RIGGS NAMED TO ARIAT ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM

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South Dakota State equestrian rider Emma Riggs competes in the reining event during competition against TCU during the 2025-26 season. Riggs is pictured while competing on the horse Rooster at the DeHaan Equestrian Center in Brookings, South Dakota.

Photo by: SDSU Athletics

4/7/2026 3:00:00 PM | Equestrian

2025-26 Ariat NCEA All-Americans

South Dakota State equestrian student-athlete Emma Riggs was honored Tuesday as a member of the 2025-26 Ariat All-America Reining First Team. Awards are presented by the National Collegiate Equestrian Association.

A sophomore from Alexandria, Riggs posted a 6-3-5 record in head-to-head competition during the recently completed 2025-26 season while averaging a team-best 68.8 points per ride. She also earned Most Outstanding Performer honors for reining in a pair of competitions.

Riggs is the seventh Jackrabbit to earn either first- or second-team Ariat All-America recognition in reining since the 2010-11 season.

PREVIOUS SDSU REINING ALL-AMERICANS
2010-11: Angela Gebhart (1)
2012-13: Laura Dunlavy (1)
2013-14: Raivenne Scott (1)
2014-15: Mariah Wright (1)
2021-22: Natalie Gydesen (1)
2022-23: Cassandra Townsend (2)

-GoJacks.com-