Samantha Kraus

2015-2016: Hunt seat team captain… 14-17-1 record in hunt season seat action with four M.O.P. awards… 7-9 record in equitation on the flat with three M.O.P. awards … 7-8-1 record in equitation over fences with one M.O.P. award… Went undefeated in the Gamecocks’ season opener on Sept. 25, holding her opponent to an 81-81 tie in equitation over fences and winning her flat, 87-81… Went 2-for-2 in the Gamecocks’ win over No. 8 TCU on Oct. 2, winning her jumping point, 88-65, and winning her flat point, 81-80… On Oct. 29 at No. 6 Texas A&M, she won her jumping point, 82-80… Won her first Most Outstanding Performer award of the season on Nov. 7 at SMU, winning her flat point, 84-78… Closed out the fall semester with a 94-84 flat victory on the road against No. 2 Georgia… Went 2-for-2 in the spring opener vs. UT-Martin on Jan. 30, winning her jumping point, 82-76, and earning her second flat M.O.P. of the season with a 82-73 victory… Won her jumping point against No. 2 Georgia on Feb. 6, 83-80… Won her flat point on Feb. 20 against Texas A&M, 69-62… Won her first jumping M.O.P. of the season on March 4 against No. 6 SMU in a neutral site meet in Harrington, Del., beating her opponent, 84-79… Competed at the SEC Championship… Went 2-for-2 in the third place meet win over No. 4 Texas A&M – won her flat point and was named M.O.P. with a 172-164 victory, and finished the day with a 171-152 win in equitation on the flat… Competed against SMU in the first round of the NCEA National Championship, winning her jumping point, 153-130.

2014-2015: 12-11-1 record in hunt seat action with one MVP… 7-4 record in equitation on the flat with one MVP… 5-7-1 record in equitation over fences… In the season opener at No. 6 Kansas State, she won her flat point, 84-81… In the SEC and home opener vs. No. 1 Georgia on Oct. 3, she won her first career flat MVP, knocking off her opponent with an event-high score of 84 to win her point by three points… In the Gamecocks’ 10-9 win over No. 3 Auburn on Oct. 10, she went 2-for-2, picking up a 90-80 win over fences followed by a 79.5-69 win on the flat… Went 2-for-2 in the win over No. 9 Texas A&M on Halloween – started the day with an 85-76 win in equitation over fences followed by a 76-73 victory in equitation on the flat… Picked up a 85-83 win in equitation over fences at Fresno State on Nov. 7… Went 2-for-2 in the fall finale at No. 8 Oklahoma State on Nov. 21 – won her jumping point, 80-77, and finished her perfect day with a 74-70 win equitation on the flat… Went undefeated in the spring opener against No. 5 SMU on Jan. 31, tying her opponent 85-85 in equitation over fences and then picking up a 87-86 win in equitation on the flat… Went 2-for-2 against Delaware State on Feb. 7 in a neutral site meet at the UGA Equestrian Complex – knocked off her opponent, 83-72 in equitation over fences and earned a 80-73 win in equitation on the flat… Won a jumping exhibition against No. 3 Baylor in the regular season finale on Mar. 6, knocking off her opponent, 74-60.

2013-2014: 11-10 record with one MVP in hunt seat action… 8-6 record in equitation over fences with one MVP… 3-4 record in equitation on the flat… Opened the season going 2-for-2 against No. 5 Kansas State on Sept. 27, the first two-point meet of her career – she picked up an 82-80 win in equitation over fences followed by an 80-66 win equitation on the flat… Improved to 4-0 a week later when she went 2-for-2 again vs. Fresno State, cruising to an 88-77 win in equitation over fences and an 80-68 win in equitation on the flat… Improved to 5-0 on Oct. 4, when she picked up an 80-70 win in equitation over fences as part of a 5-0 sweep at Delaware State… Improved to 6-0 on Oct. 5, defeating her SMU opponent, 80-77, in equitation flat during a neutral site meet hosted by Delaware State… Competed in the SEC opener against No. 1 Georgia on Oct. 11… Closed out the fall by winning her first career MVP on Nov. 23, picking up a 82-74 win in equitation over fences at South Dakota State… Opened the spring with a 86-75 win at New Mexico State on Feb. 1… Picked up a 81-67 equitation over fences win over Texas AaM on Feb. 22… Earned a 73-69 win over Auburn on Senior Day on March 1… Competed at the SEC Championship… In the semifinal win over Texas AaM on March 28, she cruised to a 160-130 win… Competed at the NCEA National Championship in Waco… Third-year letter winner.

2012-2013: 3-9-1 overall record in Hunt Seat action… 2-8-1 regular season Hunt Seat record… 2-7-1 regular season record in Equitation on the Flat… 0-1 regular season record in Equitation Over Fences… 1-1 postseason record in Equitation on the Flat… Competed for the first time as a Gamecock on Nov. 2 at No. 1 Georgia in Equitation on the Flat… All of her fall competitions came on the road, and all three of her losses came by only one point each time… Closed out the fall semester by holding her SMU opponent to an 82-82 tie on Nov. 18… Picked up her first career point on Feb. 2 as she defeated her Georgia opponent, 70-65 in Equitation on the Flat… Made her Equitation Over Fences debut on March 8 at No. 8 Kansas State… Won her second point of the season on March 9 in the regular season finale at No. 3 Oklahoma State, defeating her opponent 75-68 in Equitation on the Flat… Competed at NCEA Nationals, going 1-1 in Equitation on the Flat… In the quarterfinals vs. Texas AaM on April 19, she posted the highest score (181) of all 32 riders to defeat her opponent by 25-points… Fall 2012 President’s List… Fall 2012 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll…Spring 2013 Dean’s List… Spring 2013 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll… First-year letter winner.