Kelsi Shevlin

Position:
Over Fences
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Texas Tech Univ Distance
Hometown:
Alpharetta, Ga.

2011-12 (JUNIOR)
Rode nine times over fences, going 4-5 on the year … scoring average of 76.39 was fourth-best in the discipline … topped 80 points twice, including a career-high 86 in a victory over Oklahoma State’s Andrea Robbins (11/5) … also earned wins at K-State (11/11), versus K-State (3/2) and in the home finale against Baylor (3/10) … named a Texas A&M Athletics Scholar Award winner ... was a second-team NCEA Academic All-America selection and a first-team Academic All-Big 12 pick.

2010-11 (SOPHOMORE)
Won 4 of 6 rides over fences, earning the hunter seat squad’s Most Improved Award ... 75.70 scoring average was fifth-best on the hunter seat team ... claimed first career MVP thanks to an 80-76 win over Baylor’s Taylor Brown (2/12) ... took home second MVP of the year two weeks later, defeating Oklahoma State’s Ali Rose 80-78 (2/27) ... career-best 85-point ride came in victory over K-State (11/20) ... other regular-season win was against SMU (10/10) ... unbeaten in four exhibition rides over fences as well ... named a Texas A&M Athletics Scholar Award winner.

2009-10 (FRESHMAN)
Suffered two-point loss over fences in lone ride of the season ... went 0-1 in the discipline with a score of 77 ... won one of four exhbition rides on the year, downing Baylor’s Brooke Biddle in Waco, 75-67 (2/13) ... earned a Texas A&M Athletics Scholar Award.

PERSONAL
Kelsi Ann Shevlin is the daughter of Jim and Ann Shevlin of Alpharetta, Ga. ... born October 17, 1990 in Richmond, Virginia ... has two younger sisters, Tessa and Carly ... majoring in agricultural leadership and development ... hopes to ride professionally upon graduation ... personal trainers are Jim and Joan Hensen and Ralph Caristo ... has been riding 13 years, primarily hunter and equitation ... earned a diploma in 2009 from the Texas Tech University High School program for distance and outreach learning ... an honor roll student ... a three-year letterwinner in equestrian, qualifying twice for the national finals and placing first at zone finals two times ... was named reserve champion and leading varsity rider at the 2008 IEA Zone 4 Finals ... placed first in the NAL children’s equitation over fences at the 2008 Atlanta Summer show ... won the adult equitation over fences competition and was named younger adult hunter circuit reserve champion at the 2009 Glen Rose Winter Show ... enjoys spending time with friends, cooking and shopping in her spare time.