University of Georgia Athletics

2025-26 Equestrian Roster

bbey Zawisza during the Georgia Equestrian Red and Black Scrimmage at UGA Equestrian Complex in Bishop, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (Leila Woods/UGAAA)
Zawisza, Abbey

Abbey Zawisza

  • Position:
    Western
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Findlay, Ohio
OVERALL RECORD: 16-14-1
HORSEMANSHIP RECORD: 16-13-1
MOPs: 3
HIGH SCORE: 78
REINING RECORD: 0-1
MOPs: 1
HIGH SCORE: 70

(Junior) 2025-26: rode to an 11-3-1 record in Horsemanship, including an undefeated 5-0 record at home and 4-0 in the postseason…led the team in wins with 11…collected a team-leading three MOP honors in Horsemanship…brought home her first MOP against Delaware State after a career high and team-leading score of 78… named to the Ariat NCEA All-American list as an honorable mention for Horsemanship…received All-SEC Horsemanship honors…selected to the NCEA All-Championship Team for Horsemanship…named to the NCEA All-Academic First Team and Honor Roll…SEC Winter Honor Roll…earned spots on the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Dean’s list in the fall and Presidential Scholars in the spring.

(Sophomore) 2024-25: made her Georgia debut in Horsemanship this season and became a regular in the lineup, competing in all 15 meets...posted a 5-10 record...rode in one meet for Reining against Auburn...recorded her career-high score of 77.3 in the 2025 NCEA National Championship meet against SMU...received NCEA APHA All-Academic Second Team nods...earned a spot on the NCEA APHA and SEC Winter honor rolls.

(Freshman) 2023-24: did not compete. 
 
Other: Five-time NSBA World Champion, two-time NSBA Reserve World Champion, two-time NSBA World Show Bronze Champion…four APHA World Champion nods and two APHA Reserve World Champion to her name…IEA 2023 National Championship Open Reining… AQHYA World Show Reining Finalist… competed at the APHA Youth World Games with Team USA in Germany, bringing home the gold… finished fifth in the Level 3 Horsemanship at the 2021 AQHYA World Show…finished first in OQHA’s year-end standings for Youth 14-18 Horsemanship and Equitation in 2021… the IEA 2021 National Champion Open Horsemanship, 2020 Reserve National Champion Open Reining, 2019 National Champion Future Intermediate Horsemanship and Reining
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