Abigail Grabein

Position:
Reining
Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
Westfield
Hometown:
Houston, Texas

Leaves Aggieland ranked second all-time in three categories: wins (36), MVPs (5) and rides (56) … ranks fourth all-time in winning percentage in the discipline (.661) … became one of the first riders in school history to win a western national title in each of her four years.

2011-12 (SENIOR)
Finished tied atop the Aggie reining team with 11 victories … went 11-6 on the year overall … scoring average of 69.22 ranked second in the discipline … record of 4-1 in the postseason, including a perfect 3-0 mark at NCEAs as A&M won its fourth straight western national title … opened season-ending four-meet win streak with 143-142 defeat of Oklahoma State All-American Jenna Blumer (3/31) in the Big 12 finals … opened NCEAs with a quarterfinal win over Fresno’s Ciara Kozlowski (4/12) … bested South Carolina’s Audrey Jewell 135-132.5 in the semifinals (4/13) … victory over OSU All-American Katy Krshka in the championship round (4/14) clinched the western national title for the Aggies … earned first MVP of the season with a 73-65 win over K-State’s Jordan Cox (3/2) … rattled off five straight victories in the fall, including a win over Georgia All-American McKenzie Lantz (10/8) ... named a Texas A&M Athletics Scholar Award winner.

2010-11 (JUNIOR)
Reining team captain ... named the MVP of the reining team at A&M’s annual season-ending banquet ... racked up 11 wins, tied for the most of any Aggie western rider on the year ... picked up a discipline-high 3 MVP awards ... scoring average was 69.38 ... went 5-1 in the postseason, helping lead A&M to a Big 12 title and a western national championship ... 74-point ride at Oklahoma State (2/27) was a career high and the highest reining score on the team ... opened year with MVP performance in 70-68.5 win at Tennessee-Martin (9/25) ... earned second MVP of the season in 72-69 win over K-State’s Jordan Cox in Manhattan (2/26) ... took home MVP accolades in 144.5-128.5 Big 12 semifinal win over the Wildcats’ Emily Stockford (4/1) ... season-best win streak was 4 (twice) ... a second-team Academic All-Big 12 At-Large selection and named a Texas A&M Athletics Scholar Award winner.

2009-10 (SOPHOMORE)
Tied for second among Aggie reiners with 12 wins ... finished the year 12-5-1 and posted an average score of 69.79, second in the discipline ... rode in every show of the season for A&M, going 5-0-1 on the road during the regular season ... earned first MVP honor of career with a 69-61 win on the road over Auburn’s Jillian Fuller (10/16) ... other regular-season victories came against Fresno State (10/11), Kansas State (11/6), Oklahoma State (11/7), Delaware State (1/30), TCU (2/5), Baylor (2/13), Oklahoma State (3/6) and New Mexico State (3/13) ... strong showing at Varsity Equestrian National Championships as Aggies rode to the western title ... defeated Georgia’s Hannah Dyer, 139-136, in the semifinals (4/16) and K-State’s Kaylee Stout, 140.5-138.5, in the championship round (4/17) ... defeated Stout one month earlier in the Big 12 semifinals, 139.5-134.5 (3/26) ... regular-season high score was 71.5 ... longest win streak was three ... earned the western squad’s “Miss Aggie” award at the annual postseason banquet ... earned a Texas A&M Athletics Scholar Award.

2008-09 (FRESHMAN)
Competed in six shows for the reining team, compiling a 2-3-1 record ... tied Oklahoma State’s Rachel Houchin, 69.5-69.5, in first collegiate show (Nov. 8) ... finished the year on a two-match win streak ... picked up first win in a 72-68 defeat of Baylor’s Kim Marlowe (Feb. 7) ... downed Molly Tipton of Oklahoma State, 73-72.5, to close out the year (March 7) ... also notched a 71-69 exhibition victory over Kansas State’s Dana Johnson (Feb. 20).

PERSONAL
Abigail Minden Grabein is the daughter of Clyde and Deborah Grabein ... born June 18, 1990 in Houston ... has one brother, Aaron ... majoring in marketing ... chose A&M for the equestrian team and fun atmosphere ... enjoys reading and watching movies ... 2007 magna cum laude graduate of Westfield High School in Houston ... graduated in the top five percent of her class and was a National Honor Society member ... has been riding 10 years, primarily reining ... trainer is Nathan Piper ... finalist at the NRBC in 2008 ... earned wins at the 2008 RMRHA Summer Slide and the 2007 Ariat Tulsa Futurity and Show ... took second at Wimpy’s Little Step Derby in 2008 and in the intermediate non-professional division at the 2009 NRHA Derby ... enjoys rock climbing and wakeboarding in her spare time.