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Katie Kopf
Katie Kopf

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Edwardsburg, Mich.

High School:
Edwardsburg

Event:
Horsemanship

Experience:
2VL

04/20/2013

Western Team Eliminated by No. 1 Seed Oklahoma State on Saturday

Gamecocks fall to Cowgirls 6-1 in season ending meet

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

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.

03/21/2012

Equestrian vs. TCU (9/30/2011)

South Carolina defeated TCU, 14-6, on Friday at One Wood Farm. Photos by Mike Slade.

2012-2013: 4-7 record in Horsemanship... Started the season with a 79-76.5 victory over No. 5 Oklahoma State on Sept. 29. Her score of 79 was the highest Horsemanship score by a Gamecock rider in at least four years... Began the spring semester with a 74.5-73.5 win over her Georgia opponent on Feb. 2... Picked up a 70.5-69.5 win over No. 6 Texas A&M on Feb. 23... Won her fourth point of the season on March 1 against Delaware State, defeating her opponent as part of a 5-0 sweep for the Horsemanship squad... Spring 2012 Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Won the Western Grooming Award at the team banquet with Haiden DeJane... Third-year letter winner.

2011-2012: 3-6 regular season and postseason combined record... 1-1 postseason record... 2-5 regular season record in Horsemanship... in the season opener against Fresno State on Sept. 23, she picked up a 75.5-72.5 win... Kicked off the spring in a dominating way, scoring an event-high 76.5 to defeat her Oklahoma State opponent's 74.5 on Jan. 29 as part of a 3-1 Horsemanship win... Competed at the Southern Equestrian Championships, where she went 1-1... In the Southern Equestrian Championship victory over No. 1 Georgia on March 31, she defeated her Bulldog opponent... Spring 2012 Dean's List... Second-year letter winner.

2010-2011: 5-6 regular-season and post-season combined record... 4-2 regular-season record in Horsemanship... 1-4 post-season record... Competed for the first time as a Gamecock 9/25 against South Dakota State... Won her first collegiate ride 10/1 against Auburn, defeating her opponent 69.5-65.5... won 1/30 against Baylor, 74-70... Won her ride as part of a 5-0 Horsemanship sweep over No. 3 Georgia on 2/5... closed out the regular season with a 71-70 win over New Mexico State on 3/19... Member of the 2011 S.E.C. team... Member of the VENC team... Competed 4 times at Nationals, going 1-3... In the opening round at Nationals, she defeated her Delaware State opponent, 144.5-131.5... First-year letter winner... Won the "Western Freshman Hustle Award" at the team banquet.

High School: A senior at Edwardsburg High School in Edwardsburg, MI, Kopf lettered in equestrian all four years of high school. In 2007, she won 3rd Place at AQHA Youth World Show with superior honors in Horsemanship, Showmanship, and Equitation. She has been a consistent top-10 finisher at All-American Quarter Horse Congress. She comes to South Carolina ranked 7th in her class with a GPA of 3.98.

KATIE KOPF - Horsemanship
Year # Meets Record MVP's Reg. Season SEC NCEA
2011-12 9 3-6 0 2-5 1-1 --
2010-11 11 5-6 0 4-2 0-1 1-3
Total 20 8-12 0 6-7 1-2 1-3
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