Gamecock Equestrian Dominates 2014 NCEA Championship Awards
April 22, 2014
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Six Gamecocks combined to earn 7-of-16 selections on this year’s National Collegiate Equestrian Association Association (NCEA) All-Championship Team, it was announced today by the NCEA. Also announced in this year’s NCEA postseason awards was Alison Ceresani being named the 2014 Elite Equestrian Student-Athlete, and a pair of Carolina riders being named Most Outstanding Players at this year’s national championship.
Below is the complete list of this year’s NCEA Championship Awards.
2014 NCEA Elite Equestrian Student-Athlete
• Alison Ceresani (South Carolina)
2014 NCEA All-Championship Team
Equitation on the Flat
• Liza Finsness (Georgia)
• Alexa Anthony (South Carolina)
• Demi Stiegler (Auburn)
• Katherine Schmidt (South Carolina)
Equitation Over Fences
• Katherine Schmidt (South Carolina)
• Elizabeth Benson (Auburn)
• Abby O’Mara (Georgia)
• Amber Henter (South Carolina)
Horsemanship
• Johnna Letchworth (South Carolina)
• Sam Chiodo (South Carolina)
• Lauren Halverson (Oklahoma State)
• Lindsey McMullen (Oklahoma State)
Reining
• McKenzie Lantz (Georgia)
• Layla Choate (South Carolina)
• Jenna Blumer (Oklahoma State)
• Justine Peters (Oklahoma State)
Most Outstanding Players – 2014 NCEA National Championship
Equitation on the Flat
• Liza Finsness (Georgia)
Equitation over Fences
• Katherine Schmidt (South Carolina)
Horsemanship
• Johnna Letchworth (South Carolina)
Reining
• McKenzie Lantz (Georgia)
South Carolina finished at this year’s National Runner-Up, after losing to Georgia in a tiebreaker in the National Championship meet.
