Molly Ryan

Position:
Hunt Seat
Class:
Senior
High School:
Carmel High School
Hometown:
Carmel, Ind.
Major:
Ag Journalism/Equine Science

2009-10: Opened the season with second place finishes in open equitation over fences and on the flat at Wisconsin (10/3) ... rode to a first place finish in open fences at the SDSU Invitational (11/1) ... qualified for IHSA Regionals in open flat at Minnesota Crookston (11/7-8) ... earned a 4.0 GPA in an agricultural communications semester exchange program in the spring at Oklahoma State University, which earned her a place on the OSU Presidential Honor Roll ... co-founder for the equestrian team and Brookings Regional Humane Society partnership, hosting adoption events and volunteering throughout the season ... Dean's List honoree ... spent the summer of 2010 as an intern for the "Oklahoma Horizon" television show, where she appeared on television in Oklahoma and on RFDtv

2008-09: Reached her qualifying mark for regionals at the first competition of the season at Wisconsin with a third-place finish in her section of equitation on the flat (9/27) … won the intermediate equitation over fences during an IHSA competition (11/15) … met qualifying standards in equitation over fences at Wisconsin (2/22) … finished second in intermediate equitation over fences to advance to the IHSA Hunt Seat Zone Finals and placed third in intermediate equitation on the flat (3/1) … won the intermediate equitation over fences competition at the IHSA Zone Finals to reach nationals (3/28) … finished eighth at nationals in intermediate equitation over fences (4/23-26)

2007-08: Contributed in the English events during her freshman season ... won section titles in equitation over fences and intermediate equitation on the flat at fall meet hosted by Minnesota-Crookston ... added section title in intermediate equitation at Wisconsin in February ... runner-up in intermediate equitation in multi-team spring meet at UW-River Falls ... made collegiate debut in Varsity Equestrian head-to-head meet against Stephen F. Austin

Before SDSU: List of honors include winning Amateur Adult Hunter championship at Lake St. Louis Horse Show ... competed in 'A' and 'AA' rated shows ... qualified for the Indiana Hunter Jumper Association Adult Medal Finals in 2007 ... also competed in numerous Ariat Adult Medals and adult classics