Upcoming Event: Equestrian versus Yellow and Blue Scrimmage on September 20, 2025 at TBA
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South Dakota State University Athletics
2024-25 Equestrian Roster
Steele, Hannah
Hannah Steele
- Position:
- Jumping Seat
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Sequoyah H.S.
- Hometown:
- Woodstock, Ga.
- Major:
- Business Economics
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
2024-25: Wrapped up a successful career by recording a team-best 16 head-to-head victories across both jumping seat events ... compiled a team-best 9-4 record in flat and ranked second on squad for wins in fences with a 7-6 mark ... led team with scoring averages of 80.2 in fences and 73.2 in flat ... posted a perfect 4-0 record on opening weekend with two wins each in fences and flat against Fresno State (10/4) and UT Martin (10/5) ... was named ECAC Rider of the Week for fences after posting scorees of 84 against Fresno State and a season-high 87 versus UT Martin ... also notched scores of 81 and 75 in flat to open the season and earned MOP honors against UT Martin ... scored 80 or more points in each of her first five performances in fences to start the season on a five-match winning streak ... led team with score of 78 to pick up point in competition at TCU (1/30) ... swept the MOP awards in final home meet, tallying scores of 80 in fences and a career-best 91 in flat against Minnesota Crookston (3/8) ... earned MOP recognition for the third time in flat by notching a score of 76 in ECAC Equestrian Championship semifinal against UM Crookston, while also claiming victory in fences with a score of 79 (3/27) ... closed out career with winning score of 75 in flat against UT Martin in ECAC semifinal (3/28)
2023-24: Competed in both flat and fences for the Jackrabbits ... compiled a 6-6 record in flat during head-to-head competitions and a 5-7 mark in fences ... earned Most Outstanding Performer honors in flat three times, starting with an 85-point ride at UT Martin (10/12) ... went 2-0 in home meet against Minnesota Crookston, tallying a season-best 86 in fences and receiving MOP recognition in flat with a winning score of 75 (11/4) ... claimed final MOP award of the season with score of 86 versus Minnesota Crookston (2/10) ... tallied season-best flat score of 88 at South Carolina (3/1) ... made a successful return to her home state by turning in a winning score of 82 in fences at Georgia (3/2) ... posted a combined 3-1 record at the ECAC Championships, going 2-0 in flat and splitting her two matchups in fences
2022-23: Led the team in scoring for flat with an average of 75.6 while riding in all 12 head-to-head competitions … posted a 6-5-1 record with two Most Outstanding Performer awards … tied with season-high score of 87 at UC Davis (10/28) … topped the 80-point mark three other times, including notching an 82 at Texas A&M to win head-to-head matchup (1/27) … enjoyed strong home weekend with point-producing rides of 85 and 84 against UT Martin (2/10) and Minnesota Crookston (2/11), respectively … earned first MOP award for performance against UMC … went 2-0 at the ECAC Championships, highlighted by receiving MOP honors against UT Martin after posting a score of 144 from the two-judge panel (3/24) … also competed in fences three times with high score of 80 coming against Georgia (10/29)
2021-22: Made an immediate impact in the lineup in both jumping seat events ... posted a 4-6 record in both fences and flat ... ranked second on the team in scoring average in fences at 75.8 ... in fences, recorded regular-season high score of 84 at Delaware State ... tallied winning score of 75 in head-to-head fences competition against Georgia ... earned point in ECAC Championships matchup against UC Davis with score of 169 from two-judge panel ... earned a victory in flat in first collegiate meet, against Texas A&M, scoring a season-best 83 ... claimed victory with flat score of 81 against Delaware State ... closed regular season by earning Most Outstanding Performer honors in flat against Minnesota Crookston with a score of 80
BEFORE SDSU: Excelled at the youth level, including winning the 2019 Georgia Hunter Jumper Association Equitation Challenge ... competed in the 2020 Maclay Finals and United States Equestrian Federation Medal Finals and Jumping Seat Finals ... Gladstone Cup qualifier ... during the 2020-21 competition season, finished as Zone 4 high point rider and also was high point rider in flat competition for Region 11
- ECAC All-Fences Team (2024-25)
- ECAC Rider of the Week — Fences (Oct. 6, 2024)
- ECAC All-Tournament Team — Flat (2025)
- National Collegiate Equestrian Association All-Academic First Team (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
- ECAC Equestrian All-Academic First Team (2023-24, 2024-25)
- NCEA Honor Roll (2023-24, 2024-25)
- NCEA Standout Student-Athlete of the Month (September 2024)
2024-25: Wrapped up a successful career by recording a team-best 16 head-to-head victories across both jumping seat events ... compiled a team-best 9-4 record in flat and ranked second on squad for wins in fences with a 7-6 mark ... led team with scoring averages of 80.2 in fences and 73.2 in flat ... posted a perfect 4-0 record on opening weekend with two wins each in fences and flat against Fresno State (10/4) and UT Martin (10/5) ... was named ECAC Rider of the Week for fences after posting scorees of 84 against Fresno State and a season-high 87 versus UT Martin ... also notched scores of 81 and 75 in flat to open the season and earned MOP honors against UT Martin ... scored 80 or more points in each of her first five performances in fences to start the season on a five-match winning streak ... led team with score of 78 to pick up point in competition at TCU (1/30) ... swept the MOP awards in final home meet, tallying scores of 80 in fences and a career-best 91 in flat against Minnesota Crookston (3/8) ... earned MOP recognition for the third time in flat by notching a score of 76 in ECAC Equestrian Championship semifinal against UM Crookston, while also claiming victory in fences with a score of 79 (3/27) ... closed out career with winning score of 75 in flat against UT Martin in ECAC semifinal (3/28)
2023-24: Competed in both flat and fences for the Jackrabbits ... compiled a 6-6 record in flat during head-to-head competitions and a 5-7 mark in fences ... earned Most Outstanding Performer honors in flat three times, starting with an 85-point ride at UT Martin (10/12) ... went 2-0 in home meet against Minnesota Crookston, tallying a season-best 86 in fences and receiving MOP recognition in flat with a winning score of 75 (11/4) ... claimed final MOP award of the season with score of 86 versus Minnesota Crookston (2/10) ... tallied season-best flat score of 88 at South Carolina (3/1) ... made a successful return to her home state by turning in a winning score of 82 in fences at Georgia (3/2) ... posted a combined 3-1 record at the ECAC Championships, going 2-0 in flat and splitting her two matchups in fences
2022-23: Led the team in scoring for flat with an average of 75.6 while riding in all 12 head-to-head competitions … posted a 6-5-1 record with two Most Outstanding Performer awards … tied with season-high score of 87 at UC Davis (10/28) … topped the 80-point mark three other times, including notching an 82 at Texas A&M to win head-to-head matchup (1/27) … enjoyed strong home weekend with point-producing rides of 85 and 84 against UT Martin (2/10) and Minnesota Crookston (2/11), respectively … earned first MOP award for performance against UMC … went 2-0 at the ECAC Championships, highlighted by receiving MOP honors against UT Martin after posting a score of 144 from the two-judge panel (3/24) … also competed in fences three times with high score of 80 coming against Georgia (10/29)
2021-22: Made an immediate impact in the lineup in both jumping seat events ... posted a 4-6 record in both fences and flat ... ranked second on the team in scoring average in fences at 75.8 ... in fences, recorded regular-season high score of 84 at Delaware State ... tallied winning score of 75 in head-to-head fences competition against Georgia ... earned point in ECAC Championships matchup against UC Davis with score of 169 from two-judge panel ... earned a victory in flat in first collegiate meet, against Texas A&M, scoring a season-best 83 ... claimed victory with flat score of 81 against Delaware State ... closed regular season by earning Most Outstanding Performer honors in flat against Minnesota Crookston with a score of 80
BEFORE SDSU: Excelled at the youth level, including winning the 2019 Georgia Hunter Jumper Association Equitation Challenge ... competed in the 2020 Maclay Finals and United States Equestrian Federation Medal Finals and Jumping Seat Finals ... Gladstone Cup qualifier ... during the 2020-21 competition season, finished as Zone 4 high point rider and also was high point rider in flat competition for Region 11
Equestrian: Fresno State/UT Martin/South Dakota State (Indoor Arena) - Day 1
Monday, September 30
