SMU Athletics

2018-19 (Senior): Compiled a 2-1-2 record in horsemanship ... Earned UEC Horsemanship Rider of the Week honors (Week 11)

2017-18 (Jr.) - Competed in 16 events, all in horsemanship... Posted a 4-11-1 record... Was named a Farnam NCEA All-Academic Honorable Mention.

2016-17 (So.) – Competed in 14 events, all in horsemanship… Posted a 6-7-1 record… Earned one MOP… Competed in the NCEA National Championship and won 140-124 against TCU… Went 1-1 at the United Equestrian Conference Championship including a 139-137.5 against UT-Martin… Recorded a season-high 74 twice... Academically, earned American Quarter Horse Association Academic All-America honorable mention status for maintaining a 3.0 GPA and competing in 50 percent of events.
 
2015-16 (Fr.): - Competed in 15 events, all of which were in horsemanship… Posted an 8-7 record… Won seven of her last nine events of the season… Competed in the NCEA National Championships and won 139.5-130 against South Carolina…Won both of her events at the United Equestrian Conference Championship, a 140-135.5 victory over UT-Martin and a 142.5-136.5 against Delaware State... Won her first collegiate event, 73.5-72, in her first collegiate competition against TCU, Sept. 24.

Prep: In 2014, was named ApHC top-five nationally-ranked horsemanship rider, ApHC top-five Hunt Seat Equitation, ApHC top-10 Western Showmanship...in 2012 was ApHC World Champion HIH...trained under Dale Sullens.

Personal: Michaela Dinger...from Keller, Texas...Parents are father Donnie and mother Mary Dinger...older sibling, Austen.