Vanessa McCaughley
- position Flat and Fences
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Lexington, KY
- position Flat and Fences
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Lexington, KY
Vanessa McCaughley Bio
2026 NCEA National Champion
AS A SOPHOMORE (2025-26): Finished with an 8-3-0 record on the Flat…earned multiple wins over top-10 opponents and recorded a season high of 84 against Auburn (Feb. 7) to help the Gamecocks defeat the No. 1 team in the country…went undefeated (3-0-0) at NCEAs to guide the team to its fourth National Championship…named to NCEA All-Championship Team…NCEA Academic Honor Roll…SEC Academic Honor Roll…
AS A FRESHMAN (2024-25): SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll…
PRE-COLLEGE: Champion in Equitation at Capital Challenge…Champion in Equitation at National Horse Show…Fourth at Hamel Medal Finals…multiple National Derby wins and high amateur-owner jumper wins…
WHY SHE CHOSE SOUTH CAROLINA: “I chose South Carolina because it felt like home and the team felt like family from the moment I met them.”
PERSONAL: Daughter of Conor and Nathalie…has two siblings, Jack and Abby…
