Avery Ellis

Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics

Class:
Senior
High School:
A&M Consolidated
Hometown:
College Station, Texas

2017-18 Ariat NCEA Horsemanship First Team All-American
2017-18 SEC Horsemanship Co-Rider of the Year
2017-18 All-SEC Horsemanship Team
2017-18 NCEA September Rider of the Month
2017-18 SEC September Horsemanship Rider of the Month
2017-18 SEC November Horsemanship Rider of the Month
2017-18 SEC February Horsemanship Rider of the Month
2017-18 Texas A&M Horsemanship MOP
2016-17 NCEA Horsemanship Rider of the Year
2016-17 SEC Horsemanship Rider of the Year
2016-17 NCEA First Team All-American (Horsemanship)
2016-17 NCEA Championship Horsemanship MOP
2016-17 NCEA All-Championship Horsemanship Team
2016-17 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
2017 February NCEA Shorty's Horsemanship Rider of the Month
2016 AQHA Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge Champion
2015-16 Horsemanship All-SEC Team
2014-15 Horsemanship SEC All-Freshman Team

JUNIOR (2016-17): Named as the NCEA Championship Horsemanship MOP … Named to the NCEA All-Championship Horsemanship Team … Earned First Team NCEA All-America honors in Horsemanship … Awarded the NCEA and SEC Horsemanship Rider of the Year … Earned a spot on the All-SEC Horsemanship team … February’s NCEA Shorty’s Horsemanship Rider of the Month … Won the AQHA Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge Champion … Finished the campaign with a 13-4-1 record with five MOPs … Tallied three wins at the NCEA Championship … Had a 10 meet win streak from Oct. 15 - March 11 … Had a season-high average score of 77.5 in the NCEA Championship … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

SOPHOMORE (2015-16): Posted a team-high 12 wins in Horsemanship en route to being named to the Horsemanship All-SEC Team … Was named MOP against Georgia on Jan. 30 after defeated Bailey Anderson, 77.5-75 … Won both points at the SEC Championships and went 2-1 at the NCEA Championships … Recorded an average score of 72.8.

FRESHMAN (2014-15): Recorded six victories in eight starts during her freshman year … Earned the first MOP honors of her career with a 75.5-73 victory over Delaware State … Opened the year with five consecutive victories and closed the season riding a three-meet win streak … Averaged a 73.83 … Went 5-1 against SEC competition … Earned two victories in exhibition rides … Named to the horsemanship SEC All-Freshman Team.

PERSONAL: Studying construction science with hopes of working in construction management.