Cougars Ride To Fifth-And Second-Place Finish at Two-Day USC Show

Saturday, October 14

Three Fox Farm - Blythewood, S.C.

ALL DAY

College of Charleston

South Carolina Show (Day One)

Cougars Ride To Fifth-And Second-Place Finish at Two-Day USC Show

10/16/2017 3:20:00 PM | Equestrian

Photo Credit: Stephanie Hustad

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. – In its second weekend of fall competition, the College of Charleston equestrian team rode to a fifth-place finish on Day One and a second-place finish on Day Two at the two-day University of South Carolina IHSA Show held on Oct. 14-15 at Three Fox Farm.

DAY ONE RECAP
CofC placed fifth on Saturday with 24 points, while Georgia Southern won the first day of competition (35 points) followed by host USC (34 points).

Senior Hannah Showell (Ocean City, Md.) won her section of Open Fences – the only Cougar to win a class on Day One.

"It is frustrating when the team rides well and they are not rewarded for those rides," CofC Head Coach Bob Story said. "The team kept a positive attitude throughout the day and continued to ride mistake free."

DAY ONE TEAM RESULTS
Georgia Southern           35
South Carolina             34
Clemson                    33
Furman                     26
College of Charleston      24
Coastal Carolina           23
Converse                   18
USC Aiken                  15
Lander                     13
Wesleyan                   12
Wofford                    10

DAY ONE REGIONAL STANDINGS
South Carolina             70
Georgia Southern           63
College of Charleston      62
Clemson                    58
Furman                     50
Coastal Carolina           50
Converse                   38
Lander                     24
Wesleyan                   22
USC Aiken                  22
Wofford                    10

DAY TWO RECAP
College of Charleston made strides on Day Two by tying Clemson as reserve high point team (31 points) to close out competition at the USC Show on Sunday. USC Aiken won the second day with 34 points.

Senior Christina Hayden (Edina, Minn.) won her section of Intermediate Flat, while sophomore Elizabeth High (Georgetown, S.C.) won her Walk Trot class. Junior Sammie Barton (Colbert, Ga.) won in Novice Flat and earned reserve high point rider of the day on Sunday. She was the only CofC equestrian to show in more than one division on Day Two.

"We had several opportunities to win on Sunday," Story said. "Crucial mistakes at the wrong times really cost us. We focus on mistake-free rides and really drove that point home to the team. Overall, we had a good day and are anxious to redeem ourselves at Clemson's two-day show next weekend."

The Cougars will go into their second-straight weekend show at Clemson with a one-point lead (93 points) in the regional standings ahead of Georgia Southern (92 points). The two-day Clemson IHSA Show will be held on Oct. 21-22 at Garrison Arena in Pendleton, S.C.

DAY TWO TEAM RESULTS
USC Aiken                  34
College of Charleston      31
Clemson                    31
Georgia Southern           29
Furman                     24
South Carolina             21
Coastal Carolina           20
Wofford                    16
Wesleyan                   11
Converse                   10
Lander                     6

DAY TWO REGIONAL STANDINGS
College of Charleston      93
Georgia Southern           92
South Carolina             91
Clemson                    89
Furman                     74
Coastal Carolina           70
USC Aiken                  56
Converse                   48
Wesleyan                   33
Lander                     30
Wofford                    26