Kara Kaufmann Season 2016-17

Kara Kaufmann Season 2016-17

PositionWESTERN
ClassFreshman
HometownBelvidere, N.J.

Awards and Honors
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017 SEC Freshman Horsemanship Rider of the Year
2017 NCEA First Team All-American (Horsemanship)
2017 All-SEC (Horsemanship)
2017 SEC All-Freshman Team (Horsemanship)

CAREER: Among the Top 10 in Horsemanship in career meets competed (61) and career wins (30).

2019-20: Went 6-7-0 during her final season on the Plains … Had three victories vs. SEC opponents … Opened the year with a season-best 75.5 in a win at No. 10 UT Martin (9/19) … Topped her opponent at No. 7 South Carolina (10/26) with a 73.5 … Scored 75 points on the road at No. 9 SMU (11/8) for the victory … Closed out the first half of the season with a 73.5-67 win over Taylor Burgess of then-No. 2 Georgia (11/15) … Earned a 75 to best her opponent vs. No. 9 Baylor (2/15) … Topped Natalie Vargo of No. 3 South Carolina (2/29), 73-72.


2018-19: Put together a 7-6-3 record as a junior in Horsemanship … After kicking off the year with a tie, she followed with four-straight victories in the event for Auburn … First win of the season came against No. 9 South Carolina (9/28), 70-67 … Topped her opponent, 75-74, vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State (10/19) … Bested Katie Conklin of No. 2 Texas A&M (11/2), 74.5-72 … Scored a season-high 75.5 on the road at No. 7 Georgia (11/9), besting her opponent’s 73.5 … Scored a season-best 76.5 at home in her win vs. South Dakota State (2/9) … Earned a 202-172.5 victory in the first round of the SEC Championship, topping South Carolina’s Sloane Vogt (3/29) … Competed in Reining in Auburn’s exhibition vs. Ole Miss (10/12), earning MOP with a 70-59.5 victory.
 
2017-18: Had a 6-9-2 overall record for Auburn in Horsemanship ... Opened the year with a 76-71.5 victory on the road at UT Martin ... Scored a career-best 77.5 points on the road at No. 10 South Carolina (11/17), tying Megan Overberg for the team point ... Closed out the regular season with a three-match winning streak ... Bested her opponent vs. No. 9 South Carolina (2/24) at home with a 75-72.5 win ... Topped Kara Vickery of No. 5 SMU (3/3) with a 75.5-73.5 victory ... Capped the regular season with a 73-69 win over Taylor Dixon of Fresno State (3/10).
 
2016-17: Finished the season with an impressive overall record of 11-3-1 in Horsemanship ... Competed in six meets for Auburn in Reining, coming away with a 1-5-0 record ... Earned MOP honors in Horsemanship vs. Ole Miss (9/23) to open the season, totaling 73.5 points in her collegiate debut ... Opened the season on a 10-match unbeaten streak, going 9-0-1 in process ... Scored a season-best 76 points on two occasions, including in a win at then-No. 1 Baylor (3/3) ... Finished 4-1-1 in SEC regular season competition ... Won her first point in Reining over Georgia's Charley Thiel in the SEC Final (3/25), 144.5-133.5 ... Earned MOP honors for her ride against the Bulldogs at the conference meet ... Went undefeated in Horsemanship at the NCEA Championships (4/14-15).
 
Prior to Auburn: 2013 AQHA Justin Rookie of the Year ... 18 ApHC World Championship.
 
Personal: Daughter of John and Christina Kaufmann ... Has a younger brother, Kyle ... A communication major through the College of Liberal Arts.

SeasonEventMeetsMVPWinLossTie
2016-17Horsemanship1511131
2017-18Horsemanship170692
2018-19Horsemanship160763
2019-20Horsemanship130670
CareerHorsemanship61130256
SeasonEventMeetsMOPWinLossTie
2016-17Reining61150
2018-19Reining*11100
2019-20Reining*10100
CareerReining82350


* does not count towards All-America or overall team records because of exhibition.