Tessa Brown

Georgia rider Tessa Brown during Georgia’s meet against the University of South Carolina at the UGA Equestrian Complex in Bishop, Ga., on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (Cassie Baker/UGAAA)

Photo by: Cassie Baker/UGAAA

Position:
Jumping Seat
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bloomfield, Conn.

OVERALL RECORD: 30-16-2
FENCES RECORD: 29-16-2
FENCES MOPs: 7
HIGH SCORE: 90
FLAT RECORD: 1-1
FLAT MOPs: 0
HIGH SCORE: 87

(Junior) 2024-25: season record of 12-3-1 in Fences... led the team in wins with 12... received a pair of MOP honors against TCU and UC Davis...named NCEA Rider of the Month for Fences in Novemeber...was SEC Rider of the Month in Fences for September and November...earned NCEA Ariat First Team All-America nods...named All-SEC Fences and to the NCEA APHA All-Academic First Team...received SEC Community Service Team honors...earned a spot on the NCEA and SEC academic honor rolls.

(Sophomore) 2023-24: Overall record of 18-13-1 in Fences…received three MOP Honors…recorded a season-high score of 90 in Fences…notched a 5-1 record at home…was named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Dean’s List…SEC Winter Honor Roll…tabbed NCEA All-Academic First Team…received NCEA APHA Academic Honor Roll Recognition.

(Freshman) 2022-23: rode to a 9-7 record in Fences, went 1-0 in Flat…received SEC All-Freshman recognition… earned two MOP honors- against Sweet Briar and in the SEC Championship against Texas A&M… received a season-high 88 against Lynchburg in Fences and 87 against SMU in Flat… named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the fall and Presidential Scholars in the spring.

OTHER: Winner of the 2020 WIHS Equitation Finals… named Best Junior Rider at the 2020 Washington International Horse Show… placed fourth at ASPCA Maclay Finals 2021… placed 11th at USEF Medal Finals 2021… Gold Medalist at Prix De States Junior Jumper Team Final in 2020… in 2019, placed fourth at USEF Medal Finals…. winner of the Old Salem Equitation Challenge 2019… winner of $10,000 Gold Cup Medium Junior Jumper Classic 2019… earned a dual diploma in Global Studies… achieved High Honor Roll status in high school… an Ambassador for JustWorld and the Equus Foundation.

PERSONAL:
Born Jan. 4, 2004… the daughter of Hagan and Alicia Brown… older sister Sophie plays college tennis at Union College…majoring in Public Relations with a minor in International Affairs.