Equestrians Win Spring Opener at Georgia Southern

Saturday, February 3

Evermore Farms - Brooklet, Ga.

ALL DAY

College of Charleston

Georgia Southern Show

2/5/2018 3:30:00 PM | Equestrian

Photo Credit: Stephanie Hustad

BROOKLET, Ga. – The College of Charleston equestrian team won the spring season-opening IHSA Show hosted by Georgia Southern on Feb. 3 at Evermore Farm.

The Cougars posted 40 points followed by host Georgia Southern's 37 points. The team now leads IHSA Zone 5 Region 3 by 23 points over second-place South Carolina.

Freshman Makenna Grierson won Section A of Novice Fences followed by junior Sammie Barton's win in Section B of Novice Fences.

Junior Shannon Rice started the flat portion of the day with a win in Open Flat Section B, while Barton won her section of Intermediate Flat.

Junior Jenna McIntosh followed with a win in Advanced Walk/Trot/Canter and sophomore Ruby Gonzales closed out the day for the Cougars by winning her section of Advanced Walk/Trot/Canter.

Qualifying for Regional Finals were Gonzales in Walk/Trot/Canter, Rice in Open Flat and senior Hannah Showell in Open Fences.

CofC will next compete at the two-day Wofford Show on Feb. 24-25 at Clearview Farm in Landrum, S.C.

REGIONAL QUALIFIERS
Samantha Barton            Novice Flat
Sophie Meserve            Novice Fences
Christina Hayden           Intermediate Flat
Shannon Rice               Intermediate Flat, Open Flat (can only compete in Open Flat at Region Finals)
Rio Parker                 Intermediate Fences
Ruby Gonzales              Walk/Trot/Canter
Hannah Showell             Open Fences

TEAM RESULTS
College of Charleston      40
Georgia Southern           37
South Carolina             32
Coastal Carolina           29
Clemson                    23
USC Aiken                  21
Wofford                    21
Lander                     19
Converse                   18
Furman                     13
Wesleyan                   5

REGION STANDINGS
College of Charleston      254
South Carolina             231
Georgia Southern           203
Coastal Carolina           183
Clemson                  181
Furman                     150
USC Aiken                  142
Converse                   124
Wofford                    92
Lander                     62
Wesleyan                   53