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Megan Overberg

  • position Horsemanship
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Hillsboro, Ohio
  • High school Hillsboro
  • position Horsemanship
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Hillsboro, Ohio
  • High school Hillsboro

Megan Overberg Bio

2017-18: Rode 16 times in her final season… Was named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year after posting a 3.9 GPA in exercise science… Named to the NCEA All-Academic First Team, the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll and the NCEA Academic Honor Roll… Finished with an 8-7-2 record, including a 3-2-1 SEC record… Named horsemanship MOP Sept. 22 in the exhibition win over Clemson… Earned a victory against her Texas A&M opponent Sept. 30 in the regular-season opener… Won three straight rides Feb. 3-17 against SMU, Texas A&M and Georgia… Earned a victory on Senior Day March 9 against SMU… Named to the SEC All-Championship Team after defeating her Texas A&M opponent in the consolation round… Part of the lineup at the NCEA Championship, including a horsemanship quarterfinal victory against Baylor on April 18.

2016-17: Posted a record of 6-6-1 as a junior (2-3-1 SEC) with two MOP honors… Opened the season with a 74-63 victory in her matchup against No. 5 Baylor on Sept. 23… Earned a draw against No. 3 Texas A&M on Sept. 30, 74.5-all… Earned her first career MOP award when she rode to a 75-74.5 victory at No. 4 Auburn on Nov. 18… Performed a pair of demos in the Jan. 28 Ohio State exhibition, earning scored of 71 and 68… Earned a 72-65.5 victory over her opponent from Delaware State on Feb. 4… Named MOP in the Feb. 12 win over No. 10 TCU, when she won her matchup by a count of 74.5-73.5… Grabbed another win Feb. 25 against No. 4 Auburn, a 74-72.5 victory… Finished the regular season with a 67.5-65.5 victory against No. 7 SMU on March 4… Was part of Carolina’s squad at the SEC Championship.

2015-2016: 7-3-1 record in horsemanship… In the Gamecocks’ season opener at South Dakota State on Sept. 25, she held her opponent to a 59-59 tie… Won her first point of the season on Nov. 6 at No. 3 Baylor, beating her opponent, 72-71… Opened the spring with a 73.5-71 victory over UT-Martin on Jan. 30… Picked up a 75-67.5 win over No. 2 Georgia on Feb. 6… Was part of a 5-0 horsemanship sweep over No. 3 Texas A&M on Feb. 20, beating her opponent, 75-74… Picked up a 70.5-69 victory over No. 6 SMU in the Gamecocks’ regular season finale on March 4…. Competed at the SEC Championship… In the semifinal round against Auburn on March 25, she won her point, 141.5-135… Competed against SMU in the first round of the NCEA National Championship, winning her point, 149-147.

2014-2015: 3-7 record in horsemanship… In the SEC opener vs. No. 1 a Georgia on Oct. 3, she won a horsemanship exhibition, knocking off her opponent, 71.5-70.5… Made her competition debut on Oct. 31 against No. 9 Texas A&M… Won a horsemanship exhibition in the spring opener vs. No. 5 SMU, defeating her opponent, 71.5-71… Won her first point as a Gamecock on Feb. 7 against Delaware State in a neutral site meet at the UGA Equestrian Complex, knocking off her opponent, 77.5-76… In the Gamecocks’ Senior Day victory over Auburn, she knocked off her Tiger opponent, 74.5-68.5… Competed at the SEC Championship in College Station, Texas… Competed at the National Championship in Waco, Texas… In South Carolina’s quarterfinal win over Fresno State on April 17, she won her point, 145.5-135.

MEGAN OVERBERG
Season Event Meets MVP Win Loss Tie SEC
2016-17 Horsemanship 13 2 6 6 1 2-3-1
2015-16 Horsemanship 11 0 7 3 1 2-1
2014-15 Horsemanship 10 0 3 7 0 1-1
Career Horsemanship 34 2 16 16 2 5-5-1