Jackie O'Connell

Position:
Equitation/Over Fences
Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
High School:
The Lincoln School
Hometown:
Saunderstown, R.I.

2011-12 (SENIOR)
Did not see any action … named a Texas A&M Athletics Scholar Award winner.

2010-11 (JUNIOR)
Fences team captain ... rode twice on the year, once over fences and once on the flat ... saw success in exhibition rides on the flat, picking up three wins ... named a Texas A&M Athletics Scholar Award winner ... named a Texas A&M Athletics Scholar Award winner.

2009-10 (SOPHOMORE)
Finished the year with a 2-5 record over fences ... season average was 57 ... high score was 77 in a two-point loss to Baylor (10/31) ... earned first career victory with a 75-61 win over Oklahoma State’s Ellie Sparks in Stillwater (11/7) ... defeated OSU’s Kayla Nix at home in the spring, 75-72 (3/6) ... won all six exhibition rides, including an 85-61 win over teammate Kelsi Shevlin (1/30) ... averaged 77 points in exhibition action ... earned a Texas A&M Athletics Scholar Award.

2008-09 (FRESHMAN)
Did not compete for points for the Aggies as a true freshman ... picked up a 77-50 exhibition win in fences over TCU’s Stephanie Schuepvach in only exhibition ride of the year (Nov. 15) ... scored a 72 in a demo fences ride and 86 on a demo flat ride on Feb. 20 ... posted a 69 in a demo ride on the flat on March 7 ... was honored with the team’s “Miss Aggie” award, one given to the team member who most represents what it means to be an Aggie.

PERSONAL
Jacquelyn Claire O’Connell is the daughter of Michael and Judith O’Connell ... Born Aug. 16, 1989 in Westerly, R.I. ... Has one brother, Andrew ... General studies major ... Chose A&M for the equestrian team and campus atmosphere ... Enjoys basketball, making smores and hanging with friends ... Plans on interning with Grand Prix trainers after graduation ... Worked at the Animal Rescue League of R.I. ... 2008 graduate of The Lincoln School in Providence, R.I. ... Honor roll student ... Lettered in basketball as a freshman before deciding to focus in on equestrian ... Has been riding nine years, primarily hunt seat equitation and hunter/jumpers ... Trainer is Kathy Fletcher ... Qualified for the USEF Hunter Seat Medal Finals as well as the ASPCA Maclay Medal Finals in both 2006 and 2007... Qualified for the U.S. Equestrian Team Show Jumping Talent Search and the New England Equitation finals in addition to being named Best Junior Rider at the Head of the Bay Classic two years in a row ... In 2006, was named among the top 25 riders in the nation in Small Junior Hunter 16-17 ... Champion and reserve in adult equitation atthe 2008 Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Fla. ... Amateur/Jr. Low Jumper Classic winner at the Skidmore College Saratoga Horse Show in 2008 at Saratoga Spings, N.Y. ... Took second in the Maclay class and seventh in the Washington jumper phase at the 2007 Lake Placid Horse Show ... Was fifth in the Maclay regional warm-up at the 2006 Grand Fall Classic in Westbrooke Hunt Club, Conn. ... Took sixth in small junior hunter at the 2006 Washington International Horse Show in Washington D.C.