Shelby Lawson

Position:
Equitation/Over Fences
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lake Travis
Hometown:
Austin, Texas

· 2011 Texas A&M Athletics Scholar

· 2012 Texas A&M Athletics Scholar

· 2013 NCEA Academic Honorable Mention

· 2013 NCEA Academic Honor Roll

2012-13 (JUNIOR)
Competed 12 times during the season with an average score of 79.09…High score of 90 against SMU set the record for highest of the season, tied for third for all-time high score and earned her Most Outstanding Player honors…Recorded wins against South Dakota State, Fresno State and No. 5 Oklahoma State by differences of 18, eight, and seven points each…Saw action at the SEC Tournament…Received NCEA Academic Honorable Mention and Academic Honor Roll honors.

2011-12 (SOPHOMORE)
Competed in two exhibition rides over fences, averaging 67 points … high score was 70 against Oklahoma State (2/25) ... named a Texas A&M Athletics Scholar Award winner.

2010-11 (FRESHMAN)
Did not perform any varsity rides ... won her only exhibition of the year on the flat in commanding fashion, 71-50, over Oklahoma State’s Haydan Vosburgh in Stillwater (2/27) ... named a Texas A&M Athletics Scholar Award winner.

PERSONAL
Shelby Leigh Lawson is the daughter of Charles and Lynette Lawson of Austin ... born May 16, 1992 in Austin ... has an older brother, Shawn ... majoring in animal science, hopes to become a horse trainer upon graduation ... has been riding 11 years, hunter, jumper and equitation ... trainer is Jessica Smith with Sunset Cliff Farms ... qualified for the Maclay Regionals and the USEF Pessoa Medal in 2010 ... was the high-point rider at the 2010 Oklahoma junior hunters ... qualified for the 2009 Zone 7 Junior Hunter finals ... a 2010 graduate of Lake Travis High School in Austin ... enjoys art in her spare time.