Madeline Schaefer

2022-23: Competed both on the Flat and in Fences…finished 8-6-0 in Fences, tying most wins on the team for the event…earned a season high of 84 in first meet against Delaware State (Sept. 23), and again against No. 3 Georgia (Nov. 12) where she received her first MOP of the season…went 2-0-0 in the SEC Tournament (March 24-25) in Fences, defeating her No. 2 Auburn and No. 6 Georgia opponents…Selected to SEC All-Championship Team in Fences…scored the lone point for the Gamecocks in Fences at NCEA Nationals (April 13) taking down her No. 2 Auburn opponent 263-253, the second highest score in program history…went 6-6-0 on the Flat with an MOP against No. 4 Auburn (Nov. 4) for her 89-86 win on Dento…secured a career-high of 90 on the Flat against No. 1 SMU (Feb. 23), the second-highest score of the season in the event…NCEA All-Academic First Team, Honor Roll…SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll…Received MVP in Fences, Most Dedicated, and Most Outstanding Performer awards at annual team banquet…

2021-22: Competed in both the flat and fences for South Carolina…went 2-3-1 on the flat…earned her first flat win of the season and her lone M.O.P. in the event with an 83 at No. 6 Baylor (Feb. 18)…also won her point in the meet at No. 2 Texas A&M with a 76.5 (Feb. 19)…went 5-5-1 in fences…scored a season-best of 84 three times, winning M.O.P. honors once against No. 4 Georgia (Feb. 26)…also earned points against No. 5 Texas A&M with a 77 (Oct. 22), at No. 5 Georgia with an 84 (Nov. 13), a 78 against No. 10 Delaware State (March 4) and a 68 against Lynchburg (March 5)…named to the NCEA Academic Honorable Mention Team and the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2020-21: Earned NCEA All-America Second Team honors for her over fences performances… named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll… posted a 4-3-1 record in over fences for the season with two M.O.P. wins… picked up her first win of the season at Texas A&M (Nov. 5), 84-81… closed the fall with a win and M.O.P. award against Georgia (Nov. 13), 88-79… earned her third win of the year when Texas A&M (Feb. 27) came to town, besting her Aggie foe 86-82… closed the regular season with a win and M.O.P. award at Auburn (March 13), downing her Tiger opponent 88-85.5.

2019-20: Named NCEA All-America First Team in over fences… won the SEC Freshman Over Fences Rider of the Year Award… All-SEC and All-Freshman in over fences… named the NCEA and SEC over fences Rider of the Month for February 2020… won four M.O.P. awards, tied for the most on the team… finished the season with a 7-2-0 record in over fences and a 0-2-0 record on the flat… started her Carolina career with a win against UT Martin (Nov. 15)… took her first M.O.P. of the season with a 90-87 win at SMU (Nov. 22)… picked up her second M.O.P. against South Dakota State (Feb. 1)… clinched her third M.O.P. against Georgia (Feb. 22), besting her Bulldog opponent 89-86… finished February off with her fourth M.O.P. in an 86-84 win at Auburn (Feb. 29)… closed the season with a win at Delaware State (March 6) giving her five straight wins to end the year… made the First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Graduated from South Carroll High School in Sykesville, Maryland … trained by Samantha Schaefer, Stacey Weiss and Kate Conover …  2019 USHJA Hunterdon Cup East Coast Champion … 2018 Hits Ocala Equation Championship win … 2018 top-20 USEF Medal Finals finish.