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2020-21 Equestrian Roster

Wayne Gooden
Wayne Gooden

Tali DeJong

  • Position Jumping Seat
  • Class JR
  • Hometown Las Vegas, Nev.
  • Highschool Stanford Online

Biography

2020-21 (Jr.): Did not compete … AWARDS: NCEA/ECAC Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 (So.): Finished with a 6-3 record in Fences, going undefeated in the spring … Earned first career MOP with an 83-65 win vs. Texas A&M (2/15) … AWARDS: NCEA Fences All-American Honorable Mention … ECAC All-Fences Team … ECAC Fences Rider of the Week (2/18) … NCEA/ECAC All-Academic First Team

2018-19 (Fr.): Earned a 2-2 record on the flat … Over Fences: 6-4-1 … Named to University Fall Academic Honor Roll ... Went 2-0 in UEC Championship rides over fences, clinching her point in both the Semifinal and Final ... Went 2-1 over fences in the NCEA National Championship on the Mustangs' squad that went to the semifinals for the first time in program history

Highlights: Winner of the $10,000 High Junior/Amateur Classic at HITS Coachella VI… Winner of the $15,000 Grand Prix of Flintridge at the 97th Annual Flintridge Horse Show… Winner of the Sportsmanship Award 97th Annual Flintridge Horse Show … 5th in the $25,000 High Junior/Amateur Classic at HITS Coachella VIII… RW Mutch Equitation Championship -  Reserve Champion… 8th place overall Hunterdon Cup (second in the handy round)… Hits Coachella Mid Circuit Champion Medium Junior Jumpers… Summer in the Rockies Circuit Reserve Champion High Junior Jumpers… NAJYRC - Zone 8 team anchor rider and winner of Farewell Class…Top 10 in CPHA Foundation Finals.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19FR

    Hunt Seat
  • 2019-20SO

    Jumping Seat
  • 2020-21JR

    Jumping Seat