2019-20 Equestrian Roster
Roster
Laska Anderson
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Grayson County High School
- Hometown:
- Leitchfield, Ky.
Rhodes Scholar Finalist
Dr. Prentice Gautt Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship
APHA NCEA Academic Honor Roll
Signature Academics NCEA Standout Student-Athlete of the Month - September
Anderson did not see meet action on the season... Served in her second year as a Student Coach assisting Western Coach Melissa Dukes... Was named a prestigious Rhodes Scholar Finalist... Earned the Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship from the Big 12... Named to the APHA NCEA Academic Honor Roll... Awarded the NCEA Signature Academics Standout Student-Athlete of the Month in September for her summer research abroad after winning TCU's AddRan Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
2018-19 | JUNIOR
Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award
Academic All-Big 12 First Team, 4.0 GPA
APHA NCEA Academic Honor Roll
Anderson did not see meet action on the season... Assisted Head Western Coach Melissa Dukes as a Student Coach throughout the season... Honored with the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award which recoginzes Student Athletes that maintain a GPA over 3.8 and over 100 credit hours... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team for the third consecutive year... Also named to the Farnam NCEA Academic All-America Honor Roll.
2017-18 | SOPHOMORE
All-Big 12 Horsemanship
Academic All-Big 12 First Team, 4.0 GPA
Big 12 Rider of the Month - November, February
Elite Equestrian
NCEA Horsemanship Rider of the Year
Ariat NCEA First Team All-America - Horsemanship
NCEA Academic All-America First Team
Shorty's Hattery NCEA Rider of the Month - January, February
Anderson competed in all 14 competitive regular-season meets during her sophomore season ... Finished regular-season play with a 12-1-1 record ... Earned MOP accolades against Texas A&M, Fresno State, UT-Martin and SMU ... Rode to a career-high 79 points against Baylor in the Spring ... Had an average score of 74.25 ... Competed in all seven postseason meets for the Frogs, finishing with a record of 5-1-1 ... Posted a 155.5 against Baylor in the Big 12 Championship ... Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team as well as to the Farnam NCEA All-Academic First Team with a 4.0 GPA ... Selected to the All-Big 12 Horsemanship team and as Ariat NCEA First Team All-America ... Named the Elite Equestrian award recipient at the NCEA Championship, awarded to the rider in the semifinals with the highest GPA ... Named the NCEA Horsemanship Rider of the Year.
2016-17 | FRESHMAN
2017 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, 4.0 GPA
Anderson saw action in 10 meets competitively and three meets in exhibition in Horsemanship during her freshman season ... Posted an overall record of 5-5 ... Her season-high score of 75.5 defeated Oklahoma State's Kristen Chamberland ... Recorded two MOPs against Oklahoma State and Fresno State, respectively ... Had an average score of 71.75 in regular season play ... Earned her point for the Frogs twice against Baylor in the postseason ... Finished out the season being named to the 2017 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
PREP CAREER
Anderson earned an AQHA Superior in Horsemanship ... She also earned Reserve Congress Championship accolades in Horsemanship ... An AQHA Youth Champion, Anderson placed in the top-10 at both Congress and the World Show ... She also excelled academically as she was the Vice President of National Honor Society and earned the AP Scholar Award ... Anderson was also the District and State Champion for her National History Day Research Project at Grayson County High School.
| Season | Event | Meets | MOP | Win | Loss | Ties | High Score |
| 2016-17 | Horsemanship | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 75.5 |
| 2017-18 | Horsemanship | 21 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 79 |
| 2018-19 | Horsemanship | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --- |
| 2019-20 | Horsemanship | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --- |
| Career | Horsemanship | 31 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 79 |
