Upcoming Event: Equestrian versus Yellow and Blue Scrimmage on September 20, 2025 at 9 a.m.
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9 a.m.
Equestrian
vs Yellow and Blue Scrimmage
South Dakota State University Athletics
2007-08 Equestrian Roster
Likness, Kelsey
Kelsey Likness
- Position:
- Western
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Watertown High School
- Hometown:
- Watertown, S.D.
Bio
2006-07: Kelsey qualified for the IHSA Super Zones after placing second in open rail competition at regional meet ... opened season by earning reserve high-point honors in Western competition at Wisconsin-River Falls on the strength of first-place finish in open horsemanship, second-place effort in horsemanship on the final day of competition and a fourth-place effort in reining ... placed second in reining with score of 71.5 in head-to-head competition against North Dakota State and Delaware State
2005-06: Placed fourth in reining at the Big Eight Tournament hosted by Georgia ... was Reserve High Point Rider at the University of Nebraska, and placed second in reining and fourth in horsemanship ... during the same competition she won the ride-off for Reserve High Point ... tied for first in horsemanship in dual at Stephen F. Austin ... placed first in reining in dual against North Dakota State ... during the team’s inaugural competition, against Kansas State, she placed second in horsemanship and fourth in reining ... at SDSU, she is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council and was honored at the Festival of Champions by being named to the Equestrian Coaches’ Honor Roll ... also is a member of the Family and Consumer Science National Honor Society — Phi Upsilon Omicron
Before SDSU: Won six Pony of the Americas World Championships ... was a Reserve POA World Champion three times ... earned 32 top-10 finishes at POA World and International shows ... English equitation champion at the Fort Worth Stock Show in 2003 ... 4-H State Reserve Stock Seat Equitation Champion in 2001 ... was a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society at Watertown High School ... also was a Gold Girl Scout and was a regional Coca-Cola Scholar ... previously attended Augustana College before transferring to SDSU
2005-06: Placed fourth in reining at the Big Eight Tournament hosted by Georgia ... was Reserve High Point Rider at the University of Nebraska, and placed second in reining and fourth in horsemanship ... during the same competition she won the ride-off for Reserve High Point ... tied for first in horsemanship in dual at Stephen F. Austin ... placed first in reining in dual against North Dakota State ... during the team’s inaugural competition, against Kansas State, she placed second in horsemanship and fourth in reining ... at SDSU, she is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council and was honored at the Festival of Champions by being named to the Equestrian Coaches’ Honor Roll ... also is a member of the Family and Consumer Science National Honor Society — Phi Upsilon Omicron
Before SDSU: Won six Pony of the Americas World Championships ... was a Reserve POA World Champion three times ... earned 32 top-10 finishes at POA World and International shows ... English equitation champion at the Fort Worth Stock Show in 2003 ... 4-H State Reserve Stock Seat Equitation Champion in 2001 ... was a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society at Watertown High School ... also was a Gold Girl Scout and was a regional Coca-Cola Scholar ... previously attended Augustana College before transferring to SDSU
Equestrian: Fresno State/UT Martin/South Dakota State (Indoor Arena) - Day 1
Monday, September 30
