Katie Balding - 2020-21 - Equestrian (NCEA) - Sweet Briar College

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2020-21 NCEA Roster

K. Balding

Jumping Seat
K. Freeburg

Jumping Seat
B. Larson-Jackson

Jumping Seat
E. Longest

Jumping Seat
R. Perry

Jumping Seat
L. Peterson

Jumping Seat

Katie Balding

Katie Balding

Discipline:

Jumping Seat
Class:

Senior
Hometown:

Williamsburg, Va.
High School:

Jamestown

Summary
Media
Historical

Career Accolades

2020 All-ECAC Fences
2020 All-ECAC Flat
Two-time ECAC Fences Rider of the Week (10.29.19, 02.04.20)
ECAC Flat Rider of the Week (10.08.19)
2020 NCEA All-Academic First Team
2020 ECAC All-Academic First Team
2019 NCEA All-Academic Second Team
2019 UEC All-Academic Second Team
Two-time NCEA Academic Honor Roll (2019, 20)
Three-time ODAC All-Academic (2018, 19, 20)
2020 Sweet Briar Rider of the Year
Highest flat score in school history (09.27.19, 97)
Most career flat wins in school history (9)
Most career jumping seat MOPs in school history (6)
Most single-season jumping seat MOPs in school history (2020, 4)
Most single-season jumping seat wins in school history (2020, 11)
Most single-season flat wins in school history (2020, 6)
Most career fences MOPs in school history (3)
Most career flat MOPs in school history (3)
Most single-season flat MOPs in school history (2020, 2)
Most single-season fences MOPs in school history (2020, 2)
Second most career jumping seat wins in school history (16)
Second most career fences wins in school history (7)
Second most single-season fences wins in school history (2020, 7)
Second most single-season fences MOPs in school history (2018, 1)
Second most single-season flat MOPs in school history (2019, 1)
Third most single-season jumping seat MOPs in school history (2019, 1)
Third most single-season jumping seat MOPs in school history (2018, 1)

As a Junior (2019-20)

All-ECAC Fences
All-ECAC Flat
Two-time ECAC Fences Rider of the Week (10.29.19, 02.04.20)
ECAC Flat Rider of the Week (10.08.19)
NCEA All-Academic First Team
ECAC All-Academic First Team
NCEA Academic Honor Roll
ODAC All-Academic
Sweet Briar Rider of the Year
Most single-season jumping seat MOPs in school history (4)
Most single-season jumping seat wins in school history (11)
Most single-season flat wins in school history (6)
Most single-season flat MOPs in school history (2)
Most single-season fences MOPs in school history (2)
Second most single-season fences wins in school history (7)
Competed in eight meets over fences, 10 meets on flat
Finished 5-3-0 over fences, 6-4-0 on flat
Earned two fences MOPs, two flat MOPs

As a Sophomore (2018-19)

NCEA All-Academic Second Team
UEC All-Academic Second Team
NCEA Academic Honor Roll
ODAC All-Academic
Highest flat score in school history (09.27.19, 97)
Second most single-season flat MOPs in school history (1)
Third most single-season jumping seat MOPs in school history (1)
Competed in nine meets over fences, eight meets on flat
Finished 0-9-0 over fences, 1-6-1 on flat
Competed in two meets over fences, one meet on flat at the NCEA Championships
Finished 0-2-0 over fences, 0-1-0 on flat at the NCEA Championships
Earned one flat MOP

As a First-Year (2017-18)

ODAC All-Academic
Second most single-season fences MOPs in school history (1)
Third most single-season jumping seat MOPs in school history (1)
Competed in four meets over fences, six meets on flat
Finished 2-2-0 over fences, 2-2-2 on flat
Competed in one meet over fences, one meet on the flat at the NCEA Championships
Finished 1-0-0 over fences, 0-1-0 on flat at the NCEA Championships
Earned one fences MOP
Earned first collegiate flat victory against Delaware State
Made collegiate debut against Delaware State
Also, competed for the Sweet Briar IHSA equestrian team

Prior to Sweet Briar

Attended Jamestown High School
Competed four seasons of varsity equestrian for head coach Dana Kiser
All-Varsity Upper School Team
Fifth in Varsity Open Flat and Varsity Open Championship (Jr.)
Interscholastic Equestrian Association Sportsmanship Award (Fy.)
2013 IEA JV Novice Over Fences Champion

Personal

Anticipates major in business and minor in economics
Has two siblings
Aunt, Katrina Balding Bills, attended Sweet Briar and rode for the Vixens

About Katie

Career ambition is to work in the equine industry
Volunteers with the Amherst County Humane Society
Favorite quote: “Practice doesn’t make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.” – George H. Morris
Would like to learn to ride a bike
Would like to visit Ireland
Favorite TV show: The Crown
Favorite band: The Black Keys
Favorite athlete: Beezie Madden
Favorite team: US Equestrian Show Jumping Team
Favorite dessert: Chocolate croissant

(as of 10.10.2020)

FENCES

Year	Meets	MOP	Win	Loss	Tie
2020-21	6	3	5	1	0
2019-20	8	2	5	3	0
2018-19	7	0	0	7	0
2017-18	3	1	1	2	0
TOTALS	24	6	11	13	0

FLAT

Year	Meets	MOP	Win	Loss	Tie
2020-21	6	1	5	1	0
2019-20	10	2	6	4	0
2018-19	7	1	1	5	1
2017-18	5	0	2	1	2
TOTALS	28	4	14	11	3

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2017-18Fifth Year

Novice Flat/Novice Fences
2018-19Sophomore

Jumping Seat
2019-20Junior

Jumping Seat
2020-21Senior

Jumping Seat

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