2026-27 Equestrian Roster
Roster

Claire Carpenter
- Position:
- Western
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bowling Green, Ohio
- Previous School:
- Eastwood HS
2025-26: Was a versatile Western performer, starting in all 14 meets in reining while tacking on seven more starts in horsemanship…Posted six victories with a tie in reining while boasting a team-best two MOP’s (career-best 72.5 points against South Dakota State on Oct. 31, 68.5 points against No. 2 Georgia on Jan. 30)…Accounted for a 69.2 regular season scoring average…Was 5-2-1 through the first eight meets of the season, capped off with a victory over her counterpart from No. 1 Auburn on Jan. 31…Earned one victory with a 71.3 scoring average in horsemanship, coming in her season debut (74.5 points) at South Dakota State on Oct. 4…Career-best tally of 75.5 points came against No. 1 Auburn on Jan. 31…Was spotlighted as NCEA Reining Rider of the Month in January…Brought home ECAC Reining Rider of the Week honors on Feb. 3…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.
2024-25: Competed in a pair of demo rides and one exhibition ride in horsemanship…Scored 76 points as an exhibition rider against No. 1 Auburn on Oct. 26…Also registered scores of 73 points (UC Davis on Oct. 18) and 71.5 points (Feb. 22 against No. 4 SMU) in demo rides…Earned NCEA All-Academic 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: Competed as a horsemanship demo/exhibition rider on four separate occasions (Oct. 12 against South Dakota State, Oct. 27 against No. 1 TCU, Feb. 17 at No. 6 Auburn and March 1 against Minnesota-Crookston)…Accounted for 72.5 points in her demo performance against South Dakota State…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 Eastwood High School…Was a YEDA Diamond national qualifier in both horsemanship and reining in 2023…Was crowned as the 2022 YEDA Sapphire national champion in horsemanship…Claimed another national championship in YEDA Ruby horsemanship in 2021…Was a two-time YEDA Ruby horsemanship rail national champion in 2021…Was the Ohio State Fair horsemanship grand champion in both 2022 and 2021.
PERSONAL: Born on March 13, 2005...Daughter of Jenny and Al Carpenter...Has one sibling, Zach...Majoring in veterinary science.
2024-25: Competed in a pair of demo rides and one exhibition ride in horsemanship…Scored 76 points as an exhibition rider against No. 1 Auburn on Oct. 26…Also registered scores of 73 points (UC Davis on Oct. 18) and 71.5 points (Feb. 22 against No. 4 SMU) in demo rides…Earned NCEA All-Academic 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: Competed as a horsemanship demo/exhibition rider on four separate occasions (Oct. 12 against South Dakota State, Oct. 27 against No. 1 TCU, Feb. 17 at No. 6 Auburn and March 1 against Minnesota-Crookston)…Accounted for 72.5 points in her demo performance against South Dakota State…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 Eastwood High School…Was a YEDA Diamond national qualifier in both horsemanship and reining in 2023…Was crowned as the 2022 YEDA Sapphire national champion in horsemanship…Claimed another national championship in YEDA Ruby horsemanship in 2021…Was a two-time YEDA Ruby horsemanship rail national champion in 2021…Was the Ohio State Fair horsemanship grand champion in both 2022 and 2021.
PERSONAL: Born on March 13, 2005...Daughter of Jenny and Al Carpenter...Has one sibling, Zach...Majoring in veterinary science.
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