Abby Knobbe

Position:
Western
Class:
Senior
High School:
West Point High School
Hometown:
Dodge, Neb.

2008-09: Won in western horsemanship vs. Fresno State (10/11) … won a title in reining at Minnesota-Crookston (2/7-8) … went 3-0 for the weekend in the reining competition against TCU, Tennessee-Martin and Fresno State (2/14-15) … won in a dual against Tennessee-Martin in horsemanship (2/22)

2007-08: Abby enjoyed another fine season, qualifying for the IHSA national Western show in open reining ... earned trip to nationals by winning championship at IHSA semifinals and taking Grand Champion honors at Zone 9, Region 3 meet ... also placed third in open horsemanship at regional meet ... earned high-point rider honors at spring meet hosted by Nebraska, placing first in section of open reining and third in open horsemanship as Jacks won team title in both sessions ... also won high-point honors in November at Nebraska, claiming reining and open horsemanship titles during morning session and a second reining title in the afternoon session to go along with a third-place finish in open horsemanship ... runner-up in open reining at meets hosted by Minnesota-Crookston and North Dakota State ... recorded victories in reining in Varsity Equestrian head-to-head matchups against South Carolina, Kansas State and Stephen F. Austin ... also was victorious in horsemanship against Stephen F. Austin ... repeat selection to Equestrian Coaches Honor Roll

2006-07: Abby was a consistent performer for the Jackrabbits during her sophomore season ... recorded lone victory for Jackrabbits in Varsity Equestrian National Championships competition against New Mexico State ... posted two wins in horsemanship and two in reining at Best of the West competition hosted by Fresno State ... claimed section titles in open horsemanship and reining, respectively, at meets hosted by North Dakota State and Nebraska ... placed second in section of horsemanship at season-opening meet hosted by Wisconsin-River Falls

2005-06: Enjoyed strong first season in Jackrabbit Western lineup ... won section of reining and placed second in open horsemanship during meet at Minnesota-Crookston in February ... at multi-team meet hosted by Nebraska, she earned high-point honors in Western, placing first in open horsemanship and second in open reining ... in dual at Auburn, she tied for third in horsemanship and was team’s top performer in reining, placing fifth overall ... honored on Equestrian Coaches’ Honor Roll for academic excellence

Before SDSU: Served as president of her FFA Chapter at West Point High School ... earned various public speaking awards in FFA and 4-H ... horsemanship finalist at state 4-H Horse Show ... also qualified several times for Ak-sar-ben Livestock Exposition horse shows ... was part of the 2005 Nebraska State Champion 4-H Horse Judging team ... active in the National High School Rodeo Association and Midwest Barrel Racing Association ... also competed in track ... member of the National Honor Society