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Meghan Knapic Season 2018-19

Meghan Knapic Season 2018-19

PositionHUNT SEAT
ClassFreshman
HometownSmithtown, N.Y.

Awards and Honors
2022 NCEA First Team All-Academic
2022 NCEA Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 NCEA All-America Honorable Mention (Fences)
2021 All-SEC (Fences)
2021 NCEA First Team All-Academic
2021 NCEA Academic Honor Roll
2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 NCEA First Team All-Academic
2020 NCEA Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
NCEA Fences Rider of the Month (November 2019)
SEC Fences Rider of the Month (November 2019)
 
2021-22: Went 9-7-0 on the year in Fences … Kicked off the season on a five-meet winning streak … Opened the year with an 83-74 win over No. 2 Georgia (10/8) … Edged both her opponents on the road at No. 4 Oklahoma State (10/15) and No. 3 SMU (10/16) with 85 and 83 points, respectively … Scored back-to-back 87s against Lynchburg (10/22) and No. 7 Fresno State (10/23) for wins … Was awarded MOP for her 86
 
2020-21: Finished 11-5-0 overall in Jumping Seat action … Stands 9-2-0 in Fences and 2-3-0 in Flat for the Tigers … Won both her match ups on the road at No. 3 South Carolina to start the season (10/16) … Bested Tyler Petrie in Fences, 82-68, and followed with an 80-60 win over Mackenzie Suffy in Flat … Topped Caroline Dance of No. 7 Texas A&M (10/30), 84-81, to help the Tigers sweep the Aggies in Fences … Went undefeated in the spring in Fences, going 7-0-0 overall … Scored a season-best 87 points in her win over Lynchburg’s Kelley McCormick (3/6) … Kicked off the spring with an 83-79 win at No. 5 Texas A&M (2/13) … Bested Hayley Mairano of No. 3 Georgia, 80-79 (2/27) … Closed out the regular season with an 86-82 win vs. No. 8 South Carolina (3/13) … Picked up two Fences wins at the 2021 SEC Championship … Helped the Tigers sweep South Carolina in the semifinal with 252.5 points … Edged her Georgia opponent (3/27) in the conference final, 239-238 … Scored a career high in Flat vs. Lynchburg, winning her point with a 90.

2019-20: Had a solid sophomore season, going 9-5-0 in Fences for the Tigers … Picked her first win of the season at No. 10 UT Martin (9/19), topping Abbie Hopkins, 79-70 … Scored 88 points in her win vs. SUNY New Paltz (10/25), winning MOP honors … Earned 88 points on the road at No. 4 Texas A&M (11/9), topping her opponent by 10 points … Scored a career-high 89 points vs. No. 2 Georgia (11/15) … Picked up an 83-74 at UC Davis (1/31).

2018-19: Competed for the Tigers in the team’s exhibition meet vs. Ole Miss (10/12), topping her opponent in Equitation Over Fences, 75-57.

Prior to Auburn: Multiple championships in junior hunters and classic wins including at WEF Garden State HITS ... Eighth in the International Derby at The Ridge ... Winner of $5000 Devocoux Hunter Prix ... Third at Junior Hunter Finals (2018) ... 2017 Seventh in Washington Jumper Phase at Devon … 2017 Zone 2 Final Junior Hunter Reserve Champion … 2017 HITS Circuit Champion in the Children's Jumpers … 2016 10th Overall Junior Hunter Finals … 2016 Team Gold/Individual Bronze Zone 2 Children's Jumper Finals … 2016 Winner of HITS Culpepper Equitation Classic … 2016 HITS Circuit Champion in the Junior Hunters … 2016 and 2017 qualifier for USEF Medal Finals and ASPCA Maclay Finals.

 Personal: Daughter of John and Laurie Knapic … Older sister, Kennedy, was a member of the Auburn equestrian program (2016-19) … Graduated with her degree in marketing with the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business.

SeasonEventMeetsMVPWinLossTie
2019-20Fences141950
2020-21Fences110920
2021-22Fences161970
CareerFences41227140
SeasonEventMeetsMVPWinLossTie
2020-21Flat50230
CareerFlat50230
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Sophomore
2019-20

Jumping Seat
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Junior
2020-21

Jumping Seat
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Senior
2021-22

Jumping Seat