Alexis Steele Joins UT Martin Equestrian Coaching Staff
8/18/2025 2:00:00 PM | Equestrian
MARTIN, Tenn. – University of Tennessee at Martin head equestrian coach Kim Leiter-Janes has added an assistant coach to her staff as Alexis Steele joins the Skyhawks in advance of the 2025-26 campaign.
Steele brings over 20 years of international level horse experience to UT Martin, including seven years of National Collegiate Equestrian Association experience as a student-athlete and graduate assistant at Fresno State under head coach Eric Hubbard.
Steele assisted in operations management alongside the Bulldog coaching staff while providing one-on-one coaching to horsemanship riders at Fresno State. She managed the judging, stewards and secretarial staffs while also overseeing daily care of the barn and horses during her time as a graduate assistant.
As a student-athlete, Steele earned starts in the Bulldog horsemanship lineup in all four years (2018-22). She took part in 26 career meets and collected three MOP honors, including her first collegiate ride against Delaware State. As a senior, she accounted for a career-best 78.5-point effort against Oklahoma State, which ranks as the fourth-best all-time horsemanship score in Fresno State history.
Steele boasts a decorated youth career as she was a five-time Appaloosa World and European champion. That includes a strong 2016 campaign where she brought home an ApHC world championship in Western Horsemanship & Showmanship at Halter 13-15 and a European Appaloosa championship in Bareback Horsemanship 18/U in Aachen, Germany. She was also a seven-time Youth High Point champion.
Steele additionally gained experience as a field supervisor at Foster Farms in Livingston, Calif. (2024-25) and as a manager/lead instructor at New Beginnings at Circle T Ranch (2023-24) in Lemoore, Calif.
A Discovery Bay, Calif. native, Steele was a first-team NCEA All-Academic, APHA All-Academic and first-team All-Big 12 Conference honoree as a student-athlete, winning the latter award in each of her final two seasons. She graduated from Fresno State with a degree in exercise science in 2022 and obtained a Master's degree from Fresno State in sport administration in 2024.
Steele brings over 20 years of international level horse experience to UT Martin, including seven years of National Collegiate Equestrian Association experience as a student-athlete and graduate assistant at Fresno State under head coach Eric Hubbard.
Steele assisted in operations management alongside the Bulldog coaching staff while providing one-on-one coaching to horsemanship riders at Fresno State. She managed the judging, stewards and secretarial staffs while also overseeing daily care of the barn and horses during her time as a graduate assistant.
As a student-athlete, Steele earned starts in the Bulldog horsemanship lineup in all four years (2018-22). She took part in 26 career meets and collected three MOP honors, including her first collegiate ride against Delaware State. As a senior, she accounted for a career-best 78.5-point effort against Oklahoma State, which ranks as the fourth-best all-time horsemanship score in Fresno State history.
Steele boasts a decorated youth career as she was a five-time Appaloosa World and European champion. That includes a strong 2016 campaign where she brought home an ApHC world championship in Western Horsemanship & Showmanship at Halter 13-15 and a European Appaloosa championship in Bareback Horsemanship 18/U in Aachen, Germany. She was also a seven-time Youth High Point champion.
Steele additionally gained experience as a field supervisor at Foster Farms in Livingston, Calif. (2024-25) and as a manager/lead instructor at New Beginnings at Circle T Ranch (2023-24) in Lemoore, Calif.
A Discovery Bay, Calif. native, Steele was a first-team NCEA All-Academic, APHA All-Academic and first-team All-Big 12 Conference honoree as a student-athlete, winning the latter award in each of her final two seasons. She graduated from Fresno State with a degree in exercise science in 2022 and obtained a Master's degree from Fresno State in sport administration in 2024.
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