2017-18 Equestrian Roster
Roster
Taylor Dixon
- Position:
- Western
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dover, Del.
- High School:
- Smyrna HS
- 2017-18 NCEAÂ First Team All-Academic
- 2015-16 NCEAÂ Second Team All-America (Horsemanship)
- 2015-16 UEC Horsemanship Rider of the Year
- Oct. 2015- UEC Horsemanship Rider of the Month
- Nov. 2014- UEC Horsemanship Rider of the Month
2016-17 (Junior): Went 9-6-2 with an MOP in Horsemanship and 5-8-2 in Reining ... earned points in both events against then-No. 1 Baylor (Feb. 17) and SMU (Feb. 19), where she earned her MOP ... scored points in Horsemanship against South Dakota State (Oct. 1), then-No. 1 Auburn (Oct. 7), TCU (Oct. 21), South Carolina (Nov. 4), Georgia (March 3), Delaware State (March 24) and New Mexico State (April 13) ... scored points in Reining against TCU (Feb. 11), Oklahoma State (March 11) and Georgia (April 14) ... earned a season-best 76 in a Horsemanship win over South Carolina and a season-best 71.5 in a Reining loss against TCU on Oct. 21.
2015-16 (Sophomore): Second-team NCEA All-American … named UEC All-Conference and United Equestrian Conference Horsemanship Rider of the Year … UEC October Rider of the Month … rode in all 14 of Fresno State’s competitions, posting a 11-14 overall record … went 9-5 in Horsemanship, 2-9 in Reining and was victorious in 6-of-9 UEC matchups …  was named the Most Outstanding Player in Horsemanship on four occasions (10/3, 10/24, 2/5,2/6,) and was the Reining MOP on Oct. 10 versus Baylor … performed in both Western events during the annual Red vs. Blue scrimmage, helping the Red team to a point with a score of 68 in Reining … logged a high score of 76 in Horsemanship versus Georgia on Oct. 2 and outscored her Reining opponent with a personal-best 69.5 on Oct. 10.Â
2014-15 (Freshman): Crowned the United Equestrian Conference Horsemanship Rider of the Month in November after going undefeated at home ... earned Most Outstanding Player after recording a personal-best ride against Kansas State ... scored a half-point in a 145-144.5 win over Clarissa Edgerton at Nationals.
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High School: 2009 PtHA WC Youth Junior English Pleasure, Youth Junior Horsemanship, RWC Youth Junior Bareback HMS ... 2010 PtHA WC Youth Senior English Pleasure, Youth Senior Hunter under Saddle, APHA WC 14-18 Hunter under Saddle ... 2011 APHA WC 14-18 Trail, RWC 14-18 HMS ... 2012 PtHA WC x7, APHA RWC 14-18 WP ... 2013 APHA RWC 14-18 Trail, 14-18 Hunter under Saddle ... 2014 APHA RWC 14-18 HMS.
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Personal: Parents are Ruth and Lee Dixon ... hobbies include riding horses, swimming, reading, traveling and watching baseball ... favorite athlete is Derek Jeter because of his talent and dedication to helping struggling communities ... biggest athletic thrill is the true excitement when overcoming an obstacle or mastering something challenging ... admires her parents most because they always support her dreams ... chose Fresno State because of the welcoming equestrian team and the strong agricultural influence.
