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Sam Chiodo
Sam Chiodo

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Mount Pleasant, Mich.

High School:
Mount Pleasant

Event:
Horsemanship

Experience:
1VL

Major:
Finance

04/19/2013

Western Team Upsets No. 4 Seed TCU to Advance to NCEA Semifinals

Gamecocks to face top-seed Oklahoma State on Saturday morning

04/18/2013

South Carolina Upends New Mexico State, 6-2, in NCEA Opening Round

Western team set to face TCU, Hunt Seat team faces Texas A&M

04/17/2013

Equestrian National Championships Begin Thursday in Waco

South Carolina faces New Mexico State on Thursday morning in Western action

04/08/2013

Five Gamecocks Named to NCEA All-America Teams

Johnna Letchworth earns third straight All-America honor

04/04/2013

Twenty Gamecocks Named to NCEA Academic Honor Roll

Carolina places five student-athletes on NCEA Academic First Team

12/11/2012

2012 NCEA National Championships

April 12-14, 2012 - The Gamecocks competed at the 2012 NCEA National Championships in Waco, Texas.

05/11/2012

Equestrian Team Reception with Dr. Pastides

President Dr. Harris Pastides and his wife Patricia hosted the Equestrian team for a reception (4/16/2012)

04/25/2012

Equestrian vs. Auburn (3/30/2012)

South Carolina defeated Auburn, 12-6 in the opening round of the Southern Equestrian Championships.

04/23/2012

2011-2012 Equestrian Team Banquet

4/18/12 - The Equestrian team held its annual end of season banquet on Wednesday in the Champions Club at Williams Brice.

03/31/2012

Gamecocks Win 2012 Southern Equestrian Championship

The South Carolina Equestrian team upset No. 1 Georgia to win the 2012 Southern Equestrian Championship.

2012-2013: 2013 NCEA Honorable Mention All-American in Horsemanship... 8-4-1 overall record in Horsemanship... 8-3 regular season record in Horsemanship... 0-1-1 postseason record... In the season opener against No. 5 Oklahoma State, she defeated her Cowgirl opponent, 78.5-77 on Sept. 29... Improved to 2-0 on Oct. 4 when she picked up a 75.5-71 victory over No. 3 Auburn... On Nov. 16 at No. 4 Texas A&M, she tied a team-high score of 76.5 to defeat her Aggie opponent, 76.5-76... Improved to 4-1 a day later when she closed out the fall with a 75-74.5 victory at No. 8 Baylor on Nov. 17... Began the spring semester with a 75.5-74.5 win over her Georgia opponent on Feb. 2... Improved to 6-1 on Feb. 14 with a 76.5-61.5 victory at No. 2 Auburn... Improved to 7-1 on Feb. 23 at home against No. 6 Texas A&M, defeating her Aggie opponent, 72.5-69.5. Fall 2012 Dean's List... Improved to 8-1 on March 1 as she defeated her Delaware State opponent 75-71 to score the first point in the 5-0 sweep for the Horsemanship team... Competed at SEC's, going 0-1-1... In the opening round meet vs. No. 1 Georgia, she held her Bulldog oppnent to a 149-149 tie... Fall 2012 Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Second-year letter winner.

2011-2012: 8-6 regular season and postseason combined record in Horsemanship with two MVP's... 3-3 postseason record... 5-3 regular season record in Horsemanship with two MVP's... began her career as a Gamecock on Sept. 30, earning her first win and first MVP as she defeated her TCU opponent, 77.5-67.5... won her second point of the season on Nov. 4 in a 75-74.5 win over Georgia at home... Picked up a 71-69 victory at UT-Martin on Feb. 11 as part of a 5-0 sweep for the Horsemanship team... Won her second MVP of the season on Feb. 25 as she defeated her Tiger opponent, 74.5-70.5, as part of a 4-1 Horsemanship win and 12-6 overall win over No. 1 Auburn... Improved to 5-3 on Feb. 26 with a two-point victory as part of a 4-0 Horsemanship shutout over No. 4 Baylor... Competed at the Southern Equestrian Championships, going 1-1... In the opening round upset over No. 3 Auburn on March 30, she defeated her Tiger opponent, 144.5-143.5... Competed at Nationals, going 2-2.. Picked up a Day-1 victory over Tennessee-Martin on April 12 and a victory over Texas A&M on April 13... Spring 2012 Dean's List... First-year letter winner.

High School: Competed in four sports during her career at Mount Pleasant High School (equestrian, cross country, track & field, soccer)... Served as president of the Michigan Quarter Horse Youth Association... 2010 - AQHA Congress Champion in Showmanship... AQHA Congress Champion NYATT in Showmanship... AQHYA World Show 7th Place finish in Equitation... 2009 - MQHYA Outstanding Leadership Award... AQHYA World Show 6th Place finish in Hunter Under Saddle... AQHA Congress Champion in Hunter Under Saddle... 2008 - AQHA Reserve Congress Champion in Hunter Under Saddle... AQHYA World Champion in Hunter Under Saddle... 2007 - AQHA Congress Champion in Horsemanship.

SAM CHIODO - Horsemanship
Year # Meets Record MVP's Reg. Season SEC NCEA
2011-12 14 8-6 2 5-3 1-1 2-2
Total 14 8-6 2 5-3 1-1 2-2
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