Eliza Shuford Hucks

A former member of the United States Equestrian Team and leading rider on the Grand Prix circuit, Eliza won the American Grand Prix Association Rookie of the Year Award in 1998 when she was a sophomore at Davison College. She also helped the U.S. win several U.S. Nations Cup competitions as well.

Eliza’s success started early. At age 13, she earned U.S. Equestrian Federation First in the Nation honors in the Juniors; several years later, she added the First in the Nation Amateur title. From 2006-2008, Eliza rode on four U.S. Nations Cup teams. In 2006, she was a member of the winning Nations Cup team in Buenos Aires, 阿根廷, and an alternate for the team in Barcelona, 西班牙.

The following year, she was a member of the winning Nations Cup teams in Hamina, 芬兰, and Falsterbo, 瑞典. She also won two Grand Prix competitions, including the $150,000 FTI Grand Prix at the 2007 Hampton Classic, when she outrode several Olympians in a dramatic performance. She also was a member of the fourth-place Nations Cup team in Lummen, Belgium.

Although her sister Nancy ’89 spent three years at Foxcroft, Eliza came as a junior and mostly because of riding. She was one of the earliest participants in the Exceptional Proficiency program, which enabled her to train in Ocala, FL, in the winter, and compete up and down the East Coast while in high school.

At Foxcroft, Eliza was a member of the 骑 Officers Club and Foxcroft 骑 Team as a senior. She was also Grand Junior Champion at the 米德尔 Hunter Classic that year. In 2012, the lifelong resident of Hickory, NC, retired from Grand Prix competition. She has focused on breeding, training, teaching, and her family.