South Dakota State University equestrian will be under new leadership during the upcoming 2024-25 season as Kamerra Brown returns to take on the role of head coach.
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"It's great to have Kamerra back on campus and directing our equestrian team" SDSU Director of Athletics Justin Sell said. "Her energy and positive leadership will make a big difference in our program."
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Brown has extensive collegiate coaching experience at both the IHSA and NCEA levels, and previously served as an assistant coach with the Jackrabbits from 2010-14. She began her earlier stint with the Jackrabbits as a graduate assistant before moving into a full-time assistant coaching position with the jumping seat squad for three seasons.
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For the past four years, Brown served as a hunter/jumper instructor and assistant professor for equine studies at William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri. At William Woods, she oversaw academic activities of 25 students while also managing 30 horses.
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Earlier this year, Brown was honored as the Missouri Horse Show Association Person of the Year. She received the Distinguished Equine Industry Alumni Award from the National Collegiate Equestrian Association in 2021 and has been a United States Hunter Jumper Association certified trainer since 2019.
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In addition, Brown was the adviser to the Equestrian Club and mentored equine studies students at Bridgewater College (Va.) from 2016-18. She also was an assistant equestrian coach at her alma mater, Delaware State, from 2014-16.
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As a collegiate competitor at DSU, Brown was elected a team captain for three seasons and earned team most valuable performer awards for hunt seat on two occasions. She was inducted into the Delaware State University Hall of Fame in 2022.