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Natalie Jayne

  • position Flat and Fences
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Elign, IL
  • High school Elign Academy
  • position Flat and Fences
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Elign, IL
  • High school Elign Academy

Natalie Jayne Bio

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023-24): Made all 18 starts for the Gamecocks both on the Flat and in Fences…racked up 11 wins and five MOPs on the Flat, tying for the most MOPs on the team and the second-most wins in any discipline…started the year with an impressive nine-point spread win (92-83) against UC Davis…the 92 is the third-highest Flat score in program history, where she also holds the No. 2 spot after scoring a 93 in her rookie season…rounded out the month of Septemeber with another huge eight-point spread win against the single discipline National Champions of Lynchburg (87-79), earning her fourth MOP of the season, taking both MOPs in Jumping Seat for the second time in the season…at the SEC Championship, Jayne went undefeated (2-0-0) and earned an MOP on the Flat against Georgia (Mar. 30) for her 93.7-87.7 win over Sophia Pilla…averaged an 87.85 on the Flat across both days, defeating her opponents by an average of 4.15 points…her 11 wins on the Flat mark tie for the second-most for a sophomore in program history… Named NCEA Rider of the Month for September in both Flat and Fences…NCEA All-Academic Honor Roll…SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll…

AS A FRESHMAN (2022-23): Made starts in all 14 meets in both Jumping Seat disciplines…named SEC Freshman Fences Rider of the Year…SEC All-Freshman selection for Fences…SEC Fences Rider of the Month (Feb.) …finished 8-6-0 in Fences, tying for most wins in the event…two MOPs in Fences ties for fourth most as a freshman… her 92 in Fences against No. 1 SMU (Feb. 23) was highest of the season and the sixth-highest score in program history, as well as the first 92 scored since 2014…finished 7-7-0 on the Flat…received three MOPs during the season on the Flat, the most for a freshman in program history…scored a 93 against No. 10 UT-Martin, the second-highest score on the Flat in program history and the first 93 since 2008…scored a point with a 240-228 win against No. 2 Auburn at NCEA Nationals (April 13)…named Most Outstanding Freshman at annual team banquet…

PRE-COLLEGE: Winner of Christy Conrad award for high point equitation rider a WEF (2020, 2021)…2021 USEF Talent Search Finals East winner…Received ribbons in all major equitation finals in 2021…Reserve Champion in Prix Des States (2021)…Winner of WEF Equitation Championship (2021)…Placed seventh in WIHS and Maclay finals in 2020…