Angela Gebhart

Position:
Western
Class:
Senior
High School:
Maple Grove Senior High School
Hometown:
Maple Grove, Minn.
Major:
Spanish Education/Pre-Vet

2009-10: Rode to a top-10 finish in open reining at the 2010 IHSA Western Nationals ... placed fourth in open reining at the 2010 IHSA Western Semifinals ... 2010 IHSA open reining regional champion ... competed with the Western team at the Varsity Equestrian National Championships ... earned reining MVP honors on both days of competition against Sacred Heard (1/30-31) ... earned Western high-point rider honors at UW-River Falls (10/10) and Western reserve high-point rider honors at UW-River Falls (10/11) ...finished as Western high-point rider on both days of the SDSU Invitational (10/31-11/1) ... won head-to-head rides against Delaware State (10/3), at Texas A&M (11/21, vs. Sacred Heard (1/30-31) and against Minnesota-Crookston (3/22) in reining ... member of the Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society ... named to the Dean's List and Equestrian Coaches' Honor Roll for all semesters ... spent the summer of 2010 studying in Guatemala in association with the SDSU Modern Languages Department

2008-09: Claimed high-point honors in a sweep of the open reining and open horsemanship events at North Dakota State (11/22-23) … claimed MVP honors in reining with a score of 68.5 vs. UT-Martin (2/22) ... competed for the Jacks at the 2009 Varsity Equestrian National Championships

2007-08: Earned a spot in the regular lineup for Varsity Equestrian competitions during her freshman season ... made collegiate debut in head-to-head matchup against Kansas State and came away with a victory in reining after recording a score of 70.5 ... helped team sweep the Western events in head-to-head competition with Minnesota-Crookston by winning reining matchup with score of 68 ... in IHSA competition, finished as runner-up in section of open reining at spring competition hosted by Minnesota-Crookston ... named to Equestrian Coaches Honor Roll

Before SDSU: NRHA Central Affiliate Finals Non-Pro Freestyle Champion in 2006 and Reserve Champion in 2005 ... NRHA Central Affiliate Finals Youth 14-18 Division Champion in 2005 ... North Central Reining Horse Association Youth Saddle Circuit Champion 2002-05 ... 2007 National Merit Scholar ... three-year member of the National Honor Society ... graduated with high honors