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Amira Kettaneh

  • position Flat and Fences
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Hollis, NH
  • position Flat and Fences
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Hollis, NH

Amira Kettaneh Bio

AWARDS

  • NCEA All-America Second Team (Flat)
  • NCEA All-America Second Team (Fences)
  • SEC Freshman Rider of the Year (Fences)
  • SEC All-Championship Team (Fences)
  • All-SEC Flat
  • All-SEC Fences
  • SEC Rider of the Month (Fences)
  • SEC All-Freshman (Flat)
  • SEC All-Freshman (Fences)

AS A FRESHMAN (2024-25): Incredible rookie season, making 16 starts in 17 meets on both the Flat and in Fences…Went 10-4-2 with a career-high of 92 on the Flat and two MOPs….her 92 was the third highest Flat score in program history…two Flat MOPs were the second-most for a freshman on the Flat…finished 10-5-1 in Fences with five MOPs…her five MOPs were the most ever for a freshman in Fences, and her 10 wins were the second-most ever for a rookie….

PRE-COLLEGE: 4th USET finals 2023…6th WIHS equitation finals 2023(Winner of the hunter phase)…9th WIHS equitation finals 2022…6thUSEF/ Dover Medal finals 2022…3rd North American Championship 2023… 1st Region 2 Maclay regionals 2023…1st Governors cup 2023… 1st ESP spring equitation challenge 2023…1st NEHC finals 2022…6th National Horse show Jr/Am Grand Prix…1st ESP Spring adult equitation championship 2024… 1st High amateur jumper classic WEF 2024…8th National Grand Prix at WEF 2024…

WHY SHE CHOSE SOUTH CAROLINA: “I chose South Carolina because of the supportive team dynamic.”

PERSONAL: Daughter of Daniel and Leigh Kettaneh…has two brothers Sami and Adam, and a sister Michele…brother Sami plays polo at Culver Academy…