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2019-20 Equestrian Roster

Mary Elizabeth Cordia

  • Position Jumping Seat
  • Class SR
  • Hometown Alexandria, Va.
  • Highschool St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School

Biography

2019-20 (Sr.): Earned 5-4-1 record in Flat … Scored a season-high 86 points versus Baylor (9/27) … AWARDS: NCEA/ECAC All-Academic First Team ... SMU Pony Awards - Red and Blue Award

2018-19 (Jr.):  Record on the flat: 3-8 ... earned MOP facing TCU’s Niki Barnes on the flat, won 91-79, earning highest score by opponent or SMU rider in any of the Mustangs' meets of the fall … competed at the NCEA National Championships on the flat which surged through to the semifinals, making history for the Mustangs ... AWARDS: DoubleTree Student Athlete of the Week, an honor presented through all of SMU Athletics, week of Nov. 11… UEC Equitation on the Flat Rider of the Week, Week 6 ... First Team All-UEC Academic squad ... NCEA Farnam All-Academic First Team

2017-18 (So.): Competed in 11 meets, all on the flat... Posted a 6-4-1 record... Earned Farnam NCEA All-Academic Second Team Honors... Named to the APHA NCEA Academic Honor Roll.

2016-17 (Fr.): Did not compete.

Prep: Wins at the WIHS Children’s Jumper Reserve Championship and the Inaugural Laura Picket Award … Third-place finish at the ASPCA Maclay regionals … Eleventh-place finish at the USEF Medal Finals in 2015 … Trained under Alison Robitaille and Don Stewart … Started riding at 7 years old

Personal: Born May of 1998 … Parents Lou and Elizabeth … Two siblings, Alexander and Andrew … Dad played football at Hamilton College, brother Andrew played Lacrosse at Yale … During high school she was the yearbook editor, school vestry leader and has made the head and dean’s list all four years … Has a photography business … While at SMU, she plans on majoring in geology and photography

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17FR

    Hunt Seat
  • 2017-18SO

    Hunt Seat
  • 2018-19JR

    Hunt Seat
  • 2019-20SR

    Jumping Seat