Celeste Fazioli - Blackjack Lane Equestrian

Biography

Clear Falls High School, League City, Texas – Expected Graduation Spring 2019

USEF Junior Member #5345811
NCAA registered prospective athlete #1610630037
IEA Zone 7 – Member since 2015

I may be a rider and a competitor, but above all I am a horsewoman and a team player. I have been riding since I was 7 years old, and have worked for and loved every second of it. Ever since I was little, I would spend all of the time I could working and riding at the barn… so not much has changed in that department! I am a working student for my trainer, doing everything from cleaning water buckets to attending shows as a helping hand. I have shown through the pony hunters, even taking the pony that I assisted in training to Pony Finals in 2016, and am now preparing to ride more consistently in big equitation classes, derbies and junior jumpers in the coming years. Aside from regular horse showing, I compete in horsemanship competitions and in IEA, where I compete in the Varsity Open division and serve as the 2017-18 Zone 7 Youth Board representative. I look forward to riding in college because I highly value the hard work and team effort that has to go into this sport to succeed, and have a lot of respect for the people that “get it done!” and strive for excellence in this complex and elite sport. I hope that through the pictures and video on this page, you can see the effort and determination that I have put into my life as an equestrian and an advanced student! Thank you for reading!
-Celeste Fazioli

Accomplishments

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Equestrian Highlights

2018:

Participated in the USHJA Emerging Athletes Program
IEA Zone 7 Youth Board Representative and National Youth Board President
Qualified for IEA Zone Finals (Varsity Open)

2017:

CPI Texas 2017 1st on the flat and 3rd O/F (Open)
CPI Texas 2017 Essay Scholarship Award Winner
Qualified for IEA Regional Finals (Varsity Open)
Clinic with George Morris
1st place in the USHJA 3’3 Jumping Seat Medal at Blue Ribbon Summer Festival in Waco, TX
6th place in the USHJA National Derby at Blue Ribbon Summer Festival in Waco, TX
Participated in the USHJA Emerging Athletes Program
IEA Zone 7 Youth Board Representative (2017-18 season)

2016:

Clinic with Joe Fargis
Clinic with Anne Kursinski
Qualified for IEA Zone Finals (Varsity Intermediate)
1st place in the WIHS Pony Equitation at Blue Ribbon Summer Festival in Waco, TX
Participated in the USHJA Emerging Athletes Program
Qualified for and competed at Pony Finals 2016 in the Medium Greens
Winner of the Emerson Burr Horsemanship Grant at Pony Finals
Blackjack Lane Equestrian IEA Co-Captain
USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge National Finalist, 6th place overall
GHHJA end of year Limit Medal/Equitation Reserve Champion

2015:

Began riding IEA
Clinic with Nona Garson

Academic and Leadership Highlights

2018:

National Honor Society
National English Honor Society
National Latin Honor Society
Member of PALs (Peer Assistance and Leadership)
CFHS Latin Club – Treasurer
Model U.N. Club – Founder
AP Scholar with Distinction Award

2017:

CFHS Latin Club – Treasurer
Texas Junior Classical League member
Suma Cum Laude (gold) on the Pentathlon test at Texas State Latin Competition
Suma Cum Laude (gold) on the National Latin Exam
Member of PALs (Peer Assistance and Leadership)
National Honor Society
National Latin Honor Society

2016:

CFHS Latin Club
CFHS Choir
Texas Junior Classical League member
Magna Cum Laude (silver) on the Pentathlon test at Texas State Latin Competition
National Latin Honor Society

2015: