WACO, Texas – The South Dakota State equestrian team saw a total of 25 women earn NCEA Academic Honors Tuesday afternoon, as announced by the league office.
13 were named to the Farnam NCEA All-Academic team while 12 earned a spot on the APHA NCEA Academic Honor Roll. The Jackrabbits have four named All-Academic First Team, three named Second Team and six named Honorable Mention.
Farnam NCEA All-Academic
First Team
Natalie Gydesen
Samantha Hunsecker
Hayley Kastrup
Cassandra Townsend
Second Team
Callyn Fox
Jessica Martinez
Rylee Streit
Honorable Mention
Jessica Boesch
Rachel Darby
Cassidy Gardiner
Claire Garduno
Kodi O'Boyle
Isabelle Riggs
APHA Academic Honor Roll
Morgan Erickson
Annika Hanson
Rachel Head
Ashley Hess
Nicole Hintz
Sydney House
Aletta Husmann
Alaina Kauffman
Laura Munger
Alexis Rasmussen
Rachel Retterath
MaQuelah Schueler
To earn Farnam NCEA All-Academic First Team, the student-athlete must compete in at least 70 percent of her school's meets, excluding demo or exhibition rides, while also earning a cumulative GPA of 3.5 while maintaining full-time enrollment.
Second Team requires 60 percent of meets with at least a 3.25 GPA, and Honorable Mention requires 50 percent of meets with a 3.00 GPA.
To be named to the APHA Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must earn a cumulative GPA of 3.25 while maintaining full time enrollment in the previous Spring and Fall semesters respectively.