2023-24 Equestrian Roster
Roster
Becker, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Becker
- Position:
- Jumping Seat
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Grosse Pointe, Mich.
- Previous School:
- University Liggett School
Bio
2024-25: Was crowned as an All-Eastern College Athletic Conference performer in fences…Was a constant presence in the Jumping Seat lineup, starting all 15 meets in fences while making 14 starts in flat…Tied for the team lead in fences victories (eight) while also adding a team-best 82.0 regular season scoring average and one MOP (84 points against UC Davis on Oct. 18)…Owned a five-meet winning streak from Oct. 5 through Nov. 15, including victories over No. 1 Auburn (career-high 87 points on Oct. 26) and No. 5 Oklahoma State (86 points on Oct. 19)…Equaled her career-best score of 87 points in a head-to-head triumph against her counterpart at No. 1 Auburn on Feb. 8…Her two scores of 87 points against Auburn were tied for the highest fences score by any Skyhawk in 2024-25…Posted six wins and one MOP to go along with a 74.2 regular season scoring average in flat…Best flat performance of the season came on Oct. 18 against UC Davis, capturing MOP honors after a career-best 89-point effort…Won three consecutive decisions from Nov. 15 through Feb. 7…Was one of just four UT Martin riders to claim multiple MOP’s in the same meet (fences and flat on Oct. 18 against UC Davis)…Was the ECAC Fences Rider of the Month in October and was a three-time winner of the ECAC Fences Rider of the Week award (Oct. 22, Oct. 29, March 11)…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 a steady force in both Jumping Seat events, starting in all 14 meets in fences to go along with 13 starts in flat…Earned five victories with one MOP (82 points at Delaware State on Nov. 18) in fences…Posted a 76.8 scoring average in fences with four scores in the 80’s (season-best 85 against Minnesota-Crookston on March 1)…Registered three victories and one tie in flat with a scoring average of 78.5 points…Crossed the 80-point plateau in six separate rides, including a season-best 86-point effort against No. 9 UC Davis on Feb. 10…Garnered ECAC Fences Rider of the Week honors on Nov. 20…Earned NCEA All-Academic first team 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.
2022-23: Was a constant in the fences starting lineup, starting in all 14 meets while competing exclusively in that event…Came away with seven victories on the season, including a head-to-head road win against her counterpart from No. 1 SMU on Jan. 28…Accounted for a 78.9 regular season scoring average, scoring above 80 points six times (including a season-best 85 points at No. 6 Auburn on Oct. 22)…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.
2021-22: Earned a starting role as a true freshman, making 13 appearances in the fences lineup…Claimed six victories and a 70.7 regular season scoring average…Won each of her first two collegiate head-to-head matchups and won three decisions in the span of four meets midway through the season, including a win against No. 1 ranked and eventual national champion Oklahoma State on Feb. 12…Scored a season-best 86 points in the aforementioned matchup against Oklahoma State…Also performed as a fences demo rider against Minnesota-Crookston on March 12, tallying 79 points…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 University Liggett School…Competed in the 2020 Maclay Finals and also placed fourth in the USHJA National Hunter Derby at the World Equestrian Center in Ohio that same year…Took part in the USEF Dover Saddlery Medal Finals in each year from 2018-20…Was fourth in the USHJA Horsemanship flat phase in 2018…Was the year-end HJAM champion in the 3’3 Junior Hunters in 2017 and was the 3’6 year-end champion in 2018…Was sixth and seventh in the 3’6 Junior Hunters at the National Horse Show…Placed fourth, sixth and seventh in the 3’3 Junior Hunters at Pennsylvania National Horse Show in 2017.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 1, 2002...Daughter of Chuck and Michelle Becker...Has one older sibling, Charles...Majoring in health and human performance.
2023-24: Was a steady force in both Jumping Seat events, starting in all 14 meets in fences to go along with 13 starts in flat…Earned five victories with one MOP (82 points at Delaware State on Nov. 18) in fences…Posted a 76.8 scoring average in fences with four scores in the 80’s (season-best 85 against Minnesota-Crookston on March 1)…Registered three victories and one tie in flat with a scoring average of 78.5 points…Crossed the 80-point plateau in six separate rides, including a season-best 86-point effort against No. 9 UC Davis on Feb. 10…Garnered ECAC Fences Rider of the Week honors on Nov. 20…Earned NCEA All-Academic first team 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.
2022-23: Was a constant in the fences starting lineup, starting in all 14 meets while competing exclusively in that event…Came away with seven victories on the season, including a head-to-head road win against her counterpart from No. 1 SMU on Jan. 28…Accounted for a 78.9 regular season scoring average, scoring above 80 points six times (including a season-best 85 points at No. 6 Auburn on Oct. 22)…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.
2021-22: Earned a starting role as a true freshman, making 13 appearances in the fences lineup…Claimed six victories and a 70.7 regular season scoring average…Won each of her first two collegiate head-to-head matchups and won three decisions in the span of four meets midway through the season, including a win against No. 1 ranked and eventual national champion Oklahoma State on Feb. 12…Scored a season-best 86 points in the aforementioned matchup against Oklahoma State…Also performed as a fences demo rider against Minnesota-Crookston on March 12, tallying 79 points…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 University Liggett School…Competed in the 2020 Maclay Finals and also placed fourth in the USHJA National Hunter Derby at the World Equestrian Center in Ohio that same year…Took part in the USEF Dover Saddlery Medal Finals in each year from 2018-20…Was fourth in the USHJA Horsemanship flat phase in 2018…Was the year-end HJAM champion in the 3’3 Junior Hunters in 2017 and was the 3’6 year-end champion in 2018…Was sixth and seventh in the 3’6 Junior Hunters at the National Horse Show…Placed fourth, sixth and seventh in the 3’3 Junior Hunters at Pennsylvania National Horse Show in 2017.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 1, 2002...Daughter of Chuck and Michelle Becker...Has one older sibling, Charles...Majoring in health and human performance.
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