Ashton Alexander Season 2015-16

Ashton Alexander Season 2015-16

PositionHUNT SEAT
ClassFreshman
HometownOcala, Fla.

Awards and Honors
2019 NCEA Second Team All-American (Flat)
2019 NCEA Honorable Mention All-American (Fences)
2019 All-SEC Team (Flat)
2019 SEC All-Championship Team
2019 NCEA All Academic Honorable Mention
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 NCEA All-Championship Team (Fences)
2017 NCEA Second Team All-American (Flat)
2017 NCEA All-Academic Honorable Mention
2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2016 NCEA Second Team All-American (Fences)
2016 All-SEC Team (Fences)
2016 SEC All-Freshman Team (Fences & Flat)
NCEA Fences Rider of the Month (February 2016)
NCEA Flat Rider of the Month (September 2018)
SEC Fences Rider of the Month (February 2016, February 2019)
SEC Flat Rider of the Month (September 2018)

CAREER: Finished fourth on the all-time career wins list in Fences, having 45 … Her 41 career wins in Flat ranks fourth all time … Her 94 in Fences in February 2019 ranks third all-time … Her nine Fences MOPs and eight Flat MOPs rank in the program’s Top 10 in both events.

2018-19: Had a 29-5-1 overall record in Hunter Seat … Opened the season with eight-straight victories … Finished at 15-2-0 in Equitation on the Flat, having two MOPs … Went 14-3-0 in Equitation Over Fences with two MOPs … Won the final point of the NCEA Championship, helping the Tigers finished the season with a perfect record and take home the national crown … Finished with a 6-1-1 record at the NCEA Championship (4/18-20) … Had a perfect 4-0 mark during SECs (3/29-30), being placed on the SEC All-Championship Team … Picked up her first MOP honor of the year in an 86-75 Flat win at No. 10 UT Martin (9/20) … Scored a season-best 89 in Flat at home vs. South Dakota State (2/9) … Helped the Tigers sweep No. 2 Texas A&M (3/1) in Flat on the road with an 86-83 win ... Has two scores in the 90s in Fences this year … Set a career high in Fences with 94 points in her win on the road at No. 3 South Carolina (2/16) … That score is a team-best and secured her MOP honors … Big Fences win at home vs. No. 7 Georgia to close out the regular season … Outscored Madison Sellman of No. 9 South Carolina by 10 in Fences, 89-79, at home (9/28) … Earned MOP honors with a 90-86 victory over Hayden Stewart in Fences vs. No. 2 Texas A&M (11/2).
 
2017-18: Finished fourth on the team in overall wins, having a 23-17-2 record ... Named to the NCEA All-Championship team for her performances in Equitation Over Fences at the national meet ... Compiled a 12-9-0 mark in the event over the year, coming in third on the team in wins in Fences ... Had four MOP honors in the event - vs. Alabama (9/29), vs. No. 1 Georgia (11/10), vs. No. 3 Texas A&M (2/17), vs. Fresno State (3/10) ... Her 92 points against UGA's Sydney Hutchins at home in November was the highest score by a Tiger in the event during the regular season ... Finished with an 11-8-2 record in Equitation on the Flat ... Had two MOP honors in the event - vs. No. 3 Texas A&M (2/17), vs. No. 5 SMU (3/3) ... Scored a season-best 87 points in her win against the Mustangs ... Went undefeated in the event at the 2018 SEC Championships.

2016-17: Compiled a 19-10-2 record overall ... Picked up 10 wins in 16 meets in Fences ... Had nine wins over 15 meets in Flat for Auburn ... Earned three MOP honors in Flat - at No. 4 Georgia (11/11), at No. 8 South Carolina (2/25), at No. 2 Texas A&M (3/4) ... Had a 4-1-1 record in Flat on the road ... Her 89 points vs. Alabama (10/21) in Flat was one of the team's top scores in the event this season ... Was named MOP in Fences vs. Alabama at home, scoring 80 points in her win ... Went undefeated in all three meets vs. South Carolina - Nov. 18, Feb. 25, April 14 ... Picked up wins in both Flat and Fences in the SEC Semifinal vs. Texas A&M.

2016: Joined the team in the spring and competed in 11 meets for the Tigers ... Finished with 15 wins overall - nine in Fences and six in Flat ... Went undefeated in conference regular season competition (6-0) ... Earned two MOP honors in Fences - vs. Baylor (1/30), vs. Texas A&M (3/5) ... Picked up MOP honors in Flat vs. South Carolina in the SEC Semifinals (3/25) ... Opened her career with seven-straight victories for Auburn ... First career-win came vs. Baylor with an 87-68 win on the Flat ... Won both Flat and Fences in Auburn's win over TCU in the NCEA Championship (4/16) ... Captured wins in both Flat and Fences in the SEC Semifinal vs. South Carolina ... Won both hunt seat events in four other meets - at Georgia (2/13), vs. South Carolina (2/27), vs. Texas A&M (3/5), vs. Kansas State (4/15).

Prior to Auburn: Third place North American Junior Equitation Championship (2015)...11th place Maclay Finals (2015)...11th place WIHS Junior Equitation Finals (2015)...First place Region 3 ASPCA Maclay (2014 & 2015)...Second place Hunterdon Cup (2014 & 2015)...First place PMG Southeast Medal Finals (2014)...Fourth place Pessoa USEF Hunter Seat Medals Finals (2014)...Sixth place Washington Equitation Finals (2014)...First place Pessoa/USEF Hunter Seat Medal at Devon (2014)...Second place New York Equitation Classic (2014)...Sixth place Private Tutoring North American Jr. Eq. Championship (2014)...Seventh place WIHS Equitation Finals (2013)...Champion West Coast Jr Hunter Finals Large Junior Hunter 16-17 (2014)...Reserve Champion West Coast Jr Hunter Finals Small Junior Hunter 16-17 (2014)...Grand Overall Champion West Coast Junior Hunter Finals (2014)...Fourth place $10,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix (2014)...Large pony champion, grand champion pony hunter, and Best Child Rider at Devon (2013)...Large pony champion at Washington International Horse Show (2013) ... Champion West Coast Jr. Hunter Finals - Small Junior (2015) ... Reserve Grand Champion West Coast Jr. Hunter Finals (2015).

Personal: Daughter of Chris and Lisa Alexander ... Has an older brother, Brandon Kessel ... Came to Auburn because "I fell in love with the school and the people." ... Majoring in Family Business & Entrepreneurship through the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business.

SeasonEventMeetsMVPWinLossTie
2015-16Fences11 2920
2016-17Fences1611051
2017-18Fences2141290
2018-19Fences1821431
CareerFences66945192
SeasonEventMeetsMOPWinLossTie
2015-16Flat101640
2016-17Flat153951
2017-18Flat2121182
2018-19Flat1721520
CareerFlat63841193