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2022-23 Equestrian Roster

Grace Baum

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Sophomore
  • High School Oley Valley HS
  • Hometown Fleetwood, Pa.
  • Instagram grabau27

Biography

2022-2023 (Sophomore): Finished second in the Open Flat event at the College of Charleston IHSA Show...Placed second in the Open Flat event and fourth in the Open Fences Event on Day 1 of the Georgia Southern Showday...Placed fourth overall in the Open Flat event on Day 2 of the Georgia Southern Showday...Placed third in the Open Over Fences Event on Day 2 of the Lander Showday...Finished fourth in the Open on the flat event and sixth in the open over fences category at the USC Aiken Showday...Placed fourth in the Cacchione Cup standings.

2021-2022 (Freshman): Placed fifth in the Open Fences Event and the Open Flat Event at the University of South Carolina IHSA Show...Placed fourth in the Open Fences Category Day Two of the USC IHSA Show...Placed third in the Open Fences event at the College of Charleston IHSA Show...Finished Fifth overall in the Cacchione Cup Standings.

Prep: Attended Oley Valley High School and was vice President of NHS, FBLA and the Science Olympiad...Baum was also a member of the Student Council...Helped FBLA to a Regional Championship and State Qualifier...Baum graduated Magna Cum Laude...Baum won the PHSA From the Heart Scholarship Award, Unsung Hero Award and the World Language PAWS Award...Competed for the Valley Mist IEA Team, in 2015 finished 6th place as the high point rider and finished in second place at Regionals...2019 PHSA 3rd Place High Children’s Jumper 10th Baby Green Horse; 2015 PHSA & EPPHA Pre-Children’s Pony Champion; 2014 PHSA & EPPHA Modified Champion; 2013 PHSA & EPPHA Short Stirrup Hunter Champion PHSA & EPPHA Short Stirrup Equitation Champion; 2020 Zone 2 Equitation Championships Reserve Champion 

Personal:
Is the daughter of James and Michelle Baum...has two sisters Natalie and Julie... Is the great-great granddaughter of L. Frank Baum, the author of the Wizard of OZ.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    5'6"