2018-19 Equestrian Roster
Roster
Bleskey, Jade

Jade Bleskey
- Position:
- Western
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lakewood, Ill.
- Previous School:
- Shelbyville HS
Bio
2019-20: Competed in one exhibition and served as a demo rider on two different occasions (all in horsemanship) during the shortened season…Dialed up 65 points and a head-to-head victory in the exhibition victory at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4…Additionally took part in demo rides against No. 6 SMU on Feb. 20 (73.5 points) and No. 4 South Carolina on Nov. 15 (69.5 points)…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.
2018-19: Represented UT Martin in two exhibitions, collecting a pair of victories in horsemanship against Mississippi State on Feb. 10 and against Miami (Ohio) on March 14…Earned 71 points against Mississippi State and scored 70.5 points against Miami (Ohio)…Also served as a demo rider in horsemanship against No. 1 Auburn (Sept. 20), against No. 5 South Carolina (Nov. 2) and against No. 6 Georgia (Jan. 24)…Earned NCEA All-Academic and United Equestrian Conference Academic Team honors...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2017-18: Took part in nine meets in horsemanship, earning a pair of victories while dialing up a 69.9 average score on the season...Both wins came in back-to-back meets as she emerged victorious against No. 8 South Dakota State (Feb. 24) and against Minnesota-Crookston (March 16)...Scored a career-high 75 twice (against No. 3 Auburn on Sept. 22 and against No. 7 TCU on Feb. 16)...Captured a horsemanship MOP with a score of 73.5 points in the exhibition victory at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 13...Was named to the Farnam NCEA All-Academic Team and also earned a spot on the APHA NCEA Academic Honor Roll...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2016-17: Competed in eight competitions, boasting an average score of 70.6 in horsemanship…Earned a team point against Minnesota-Crookston (season-high 74.5 points) on March 3 and against Miami (Ohio) with 68 points on Nov. 18…Earned a spot on the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Attended Shelbyville High School and exhibited American quarter horses, competing in Western All-Around events under coach Scott Thompson since 2004...Qualified for the AQHYA World Show from 2012 through 2016...Was a finalist in the Performance Healer Mares with her horse Selection So Gold at the AQHYA World show in Oklahoma City...Earned top-10 honors at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress in Showmanship and was a finalist in NYATT Showmanship and Pleasure...Also earned two youth championships and one superior over her youth career.
PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 14, 1997...Daughter of Jeff and Jill Bleskey...Has one younger sibling, Joel...Majoring in agricultural communications.
2018-19: Represented UT Martin in two exhibitions, collecting a pair of victories in horsemanship against Mississippi State on Feb. 10 and against Miami (Ohio) on March 14…Earned 71 points against Mississippi State and scored 70.5 points against Miami (Ohio)…Also served as a demo rider in horsemanship against No. 1 Auburn (Sept. 20), against No. 5 South Carolina (Nov. 2) and against No. 6 Georgia (Jan. 24)…Earned NCEA All-Academic and United Equestrian Conference Academic Team honors...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2017-18: Took part in nine meets in horsemanship, earning a pair of victories while dialing up a 69.9 average score on the season...Both wins came in back-to-back meets as she emerged victorious against No. 8 South Dakota State (Feb. 24) and against Minnesota-Crookston (March 16)...Scored a career-high 75 twice (against No. 3 Auburn on Sept. 22 and against No. 7 TCU on Feb. 16)...Captured a horsemanship MOP with a score of 73.5 points in the exhibition victory at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 13...Was named to the Farnam NCEA All-Academic Team and also earned a spot on the APHA NCEA Academic Honor Roll...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2016-17: Competed in eight competitions, boasting an average score of 70.6 in horsemanship…Earned a team point against Minnesota-Crookston (season-high 74.5 points) on March 3 and against Miami (Ohio) with 68 points on Nov. 18…Earned a spot on the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Attended Shelbyville High School and exhibited American quarter horses, competing in Western All-Around events under coach Scott Thompson since 2004...Qualified for the AQHYA World Show from 2012 through 2016...Was a finalist in the Performance Healer Mares with her horse Selection So Gold at the AQHYA World show in Oklahoma City...Earned top-10 honors at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress in Showmanship and was a finalist in NYATT Showmanship and Pleasure...Also earned two youth championships and one superior over her youth career.
PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 14, 1997...Daughter of Jeff and Jill Bleskey...Has one younger sibling, Joel...Majoring in agricultural communications.
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