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2023-24 Equestrian Roster

Profile

  • JS
    Position
  • Fifth Year
    Class
  • Andover, Mass.
    Hometown
  • 5'10
    Height
  • Andover HS
    High School
BU EQ Silvestri 2023 Headshot
Dominika Silvestri
JS
Position
Fifth Year
Class
Andover, Mass.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

• 2023 NCEA Co-Flat Rider of the Year
• 2023 NCEA All-America First Team - Flat
• 2023 Big 12 Flat Rider of the Year
• 2023 All-Big 12 Flat Team
• 2023 Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Performer – Fences
• Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team - 2022, 2023, 2024
• 2023 APHA NCEA All-Academic Second Team
• Three-time NCEA Academic Honor Roll - 2021, 2023, 2024
• Two-time NCEA Flat Rider of the Month – (3/22, 1/23)
• Two-time Big 12 Flat Rider of the Month – (11/22, 1/23, 3/24)
• Two-time Big 12 Fences Rider of the Month – (1/23, 3/23)
• Two-time NCEA All-Academic First Team – 2022, 2024
 Three-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll - Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2019

2023-24 (5th Year):
Competed in both Fences and Flat for the season … Appeared in 12 meets for Fences with a 6-5-1 record … Her average score for the season was a 78.6 … Her high score was an 88 against No. 1 TCU for the win, 88-82 (3/1) … Her 85-78 ride against Fresno State earned her an MOP (11/2) … Took down No. 1 TCU with a 70-50 score on the road (11/10) … Won her point against Delaware State with a 76-75 (11/17), against No. 5 Georgia with an 85-74 (1/27) and against Fresno State in the Big 12 Championship with a 77-56.33 (3/30) … On the Flat she competed in 12 meets with a 5-5-2 record … Her season average score was a 79.1 … Won against No. 1 TCU with a 78-77 decision (11/10) … Earned her point an the MOP with an 80-76 victory over Delaware State (11/17) … Defeated TCU twice in a row with an 86-83 (3/1) and then 80.33-79.67 in the Big 12 Championship (3/29) … Her high score was an 87-87 tie with Fresno State (2/16) … Named Big 12 Rider of the Month for Flat in March … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … NCEA Academic Honor Roll … NCEA All-Academic First Team.

2022-23 (Senior):
2023 NCEA Co-Flat Rider of the Year … 2023 NCEA All-America First Team in Flat … 2023 Big 12 Flat Rider of the Year … All-Big 12 Flat Team selection … Most Outstanding Performer in Fences at 2023 Big 12 Championship … Two-time Big 12 Flat Rider of the Month … Two-time Big 12 Fences Rider of the Month … NCEA Flat Rider of the Month in January 2023 … Became the first Bear in the program’s recorded history to collect 14 wins in Flat … Led team with nine Fences wins … Went 14-2 in Flat with two Most Outstanding Performer honors and 9-5-1 in Fences with three MOP’s … Became the second Bear all-time to eclipse five career Fences Most Outstanding Performer honors … Named the Big 12 Flat Rider of the Month for November after going 2-0 and averaging a 77 on the month … Named both the NCEA and Big 12 Flat Rider of the Month for January after another 2-0 month … Also earned Big 12 Fences Rider of the Month recognition in January … Picked up Big 12 Fences Co-Rider of the Month honors in March after going 3-1 in the event … Tied for the team-high in Fences with an 87 (vs. Fresno State, 3/25) … Earned fourth-career Fences MOP vs. TCU (10/21) with a season-high 86 in upset over the No. 1-ranked Horned Frogs … Named MOP vs. Fresno State (11/18) in Flat after winning her fifth-consecutive point with an 80 … Named Flat MOP vs. UT Martin (1/27) with an 84 … Collected MOP honors in third-consecutive meet, this time in Fences, against South Dakota State (1/28) after scoring another 84 … Tallied a career-high 92 in Flat vs. Oklahoma State (2/18) … Notched her 10th Flat win of the season vs. SMU (3/2) … Collected her fifth overall MOP of the year and third in Fences at TCU (3/4) … Was named the 2023 Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Performer in Fences after going 2-0 during the tournament … Averaged an 82.56 on the year in Fences, the highest mark in program history during the Maxwell era, and a 79.29 in Flat … Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team, APHA NCEA Academic Second Team and NCEA Academic Honor Roll.
 
2021-22 (Junior):
Compiled a 11-10-2 overall record in Fences and Flat...Went 3-4-1 in Fences and 8-6-1 in Flat...Named NCEA Flat Rider of the Month in March 2022...Earned three MOP nods in Fences...Defeated Fresno State's Olivia Ferro 85-82 to collect first Fences MOP honor of her career...Opened the spring season with an MOP ride, edging out TCU's Sydney Berube 88-84...Earned third Fences MOP honor of the season with a career-high 89 at Fresno State...Garnered one Flat MOP nod, defeating Oklahoma State's Sydnie Ziegler with an 80...Posted a career-high 91 in Flat at Fresno State...Went 3-1 in Fences and 4-1-1 in Flat through Big 12 play...Competed in both rounds of the Big 12 Championship in Flat.... Dominated Fresno State's Taylor Holstead 156.5-137 in the Big 12 Championship Consolation...Competed in Fences and Flat in the NCEA National Championship Quarterfinal...Defeated Texas A&M's Devon Thomas in Flat 221.5-203...NCEA All-Academic First Team member...First Team Academic All-Big 12 selection.

2020-21 (Sophomore):
Went 0-1 in Flat during sophomore season…Participated in two exhibition rides with an 0-1-1 record…Opened the season with an 81-77 exhibition loss in Fences against TCU’s Wynne Weatherly…Inserted into the Flat lineup for March 6 contest at Oklahoma State, but lost 85-58 to Katie Pelzel…Capped off season with a 70-70 tie at SMU on March 13 against Hana Bieling…Named to the APHA NCEA Academic Honor Roll.

2019-20 (Freshman):
Went 1-0 in fences and competed in two exhibition rides…Defeated Delaware State’s Gabrielle Fournier, 65-64…Posted an 80 against SMU’s Haley Zimmerman in first exhibition ride…Posted an 82 against TCU’s Emily Williams…Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…SACE Academic Champion.

High School:
8th place at New England Horseman's Council Finals...3rd at Taylor Harris Finals...1st at IEA Nationals in Open Over Fences...1st at NEHJA Derby Finals...3rd in USHJA Hunter Derby in Lake Placid, NY.

Personal:
Graduate of Andover High School in Andover, Mass...Parents are Dominick Silvestri and Susan Kremenezky...CCD Teacher...Community service with church.