2026-27 Equestrian Roster
Roster
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/ EquestrianWestern
/ Equestrian
Western
/ Equestrian
Western
/ Equestrian
Western
/ Equestrian
Western
/ EquestrianWestern
/ EquestrianWestern
/ Equestrian
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
Western
/ Equestrian
Western
/ Equestrian
Western
/ Equestrian
Western
/ Equestrian
Western
/ Equestrian
Jumping Seat
/ EquestrianJumping Seat
/ EquestrianWestern
/ Equestrian
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
Jumping Seat
/ EquestrianWestern
/ EquestrianJumping Seat
/ Equestrian
Jumping Seat
/ EquestrianWestern
/ Equestrian
Western
/ Equestrian
Western
/ Equestrian
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/ EquestrianJumping Seat
/ EquestrianJumping Seat
/ Equestrian
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/ EquestrianWestern
/ Equestrian
Western
/ Equestrian
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
Jumping Seat
/ Equestrian
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/ Equestrian
Western
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/ Equestrian
Western
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Ava Newsom
- Position:
- Western
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lebanon, Ind.
- Previous School:
- Lebanon HS
2025-26: Logged nine starts in the horsemanship lineup, piling up a pair of victories to go along with a 71.1 regular season scoring average…Both triumphs came against Eastern College Athletic Conference competition, defeating South Dakota State on Oct. 31 and Minnesota-Crookston on Feb. 21 (career-high 77.5 points)…Earned NCEA All-Academic second 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.
2024-25: Made nine starts in horsemanship, cracking the lineup for the first two and last seven meets of the season…Picked up a pair of huge victories, posting a team-best and season-high 75.25 points on the way to MOP accolades in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship finals against UC Davis (March 29) after earning a head-to-head triumph over her counterpart from No. 1 Auburn (72.5 points) on Feb. 8…Was crowned as the Horsemanship MOP of the 2025 ECAC Championship while also occupying a spot on the All-Tournament team for horsemanship…Accumulated at least 71.5 points in five of her nine starts, including a strong 75-point performance against No. 4 SMU on Feb. 22…Was crowned as the ECAC Equestrian Scholar-Athlete of the Year…Earned NCEA All-Academic honorable mention 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: Made a total of 13 starts in the Skyhawks’ horsemanship lineup…Managed three victories and one MOP, earning the latter title after a 73-point ride against South Dakota State on Oct. 12…Eclipsed the 73-point mark in seven separate contests, including a season-best 75.5 points against Minnesota-Crookston on March 1…Was spotlighted as ECAC Horsemanship Rider of the Week on Oct. 16…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 Lebanon High School…Won the Super Sires $2,500 High Point Horsemanship scholarship…Was a bronze champion in Level 3 Hunter Under Saddle at the 2023 AQHA World event…Won the 14-18 NYATT Hunter Under Saddle Congress championship in 2022, the same year where she was reserve champion in Level 2 Hunter Under Saddle at the AQHA World show…Also claimed ninth place in 14-18 Horsemanship at the 2022 NSBA event.
PERSONAL: Born on Aug. 10, 2004...Daughter of Bethany and Zach Newsom...Has one sibling, Brayden...Majoring in business.
2024-25: Made nine starts in horsemanship, cracking the lineup for the first two and last seven meets of the season…Picked up a pair of huge victories, posting a team-best and season-high 75.25 points on the way to MOP accolades in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship finals against UC Davis (March 29) after earning a head-to-head triumph over her counterpart from No. 1 Auburn (72.5 points) on Feb. 8…Was crowned as the Horsemanship MOP of the 2025 ECAC Championship while also occupying a spot on the All-Tournament team for horsemanship…Accumulated at least 71.5 points in five of her nine starts, including a strong 75-point performance against No. 4 SMU on Feb. 22…Was crowned as the ECAC Equestrian Scholar-Athlete of the Year…Earned NCEA All-Academic honorable mention 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: Made a total of 13 starts in the Skyhawks’ horsemanship lineup…Managed three victories and one MOP, earning the latter title after a 73-point ride against South Dakota State on Oct. 12…Eclipsed the 73-point mark in seven separate contests, including a season-best 75.5 points against Minnesota-Crookston on March 1…Was spotlighted as ECAC Horsemanship Rider of the Week on Oct. 16…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 Lebanon High School…Won the Super Sires $2,500 High Point Horsemanship scholarship…Was a bronze champion in Level 3 Hunter Under Saddle at the 2023 AQHA World event…Won the 14-18 NYATT Hunter Under Saddle Congress championship in 2022, the same year where she was reserve champion in Level 2 Hunter Under Saddle at the AQHA World show…Also claimed ninth place in 14-18 Horsemanship at the 2022 NSBA event.
PERSONAL: Born on Aug. 10, 2004...Daughter of Bethany and Zach Newsom...Has one sibling, Brayden...Majoring in business.
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