Nicole Siebold

Matilyn Skinner

Whitney Vesey

Blair Julia Wright

Mariah Wright

So., Indianola, Iowa

Sr., Frisco, Texas

So., Lynden, Wash.

Jr., Wooster, Ohio

Jackrabbit Equestrian TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts ..........................................................................................1 Schedule ..............................................................................................2 Rosters .................................................................................................3 About the NCEA ...................................................................................4 Meet the Jackrabbits .......................................................................5-28 Coaching Staff Biographies .........................................................6-7 Riders Biographies .....................................................................8-21 Where the Jacks Call Home ..........................................................21 Horses ...........................................................................................22 Administration & Staff ..............................................................23-28 History and Records .....................................................................29-36 2015-16 Rider Statistics ................................................................31 Year-by-Year Results .....................................................................32 All-Time Opponents/All-Time Head Coaches ...............................33 Records .........................................................................................34 All-Time Awards and Honors .........................................................35 All-Americans ................................................................................36 Letterwinners .................................................................................37 DeHaan Center ..................................................................................38 About SDSU ..................................................................................39-40

QUICK FACTS

COACHING STAFF

Location.........................................................Brookings, S.D. Head Coach........................................................Ellie Wilkins Founded............................................................Feb. 21, 1881 Alma Mater...............................................Texas A&M, ‘14 Enrollment.................................................12,613 (Fall 2016) Email ...............................Elizabeth.Wilkins@sdstate.edu Nickname..............................................................Jackrabbits Barn Manager..................................................Rachel Boone Colors................................................................Blue & Yellow Alma Mater..................................South Dakota State, ‘12 Affiliation....................................NCAA Division I (Emerging) Email ...................................Rachel.Boone@sdstate.edu Home Facility...............................DeHaan Equestrian Center Capacity............................................................................600 First Year of Competition.................................................2005 SPORTS INFORMATION President.........................................................Barry H. Dunn Athletics Director....................................................Justin Sell G.A./Equestrian Contact...Whitney Truax Senior Woman’s Administrator.........................Kathy Heylens Office............................605-688-4932 Sport Supervisor ....................................................Jeff Holm Mobile...........................817-584-7758 Athletics Department Phone............................605-688-5625 Email......Whitney.Truax@sdstate.edu Website..............................GoJacks.com CREDIT Twitter...........................@GoJacksSDSU The 2016-17 South Dakota State equestrian media guide is a product Facebook..........SDSU.Jackrabbit.Nation of the South Dakota State Sports Information office and printed by the South Dakota State University Print Lab. Written and designed by Sports Information Graduate Assistant Whitney Truax with editorial assistance by Michele Schmidt and Andrew Sogn.

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2016-17 Schedule September 30 Willis Invitational

Waco, Texas

All Day

Waco, Texas DeHaan Center

All Day 10 a.m.

November 4 Minnesota-Crookston 18 Georgia

DeHaan Center DeHaan Center

10 a.m. 9 a.m.

February 10 11 24 25

Oklahoma State Minnesota-Crookston vs. TCU at New Mexico State

DeHaan Center DeHaan Center Las Cruces, New Mexico Las Cruces, New Mexico

9 a.m. 9 a.m. All Day All Day

March 11

SMU

DeHaan Center

9 a.m.

April 13-15 13 14 15

NCEA National Championships First Round Second Round Semifinals & Finals

Waco, Texas

October 1 22

Willis Invitational Texas A&M

All Day All Day All Day

Home meets in bold italics All times in Central unless noted otherwise Schedule and start times subject to change

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2016-17 Rosters Hunt Seat Name Jessica Andronowitz Jessica Boesch Jacey Chorlton Taylor Duerr Claire Garduno Alissa Greenwald Sydney House Natalie Howard Melissa Kerr Jessica Martinez Matilyn Skinner Blair Julia Wright

Year Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr.

Event(s) Flat, Fences Flat, Fences Flat, Fences Flat, Fences Flat, Fences Flat, Fences Flat, Fences Flat, Fences Flat, Fences Flat, Fences Flat, Fences Flat, Fences

Hometown/Last School McHenry, Ill./McHenry H.S. Sammamish, Wash./Skyline H.S. Colchester, Conn./Bacon Academy Rochester, N.Y./The Ethel Walker School Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn H.S. Overland Park, Kan./Shawnee Mission West H.S. Anna, Texas/Anna H.S. Temecula, Calif./Great Oak H.S. Granville, Ohio/Granville H.S. Chandler Heights, Ariz./Basha H.S. Lynden, Wash./Lynden H.S. Frisco, Texas/Trinity Christian Academy

Year Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. So.

Event Reining Horsemanship Horsemanship Reining Reining Reining Reining Horsemanship Horsemanship Horsemanship Horsemanship Reining Horsemanship Horsemanship Reining Horsemanship Horsemanship Reining Horsemanship

Hometown/Last School Harrisonville, Mo./Harrisonville H.S. Wooster, Ohio/Triway H.S. Duval, Wash./Cedarcrest H.S. Neligh, Neb./Plainview H.S. Neligh, Neb./Plainview H.S. Bozeman, Mont./Bozeman H.S. Olympia, Wash./Tumwater H.S. Olympia, Wash./Tumwater H.S. Gothenburg, Neb./Gothenburg H.S. Brentwood, Calif./Liberty H.S. Crestview, Fla./Crestview H.S. Porterville, Calif./Porterville H.S. West Jefferson, Ohio/West Jefferson H.S. Holden, Mo./Holden H.S. Orleans, Ind./Orleans Senior H.S. Nampa, Idaho/Nampa H.S. Indianola, Iowa/Indianola H.S. Wooster, Ohio/Wooster H.S. Genoa City, Wis./East Troy H.S.

Western Name Christina Dexter Jordan Gates Jessica Grodzins Catelyn Hall Morgan Hall Nicole Harvey Alicia Johnson Victoria Johnson Emily Keiser Angela Lopez Hayley Marshall Makayla Reed Nicole Siebold Rylee Streit Miranda Sullivan Kelsey Swainston Whitney Vesey Mariah Wright Nichole Zazula

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The NCEA

In 1998, equestrian was identified and adopted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Committee on Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Athletics (CWA) as an emerging sport for women at the Division I and II levels. Division III initially adopted it as an emerging sport but later rescinded their decision. Currently there are 18 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: Emerging Sports, Competition, Promotions, 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. Beginning in 2014, the NCEA began crowning only one overall national champion.

Mission

Mission Statement of the NCEA 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 Statement of the NCEA To be recognized globally as the premier level of competition for elite female collegiate equestrian student-athletes.

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Meet the Jackrabbits

Ellie Wilkins Head Coach 2nd Season Hometown: Evergreen, Colo. Alma Mater: Texas A&M, 2014 After serving one season as an assistant coach, Ellie Wilkins took over the South Dakota State equestrian program in July 2015 as the program’s fourth head coach. Wilkins joined the Jackrabbit equestrian staff in September 2014 as the team’s hunt seat coach after competing for four years at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, where she competed on the Aggies 2011 and 2012 NCEA National Championship teams. In her first season on the SDSU staff as the primary hunt seat coach, Wilkins helped guide the Jackrabbit hunt seat riders to one of the most successful seasons in school history, as three single-season records fell with five more single-season top fives as well. In addition to the individual records, the SDSU hunt seat squad also set team records with 29 total wins over fences and tied the school mark with five over fences MOP in 2014-15. The 26 wins and 6 MOP on the flat ranks as the second-highest single-season total in school history. Wilkins-coached riders set SDSU single-season records in 2014-15 for wins on the flat, wins over fences and MOP on the flat, adding five other top-five marks for both wins and MOP on the flat and over fences. As her first year as head coach, Wilkins lead the team to a 4-8 record with wins over nationally ranked TCU and 25 MOPs among both the Hunt Seat and Western teams. In addition to riding with her Aggie teammates, Wilkins also competed in United States Equestrian Federation events, where she won a pair of USEF Zone 8 equitation championships and competed in the USEF Pessoa Medal finals in 2008 and 2009, and in the Maclay Finals in 2008. Wilkins essentially started her coaching career while a student-athlete at Texas A&M, where the Aggie coaching staff appointed her as an equitation on the flat specialist to assist with instruction at practices and competitions for her teammates during her senior season in College Station. After graduating from Texas A&M in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in recreation, parks and tourism sciences, the Evergreen, Colo., native returned home to work with her trainer, Meg Shulman, an “R” judge, trainer and clinician. Wilkins also worked clinics with Rita Timpanaro and Nick Karazissis, and brings experience riding and schooling horses for Hugh Graham in Ontario, Canada.

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Meet the Jackrabbits

Rachel Boone Barn Manager 5th Season Hometown: Aberdeen, S.D. Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 2012 Rachel Boone joined the Jackrabbit staff as the equestrian barn manager in June 2012, after working on the staff as an undergraduate student. A 2012 graduate from South Dakota State, Boone oversees the day-to-day operations of the Nathelle and Lawrence DeHaan Equestrian Center, which includes the barn staff and the SDSU horse herd. In addition to managing the staff, Boone hires the student employees, working with them and their class schedule to make sure all of the chores get done efficiently and properly. Boone works with the veterinarian and farrier to keep the horses shoed and up to date on their vaccinations and ensures that all of the equipment runs properly, which requires her doing minor maintenance and scheduling the needed tune-ups. She also keeps all of the required supplies of bedding, hay, grain, supplements and medications on hand that the facility needs for daily operations. In addition to the staff, horses and the building itself, Boone monitors pasture usage to avoid overgrazing, and maintains the grounds around the equestrian center and offices. An Aberdeen, S.D., native, Boone earned a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental management from South Dakota State, with minors in biology and geographic information systems. In addition to working at the barn for three years as a student, she played on the SDSU rugby team and participated in Air Force ROTC for two years. An avid recreational rider, Boone earned three varsity letters in both volleyball and basketball in high school, and helped lead her team to four conference titles in volleyball and a second-place finish at the 2006 state tournament, earning academic all-state honors from 2004-06 in the process.

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Meet the Jackrabbits

Jessica Andronowitz

Christina Dexter

Year: Senior Event: Hunt Seat (Flat, Fences) Hometown: McHenry, Ill. Last School: McHenry H.S.

Year: Senior Event: Western (Reining) Hometown: Harrisonville, Mo. Last School: Harrisonville H.S.

Awards • Beval Saddlery Academic Honorable Mention Team (2016) • UEC Rider of the Month in Equitation over Fences (September 2014) Records Ranks first in Equitation on the Flat MOPs in a career (4), tied for fifth in Equitation over Fences wins in a career (11), tied for second in Equitation on the Flat MOPs in a season (2), third in Equitation over Fences wins in a season (6). 2015-16: Competed in all 12 meets posting a 3-7-1 record in Equitation on the Flat with two MOPs and a 5-7 mark in Equitation over Fences … saw action against TCU scoring a career-high 83 on the Flat … captured her first MOP of the season vs. Delaware State with an 80-77 victory … scored points over Minnesota-Crookston and South Carolina en route to her second MOP on the Flat … continued her winning ways scoring points against Minnesota-Crookston and UT-Martin in Fences ... voted Hunt Seat MVP by her teammates. 2014-15: Competed in both Flat and Fences as a sophomore, posting a 4-8 record on the Flat with two MOPs and a 6-7 mark over Fences with one MOP ... scored a career-high 81, but lost her point in the season opener vs. New Mexico State ... captured victories on the Flat against Minnesota-Crookston, UT-Martin, New Mexico State, when she scored a career-high 90, Kansas State and Oklahoma State … was also victorious in Fences scoring points vs. SMU, Delaware State and Minnesota-Crookston. 2013-14: Posted a 1-6 record on the Flat and a 2-5 mark in Fences in her first season as a Jackrabbit ... won her lone point on the Flat against UT-Martin … scored a season-high 74 in a loss against Baylor … scored a season-high 84 in Fences but fell to Oklahoma State … also won her point against New Mexico State. Before SDSU: Won numerous championships and reserve championships in Northern Illinois Hunter Jumper Association rated shows in hunters and equitation from 2008-10 ... won numerous championships and reserve championships in NIHJA and ‘A’ rated shows in hunters, jumpers and equitation from 2011-13 ... four-year honor roll student ... named a Distinguished Warrior for academics and community service ... 2013 Illinois State Scholar ... graduated with top honors.

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2015-16: Member of the Western team. 2014-15: Competed in five meets as a sophomore in Reining, posting a 2-3 record, including her first-career MOP honor ... tied her career-high with a 72 and earned MOP honors in her first ride of the season at Kansas State ... won her second point of the season with a score of 68.5 against SMU. 2013-14: Competed in two events in Reining as a freshman with a 1-1 record ... posted her first career win and a season-high 72 against Baylor at the Willis Invitational … spent the summer riding with her trainer in Stilwell, Oklahoma. Before SDSU: Kansas Buckskin Horse Association 18 and under champion in 2012 ... showed in Kansas Reining Horse Association show circuits, Southwest Missouri Reining Horse Association and Kansas Buckskin Association show circuits since 2011 ... three-year honor roll student and three-year ‘A+’ tutor in high school.

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Morgan Hall

Nicole Harvey

Year: Senior Event: Western (Reining) Hometown: Neligh, Neb. Last School: Plainview H.S.

Year: Senior Event: Western (Reining) Hometown: Bozeman, Mont. Last School: Bozeman H.S.

Awards • Two-time La Hacienda Honor Roll (2015, 2016) 2015-16: Competed in three meets during the 2015-16 campaign with a record of 0-3 in Reining … scored a career-high 72 but fell to a 72.5 against South Carolina.

Awards • NCEA All-American Honorable Mention (2016) • Beval Saddlery Academic First Team (2016) • La Hacienda Honor Roll (2016) • UEC All-Conference (2016) • Beval Saddlery Academic Second Team (2015)

2014-15: Participated in Central Plains Reining Horse Association and National Cutting Horse Association shows during summer of 2015 ... named an Iron Jack for her work in the weight room ... SDSU Dean’s List honoree.

2015-16: Competed in 10 meets in Reining going 6-3-1 with two MOPs … captured wins against Kansas State, both meets vs. Minnesota-Crookston, UT-martin and ranked TCU and Fresno State.

Before SDSU: 2014 Jackrabbit Stampede Rodeo Ambassador ... 2013 Nebraska High School Rodeo state champion in girls cutting ... 2013 National High School Rodeo Finals qualifier in girls cutting ... 2013 American Quarter Horse Association’s Horseback Riding Program 1,000hour award recipient ... 2012-13 National Cutting Horse Association Youth Scholarship recipient ... 2011 Clearwater Rodeo Queen ... two-year member of the National Honor Society ... four-year honor roll and honor scholar student ... 2013 recipient of the President’s Academic Award ... also lettered in volleyball and track and field ... spring 2014 dean’s list honoree ... served as secretary and reporter for the Plainview FFA Chapter... 2013 District FFA Champion with Equine Entrepreneurship Proficiency ... three-time qualifier for Nebraska State Speech Competition in informative public speaking.

2014-15: Competed in six meets in Reining, posting an 0-4-2 record ... scored a career-high 73 in a loss vs. UT-Martin ... SDSU Dean’s List honoree in both semesters. 2013-14: Competed in one event, posting a Reining score of 69.5 in a home loss to South Carolina ... completed an exhibition ride in Reining in an exhibition meet vs. Minnesota-Crookston ... competed in a National Reining Horse Association show in Montana in June, and earned a second place finish in the geldings class. Before SDSU: Fifth generation Montanan ... 2012 Northern Rockies Reining Horse Association Youth 14-18 champion ... 2013 Montana Reining Horse Association two-handed youth 14-18 champion ... earned three varsity letters in soccer at Bozeman High School ... four-year honor roll student ... academic all-state selection in 2011 ... graduated with a 4.0 grade point average.

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Meet the Jackrabbits

Natalie Howard

Victoria Johnson

Year: Senior Event: Hunt Seat (Flat, Fences) Hometown: Temecula, Calif. Last School: Great Oak H.S.

Year: Senior Event: Western (Horsemanship) Hometown: Olympia, Wash. Last School: Tumwater H.S.

Awards • Beval Saddlery Academic First Team (2016) • Two-time La Hacienda Honor Roll (2015, 2016)

Awards • La Hacienda Honor Roll (2016) • Beval Saddlery Academic Second Team (2015)

Records Tied for second in Equitation on the Flat MOPs in a season (2).

Records Tied for fourth in Horsemanship wins in a career (12), tied for second in Horsemanship wins in a season (7).

2015-16: Competed in a total of nine meets in Equitation on the Flat with a 5-4 record en route to earning two MOPs … captured points against Kansas State and Minnesota-Crookston … had a three-meet winning streak over UT-Martin, Minnesota-Crookston and TCU.

2015-16: Competed in a total of four meets throughout the season for an 0-3-1 record in Horsemanship … scored a season-high 72.5 in a tie against South Carolina.

2014-15: Competed in, and won, her only ride, posting a score of 65 on the Flat vs. Minnesota-Crookston ... also completed an exhibition ride in Fences vs. Minnesota-Crookston ... exhibition rider on the Flat against Texas A&M, Minnesota-Crookston and Fresno State ... Dean’s List honoree in both semesters. 2013-14: Posted an 0-4 mark on the Flat and an 0-2 mark in Fences in her first season as a Jackrabbit ... recorded a season-high on the Flat score of 80 at Oklahoma State ... also set a season-high Fences score at Oklahoma State with a 71 ... competed on the Flat vs. South Carolina ... also completed an exhibition ride on the Flat at the Independent Championship Tournament ... Dean’s List honoree on both semesters ... team spirit award winner. Before SDSU: Earned two equestrian varsity letters in high school ... reserve champion in modified junior amateur jumpers for San Diego Scholastic Equestrian League in 2012-13 ... also earned reserve champion honors for 3’3” equitation medal and for junior amateur jumpers in 2011-12 ... received SDSEL leader of the pack award in both 2012 and 2013 ... received spirit award for passion in both 2012 and 2013 ... member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society ... enrolled in international baccalaureate program in 2011-13 ... 2013 academic letterwinner.

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2014-15: Competed in all but one of the team’s 15 meets in Horsemanship as a sophomore, posting a 5-8-1 record ... scored a season-high 73.5 in a loss at Kansas State ... captured three straight wins against Oklahoma State, Minnesota-Crookston and Texas A&M … was also victorious over SMU and UT-Martin … her lone tie came at ranked Fresno State at the United Equestrian Conference Championships. 2013-14: Competed in 11 of the 12 meets in Horsemanship as a freshman, posting a 7-4 record with one MOP ... earned her first collegiate win and earned her first career MOP with a score of 74 vs. New Mexico State at the Willis Invitational ... followed up her first win with a season-high score of 77 in a win at Baylor ... had a three-meet winning streak at SMU, vs. TCU and Kansas State ... closed the season with a pair of wins at the Independent Championship Tournament at the DeHaan Equestrian Center vs. Fresno State and vs. UT-Martin. Before SDSU: Competed in various American Quarter Horse Association, Appaloosa Horse Club and National Snaffle Bit Association horse shows .. also competed in equestrian at Tumwater High School ... won two world champion titles, along with multiple top-five and top-10 finishes in her career, including a third-place finish in horsemanship and an eighth-place finish in novice western pleasure at the 2011 Appaloosa Youth World Show ... earned Mount Rainer Appaloosa Club year-end youth all-around champion honors in 2011.

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Angela Lopez

Makayla Reed

Year: Senior Event: Western (Horsemanship) Hometown: Brentwood, Calif. Last School: Liberty H.S.

Year: Senior Event: Western (Reining) Hometown: Porterville, Calif. Last School: Porterville H.S.

Awards • UEC Rider of the Month in Horsemanship (September 2015)

Awards • Beval Saddlery Academic Honorable Mention Team (2016)

2015-16: Competed in 11 meets in Horsemanship with a 3-8 record and garnered two MOP honors … captured her first two wins and both MOPs of the season against South Carolina and Minnesota-Crookston … was also victorious against TCU.

2015-16: Competed in a total of nine meets throughout the season with a 4-3-2 record in Reining … captured wins against ranked South Carolina and New Mexico State … was also victorious vs. UT-Martin and Minnesota-Crookston.

2014-15: Came on strong in the spring of her sophomore season when she posted a Horsemanship record of 3-2, with a pair of MOP honors ... scored a 72 and earned MOP in her Jackrabbit debut at home vs. Minnesota-Crookston ... picked up her second win at UT-Martin and earned her second MOP award with a season-high score of 72.5 in a win vs. Sacred Heart … won circuit champion in novice amateur trail and amateur Level 2 at the Oregon Summer Classic in the summer of 2015.

2014-15: Competed in four meets as a sophomore in Reining, posting a 1-2-1 record ... scored a season-high 67 in her first ride of the season in a loss against Kansas State ... won in her second meet of the season with a score of 61.5 vs. Minnesota-Crookston.

2013-14: Won the circuit champion novice youth 14-18 showmanship, reserve circuit champion novice youth 1418 trail and reserve all around champion 14-18 at the California Quarter Horst Association Summer Celebration in Rancho Murieta, Calif. Before SDSU: Earned youth 14-18 all-around champion, reserve champion in 14-18 western riding and reserve champion in 14-18 trail at Oregon Summer Classic in 2010.

2013-14: Competed in six events, posting a 2-4 record with one MOP ... made her collegiate debut with a win and MOP with a score of 70 at SMU ... scored a season-high 72.5 in a win at Oklahoma State. Before SDSU: Transferred to SDSU from Porterville College in Porterville, Calif. ... 2012 American Quarter Horse Youth Association cow horse boxing world champion and reserve world champion ... earned top-five and top-10 finishes in the nation for the National Reining Cow Horse Association in 2012, which automatically qualified her for the NRCHA World Show ... earned second and fifth finishes in the Valley Cow Horse Association year-end awards ... earned two varsity letters in both water polo and swimming in high school ... California Scholarship Federation honoree from 2009-12.

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Nicole Siebold

Kelsey Swainston

Year: Senior Event: Western (Horsemanship) Hometown: West Jefferson, Ohio Last School: West Jefferson H.S.

Year: Senior Event: Western (Horsemanship) Hometown: Nampa, Idaho Last School: Nampa H.S.

2015-16: Competed in all 12 meets in Horsemanship with a 6-5-1 record … captured wins against Kansas State, both meets against Minnesota-Crookston, Delaware State and ranked TCU and Baylor.

Awards • NCEA All-American Honorable Mention (2016) • UEC All-Conference (2016) • Beval Saddlery Academic Second Team (2016) • La Hacienda Honor Roll (2016) • Beval Saddlery Academic Honorable Mention Team (2015)

2014-15: Competed in four meets in Horsemanship, posting an 0-4 record ... scored a season-high 73.5 in her Jackrabbit debut at Kansas State. 2013-14: Member of the Western team. Before SDSU: American Quarter Horse Youth Association World Show qualifier in 2012 ... Ohio Quarter Horse Association reserve horsemanship champion in 2008, 2009 and 2012 ... finished in the top-10 in equitation at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress in 2011 ... academic top-20 selection in 2009 ... served as the West Jefferson High School Class of 2013 vice president from 2009-13.

Records Ranks first in Horsemanship wins in a career (16), tied for second in Horsemanship wins in a season (7). 2015-16: Rode in nine meets with a 7-1-1 mark in Horsemanship … captured wins against ranked South Carolina, both meets vs. TCU and Baylor … was also victorious against SMU, UT-Martin and Minnesota-Crookston ... voted Western MVP by her teammates. 2014-15: Rode in 14 of the team’s 15 meets in Horsemanship, posting a 7-6-1 record ... carded a season-high 74.5 in the opener against New Mexico State … captured wins against Kansas State, Sacred Heart and both meets vs. Minnesota-Crookston and UT-Martin. 2013-14: Rode in six meets with a 2-4 mark in Horsemanship in her freshman season ... scored a season-high 75.5 vs. Baylor at the Willis Invitational ... earned her first win of the season at SMU ... scored a 71.5 vs. Kansas State. Before SDSU: Earned numerous American Paint Horse Association and Pinto Horse Association rider of merit awards ... 2012 Idaho Quarter Horse Fall Classic 14-18 all-around winner ... 2010 and 2011 Idaho Paint Horse Club all-around 14-18 year-end high point award winner ... four-year honor roll student ... member of the National Honor Society ... presidential scholar ... graduated with high honors.

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Meet the Jackrabbits

Blair Julia Wright

Year: Senior Event: Hunt Seat (Flat, Fences) Hometown: Frisco, Texas Last School: Trinity Christian Academy Awards • Beval Saddlery Academic Honorable Mention Team (2016) • La Hacienda Honor Roll (2016) Records Tied for third in Equitation in Fences MOPs in a career (2), tied for fourth in Equitation on the Flat wins in a season (6), tied for second in Equitation in Fences MOPs in a season (2). 2015-16: Competed in seven meets in Equitation in Fences for a 3-3-1 record and two MOPs … captured victories in both meets against Minnesota-Crookston … scored a season-high 84 against UT-Martin … she also rode in two exhibition rides in Equitation on the Flat against South Carolina and TCU. 2014-15: Competed in both Flat and Fences as a sophomore, posting a 2-4 mark on the Flat and an 0-2 record in Fences ... scored a 77 in her first win of the season Kansas State ... won her final point with a score of 79, which tied a career-high, at Texas A&M ... scored a season-high 79, but came up on the losing end in Fences at Oklahoma State. 2013-14: Competed in 10 meets on the Flat as a freshman, posting a 6-3-1 overall record and one MOP ... started her career with wins against UT-Martin, TCU, New Mexico State, Kansas State and Minnesota-Crookston … also competed in Fences in seven meets, posting an 0-7 record ... scored a season-high mark of 82 vs. TCU.

Taylor Duerr

Year: Junior Event: Hunt Seat (Flat, Fences) Hometown: Rochester, N.Y. Last School: The Ethel Walker School Awards • Iron Jack (2016) 2015-16: Competed in 10 meets in the 2015-16 campaign for a 3-7-0 record with one MOP in Equitation on the Flat and a 1-2 mark in Equitation in Fences … posted victories against Kansas State, New Mexico State and TCU on the Flat … won her point in Fences against TCU. 2014-15: Competed in both Flat and Fences, posting a 1-3 mark on the Flat and a 4-6 record in Fences, with one MOP ... won her lone Flat ride with a score of 74 vs. Sacred Heart … captured victories in Fences against New Mexico State, Minnesota-Crookston, SMU and Fresno State, when she scored a season-high 84. Before SDSU: Qualified and competed at the 2013 New England Equitation Finals in junior medal ... competed at the 2013 Interscholastic Equestrian Association in Varsity Open Regions Zone 1 Region 6 ... finished seventh in Fences at the 2014 Devon Horse Show in the amateur-owner 3’3” ... won multiple championships in the amateur-owners 3’3” and the adult medals from 2013 to 2014 ... won The Cortabel Farm Hunter Derby at the 2013 Folly Classic ... earned titles at the Child Adult Hunter Classic and the Junior Medal Classic ... named Best Junior Rider for the show at the Junior Medal Classic ... earned Brighton High Schools Technology Award in 2013 ... also earned four varsity letters in Alpine Ski Racing.

Before SDSU: Finished 13th at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Maclay Regionals in St. Louis in 2012 ... participated in the Alltech National Horse Show medal finals in Harrisburg, Pa., in 2012 ... rode in National Horse Show Maclay Finals in Lexington, Ky. In 2013 ... finished first in overall equitation at the 2012 Pink Oak Invitational ... finished fourth in the Hunter Derby at Fleur De Lis in 2012 ... cum laude student as a sophomore and junior ... magna cum laude as a senior.

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Alissa Greenwald

Year: Junior Event: Hunt Seat (Flat, Fences) Hometown: Overland Park, Kan. Last School: Shawnee Mission West H.S.

Melissa Kerr

Year: Junior Event: Hunt Seat (Flat, Fences) Hometown: Granville, Ohio Last School: Granville H.S.

Awards • UEC Rider of the Month in Equitation over Fences (November 2015)

Awards • La Hacienda Honor Roll (2016) • Iron Jack (2016)

Records Tied for fifth in Equitation over Fences ins in a career (11).

2015-16: Rode in three exhibition rides in Equitation on the Flat against Kansas State, Minnesota-Crookston and TCU.

2015-16: Competed in all 12 meets, going 0-4 on the Flat and 8-4 in Fences … scored a season-high 83 on the Flat in a loss against South Carolina … was victorious in Fences with wins against South Carolina, both meets against Minnesota-Crookston, New Mexico State, Delaware State, UT-Martin, Baylor and Fresno State ... scored a season-high 86 in a loss against TCU.

2014-15: Competed in both Flat and Fences as a freshman, posting a 2-2 mark on the Flat and an 0-1 record in Fences ... scored a season-high 79 in a loss vs. UT-Martin ... won her first-career point with a score of 76 at Delaware State ... won a point in her final ride of the season with a score of 74 against Minnesota-Crookston.

2014-15: Rode in nine meets in Fences as a freshman, posting a 3-5-1 record ... was victorious with wins against Minnesota-Crookston and UT-Martin … scored a season-high 85 in a loss to Sacred Heart … closed her freshman season with a win vs. New Mexico State at the United Equestrian Conference Championships. Before SDSU: Won both hunter derbies at the 2013 Thomas Fahey Memorial Horse Show ... 2013 Zone 7 children’s hunter champion ... Won the United States Equestrian Federation Medal at Zone 7 Finals ... received the Carol Durand Challenge Trophy for high point equitation rider at 2013 American Royal ... qualified two horses to the 2014 National Junior Hunter Finals ... qualified for the 2014 Hunterdon Cup Equitation Classic at Junior Hunter Finals ... qualified for the 2014 Maclay Regional Finals and the 2014 Zone 7 Equitation Championship ... four-year honor roll student ... two-year member of the National Honor Society ... member of the Spanish National Honor Society ... four-time academic letterwinner ... also earned varsity letters in softball and debate in high school.

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Before SDSU: Earned the United States Hunter Jumper Association 2013 Sportsman of the Year Award ... also garnered a 2013 United States Equestrian Federation Junior Equestrian of the Year nomination ... competed at the International Equestrian Federation FEI International Cup in Quito, Ecuador in June 2014 ... USHJA gold medal 3’0” equitation Champion for Ohio ... competed at Interscholastic Equestrian Association nationals ... children’s jumpers champion at numerous venues ... also earned two varsity letters in cross country, winning both a sportsmanship medal, team MVP and academic all-state honors in 2013 ... earned two varsity letters in indoor and outdoor track, where she qualified for the state indoor meet in 2013 ... member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society ... graduated cum laude.

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Hayley Marshall

Miranda Sullivan

Year: Junior Event: Western (Horsemanship) Hometown: Crestview, Fla. Last School: Crestview H.S.

Year: Junior Event: Western (Reining) Hometown: Orleans, Ind. Last School: Orleans Senior H.S.

2015-16: Member of the Western team.

Awards • NCEA All-American Honorable Mention (2015)

2014-15: Member of the Western team. Before SDSU: Northwest Florida Quarter Horse Association All-Around Youth Winner in both 2012 and 2013 ... two-time National Youth Activity Team Tournament team member at the American Quarter Horse Congress representing the NWFQHA ... earned equitation finalist at the Dixie Nationals novice championships in 2012 and reserve champion in youth equitation in 2013 ... four-year member of the National Honor Society ... graduated with honor senior superlative as chosen by faculty members for character ... AP scholar ... four-year member of the color guard in high school ... named to rifle and dance line as a sophomore and chosen as a first officer as a senior ... volunteers with the Boy and Girl Scouts to help scouts earn their horsemanship merit badges.

Records Tied for fourth in Reining MOPs in a career (4). 2015-16: Competed in eight meets in Reining, going 4-4 with one MOP accolade … was victorious against Minnesota-Crookston and New Mexico State … captured a win and her only MOP of the season vs. TCU. 2014-15: Competed in 13 of the team’s 15 meets in Reining, posting a 6-4-3 record with a pair of MOP awards ... earned her first career win and MOP with a score of 72.5 vs. New Mexico State ... carded a win vs. UT-Martin … scored a season-high 75.5 in a tie at Delaware State ... won her second MOP honor with a 71 against Minnesota-Crookston … continued her winnings ways over Fresno State, UT-Martin and Sacred Heart. Before SDSU: Five-year member of the American Quarter Horse Association ... AQHA Youth World qualifier from 2011-13 with two horses ... earned youth performance register of merit twice in 2012 ... high point limited rider in reining and performance open reining in 2012 ... fouryear member of the National Reining Horse Association ... NRHA youth rookie champion, levels one and two, in 2012 ... two-time participant in the National Youth Athletic Team Tournament ... rode in the 2011 NYATT on team two horses ... showed two horses and earned top-10 placing at the 2012 NYATT ... three-time year-end awardwinner in the Indiana Quarter Horse Youth Association ... member of the Redline Dance Team from 2008-12 ... earned three varsity letters in track and field and two in cross country ... honor roll student from 2008-14 ... graduated with honors.

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Mariah Wright

Jacey Chorlton

Year: Junior Event: Western (Reining) Hometown: Wooster, Ohio Last School: Wooster H.S.

Year: Sophomore Event: Hunt Seat (Flat, Fences) Hometown: Colchester, Conn. Last School: Bacon Academy

Awards • NCEA All-American Honorable Mention (2016) • Beval Saddlery Academic First Team (2016) • La Hacienda Honor Roll (2016) • UEC All-Conference (2016) • NCEA First Team All-American (2015) • NCEA Rider of the Year (2015) Records Ranks first in Reining MOPs in a career (8), fourth in Reining wins in a career (16), third in Reining Wins in a season (9), first in Reining MOPs in a season (5). 2015-16: Competed in all 12 meets posting a 7-3-2 record with three MOP honors … captured wins and her three MOP accolades against Minnesota-Crookston, TCU and Delaware State … was also victorious vs. Kansas State, UT-Martin, Minnesota-Crookston and Fresno State. 2014-15: Competed in 13 of the team’s 15 meets in Reining, posting 9-3-1 record ... started her career with an MOP winning ride vs. New Mexico State ... earned her second MOP with a score of 70.5 in her first home meet vs. Minnesota-Crookston ... also captured wins against Texas A&M, New Mexico State, SMU, Delaware State, Minnesota-Crookston, UT-Martin and Sacred Heart. Before SDSU: Ohio State Fair Reining Champion and Central Ohio Reining Horse Association Jackpot Gelding of the Year in 2010 ... earned a top-10 finish in reining at the 2013 All-American Quarter Horse Congress ... qualified for the American Quarter Horse Youth World Show in reining in both 2013 and 2014, and qualified in ranch horse pleasure in 2014 ... rode to youth reining and ranch horse pleasure circuit championships at the 2014 Southern Ohio Quarter Horse Association Madness in March event ... reserve champion in trail at the 2014 Ohio State Fair ... national champion in open varsity team horsemanship ... finished fourth in open varsity individual horsemanship and sixth in open varsity team reining at the 2014 IEA National Finals ... 2014 IEA Zone 5 western highpoint rider and individual open varsity horsemanship champion ... also finished third in open varsity team reining and open varsity team horsemanship and fifth in open varsity individual reining at IEA Zone 5 event ... four-year honor roll student ... member National Honor Society.

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2015-16: Competed in a total of nine meets throughout the season for a 4-4-1 record in Equitation on the Flat and a 3-3 mark and one MOP in Equitation over Fences … captured victories against SMU, New Mexico State, UT-Martin and TCU … scored a career-high 95 but fell to a 96 against TCU … scored points in Fences vs. SMU, New Mexico State and Fresno State. Before SDSU: Finished third in junior medal at the Connecticut Hunter Jumper Association Medal Finals in 2012, and fourth in 2013 ... rode to a seventh-place finish in children’s horse medal at the 2012 Marshall Sterling League National Finals ... earned ribbons at various shows, including the Vermont Summer Festival, HITS Saugerties and New England Equitation Championship ... served as the captain of Windcrest Farm Interscholastic Equestrian Association Team in 2014-15 ... earned high honors in all four years of high school ... Unified Sports Team member in both her junior and senior years ... also worked as a volunteer for Connecticut Special Olympics.

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Matilyn Skinner

Whitney Vesey

Nichole Zazula

Year: Sophomore Year: Sophomore Year: Sophomore Event: Hunt Seat (Flat, Fences) Event: Western (Horsemanship) Event: Western (Horsemanship) Hometown: Lynden, Wash. Hometown: Indianola, Iowa Hometown: Genoa City, Wis. Last School: Lynden H.S. Last School: Indianola H.S. Last School: East Troy H.S. 2015-16: Competed in two meets as a freshman with a 0-2 record in Equitation in Fences â&#x20AC;Ś scored a career-high 79 but fell to an 84 against South Carolina â&#x20AC;Ś also rode in an exhibition against TCU. Before SDSU: Posted in number of top finishes in 2015 at 1.10 meters, including champion of the Spring Hunter/Jumper Open and reserve champion in junior amateur ... finished first at the Thunderbird Open Jumper at 1.10m ... rode to a championship at the Pacific Crest Open Modified junior amateur at 1.15m ... also earned reserve champion at 1.15m in both Milner Downs II Open Jumper and Milner Downs III modified junior amateur jumper ... added a first-place finish in the Milner Downs junior amateur modified 1.15 classic ... finished first in the Alpine Preview 2014 Open Jumper at 1.10m and second at the Milner Downs Classic II Open Jumper 1.10 in 2014 ... earned Lake Washington Saddle Club Year End Champion Open Level 2 Jumpers and Year End Reserve Champion Open Level 1 Jumpers ... added a second-place finish in 2013 at the Bridle Trails Mini Prix ... FFA and L-Club participant in high school ... served as senior class ASB secretary ... volunteered with the Puget Sound Blood Center and Be The One Mentor Program.

2015-16: Rode in two exhibition rides in Horsemanship against South Carolina and UT-Martin.

2015-16: Rode in two exhibition rides in Horsemanship against Minnesota-Crookston and TCU.

Before SDSU: Competed in the AQHA, APHA, Iowa Paint and Iowa Quarter Horse Associations ... rode in Showmanship, Horsemanship, Pleasure and Equitation ... received multiple champion and reserve champion awards ... member of FFA.

Before SDSU: Lettered on the equestrian team as one of the highest scoring team members all four years of high school ... two-time state and four-time regional champions ... excelled in showmanship, hunt seat pleasure/equitation, western pleasure/horsemanship ... earned multiple American Quarter Horse Association and Wisconsin Quarter Horse Association circuit and high point titles ... won numerous high point and reserve high point championships at open horse shows all over Wisconsin ... 2012 WQHA open show program versatility champion ... AQHA member since 2009 ... won several grand and reserve championships at Wisconsin state 4-H horse shows ... won 10 belt buckles within the last five years.

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Jessica Boesch

Claire Garduno

Jordan Gates

Year: Freshman Year: Freshman Year: Freshman Event: Hunt Seat (Flat, Fences) Event: Hunt Seat (Flat, Fences) Event: Western (Horsemanship) Hometown: Sammamish, Wash. Hometown: Minneapolis, Minn. Hometown: Wooster, Ohio Last School: Skyline H.S. Last School: Washburn H.S. Last School: Triway H.S. Before SDSU: Member of the United State Equestrian Federation, United States Hunter Jumper Association and the United States Eventing Association … competed in Large Pony Hunters, Pony Equitation, Pony Medal, Pony Jumper 1.0m and Children’s 1.0 m and 1.10m … USEF National Pony Finals – Large Green Pony Hunters … Lake Washington Saddle Club Year End High Point Rider.

Before SDSU: Member of the USHJA Junior and the Minnesota Hunter Jumper Association … competed in many classes including the Low Children’s Jumper, High Children’s Jumper, Low Junior 1.20 Jumpers, NAL and WIHS Classics … member of the 2014 Zone 6 Children’s Jumper Championship team … 2014 MJHA Reserve Champion … 2016 Washburn High School honors distinction.

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Before SDSU: Competed in the AQHA, APHA, SOQHA, and NOQHA … showed in Horsemanship, Showmanship, Western pleasure, Hunter-Under Saddle, Trail and Halter, and Equitation … 2015 Year-End Award Horsemanship Champion … 2014 Year-End Award Horsemanship Reserve Champion.

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Jessica Grodzins

Catelyn Hall

Sydney House

Year: Freshman Event: Western (Horsemanship) Hometown: Duvall, Wash. Last School: Cedarcrest H.S.

Year: Freshman Event: Western (Reining) Hometown: Neligh, Neb. Last School: Plainview H.S.

Year: Freshman Event: Hunt Seat (Flat, Fences) Hometown: Anna, Texas Last School: Anna H.S.

Before SDSU: Competed in the AQHA and 4-H … showed in Horsemanship, Showmanship, Western pleasure, Hunter-Under Saddle, Trail and Halter … 2015 Year-end award Horsemanship champion … 2014 Year-End Award Horsemanship Reserve Champion.

Before SDSU: Member of multiple associations, including NRHA, National and Nebraska High School Rodeo Association, National and Nebraska Cutting Horse Association and the AQHA … competed in the National High School Rodeo Association and the Nebraska State High School Rodeo … 2014 national qualifier in girls cutting at the National High School Rodeo Finals … 2015 Iowa Cutting Horse Association Futurity Show champion 2,000 Limited Rider and 50,000 Non-Pro champion … salutatorian of Plainview High School class of 2014 … class vice president … member of the National Technical Honor Society … 2013 President’s Academic Award … member of FFA and 4-H.

Before SDSU: 2015 USEF Zone 7 Equitation Reserve Champion … qualified for the National Junior Hunter Championship in 2015 … competed in a variety of classes including Dressage, Show Jumping, Hunter Jumpers and Equitation … competed in USEF, North Texas Hunter Jumper Association and the Dallas Hunter Jumper Scholarship Association … 2016 Anna FFA Scholarship recipient … 2016 Anna Alumni Scholarship recipient … graduated Magna Cum Laude … member of FFA.

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Alicia Johnson Year: Freshman Event: Western (Reining) Hometown: Olympia, Wash. Last School: Tumwater H.S. Before SDSU: Before SDSU: Member of the Appaloosa Youth Association, AQHA and National Reining Cow Horse Association … competed in many classes including Reining, Working Cow Horse, Horsemanship and Hunt Seat … lettered in equestrian all four years.

Emily Keiser

Jessica Martinez

Year: Freshman Year: Freshman Event: Western (Horsemanship) Event: Hunt Seat (Flat, Fences) Hometown: Gothenburg, Neb. Hometown: Chandler Heights, Ariz. Last School: Basha H.S. Last School: Gothenburg H.S. Before SDSU: Competed in several associations and classes, including 4-H, NCHA, AQHA, English Pleasure, English Equitation, Showmanship, Western Pleasure, Western Horsemanship, Reining, Working Pleasure, Barrels and Poles … had multiple top-10 finishes at the Nebraska 4-H State Horse Show and the Aksarben Horse Show … class winner at the 4-H District Horse Show … honor roll honoree … member of the National Honor Society and Sigma Phi Beta … two-year letterwinner in basketball.

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Before SDSU: Competed in multiple associations including Arizona Hunter Jumper Association (AHJA), USEF, USHJA and Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA).... competed in multiple classes within the organizations including the Junior Hunters, Children’s Hunters, Amateur Owner Hunter, 1.10 Meter Jumpers ... placed second at the AHJA Children’s medal finals … awarded the “High Five Award” for winning more than five medal classes and completed in the Interscholastic Equestrian Association National Finals ... won multiple year end championships in Arizona over the competition year … was a 4.0 award recipient all four years … lettered in academics.

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Rylee Streit Year: Freshman Event: Western (Horsemanship) Hometown: Holden, Mo. Last School: Holden H.S. Before SDSU: Member of AQHA, PHBA, ABRA, PtHA and APHA … competed in Halter, Showmanship, Hunter Under Saddle, Hunter in Hand, English Equitation, Horsemanship, Western Pleasure, Reining, Trail and Ranch Riding … PHBA National Youth Board 2nd Vice President … PHBA Youth World Champion Palomino Bred Senior Mares … candidate for the Presidential Scholars Award … FFA Scholarship Award recipient … graduated Magna Cum Laude … lettered in cross country for one year.

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Barry H. Dunn President Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 1975 Barry H. Dunn was named the 20th president of South Dakota State University in April 2016, the fourth alumnus chosen to lead the institution. He took office in May 2016. Dunn received a bachelor’s degree in biology at SDSU in 1975 and subsequently completed two graduate degrees in animal science—a master’s in 1977 and a Ph.D. in 2000—at the Brookings campus. He became the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council endowed dean of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences in 2010. He also served as director of SDSU Extension and as a professor of animal science. As dean, Dunn led a college with some 550 faculty and staff, 2,800 graduate and undergraduate students, and a $78 million annual budget, including more than $20 million in grant and contract awards, fundraising and development. He shaped the academic and strategic direction of eight departments, spanning 18 degree programs, one regional research and outreach center, six research field stations and 14,500 acres of Agricultural Experiment Station research land. As Extension director, Dunn administered and set the vision for five program areas across two colleges and nine departments, as well as eight regional extension centers with a $12 million annual budget. He led a team of some 150 faculty and staff members and 3,500 adult volunteers. Prior to that, Dunn spent six years at Texas A&M University-Kingsville from 2004 to 2010, as executive director of the King Ranch Institute for Range Management. He first worked in Brookings as an Extension livestock specialist and as an assistant professor in SDSU’s Department of Animal and Range Science from 1997 to 2004. From 1979 to 1996, Dunn was a successful rancher, managing his family’s cattle ranch in Mission. In 2015, he was appointed to the South Dakota Habitat Conservation Fund by Gov. Dennis Daugaard, and to the Governor’s Pheasant Work Group in 2014. He served as an ex officio member of the ag advisory board for the First Dakota National Bank, Yankton from 2011 to 2016, and was a member of the board of directors for Padlock Ranch, Dayton, Wyoming, from 2009 to 2016. Dunn has a rich academic background, was a successful rancher and farm operator and is a published author and researcher. He is a nationally recognized expert in beef production and ranching systems, and is a member of several professional organizations, including the Society for Range Management, the American Society of Animal Science, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. He has a deep historical and cultural knowledge of South Dakota and South Dakota State University, and strong, statewide relationships with industry influencers and stakeholders, including government officials, business leaders, university administration, faculty and staff. He lives with his wife, Jane Dunn, on her family’s original homestead north of Brookings, where they raised their two sons, Thomas and Michael.

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Justin Sell Athletics Director Alma Mater: Bowling Green State University, 1991 Justin Sell, who was honored as a recipient of the 2014-15 Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year Award, has moved Jackrabbit athletics forward in a number of areas of its Division I pursuits since being introduced as the 12th director of athletics at South Dakota State University May 7, 2009. At South Dakota State, Sell oversees the Jackrabbits’ 21-sport Division I varsity athletics program. Under his leadership, Jackrabbit athletics has continually made strides in athletic competition, in the classroom, in fundraising and in reconnecting with alumni. Athletically, the Jackrabbits have claimed 22 regular and postseason league championships in six different sports since 2009-10. That broad-based success has led SDSU to claim The Summit League Commissioner’s Cup all-sports trophy four times (2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15), along with winning both the Summit League’s Dr. William Steinbrecher Men’s All-Sports Award and Dr. Helen Smiley Women’s All-Sports Award during both the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons. SDSU also claimed the Steinbrecher award during the 2012-13 season and was the recipient of the league’s Sportsmanship Award, an award voted upon by its peers, during the 2010-11 campaign. In the classroom, Jackrabbit student-athletes continually post a GPA of 3.2 or higher in more than 70 different majors, which led SDSU to winning The Summit League’s Institutional Academic Achievement Award for the 2009-10 and 2012-13 academic years, and the Missouri Valley Football Conference Academic Award in all seven years in the league (2008-14). In January 2011, Sell announced a partnership with Learfield Sports, signing a 10-year deal worth $13 million for SDSU Athletics. Learfield Sports directs all aspects of the partnership, including managing and selling multimedia and sponsorship rights. Additionally, Sell directed the implementation of the Letterwinners Club, which provides opportunities for Jackrabbit Athletics to reconnect and stay connected with former student-athletes, while supporting current student-athletes. Sell also has implemented other aggressive marketing and fundraising initiatives which have resulted in record average attendance for football during the 2009 season, as well as the highest number of donors and dollars donated to the Jackrabbit Club. Ticket sales totaled more than $1 million for the first time during the 2011-12 academic year, and was surpassed again during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons. In addition, the Jackrabbit Athletic Scholarship Auction raised a record $603,000 in April 2016. On the facilities front, Sell has overseen dramatic upgrades and expansion of competition and practice venues through development and implementation of the 2025 SDSU Athletic Facilities Master Plan. The Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center was completed in 2010, and Sell spearheaded efforts to add permanent seating and a press box at Erv Huether Field, as well as other recent improvements to the home of Jackrabbit baseball. More recently, construction of the $32 million Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex was completed in fall 2014. The facility, which serves as a competition venue for indoor track and field and as a practice facility for football and a number of other outdoor sports, contains one of only a handful of 300-meter indoor tracks in the country, as well as expanded facilities for sports medicine and strength and conditioning. In addition, work on the $65 million, 19,000-seat Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, which serves as the new home of Jackrabbit football, was completed in fall 2016. Born in Salem, Ore., and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Sell came to South Dakota State from the University of Northern Iowa, where he worked in various roles, both at the university and in the community for 10 years. He also worked at Villanova University, Syracuse University, Ohio State University and Bowling Green State University. Sell gained further experience working in the private sector for various sports teams and events. Sell earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management from Bowling Green State University (Ohio) in 1991 and completed a master’s degree in physical education/sport administration at The Ohio State University in 1992.

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Kathy Heylens

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Senior Associate ADCompliance & Senior Woman’s Administrator

Senior Associate AD-Facilities and Operations Alma Mater: Minnesota State University, 1993

Kathy Heylens came to South Dakota State in July 1984 as a member of the staff in the admissions office before moving to athletics two years later as a senior secretary. Heylens became the institution’s first full-time compliance coordinator in 1990 and continues those duties as the senior associate athletic director for compliance and senior woman’s administrator. Heylens manages all aspects of the athletics compliance program to ensure strict adherence with NCAA, affiliated conferences and university rules and regulations for amateurism, eligibility, recruiting, financial aid, awards and benefits, playing and practice seasons and enforcement. Heylens is serving accepted an appointment to a fouryear term on the NCAA Division I Legislative Council, which serves as the primary legislative body in the Division I governance structure. She also has been appointed to the four-member Legislative Council Administrative Committee, which acts on behalf of the full Legislative Council between meetings to transact routine items of business. She also serves on the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Governance Committee. In addition to her day-to-day duties, Heylens serves on the Undergraduate Experience Committee, Diversity Committee, Intercollegiate Athletics Board and Compliance Team. A Watertown native, Kathy and her husband, Bill, live in Volga and have two grown children.

Jeff Holm joined the SDSU athletic staff as the senior associate athletic director for facilities and operations on July 28, 2014, after spending 13 years in various roles at Augustana College in Sioux Falls. A native of Brookings, Holm brings more than a decade of experience in intercollegiate athletics in both coaching and administration to the Jackrabbits, the last four years as the associate athletic director at Augustana College after serving as an assistant AD from 2006-10. While at Augustana, Holm served as the Vikings head baseball coach from 2001-06, and earned North Central Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2003 after leading his squad to the conference championship. Prior to taking over the Augustana baseball program, Holm served as the head baseball coach at Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., from 1998-2001 and earned College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Coach of the Year honors in 2000. He also served as the chair of the exercise science department at MU in 2001. A former baseball player at Minnesota State, Mankato, Holm earned a bachelor’s degree in math education with a minor in coaching from MSU in 1993, and went on to earn a master’s degree in sport pedagogy from South Dakota State in 1997. While at SDSU, he served as an assistant baseball coach for the Jackrabbits. Holm and his wife, Amy, are parents to sons J.D. and Charlie.

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Eric Adolph

Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach

Adam Parsons

Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach

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Philip Reuer

G.A. Strength & Conditioning Coach

Jordan Sidwell

G.A. Strength & Conditioning Coach

Sean Snyder

G.A. Strength & Conditioning Coach

Meet the Jackrabbits Athletic Training & Sports Medicine Staff

Ben Heinze Asst. AD - Sports Medicine

Woody Dahl

David Kragness

Lisa Spors

Brett Penning

Michael Aderman

Assistant Athletic Trainer

GA Athletic Trainer

Jess Brestel

Megan Cottier

Jordan Faimon

Deb Fanning

GA Athletic Trainer

Nicole Court-Menendez GA Athletic Trainer

Rebecca Cover

GA Athletic Trainer

Adam Melstrom

Dr. Brian Aamlid

Dr. Chad Hungerford

Dr. Chad Kurtenbach

Dr. Brad Reeves

Dr. Verle Valentine

GA Athletic Trainer

Team Physician

Team Chiropractor

Team Physician

Dr. Merritt Warren Team Physician

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Meet the Jackrabbits Administration & Support Staff

Sonja Anderson

Rachel Anello

Equipment Manager

Facilities and Operations

Brody Busho Assistant AD - Facilities and Operations

Jason Hove Assistant AD - Sports Information

Brittany Oligschlaeger Jackrabbit Sports Properties

Andrew Sogn Assistant Sports Information Director

Kristen Beer Equipment Manager

Tom Bigelow Facilities

Niki Bono Senior Claims Clerk

Jeff Drietz

Jeff Eisenbaum

Sharon Foley

Academic Advisor

Facilities & Operations Manager

Assistant AD - Ticket Sales & Operations

Accounting Assistant

Tammy Loban

Carly Case

T.J. Lally

Bruce Lichty

Tickets - Account Executive

Facilities

Matt Maher

Assistant AD Administration

Senior Associate AD Administration

Scott Brown Senior Associate AD Development

Justin Hansen Broadcast Services

Tyler Merriam Associate AD - Media

Dr. Rich Reid

Michele Schmidt

Sara Schneider

Natasha Schreiber

Jennie Sell

Faculty Representative

Assistant Sports Information Director

Coordinator Athletic Development

Compliance Assistant

Assistant AD - Academics

Sean Smalley

Jonathan Treiber

Christi Williams

Matt Wright

Director of Athletic Marketing

Associate AD - Operations

Jackrabbit Sports Properties

Assistant Director - Ticket Sales & Service

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History and Records

History of SDSu Equestrian A new era of athletic competition at South Dakota State began in the fall of 2005 as the school fielded its first varsity equestrian team. Equestrian emerged as a natural fit at SDSU as a land-grant institution with strong ties to agriculture. SDSU offers majors in pre-veterinary and animal science in its College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, while offering courses in equine studies. The program formed in the spring of 2004, making equestrian the 21st sport at SDSU, 10 sports for men and 11 for women. Megan McGee came on board as the program’s first head coach Aug. 31, 2004, and served in that position through the 2009-10 season. Joe Humphrey joined the coaching staff in the spring of 2005, and took over the head coaching duties on an interim basis from the fall of 2010 through June 2011. Megan Rossiter took over the program guided it until 2015, when current head coach Ellie Wilkins took the reins. During the inaugural 2005-06 season, the Jackrabbits put together a schedule that included five head-to-head competitions against some of the top Varsity Equestrian programs in the country, including opening competition Oct. 1, 2005, at Kansas State. The first head-to-head win in program history came on Nov. 20, when the Jacks beat Stephen F. Austin. SDSU filled its schedule by competing in Intercollegiate Horse Show Association events, something the team did through the 2010-11 season before switching exclusively to varsity equestrian shows. During the 2006-07 season, Kaylee DeVries became the first Jackrabbit rider to qualify for national competition, earning a trip to IHSA Nationals in intermediate equitation on the flat. Over the years, 10 other Jackrabbit riders earned a chance to ride at IHSA Nationals before the program shifted to competing solely at NCEA events in the fall of 2011. Also in the spring of 2007, the Jackrabbit Western squad became the first SDSU equestrian team to make a national tournament, when it earned a selection to ride in the Varsity Equestrian National Championships in Waco, Texas. Eleven riders qualified for regional competition during the 2007-08 season, with four earning trips to national competition. The 2008-09 season saw 10 Jackrabbit riders qualify for regional events, and a school-record eight riders that moved on to national competition. The Jackrabbit western team boasts a total of five appearances at Varsity Equestrian Nationals, now known as the NCEA National Championships, held annually in Waco, Texas, with the hunt seat squad making its initial appearance at nationals in 2013, when both teams made school history by

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becoming the first Jackrabbit teams to advance at NCEA Nationals. Starting in the 2013-14 season, the NCEA separated teams into hunt seat and western. Although the two disciplines still exist separately, teams win or lose based on a total team score of hunt seat and western teams combined. Additionally, teams can only qualify for NCEA Nationals as one team, meaning that a school’s western and/or hunt seat team can no longer qualify on its own. In 2011, Jackrabbit Reining rider Angela Gebhart made history by becoming the first-ever SDSU rider to earn all-American honors. The Maple Grove, Minn., native posted a 6-1 record in her senior season, with four MOP awards to her credit. Following in Gebhart’s footsteps, Laura Dunlavy was awarded all-American in 2013, also in Reining, after posting a school-record 12 wins with just three losses in her junior campaign, with a trio of MOP honors. A Cornelius, Ore., native, Raivenne Scott joined the growing class of Reining all-Americans in 2014 when she finished her sophomore season with a 10-0-1 record, with one MOP to earn the award. Mariah Wright, a Wooster, Ohio native, became the youngest to win the award in 2015 when she recorded nine wins and five MOPs in Reining, breaking a school record. Helen Lauth earned reining all-American honorable mention in 2012 after going 7-2 on the season. Jessie Miller added an All-American honorable mention selection in 2013 with a 6-3 mark, while Lauren Kerr became the first hunt seat rider to get an All-American honorable mention selection in 2013 with a 6-1 record on the Flat. Marielle Golden, Flat, and Miranda Sullivan, Reining, added to the list in 2015, while Kelsey Swainston became the first Horsemanship rider to win the award in 2016. Mariah Wirght added to her awards in 2016 as well. Along with the individual accomplishments, the program picked up a number of team milestones over the years as well; including the programs first win over a ranked team, which came over No. 3 ranked Georgia on Nov. 17, 2013, when the Jacks topped the Bulldogs on raw score. The win over Georgia also propelled the Jackrabbits to their first-ever national rank, as the team went from receiving votes in the National Equestrian Coaches Poll to ranked No. 9. Later on in the 2012-13 season, the Jacks made history again by advancing at NCEA Nationals for the first time in school history. The western squad downed UT-Martin in the opening round at nationals before falling to Auburn the second round. That same year, the hunt seat team not only qualified for nationals for the first time, but also edged TCU on raw score to advance to the second round, where they came up short against Kansas State. Despite missing out on NCEA Nationals, the 2014-15 Jackrabbits did leave their mark on program history, as the hunt seat riders posted one of the most successful seasons in school history, as they set team records with 29 total wins over fences and tied the school mark with five over fences MOP, while their 26 wins and six MOP on the flat ranks as the second-highest single-season total in school history. They also set single-season records in for wins on the flat, wins over fences and MOP on the flat, adding five other topfive marks for both wins and MOP on the flat and over fences.

2015-16 Rider Statistics Equitation on the Flat Rider Jessica Andronowitz Jacey Chorlton Taylor Duerr Marielle Golden Alissa Greenwald Natalie Howard Total

Number of Meets 11 9 10 12 4 9 12

Win 3 4 3 7 0 5 22

Loss 7 4 7 5 4 4 31

Tie 1 1 0 0 0 0 2

MOP 2 0 1 1 0 2 6

Number of Meets 12 6 3 12 12 2 7 12

Win 5 3 1 5 8 0 3 25

Loss 7 3 2 7 4 2 3 28

Tie 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

MOP 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 5

Number of Meets 5 1 1 11 4 11 12 9 12

Win 1 0 1 5 0 3 6 7 23

Loss 4 1 0 6 3 8 5 1 28

Tie 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3

MOP 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3

Number of Meets 3 10 9 12 8 12 12

Win 0 6 4 5 4 7 26

Loss 3 3 3 4 4 3 20

Tie 0 1 2 3 0 2 8

MOP 0 2 0 3 1 3 9

Equitation Over Fences Rider Jessica Andronowitz Jacey Chorlton Taylor Duerr Marielle Golden Alissa Greenwald Matilyn Skinner Blair Julia Wright Total

Horsemanship Rider Sarah Bowen Danielle Dickerson Vanessa Hinkle Lexus Hoffman Victoria Johnson Angela Lopez Nicole Siebold Kelsey Swainston Total

Reining Rider Morgan Hall Nicole Harvey Makayla Reed Raivenne Scott Miranda Sullivan Mariah Wright Total

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Year-by-Year Results 2005-06 Head Coach: Megan McGee

2009-10 Head Coach: Megan McGee

Inaugural Season

Combined ….................................….1-4 Hunt Seat ……..................................0-2 Western ……................................….0-1 10/1 10/7 10/7 11/18 11/20 2/4 3/18 4/1

at Kansas State at Georgia (HS) vs Oklahoma St. (HS) at Baylor

L, 88-170 L, 261-344 L, 289-384 L, 743-934

at Stephen F. Austin

W, 1030-1000.5

at South Carolina at Auburn South Carolina

L, 462.5-520 L, 1257.5-1136 L, 1146.5-1143

Combined ……........................………4-1 Hunt Seat Only.......................... …….0-1 Western Only …..........................……1-1 10/3 Delaware State W, 10-5 10/3 TCU W, 9-7 11/21 at Texas A&M L, 3-13 11/22 at SMU L, 2-9 1/30 Sacred Heart W, 13-3 1/31 Sacred Heart (WE) W, 6-1 3/22 Minnesota-Crookston W, 10-7 at Varsity Equestrian National Championships 4/15 vs Georgia (WE) L, 1-7

2006-07 Head Coach: Megan McGee

2010-11 Interim Head Coach: Joe Humphrey

Combined …….....................………..N/A Hunt Seat Only ……......................…2-0 Western Only ….......................……..1-3

Combined ………......................……..1-6 Hunt Seat Only …......................……N/A Western Only ….......................……..N/A

3/3 at Fresno State (WE) L, 2-4 3/3 vs Delaware State (WE) W, 5-1 3/3 vs TCU L, 1-5 3/4 vs UT-Martin (HS) W, 3-3* 3/4 vs TCU (HS) W, 4-1 at Varsity Equestrian National Championships 4/17 vs New Mexico State L, 1-7

9/24 9/24 9/25 2/13 2/26 2/27 3/20

at Auburn vs Kansas State at South Carolina at UT-Martin vs UT-Martin vs New Mexico State at Delaware State

L, 4-15 L, 3-16 L, 7-12 L, 8-11 L, 4-11 W, 9-5 L, 6-10

* - Won tiebreaker, 405-396

2007-08 Head Coach: Megan McGee Combined …….......................………3-3 Hunt Seat Only …........................….N/A Western Only …….........................…0-1 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/27 11/10 3/9 3/9

Stephen F. Austin L, 8-8* Kansas State L, 5.5-11.5 at South Carolina L, 3-14 at New Mexico State (WE) L, 2-6 at Delaware State W, 9-7 Sacred Heart W, 10-6 Minnesota-Crookston W, 10-4

* - Lost tiebreaker, 996.5-984.5

2008-09 Head Coach: Megan McGee Combined …….......................………2-7 Hunt Seat Only …........................….N/A Western Only …….........................…0-1

2011-12 Head Coach: Megan Rossiter Combined ………...................………..2-5 Hunt Seat Only ………....................…1-1 Western Only ………....................…..0-2 9/30 10/1 10/1 10/22 11/5 11/6 11/19 2/11 2/19 3/2 3/3

at Baylor L, 5-10 vs Fresno State L, 7-9 vs Miami (OH) (HS) W, 6-2 UT-Martin L, 8-8* Auburn L, 5-11 Delaware State W, 9-5 New Mexico State L, 9-11 at New Mexico State (WE) L, 1-6 at Sacred Heart W, 8-8** at SMU (HS) L, 2-10 at TCU L, 3-15 at NCEA National Championships 4/12 vs Kansas State (WE) L, 2-6

* - Lost tiebreaker, 1101-1049.5 ** - Won tiebreaker, 1092.5-848

10/11 Fresno State W, 13-7 10/12 Minnesota-Crookston L, 7-9 2/14 vs TCU W, 6-5 2/14 vs UT-Martin L, 5-7 2/15 at Fresno State L, 2-9 2/22 at UT-Martin L, 10-10* 3/8 at Kansas State L, 6-14 3/21 vs New Mexico State L, 4-12 3/21 at Delaware State L, 6-8 at Varsity Equestrian National Championships 4/17 vs South Carolina (WE) L, 1-6 * - Lost tiebreaker, 1299.5-1265

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2012-13 Head Coach: Megan Rossiter Combined ………....................……….7-6 Hunt Seat Only ….....................……..1-2 Western Only ………....................…..1-1 9/22 10/13 10/20 11/3 11/3 11/17 11/18 2/2 2/23 2/24 3/1 3/2 3/22 3/23 4/18 4/18 4/18 4/18

Texas A&M L, 5-15 Oklahoma State L, 4-16 at Kansas State L, 6-13 vs UT-Martin W, 9-7 at Delaware State W, 10-6 Georgia W, 8-8* New Mexico State W, 10-5 Minnesota-Crookston W, 16-3 Sacred Heart W, 11-5 SMU (HS) L, 4-6 at Fresno State L, 3-13 vs New Mexico State W, 9-5 vs New Mexico State W, 9-7 at UT-Martin L, 4-12 at NCEA National Championships vs TCU (HS) W, 4-4** vs UT-Martin (WE) W, 5-3 vs Auburn (HS) L, 0-8 vs Kansas State (WE) L, 0-8

* - Won tiebreaker, 1201-1198 ** - Won tiebreaker, 1107-1022

2013-14 Head Coach: Megan Rossiter Overall Record ……….......................3-9 9/27 9/28 9/28 11/1 11/2 11/9 11/9 11/23 2/1 2/22 3/28 3/29

vs UT-Martin vs New Mexico State at Baylor at SMU at Oklahoma State vs TCU at New Mexico State South Carolina Kansas State Minnesota-Crookston Fresno State UT-Martin

* - Lost tiebreaker, 1150.25-1154 ** - Lost tiebreaker, 1200.75-116.25 *** - Won tiebreaker, 2056.5-2042

HS - Hunt Seat Only WE - Western Only

L, 8-8* L, 5-11 L, 4-12 L, 9-11 L, 3-15 L, 7-7** L, 4-10 L, 5-14 L, 9-10 W, 13-3 W, 8-8*** W, 10-6

All-Time Opponents/All-Time Head Coaches 2014-15 Head Coach: Megan Rossiter

2015-16 Acting Head Coach: Ellie Wilkins

Overall Record …….............………..6-9

Overall Record ………...........………4-8

9/26 9/26 9/27 10/18 10/25 10/31 11/1 11/14 11/15 1/20 1/21 3/13 3/14 3/27 3/28

vs New Mexico State at Kansas State at Oklahoma State Minnesota-Crookston at Texas A&M New Mexico State SMU vs UT-Martin at Delaware State Minnesota-Crookston at Fresno State at UT-Martin vs Sacred Heart at Fresno State vs New Mexico State

W, 7-7* L, 6-13 L, 4-16 W, 10-5 L, 4-15 L, 8-11 W, 9-9** W, 10-10*** L, 9-9**** W, 13-3 L, 6-10 L, 6-10 W, 9-6 L, 3-12 L, 6-9

9/25 10/3 10/16 10/30 10/31 11/6 11/7 11/13 2/6 2/26 3/18 3/19

South Carolina Kansas State Minnesota-Crookston at SMU at TCU vs New Mexico State at Delaware State UT-Martin Minnesota Crookston TCU Baylor Fresno State

L, 7-9 L, 8-11 W, 12-3 L, 5-13 L, 4-15 L, 7-9 L, 7-8 W, 11-9 W, 15-0 W, 11-7 L, 5-10 L, 4-11

* - Won tiebreaker, 1258.5-1250 ** - Won tiebreaker, 1508.5-1496.5 *** - Won tiebreaker, 1577.5-1562.75 **** - Lost tiebreaker, 1605-1398

All-Time Opponents Auburn .............................................0-3 Hunt Seat only ...............................0-1

Oklahoma State ..............................0-3 Hunt Seat Only ..............................0-1

Baylor ..............................................0-4

Sacred Heart ...................................5-0 Western Only .................................1-0

Delaware State ................................4-4 Western Only .................................1-0 Fresno State ....................................3-5 Western Only .................................0-1 Georgia ............................................1-0 Hunt Seat Only ..............................0-1 Western Only .................................0-1

SMU .................................................1-3 Hunt Seat Only ..............................0-2 South Carolina ................................0-6 Western Only .................................0-1 Stephen F. Austin ...........................1-1

Kansas State ...................................0-8 Western Only .................................0-2

TCU ..................................................3-3 Hunt Seat Only ..............................2-0 Western Only .................................0-1

Miami (OH) ....................................1-0

Texas A&M ......................................0-3

Minnesota-Crookston ....................8-1

UT-Martin .........................................4-8 Hunt Seat Only ..............................1-0 Western Only .................................1-0

New Mexico State ...........................5-6 Western Only .................................0-3

All-Time Head Coaches Megan McGee Head Coach: 2005-10

Joe Humphrey Interim Head Coach: 2010-11

Megan Rossiter Head Coach: 2011-15

Ellie Wilkins Head Coach: 2015-present

Overall Record......................10-15 Hunt Seat Only Record...........2-3 Western Only Record .............2-7

Overall Record..........................1-6 Hunt Seat Only Record...........N/A Western Only Record ............N/A

Overall Record......................18-29 Hunt Seat Only Record...........2-3 Western Only Record .............1-3

Overall Record..........................4-8 Hunt Seat Only Record……...N/A Western Only Record……......N/A

at Varsity Equestrian Nationals 2007...........WE: Lost in First Round 2009...........WE: Lost in First Round 2010...........WE: Lost in First Round

at Varsity Equestrian Nationals None

at NCEA National Championship 2012...........WE: Lost in First Round 2013......HS: Lost in Second Round .....WE: Lost in Second Round

at NCEA National Championship None

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Records Individual Records by Event On the Flat – Wins in a Career

On the Flat – Wins in a Season 2014-15 1 9 Marielle Golden 2012-13 2 8 Santana Wright 2015-16 3 7 Marielle Golden 2014-15 4 6 Jordan Goodall 2013-14 6 Blair Julia Wright 2012-13 6 Lauren Kerr 2012-13 6 Megan Schiffman

Over Fences – Wins in a Season 2015-16 1 8 Alissa Greenwald 2014-15 8 Marielle Golden 2014-15 2 7 Jordan Goodall 2013-14 7 Santana Wright 2011-12 7 Santana Wright 3 6 Jessica Andronowitz 2014-15

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4 5

Elizabeth Niewojna Shelby Webb Kelsey Swainston Kelsey Swainston Victoria Johnson Kelsey Champagne

2013-14 2012-13 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13

Reining – Wins in a Season 2012-13 12 Laura Dunlavy 2013-14 10 Raivenne Scott 2014-15 9 Mariah Wright 2012-13 8 Jana Basler 2015-16 7 Mariah Wright 2014-15 7 Raivenne Scott 2011-12 7 Helen Lauth

Marielle Golden Santana Wright Lauren Kerr Megan Schiffman Megan Violand

2012-16 2010-14 2009-13 2009-13 2009-13

Over Fences – Wins in a Career 2010-14 21 Santana Wright 2012-16 18 Marielle Golden 2011-14 17 Jordan Goodall 2009-13 12 Megan Violand 11 Alissa Greenwald 11 Jessica Andronowitz

11 Meredith Sauer

Horsemanship – Wins in a Season

1 8 8 2 7 7 7 7

21 13 12 9 9

2014-pres. 2013-pres.

2008-12

Horsemanship – Wins in a Career

1 2 3 4

16\ 15 13 12 12 5 11 11

Kelsey Swainston Kelsey Champagne Lexus Hoffman Victoria Johnson Shelby Webb Elizabeth Niewojna Kaylee Mundwiler

2013-pres. 2009-13 2012-16 2013-pres. 2010-14 2013-15 2006-10

Reining – Wins in a Career 2012-16 1 27 Raivenne Scott 2010-14 2 19 Laura Dunlavy 2007-11 19 Lydia Placzek 2007-11 3 18 Angela Gebhart 2014-pres. 4 16 Mariah Wright 2008-12 5 15 Helen Lauth

On the Flat – MOPs in a Season 2014-15 1 3 Jordan Goodall 2012-13 3 Santana Wright 2 2 Jessica Andronowitz 2015-16 2015-16 2 Natalie Howard 2 Jessica Andronowitz

2 Megan Violand 2 Megan Violand 2 Lauren Kerr

2014-15

2012-13 2011-12 2009-10

Over Fences – MOPs in a Season 1 3 Santana Wright 2011-12 2 2 Blair Julia Wright 2015-16 2 Marielle Golden 2015-16 2 Marielle Golden 2014-15 2 Santana Wright 2013-14 2 Marielle Golden 2012-13 2 Ashley Marrin 2009-10

On the Flat – MOPs in a Career 1 4 Jessica Andronowitz 2013-pres. 2010-14 4 Santana Wright 2009-13 4 Megan Violand 2015-16 2 3 Marielle Golden 2011-14 3 Jordan Goodall 2009-13 3 Lauren Kerr 2009-13 3 Megan Schiffman

Over Fences – MOPs in a Career 2010-14 1 7 Santana Wright 2012-16 2 6 Marielle Golden 2014-pres. 3 2 Alissa Greenwald 2013-pres. 2 Blair Julia Wright 2011-14 2 Jordan Goodall 2007-11 2 Ashley Marrin

Horsemanship – MOPs in a Season

Horsemanship – MOPs in a Career

1 3 Kelsey Champagne 2009-10

1 7 Kelsey Champagne 2 4 Elizabeth Niewojna 3 3 Lexus Hoffman 3 Maggie Holzworth 4 2 Kaylee Mundwiler

Reining – MOPs in a Season 2014-15 1 5 Mariah Wright 2015-16 2 3 Mariah Wright 2015-16 3 Raivenne Scott 2013-14 3 Laura Dunlavy 2012-13 3 Jana Basler 2012-13 3 Laura Dunlavy 2010-11 3 Angela Gebhart

Reining – MOPs in a Career 2014-pres. 1 8 Mariah Wright 2012-16 2 6 Raivenne Scott 2010-14 6 Laura Dunlavy 2007-11 6 Angela Gebhart 2007-11 3 5 Lydia Placzek 2014-pres. 4 3 Miranda Sullivan 2009-13 3 Jana Basler

Over Fences – Wins in a Season 29 .........................................2014-15 22 .........................................2012-13 19 .........................................2011-12 17 .........................................2013-14 16 .........................................2008-09

Over Fences – MOP in a Season 1 6 ...........................................2015-16 2 5 ...........................................2014-15 5 ...........................................2011-12 3 4 ...........................................2012-13 4 3 ...........................................2013-14 5 2 ...........................................2010-11 2 ...........................................2009-10

Reining – Wins in a Season 34 .........................................2012-13 30 .........................................2014-15 27 .........................................2013-14 19 .........................................2008-09 17 .........................................2011-12 17 .........................................2007-08

Reining – MOP in a Season 1 9 ...........................................2015-16 9 ...........................................2014-15 2 7 ...........................................2012-13 3 5 ...........................................2013-14 5 ...........................................2010-11 4 3 ...........................................2009-10

2009-13 2013-15 2012-16 2008-12 2006-10

Team Records by Event On the Flat – Wins in a Season 30 .........................................2012-13 26 .........................................2014-15 16 .........................................2013-14 13 .........................................2009-10 11..........................................2011-12

On the Flat – MOP in a Season 1 8 ...........................................2012-13 2 6 ...........................................2015-16 6 ...........................................2014-15 3 3 ...........................................2013-14 3 ...........................................2011-12 3 ...........................................2009-10

1 2 3 4 5

Horsemanship – Wins in a Season 1 27 .........................................2012-13 2 25 .........................................2014-15 25 .........................................2013-14 3 18 .........................................2008-09

Horsemanship – MOP in a Season 1 5 ...........................................2013-14 2 4 ...........................................2015-16 4 ...........................................2014-15 4 ...........................................2011-12 3 3 ...........................................2012-13 3 ...........................................2009-10

1 2 3 4 5

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All-Time Awards and Honors IHSA REGIONAL QUALIFIERS Marian Michalson (Hunt Seat) ................2008, 2009 Western Tory Ruppert (Western) ....................................2009 Britta Barta ....................................2009, 2010, 2011 Molly Ryan (Hunt Seat) .....................................2009 Hillery Baysinger ...............................................2011 Trisha Smeenk (Western) .................................2008 Jordanne Blair ...................................................2008 Melissa Zajac (Hunt Seat) .................................2009 Leah Bohlander .................................................2010 Kristen Carlson .................................................2009 IHSA ALL-ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM Jessica Carr ......................................................2008 Santana Wright .................................................2011 Ashlie Centa ......................................................2007 Julie Corcoran .........................................2009, 2010 VARSITY EQUESTRIAN NATIONAL Brittnay Entsminger ...........................................2009 QUALIFIERS Angela Gebhart .................................................2010 Lydia Placzek ....................................................2008 Katie Hendrickson .............................................2007 Western Team ...............................2007, 2009, 2010 Maggie Holzworth .............................................2010 Nicole Jensen .........................................2007, 2008 NCEA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Abby Knobbe .....................................................2008 QUALIFIERS Kelsey Likness ..................................................2007 Western Team .........................................2012, 2013 Amy Mandelke ..................................................2011 Hunt Seat Team .................................................2013 Kaylee Mundwiler ....................................2007, 2010 Tory Ruppert .................................2008, 2009, 2010 NCEA ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM Molly Seidel .......................................................2007 Jana Basler .............................................2012, 2013 Jenna Smeenk ..................................................2011 Hillery Baysinger ...............................................2012 Trisha Smeenk ..............................2008, 2010, 2011 Kelsey Champagne .................................2012, 2013 Karley Stoltenburg ............................................2007 Laura Dunlavy ...............................2012, 2013, 2014 Hannah Stone ...................................................2011 Jordan Goodall ........................................2014, 2015 Carolyn Wehde .................................................2007 Nicole Harvey ....................................................2016 Maggie Holzworth .............................................2012 Hunt Seat Natalie Howard ..................................................2016 Jenna Boscardin ...............................................2011 Lauren Kerr .......................................................2013 Skye Byrnes ......................................................2011 Helen Lauth .......................................................2012 Allison Carie ......................................................2007 Amy Mandelke ..................................................2012 Ashton Dearing .................................................2010 Meredith Sauer .................................................2012 Kaylee DeVries .......................................2007, 2008 Shelby Webb .....................................................2014 Brittany Henry .........................................2008, 2010 Mariah Wright ....................................................2016 Laura Hoff .........................................................2008 Santana Wright .................................................2012 Katelyn Knudsen ...............................................2010 Megan Violand ........................................2012, 2013 Ashley Marrin ................................2009, 2010, 2011 Marian Michalson ....................................2008, 2009 NCEA ALL-ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM Angela Noyes ....................................................2010 Jordan Goodall ..................................................2013 Victoria Pecak ...................................................2010 Nicole Harvey ....................................................2015 Molly Ryan ..............................................2009, 2010 Victoria Johnson ...............................................2015 Leslie Sauter ...........................................2009, 2010 Hannah Stone ...................................................2013 Megan Schiferl ..................................................2010 Kelsey Swainston ..............................................2016 Diana Sneve ......................................................2010 Shelby Webb .....................................................2013 Sara Stirton .......................................................2010 Megan Violand ..................................................2011 NCEA ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE Melissa Zajac ....................................................2009 MENTION Jessica Andronowitz .........................................2016 IHSA NATIONAL QUALIFIERS Danielle Baker ...................................................2015 Skye Byrnes (Hunt Seat) ..................................2011 Danielle Dickerson ............................................2015 Kaylee DeVries (Hunt Seat) ..............................2007 Marielle Golden .................................................2015 Angela Gebhart (Western) ................................2010 Jordan Goodall ..................................................2013 Abby Knobbe (Western) ....................................2008 Mandy Gradert ..................................................2014 Amy Mandelke (Western) ..................................2011 Maddie Lewis ....................................................2015 Ashley Marrin (Hunt Seat) .......................2009, 2010 Makayla Reed ...................................................2016 Blair Julia Wright ...............................................2016 Santana Wright .................................................2013 Kelsey Swainston ..............................................2015

EQUESTRIAN COACHES HONOR ROLL Hillery Baysinger ...............................................2010 Cynthia Bartha ..................................................2014 Jordanne Blair .........................................2008, 2009 Leah Bohlander .......................................2009, 2010 Allison Carie ............................................2008, 2009 Kristen Carlson .............................2008, 2009, 2010 Julie Corcoran .........................................2009, 2010 Kelsey Cordell ...................................................2014 Kaylee DeVries .................................................2008 Madison Engels ................................................2014 Keahna Fenwick ......................................2014, 2015 Angela Gebhart .............................2008, 2009, 2010 Mandy Gradert ..................................................2015 Brianna Grohs ...................................................2008 Kate Gunderson ......................................2008, 2009 Meghan Gunn ...................................................2009 Morgan Hall .............................................2015, 2016 Lindsay Harr ............................................2008, 2009 Nicole Harvey ....................................................2016 Margo Helvick ...................................................2010 Kathryn Hendrickson ........................................2009 Brittany Henry .........................................2009, 2010 Vanessa Hinkle .................................................2014 Laura Hoff ...............................................2008, 2009 Maggie Holzworth .............................................2009 Morgan Hough ..................................................2010 Natalie Howard ........................................2015, 2016 Elaina Johnson .......................................2014, 2015 Victoria Johnson ...............................................2016 Miranda Kerr .....................................................2016 Abby Knobbe ...........................................2008, 2009 Helen Lauth .............................................2009, 2010 Kelsey Likness ..................................................2008 Blair Long ................................................2014, 2015 Amy Mandelke ........................................2009, 2010 Ashley Marrin ..........................................2009, 2010 Marian Michalson ..........................2008, 2009, 2010 Kaylee Mundwiler ..........................2008, 2009, 2010 Angie Noyes ............................................2009, 2010 Victoria Pecak .........................................2009, 2010 Lydia Placzek ................................2008, 2009, 2010 Tory Ruppert .................................2008, 2009, 2010 Molly Ryan ........................................................2010 Meredith Sauer .................................................2010 Leslie Sauter ....................................................2009 Megan Schiferl ........................................2009, 2010 Molly Seidel .............................................2008, 2009 Hillary Siebels .........................................2008, 2009 Trisha Smeenk ..............................2008, 2009, 2010 Courtney Smith .................................................2008 Samantha Stahnke .................................2014, 2015 Sara Stirton .......................................................2009 Hannah Stone ...................................................2010 Kelsey Swainston ..............................................2016 Anna Taylor .......................................................2008 Jessica Taylor ..........................................2014, 2015 Megan Violand ..................................................2010 Andie Vsetecka .......................................2014, 2015 Blair Julia Wright ...............................................2016 Mariah Wright ....................................................2016

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NCEA All-Americans First-Team

Angela Gebhart Reining - 2011

Laura Dunlavy Reining - 2013

Raivenne Scott Reining - 2014

Mariah Wright Reining - 2015

Honorable Mention

Helen Lauth

Lauren Kerr

Jessie Miller

Marielle Golden

Reining - 2012

Equitation on the Flat - 2013

Reining - 2013

Equitation on the Flat - 2015

Miranda Sullivan

Nicole Harvey

Kelsey Swainston

Mariah Wright

Reining - 2015

Reining - 2016

Horsemanship - 2016

Reining - 2016

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Letterwinners –– A –– Assid, Lisa ...................................................2006-07 Andronowitz, Jessica ................................2014-16 –– B –– Baker, Danielle .............................................2013-15 Bangassar, Nicole .............................................2014 Barta, Britta ..................................................2010-11 Bartha, Cynthia ...........................................2011, 14 Basler, Jana .................................................2011-13 Baysinger, Hillery .........................................2010-13 Blair, Jordanne .............................................2006-09 Bohlander, Leah ...........................................2009-12 Boscardin, Jenna .........................................2010-12 Bowen, Sarah ..............................................2014-15 Bussard, Janelle ...............................................2008 Byrnes, Kelsey .............................................2010-11 –– C –– Carie, Allison ................................................2006-09 Carlson, Kristen ...........................................2008-10 Carr, Jessica .....................................................2008 Carstensen, Andrea .....................................2006-07 Champagne, Kelsey .....................................2010-13 Chorlton, Jacey ...............................................2016 Corcoran, Julie .............................................2009-11 Cordell, Kelsey ..................................................2014 Curran, Sara ................................................2006-07 –– D –– Dearing, Ashton ...........................................2009-10 Dexter, Christina .........................................2014-15 DeVries, Kaylee ...........................................2006-08 Dickerson, Danielle ......................................2014-15 Duerr, Taylor .....................................................2015 Dunlavy, Laura .............................................2011-14 –– E –– Engels, Madison ...............................................2014 Entsminger, Brittany ..........................................2009 –– F –– Fithian, Rachael ................................................2008 –– G –– Gebhart, Angela ..........................................2008-11 Golden, Marielle ...........................................2013-16 Goodall, Jordan ...........................................2012-15 Gradert, Mandy ............................................2014-15 Greenwald, Alissa ...........................................2016 Gregg, Carsen ..................................................2015 Grohs, Brianna .............................................2006-09 Gruener, Stephanie .....................................2011, 14 Gunderson, Kate ..........................................2006-09 Gunn, Meghan .............................................2008-09

–– S –– Sauer, Meredith ...........................................2009-12 Sauter, Leslie ...............................................2008-11 Schiferl, Megan ............................................2009-10 –– J –– Schiffman, Megan ........................................2010-13 Jensen, Nikki ...............................................2006-08 Scott, Raivenne ............................................2013-16 Jespersen, Gina .....................................2009-10, 12 Schreiner, Laure ................................................2011 Johnson, Elaina ................................................2013 Seidel, Molly ................................................2006-09 Johnson, Victoria .......................................2014-15 Siebels, Hillary .............................................2006-09 Siebold, Nicole ................................................2015 –– K –– Smeenk, Jenna ............................................2010-11 Kerr, Lauren .................................................2010-11 Smeenk, Trisha ............................................2008-11 Kerr, Melissa .....................................................2015 Smith, Courtney ................................................2008 Knobbe, Abby ..............................................2006-09 Sneve, Diana ................................................2008-10 Knudsen, Katelyn .........................................2008-10 Stahnke, Samantha ...........................................2014 Kostello, Lauren ................................................2012 Steen, Chelsea .................................................2008 Stirton, Sara .................................................2008-10 –– L –– Stoltenburg, Karley ......................................2006-07 Lauth, Helen ................................................2009-12 Stone, Hannah .............................................2010-13 Lesousky, Caroline ............................................2014 Sullivan, Miranda .............................................2015 Lewis, Maddie ..............................................2014-15 Swainston, Kelsey ......................................2014-16 Likness, Kelsey ............................................2006-08 Sykes, Elizabeth ................................................2010 Long, Blair .........................................................2014 Lopez, Angela ..................................................2015 –– T –– Taylor, Anna ......................................................2007 –– M –– Taylor, Jessica ...................................................2014 Mandelke, Amy ............................................2010-12 Mann, Jessica ..............................................2006-07 –– V –– Marrin, Ashley ..............................................2008-11 Vernon, Lacey ...................................................2008 Michalson, Marian ........................................2008-10 Violand, Megan ............................................2010-13 Mikusa, Jane .....................................................2014 Vsetecka, Andie ...........................................2014-15 Miller, Jessie .....................................................2013 Morris, Katie .................................................2006-08 –– W –– Mundwiler, Kaylee ........................................2008-10 Webb, Shelby .........................................2011, 13-14 Weber, Brittany ..................................................2012 –– N –– Wehde, Carolyn ...........................................2007-09 Niewonjna, Elizabeth ...................................2014-15 Winter, Calista ...................................................2014 Noyes, Angella .............................................2010-12 Wright, Blair Julia ......................................2014-16 Wright, Mariah ............................................2015-16 –– P –– Wright, Santana ...........................................2011-14 Pecak, Victoria .............................................2009-12 Placzek, Lydia ..............................................2008-11 –– Z –– Price, Sheila ................................................2011, 14 Zajac, Melissa ..............................................2008-09 Holzworth, Maggie .......................................2009-12 Hough, Morgan ............................................2010-11 Howard, Natalie ..........................................2014-16

–– R –– Reed, Makayla ............................................2014-16 Ruppert, Tory ...............................................2008-10 Ryan, Molly ..................................................2008-11

–– H –– Haddock, Alisha ................................................2014 Hansen, Emily ..............................................2006-07 Harr, Lindsay ................................................2006-09 Harvey, Nicole .............................................2014-16 Hendrickson, Katie .......................................2006-08 Henry, Brittany ............................................2008, 10 Hinkle, Vanessa .................................................2014 Hoff, Laura ...................................................2006-09 Hoffman, Lexus ............................................2013-16

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Nathelle and Lawerence DeHaan Equestrian Center Located along the U.S. Highway 14 Bypass north and east of the SDSU campus, the Nathelle and Lawrence DeHaan Equestrian Center became the new home for Jackrabbit Equestrian at South Dakota State University when it opened in the fall of 2008. Dedicated Oct. 15, 2008, project benefactor Nathelle DeHaan’s avid support of South Dakota State University and love for horses grew to make the SDSU Equestrian program and the Nathelle and Lawrence DeHaan Equestrian Center a reality. A 1937 graduate of South Dakota State, Nathelle DeHaan provided the initial gift to build the facility. For nearly five decades, she and her late husband, Lawrence played an active role in the local horse community, traveling to judge and show quarter horses. Nathelle DeHaan died Jan. 24, 2011 at the age of 96, but not before she realized her dream of seeing the day when young women could attend college, compete at the highest level and create experiences and memories that last a lifetime. “The Equestrian program provides a wonderful opportunity for young women,” Nathelle said at the dedication of the facility. “I’m excited about the future of the SDSU Equestrian team.” Completion of the building in the spring of 2008 more than tripled the team’s previous training facilities. At nearly 26,000 square feet, the $3.6 million climate-controlled facility features an indoor riding arena, 42 stalls with additional areas for grooming, washing and preparing the horses, as well as separate on-site work areas for veterinarians and farriers. In addition, to the area for the horses, the building houses a team locker room equipped with a study area.

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“The DeHaan Equestrian Center is a beautiful and thoroughly modern facility, equal to any collegiate equestrian center in the country,” former SDSU head equestrian coach Megan Rossiter said. “A facility this size allows us to provide a first-class practice and competition venue for our student-athletes

and spectators.” The additional space allows the team’s roster to eventually grow to 60 riders while continuing to offer the NCAA-maximum 15 full scholarships. The proximity of the Nathelle and Lawrence DeHaan Equestrian Center to the main SDSU campus makes it unique in the collegiate equestrian ranks and allows the equestrian program to become further ingrained in the SDSU Athletic Department. Once the SDSU Foundation completes funraising for phase I, planning begins for the second phase of the project. Phase II includes the addition of a stall barn, a large outdoor riding arena, viewing rooms, coaching offices, a meeting room and trophy room. “Completion of phase II would allow the program to continue attracting top-level student-athletes from around the country and help us enhance the growth of our equestrian program,” Rossiter said. For more information on the SDSU Equestrian team, or to make a donation for scholarship support or facilities, please contact the Jackrabbit development office by phone at (605) 697-7475.

About SDSU Welcome to South Dakota State University South Dakota State University (SDSU) is the state’s largest, most comprehensive university. As South Dakota’s 1862 Morrill Act land- grant university, SDSU had a fall 2014 enrollment of 12,557 students from all 50 states and 79 countries. Approximately 67 percent of SDSU students are residents of South Dakota, 29 percent are from other states and 4 percent from other countries. The university provides a rich academic experience in an environ- ment of inclusion and access through inspired, student-centered education, creative activities and research, innovation and engagement. SDSU comprises Colleges of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Education and Human Sciences, University College, Nursing, Pharmacy, the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, the Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College and the Graduate School. The American Association of University Professors categorizes SDSU as a Category 1 or doctoral-level institution. The university has been designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Uni- versities (APLU) and its Commission on Innovation, Competitiveness and Economic Prosperity is a major resource for the economic development needs of the state. Over the last five years, university research has yielded 195 inven- tion disclosures, 79 patents filed, 9 patents issued and 47 license agreements executed through the Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization, resulting in more than $12 million in license rev- enue. SDSU Extension, with eight Regional Extension Centers across the state, is South Dakota’s source for objective, vetted and relevant new knowledge generated through research. Extension’s online learning portal, iGrow.org, served nearly 600,000 users with more than 925,000 page views last year.

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Legend of the Jackrabbit

There are two theories as to how and why the Jackrabbit nickname evolved. The most common belief is that the name “Jackrabbits” came from a story and cartoon sketch that appeared in a Minneapolis newspaper following a 1905 football game between the University of Minnesota and South Dakota State College, as the university was then known. A reporter for the newspaper, knowing of the preponderance of jackrabbits in the Brookings area, was believed to have written that the SDSC team was as quick as jackrabbits. Many people believe that the school adopted the Jackrabbits as its official nickname from that beginning. The other theory about the origin of the nickname is given in The Jackrabbit, SDSU’s yearbook. There is a poem in the 1907 yearbook that puts forth the idea that the yearbook is called The Jackrabbit because a group of juniors wished to immortalize themselves by changing the name of the yearbook. Athletic teams followed suit, adopting the nickname. Prior to the adoption of the Jackrabbit nickname, school athletic teams were known as the Barn Yard Cadets as SDSU was known as South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1907. 40

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Nichole Zazula

So., Genoa City, Wis.

Ellie Wilkins Head Coach

Rachel Boone Barn Manager

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