The Purdue Equestrian Team is run by a student executive board with the aid of a faculty advisor. All members have the opportunity to run for officer positions during each Fall Semester.
Lauren dunnett – President
Lauren is a junior studying Genetics from White Heath, IL. She competes in the Intermediate and Limit divisions, and her favorite part of PET is “Having such a tight community within a large school. Purdue has such a large campus, and the team makes it feel more like home!”
Kelsey OLIVADOTI – Vice President
Kelsey is a junior studying mechanical engineering from Fishers, IN. She competes in the pre-novice division. Her favorite part of PET is “continuing to learn more about the sport and how supportive the team is!”
Idris Stevenson – horse care manager
Idris is a sophomore studying Mechanical Engineering from Menlo Park, CA. He competes in the limit division. His favorite part of PET is “running a NATIONAL CHAMPION with my best friends!”
Caitlyn Ford – horse care manager
Caitlyn is a freshman studying Biology from Needham, IN. She competes in the Limit division. Her Favorite part of PET is “All the friends I have made from the team.”
Payton gault – Barn manager
Payton is a senior studying Animal Sciences on a Pre-Vet track from West Linn, OR, and competes in the Novice division. Her favorite part of PET is “The close and supportive community!”
audrey Hostrawser – Horse Show manager
Audrey is a junior studying Botany with a minor in Farm Management. She is from Noblesville, IN, and competes in the Intermediate and Limit divisions. Her favorite part of PET is “The support we have for one another!”
Bridget Simone – public relations
Bridget is a sophomore studying agricultural economics on a pre-vet track from South Burlington, VT. She competes in the Limit division. Her favorite part of PET is “All the amazing people that she has met through the team, how supportive everyone is and the wonderful horses I get to learn from every ride!”
Piper Frank – public relations
Piper is a freshman studying Communications from Plymouth, IN. She competes in the Novice division. She loves PET because of “the amazing opportunities and being with a team that feels like family!”
Rianne Lui – fundraising
sadie vinson – treasurer
Sadie is a sophomore studying Animal Sciences on a Pre-Vet track from Darnestown, MD. She competes in the Limit division and her favorite part of PET is “The community! Everyone is so supportive and welcoming and I love being able to meet all of the different members who I wouldn’t otherwise know.”
Jaclyn Prystawsky – Assistant treasurer
Jaclyn is a sophomore studying Accounting and Finance from Gilberts IL. She competes in the Limit division. Her favorite part of PET is “the close-knit community and lasting friendships it fosters. The effort, passion, and dedication of every member is inspiring and continually drives the team toward excellence.”
Gracie Ripperger – secretary
Gracie is a sophomore studying Animal Sciences with a concentration in animal production from Batesville, IN. She competes in the Limit division. Her favorite part of PET is “all the amazing friends I’ve made since joining the team! Everyone is super supportive and helps you reach your goals as both a team and individually!”
Emily Levi – team rep
Emily is a junior studying Kinesiology from Franklin Lakes, NJ. She competes in the limit division. Her favorite part of PET is “How everyone uses their drive to help support not only our community but those around us as well!”
Sophie Monk – Executive Assistant
Sophie is a sophomore studying Multidisciplinary Engineering from St Clairsville, OH. She competes in the Limit division. Her favorite part of PET is “The sense of community it brings to such an individualized sport and all the friends I’ve made.”
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