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Trinity Hammerschmidt

  • position Flat and Fences
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Montpelier, Va.
  • High school Laurel Springs
  • position Flat and Fences
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Montpelier, Va.
  • High school Laurel Springs

Trinity Hammerschmidt Bio

2022-23: Received Second Team All-America selection on the Flat…Just the fifth Gamecock to earn All-America honors on the Flat in program history… named All-SEC selection on the Flat…Started off the year 6-0-0, finishing 8-6-0 with an MOP against Minnesota-Crookston…Recorded four wins against top-10 teams (twice against Auburn and TAMU)…Tallied a 90 against No. 1 SMU, the second-highest score of the season and the fifth-highest in program history… Led Flat riders in winning % (.571)…6.7 point avg winning margin during regular season…made seven appearances in Fences, with wins against No. 7 Baylor (78-70) and No. 3 Georgia (84-78)…NCEA All-Academic First Team and Honor Roll…SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll…named H. Boyd McWhorter scholarship nominee… received MVP on the Flat award at annual team banquet…

2021-22:  Received Second Team All-America selection on the Flat…made the All-SEC Flat team…swept Rider of the Month honors on the flat in October after being selected by both the NCEA and the SEC for her 4-0-0 month…started in every meet on the flat for South Carolina and made 11 appearances in fences…went 10-4-0 on the flat to earn the most wins on the Gamecock roster…score of 86.5 against No. 4 Georgia (Feb. 26) was fifth-highest score on the season on the flat and secured her M.O.P. honors…also earned M.O.P. honors on the flat with an 84.5 against No. 6 TCU (Oct. 2) and a 79.5 at No. 1 Auburn (Oct. 29)…went on a five-meet winning streak from Oct. 1 through the end of the fall season on Nov. 13…went 2-8-1 in fences with a high score of 82 against No. 4 Georgia (Feb. 26)…earned M.O.P. honors in the meet vs. No. 10 Delaware State with a 79 (March 4)…notably tied her Georgia opponent in the SEC Consolation round with a 257… NCEA All-Academic First Team and SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll member.

2020-21: Named All-SEC for her work on the flat where she posted a 6-3-0 record… earned NCEA All-Academic First Team and SEC Academic Honor Roll distinction… posted a 5-4-0 record in over fences… went on a five meet flat winning streak starting with a victory over Georgia (Nov. 13), downing her Bulldog opponent 86-84… continued the streak with a win against Lynchburg (Jan. 29), 73-66… picked up M.O.P. honors in a win at Georgia (Feb. 6), knocking off her UGA foe 73-66… kept the streak rolling with a 73-0 win over Texas A&M (Feb. 27)… closed the regular season with her fifth flat win in a row, besting her Auburn (March 13) opponent 80-64… finished the year on the flat with a win against Texas A&M (March 27) in the SEC Championship consolation match, 231-216… opened her over fences campaign with four straight wins against Auburn (Oct. 16), 86-85, at Texas A&M (Nov. 5), 80-79, Georgia (Nov. 13), 78-74 and Lynchburg (Jan. 29), 84-75… closed the season with a win against Texas A&M (March 27) in the SEC Championship consolation meet, 242-239.

2019-20: Earned a spot on the NCEA Academic Honor Roll… made the SEC Academic Honor Roll… rode twice on the flat for the Gamecocks, first against Auburn and later against South Dakota State.

2018-19: Named to the SEC All-Freshman Equitation on the Flat and Equitation Over Fences teams… Appeared 17 times on the flat for Carolina with a 2-9 record, including 1-5 in the SEC… Earned MOP honors against Georgia with a, 76-71, victory (Oct. 5)… Her highest score came in a demo ride during the Delaware State meet with an 81 (March 8)… Took part in seven meets over fences… Went 2-3 overall and 0-3 against SEC opponents… Scored a high of 85 in her win over SMU (Sept. 22).

High School: Graduated from Laurel Springs High School… Named the Maclay Region 8 Champion in 2016… Placed fifth at the Maclay Region 8 in 2017… Was in the top-25 USEF Medal Finals in 2017.

CAREER STATISTICS
Season Event Meets MVP Win Loss Tie SEC
2020-21 Equitation Over Fences 9 0 5 4 0 4-4
2019-20 Equitation Over Fences 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
2018-19 Equitation Over Fences 5 0 2 3 0 0-3
Career Equitation Over Fences 14 0 7 7 0 4-7
Season Event Meets MVP Win Loss Tie SEC
2020-21 Equitation on the Flat 9 1 6 3 0 5-3
2019-20 Equitation on the Flat 2 0 0 2 0 0-1
2018-19 Equitation on the Flat 11 1 2 9 0 1-5
Career Equitation on the Flat 22 2 8 14 0 6-9