Isabella Tesmer Season 2023-24

Isabella Tesmer Season 2023-24

PositionWESTERN
ClassSenior
HometownMount Orab, Ohio

Awards and Honors
2024 NCEA First Team All-American (Reining)
2024 SEC Reining Rider of the Year
2024 All-SEC (Reining)
2024 NCEA Second Team All-Academic
2024 NCEA Academic Honor Roll
2024 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023 NCEA Honorable Mention All-America (Reining)
2023 All-SEC (Reining)
2023 NCEA First Team All-Academic
2023 NCEA Academic Honor Roll
2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 NCEA Second Team All-Academic
2022 NCEA Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 SEC Freshman Rider of the Year – Reining
2021 All-SEC (Reining)
2021 SEC All-Freshman Team (Reining)
2020-21 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2023-24: Closed out her career on the Plains with a big season, going 13-2-0 overall in Reining … Her efforts secured first team All-America honors as well as SEC Reining Rider of the Year … Went 5-1-0 vs. Southeastern Conference opponents during the regular season … Totaled three MOPs on the season … Went undefeated in the fall, finishing with a 7-0-0 mark … Kicked things off with a 72.5-69.5 win vs. No. 9 UC Davis (9/23), earning MOP … Followed with back-to-back wins on the road – at No. 7 Baylor (10/6), at No. 10 UT Martin (10/13) … Her victory vs. the Skyhawks secured another MOP honor for her … Scored a 71.5 in her win over No. 6 Georgia (10/20) and had a 71 in her victory vs. No. 7 South Carolina (10/27) … Capped the fall with two wins on the road, starting with a 66.25-60.75 win at No. 4 Texas A&M (11/10) … Defeated Chalyce Head of No. 3 SMU with a 69.25 (11/11) … Her 71-70.5 win at No. 6 Georgia (2/10) kick started a six-match winning streak … Set a season high with a 73.5-70 win vs. No. 8 UT Martin (2/17) … Won MOP vs. No. 3 SMU (3/2), winning 72.25-71.5 … Closed out the regular season with a 68.75-68.25 edge over No. 2 Texas A&M (3/9) … Helped the Tigers capture another SEC title by going undefeated at the conference meet … Started with a 71.8-71 edge vs. Georgia (3/29) and followed with a 72-71.2 win vs. Texas A&M (3/30). 

2022-23: Went 9-4-3 overall in Reining with one MOP … Kicked off the year with a 72-71.5 edge on the road at No. 5 Georgia (10/7) … Picked up back-to-back wins at No. 9 Fresno State (10/15) and at home vs. No. 9 UT Martin (10/22) … Scored a season-best 72.5 vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State (11/18) to close out the fall, earning MOP with the win … Put together two-straight victories to conclude the regular season vs. No. 1 SMU (2/25) and No. 7 South Carolina (3/3) … Went undefeated at the SEC Championships, helping the Tigers win their fifth-straight title … Opened with a 210-206 win vs. South Carolina (3/24) and followed with a victory over Texas A&M (3/25) in the SEC title match … Kicked off the NCEA Championship with a quarterfinal victory against South Carolina (4/13), scoring 212.5 points in the win. 

2021-22: Finished 5-8-1 overall in Reining with one MOP … Opened the season with a 72-68 victory over No. 2 Georgia (10/8), earning MOP … Scored another 72 in her win vs. No. 7 Fresno State (10/23) … Earned a career-best 74 in her win at No. 3 Baylor (11/19) … Opened the spring with wins at South Carolina (2/5) and vs. No. 10 Delaware State (2/12).

2020-21: Put together a 4-2-0 start to her career in Reining, picking up big wins for the Tigers in SEC competition … Earned her first start in the event at No. 4 Georgia, besting her opponent, 67-66.5 … Scored a 68 vs. No. 7 Texas A&M to take the win … Returned to competition in the spring with a season-best 73 vs. No. 3 Georgia (2/27), earning MOP for the win … Helped the Tigers sweep the No. 2 Bulldogs in the SEC Championship meet in Reining, scoring 208 points in her victory (3/27).  

Prior to Auburn: 2018 NRBC Rookie Champion … 2019 Bill Bradley Rookie Champion … 2017 OQHA Year End Point Champion … Three-time Top 3 All American Quarter Horse Congress … Multiple Top 10 All American Quarter Horse Congress finishes.

Personal: Daughter of Rhianna King and Troy Tesmer … Earned her degree in finance through the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business in May 2024. 

Season Event Meets MOP Win Loss Tie
2020-21 Reining 6 1 4 2 0
2021-22 Reining 14 1 5 8 1
2022-23 Reining 16 1 9 4 3
2023-24 Reining 15 3 13 2 0
Career Reining 51 6 31 16 4
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Freshman
2020-21

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Sophomore
2021-22

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Junior
2022-23

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