March 5, 2015
South Carolina Sam Chiodo earned her first career SEC Rider of the Month award on Tueday, picking up the conference nod in horsemanship.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – University of South Carolina team captains Amber Henter (equitation over fences) and Sam Chiodo (horsemanship) were both named SEC Riders of the Month for February, it was announced today.
Chiodo becomes the ninth Gamecock rider all time to be named SEC Rider of the Month, while Henter becomes the fourth Gamecock rider to earn the award twice.
Chiodo went undefeated with a 4-0-1 record with one MVP during January and February. She started the spring with a perfect 4-0 record with wins over SMU, Georgia, Delaware State, and Texas A&M. In the Gamecocks’ 11-7 win over Auburn last week, she held her Tiger opponent to a 72-72 tie. Chiodo leads the horsemanship team with a 9-1-1 record with three MVPs. She is 5-0-1 during SEC play and has horsemanship team-best 5-1 record on the road.
Henter, who in November 2012 became the Gamecocks’ first hunt seat rider to be named SEC Rider of the Month, also went undefeated in February, posting a 3-0-1 record in equitation over fences with one MVP. She is currently 14-3-1 with four MVPs in hunt seat action this year, and has a team-best 9-1-1 record in equitation over fences with two MVPs.
South Carolina returns to action on Friday, when the Gamecocks close out their regular season against No. 3 Baylor.
South Carolina – SEC Riders of the Month (All-Time)
• February 2015 – Amber Henter (equitation over fences)
• February 2015 – Sam Chiodo (horsemanship)
• November 2014 – Layla Choate (reining)
• October 2014 – Katherine Schmidt (equitation over fences)
• October 2014 – Samantha Kraus (equitation on the flat)
• March 2014 – Jordan Brown (reining)
• March 2014 – Katherine Schmidt (equitation over fences)
• February 2014 – Johnna Letchworth (horsemanship)
• February 2014 – Alexa Anthony (equitation over fences)
• November 2013 – Layla Choate (reining)
• October 2013 – Katherine Schmidt (equitation over fences)
• October 2013 – Johnna Letchworth (reining)
• March 2013 – Katherine Schmidt (equitation over fences)
• February 2013 – Johnna Letchworth (horsemanship)
• November 2012 – Amber Henter (equitation over fences)
• November 2012 – Kelsey Urban (horsemanship)
