
Equestrians Win Spring Opener at Georgia Southern
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
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
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