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Layla Choate
Layla Choate

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Murray, Ky.

High School:
Calloway County

Event:
Reining

Experience:
1VL

Major:
Environmental Science

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

04/04/2013

Twenty Gamecocks Named to NCEA Academic Honor Roll

Carolina places five student-athletes on NCEA Academic First Team

04/03/2013

SEC Champs Jump Five Spots to No. 1 in Final Coaches Poll

Gamecocks jump Big-12 champs Oklahoma State

04/02/2013

Seeds Announced for 2013 Equestrian National Championships

Gamecocks receive No. 2 seed in Hunt Seat, No. 5 seed in Western

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: 6-3-2 record in Reining with one MVP... Started the season with a 73.5-71.5 victory over No. 4 Oklahoma State on Sept. 29... Improved to 2-0 on Oct. 4 with a 71.5-71 victory over No. 3 Auburn... Improved to 3-0 on Nov. 2 in the upset win at No. 1 Georgia, as she defeated her Bulldog opponent, 68.5-63... Closed out the fall with a 70-70 tie at No. 8 Baylor on Nov. 17... Began the spring semester with a 70-70 tie against her Georgia opponent on Feb. 2... Picked up her fourth point of the season on Feb. 14 at No. 2 Auburn, as she defeated her Tiger opponent, 67.5-61... Won her fifth point of the season on March 1, as she picked up a 70-69 victory over Delaware State in the home finale... Earned her sixth point and first MVP of the season on March 8 at No. 8 Kansas State, where she defeated her Wildcat opponent, 75.5-74.5... Fall 2012 Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Voted Reining MVP at the team banquet... Second-year letter winner.

2011-2012: 9-6-1 regular season record with three MVP's (two regular season, one postseason)... 5-5 regular season record in Reining with two MVP's... 4-1-1 postseason record with one MVP... began her career as a Gamecock with her first win and first MVP ever as she defeated her Fresno State opponent, 74-71 on Sept. 23... Improved to 2-0 a week later when she defeated her TCU opponent, 73-65.5 on Sept. 30... Won the NRHA Youth (14-18) Reining Championship at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus, Ohio on Oct. 8, joining Alison Bradley (2005 - Horsemanship) as the only other Gamecock to win a championship at Congress... Defeated her opponent 69-62.5 at No. 10 UT-Martin as part of a 4-1 win for the Reining team... Won her second MVP of the season on Feb. 25 as she defeated her opponent, 71-69, in 12-6 upset over No. 1 Auburn... Closed out the regular season with a win at Delaware State on March 16... Competed at the Southern Equestrian Championships, going 2-0... In the opening round victory over Auburn on March 30, she picked up a 143-137.5 victory over her opponent while being named MVP... In the Southern Equestrian Championship meet on March 31, she won her point, 141.5-138 as the Gamecocks upset No. 1 Georgia... Competed at Nationals, going 2-1-1... Went 2-for-2 on Day-1 at Nationals on April 12, as she picked up wins over Tennessee-Martin and Auburn... Held her Texas A&M opponent to a tie on April 13... First-year letter winner.

High School: 2011 - Dixi National Youth and Intermediate Non-Pro Champion... 2010 - USEF Reining National Champion... NRHA Youth Year End Top-5 (3rd). Held a 3.9 GPA during her career at Calloway County High School.

LAYLA CHOATE - Reining
Year # Meets Record MVP's Reg. Season SEC NCEA
2011-12 16 9-6-1 3 5-5 2-0 2-1-1
Total 16 9-6-1 3 5-5 2-0 2-1-1
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