Kelly Bovaird Class: Sophomore Hometown: Tulsa, Okla. Event: Western

2010-11 Western
Was one of seven Wildcat Western riders to receive a Varsity letter in 2010-11...Garnered Most Outstanding freshman honors in Western at the 2011 Wildcat equestrian year-end awards banquet... Ended 2010-11 with a team-high 12 overall wins... Garnered All-American Honorable Mention honors in Horsemanship for her performance during the regular season... Defeated Auburn's Chelsea Zillner, 74-73 to kick off the 2010 season... Notched first match-MVP award of the year by out riding South Dakota State's Britta Barta, 72.5-70... Defeated South Carolina rider Taylor Singmaster, 74.5-73.5 to pick up her third win of the season... Carded a victory and match-MVP honors in a 76-74.5 victory over Courtney Whitacre of Oklahoma State... Closed out the '10-11 regular season by winning four of five matches, which included picking up her third match-MVP award of the season, over riders from Auburn, South Carolina, and Texas A&M... Was selected to ride in the 2011 Big 12 Championships... Knocked off her counterparts from Tennessee-Martin, Oklahoma State and Auburn to help the Western squad to its second Reserve National Championship in as many years at the 2011 Varsity Equestrian National Championships.

Personal
Was named the 2008 Palomino World Champion... Had multiple top-5 and top-10 finishes at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress... Daughter of Davis Bovaird and Sara Bovaird... Born December 17, 1991... Plans to major in animal science with the hopes of becoming an equine surgeon.