Baylor

• Big 12 Horsemanship Rider of the Year (2025)
• Ariat NCEA First Team All-America (2025)
• All-Big 12 Horsemanship Team (2025)
• Big 12 Horsemanship Rider of the Month (January 2023, February '25, March '25)
• Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2023, '24, '25)
• APHA NCEA All-Academic Second Team (2024, '25)
• APHA NCEA All-Academic First Team (2023)
• NCEA Academic Honor Roll (2023, '24)
• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2022)
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2022, Fall 2021)

2024-25 (Senior):
Competed in all 12 meets this season in Horsemanship … Went 10-2 on the season … Had a season average score of 73.59 … Went undefeated in conference play …  Earned three Horsemanship MOPs to lead the team; earned one against No. 5 Fresno State with a 76.75-74.25 decision (11/1), against No. 4 OSU she won her point 75.5-72.5 to earn it (2/15), and garnered her third after a 75-73.25 ride against No. 2 TCU on Senior Day (3/1) … March Big 12 Co-Rider of the Month … February Big 12 Rider of the Month … Big 12 Horsemanship Rider of the Year … All-Big 12 Horsemanship Team … Ariat NCEA First-Team All-American … NCEA All-Academic Second Team ... Academic All-Big 12.

2023-24 (Junior):
Competed in 14 meets in Horsemanship … Had a record of 7-6-1 for the season … Her season average score was a 73.04 … Earned her first win of the season and the MOP honor against No. 5 Oklahoma State with a 75.5-74.5 decision (10/13) … Had a win over No. 10 UT Martin with a 73.5 (11/18) … Won three-straight points against No. 7 Oklahoma State, 75.5-73.5 (2/9), against Fresno State with a 75.5-74 (2/16) and against No. 9 UC Davis with 72-71 (2/17) … Earned a win over No. 1 TCU in the Big 12 Championship by a 0.17 (3/29) … Also got the win against Fresno State at the Championship with a 75.5-70.33 (3/30) … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … NCEA Academic Honor Roll … NCEA All-Academic Second Team.

2022-23 (Sophomore):
Went 9-6-1 in Horsemanship as a sophomore and added two Most Outstanding Performer honors … Led team with nine Horsemanship wins in 2022-23 … Named Big 12 Horsemanship Rider of the Month for January after a 2-0 month … Gathered her first-career MOP honor with a then-personal best score of 77 in Horsemanship vs. Fresno State (11/18) … Topped her season best with a 78 against South Dakota State (1/28), earning her second MOP of the season and matching her career-high score … Also scored points at Georgia (9/30), at SMU (11/4), vs. UT Martin (1/27), vs. Minnesota Crookston (2/3), vs. SMU (3/2), at Oklahoma State (3/24) and vs. Fresno State (3/25) … Averaged a 74.06 on the year … Won five rides in a row from Nov. 4 to Feb. 3 … Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team, APHA NCEA All-Academic First Team and NCEA Academic Honor Roll.

2021-22 (Freshman):
Went 0-2 overall in Horsemanship...Competed in two exhibition rides...Set the team-high score in Horsemanship with a 78 in her collegiate debut against Auburn on Nov. 19...Went 0-1 in Big 12 play...Posted a 75-71 exhibition victory over Fresno State's Anna Wegenast.

High School:
Attended Southeast Polk High School in Pleasant Hill, Iowa…2019 Arizona National Champion in Showmanship…Placed sixth in Trail at All American Quarter Horse Congress in 2019…2018 Reserve AQHA World Champion in Level 2 Showmanship…Finished top-10 at the 2018 AQHA World Show in Level 3 Showmanship…Ranked first in the nation in Level 1 Showmanship and Horsemanship as of August 2018…Placed seventh in Horsemanship at 2018 Level One Championships…Received Iowa Quarter Horse Association All Around and All Around Novice Youth high-point awards.
 
Personal:
Daughter of Shannon and Laurie Rutledge…Has one sibling, Carley…Father, Shannon, played college football at Indiana…Related to professional golfer Jason Knutzon…Plans to major in business with a concentration in risk management and insurance.