Gillian Chant Class: Freshman Hometown: Abilene, Texas High School: Abilene Christian Height: 5-9 Event: Western Birthdate: 03/19/1993

GILLIAN GRACE CHANT...born March 19, 1993 in Victoria, B.C., Canada...the daughter of G. Noel and Judy Chant...has 12 years' riding experience and prefers horsemanship and equitation...currently ranked in the Top 3 nationally in Western Horsemanship...also a current world champion as the winner of the National Snaffle Bit World Championship...also was an American Quarter Horse Congress Champion, and in the AQHYA World Championship she was a top 3 finisher...multiple AQHA year-end high-point winner...considers placing 3^rd at the AQHYA world show to be her career highlight thus far...salutatorian of her graduating class at Abilene Christian High School...president of National Honor Society, student council, yearbook editor, newspaper editor, and also competed in track & field, swimming and golf...chose UGA because of the quality of its academics and the prestige of its athletics program...intends to major in linguistics and perhaps establish a practice in pediatric radiology...considers attending the USA vs. Canada Olympic hockey game at the 2010 Winter Olympics to be her biggest sports thrill to date...includes hockey, seafood, the Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens, Team Canada, the actor Stanley Tucci and sleeping among her personal favorites.