Taylor Kellam

2020-21: Named NCEA All-Academic First Team… earned SEC Academic Honor Roll distinction… rode in eight meets for the Gamecocks this season, finishing the year with a 3-4-1 record… earned her first win of the season at Texas A&M (Nov. 5), besting her Aggie foe 73.5-72… closed the fall with a win over Georgia (Nov. 13), downing her Bulldog opponent 71-70… wrapped the season with a win against Texas A&M (March 27) in the SEC Championship consolation meet, 218.5-215. 

2019-20: Named NCEA All-Academic Second Team… made the SEC Academic Honor Roll… finished the season with a 4-4-0 record and two M.O.P. awards… won her season debut against UT Martin (Nov. 15), 74.5-70… got the win in her first SEC meet of the season, besting her Texas A&M (Feb. 8) opponent 71-68.5… took her first M.O.P. of the season against Georgia (Feb. 22), winning her matchup 78.5-68, the highest horsemanship score of the season for the Gamecocks… finished the year strong with her second M.O.P. win at Delaware State (March 6), knocking off her DSU foe 75-73. 

2018-19: Named to the APHA Academic Honor Roll… Appeared six times overall for Carolina… Went 0-3 and showed in three exhibitions… Won two exhibition rides with a, 71-69.5, victory at UT Martin (Nov. 2) and against Ohio State (Feb. 2), 73-72.

2017-18: Rode four times for the Gamecocks as a freshman… Scored 74 in an exhibition ride Nov. 3 against Georgia… Posted matching scores of 73.5 in exhibition competition Nov. 17 against Auburn… Scored a point in the Ohio State exhibition on Jan. 27… Added a 69 in exhibition action against SMU on Feb. 3.

High School: Graduated from De Pere High School in De Pere, Wis…. Trained by Kim Kuehne… Was a top-5 placer at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress in 2016… Also had a top-10 placing at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress in 2016… Earned multiple Year End Awards from Wisconsin Quarter Horse Association and Northeast Wisconsin Horse Association…. Was on the honor roll all four years of high school… Was a tutor for math and science… Lettered in tennis… Earned a community service letter for 50 or more hours served… Also earned a band letter.