2024-25 Equestrian Roster
Roster
Mills, Kate

Kate Mills
- Position:
- Jumping Seat
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, NC
- Previous School:
- Laurel Springs School
Bio
2024-25: Put together another great season, securing Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship MOP honors in fences as well as a spot on the All-Tournament team in that event…Tied for the team lead with eight wins and two MOP’s while compiling a 79.4 regular season scoring average in fences…Owned six wins in an eight-meet span from Nov. 16 through March 29, including back-to-back MOP victories in the ECAC Championship (84 points in the March 28 semifinals against South Dakota State, 82 points in the March 29 finals against UC Davis) for an unblemished 2-0 record in the tournament…Piled up a career-best 87 points against No. 1 Auburn on Oct. 26, which was tied for the highest fences score by any Skyhawk in 2024-25…Produced a score of at least 82 points on seven separate occasions…Also made one start in flat, winning her lone decision with a career-best 75 points at South Dakota State on Oct. 5…Was crowned as ECAC Fences Rider of the Month for February while also tallying ECAC Fences Rider of the Week status on Feb. 25…Earned NCEA All-Academic first team and honor roll accolades…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters…Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2023-24: Was crowned as ECAC Freshman of the Year in fences, becoming only the second Skyhawk to pick up that award at any conference level… Logged a dozen starts in fences, winning seven head-to-head decisions with one MOP (86 points against Minnesota-Crookston on March 1)…Accounted for a season scoring average of 80.9 points…Reeled off four straight victories from Feb. 10 through March 26, defeating a pair of counterparts from nationally ranked teams while also scoring a win in the ECAC Championship semifinals during that stretch…Set a career-high score with 87 points against UC Davis on Feb. 10…Was a demo rider in flat in the Minnesota-Crookston meet on March 1, scoring 83 points…Recorded a team-best 83 points as a member of the flat scoring lineup in the Feb. 17 scrimmage against Dartmouth…Collected ECAC Rider of the Week awards in fences on Oct. 2…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters…Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Graduated from Laurel Springs School…Won first place honors in the 16 Year Old Equitation O/F portion of the Capital Challenge in September 2022…Claimed second place in Large Junior Hunter 3’3” 16-17 Classic round (scores of 86.75, 87 and 86.5) and was 13th overall in the USEF Junior Hunter Finals East in 2022…Came in fifth place at the ASPCA Regional Championship and American Gold Cup in August 2022, becoming the first standby at finals…Was champion of the SCHJA Governor’s Cup Medal Final in 2020…Was a three-time qualifier for USEF/Dover Medal as well as two-time qualifiers for Gladstone, Junior Hunter Finals and Maclay Regionals.
PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 15, 2004...Daughter of Anna and Billy Mills...Has one twin, William...Majoring in mass media and strategic communications.
2023-24: Was crowned as ECAC Freshman of the Year in fences, becoming only the second Skyhawk to pick up that award at any conference level… Logged a dozen starts in fences, winning seven head-to-head decisions with one MOP (86 points against Minnesota-Crookston on March 1)…Accounted for a season scoring average of 80.9 points…Reeled off four straight victories from Feb. 10 through March 26, defeating a pair of counterparts from nationally ranked teams while also scoring a win in the ECAC Championship semifinals during that stretch…Set a career-high score with 87 points against UC Davis on Feb. 10…Was a demo rider in flat in the Minnesota-Crookston meet on March 1, scoring 83 points…Recorded a team-best 83 points as a member of the flat scoring lineup in the Feb. 17 scrimmage against Dartmouth…Collected ECAC Rider of the Week awards in fences on Oct. 2…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters…Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Graduated from Laurel Springs School…Won first place honors in the 16 Year Old Equitation O/F portion of the Capital Challenge in September 2022…Claimed second place in Large Junior Hunter 3’3” 16-17 Classic round (scores of 86.75, 87 and 86.5) and was 13th overall in the USEF Junior Hunter Finals East in 2022…Came in fifth place at the ASPCA Regional Championship and American Gold Cup in August 2022, becoming the first standby at finals…Was champion of the SCHJA Governor’s Cup Medal Final in 2020…Was a three-time qualifier for USEF/Dover Medal as well as two-time qualifiers for Gladstone, Junior Hunter Finals and Maclay Regionals.
PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 15, 2004...Daughter of Anna and Billy Mills...Has one twin, William...Majoring in mass media and strategic communications.
Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 3, Episode 5
Tuesday, September 23
Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 2, Episode 30
Thursday, April 10
Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 2, Episode 29
Thursday, April 10
Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 2, Episode 25
Thursday, April 10