Equestrians Finish Second at IHSA Zone 5 Finals

Saturday, April 7

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College of Charleston

IHSA Zone 5 Finals

4/8/2018 2:05:00 PM | Equestrian

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The College of Charleston equestrian team finished second at the IHSA Zone 5 Finals at the Savannah College of Art and Design's Ronald C. Waranch Equestrian Center on Saturday.

SCAD won the Championship with 48 points followed by the Reserve Champion Cougars with 39 points.

"We got off to a slow start in the over fences part of the show posting only 10 points after three classes," CofC Head Coach Bob Story said. "One of our biggest strengths is the ability to focus and not panic when we get behind. After the fence classes, SCAD had 19 points and Berry College had 16 points, while we had 10 points."

Junior Sophia Meserve turned in a second-place finish in Team Intermediate Flat, while sophomore Gabrielle Bernier rode to a second-place finish in Team Novice Flat. The Cougars were closing the gap, but only a point at a time.

Sophomore Elif Caynak received second in Team Walk/Trot with the Berry rider finishing fifth. At this point of the IHSA Zone Finals competition, the team was one point out of second place. Sophomore Samantha Bledsoe took the blue ribbon in Team Walk/Trot/Canter putting CofC up by one over now third-place Berry. Junior Shannon Rice was the last team rider of the day in Team Open Flat.

"There is nothing that seems to faze Shannon," Story said. "She drew a horse named Maverick that we know quite well. We didn't say a lot to each other before she entered the ring. I just told her to ride the hair off him and boy did she ever."

Rice took the blue ribbon sealing the second-place finish for College of Charleston.

Sophomore Elizabeth High qualified for the IHSA National Championship by winning her Individual Walk/Trot class. Senior Rio Parker was third in Individual Intermediate Fences, while Meserve finished in fourth place in Individual Novice Fences. Sophomore Molly Coyle finished sixth in Individual Novice Flat and sophomore Ruby Gonzales placed sixth in individual Walk/Trot/Canter.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. SCAD (Champion) - 48 points
2. College of Charleston (Reserve Champion) - 39 points
3 - Berry College - 35 points
4 - Vanderbilt - 27 points
5 - LSU - 19 points

TEAM CLASS RESULTS
Open Over Fences
1. Adam Edgar - SCAD
2. Caroline Biggs - Vandy
3. Lauren Zavodney - Berry
4. Samantha Lombardo - LSU
5. Rio Parker - College of Charleston

Open Flat
1. Shannon Rice - College of Charleston
2. Adam Edgar - SCAD
3. Lexi White - Berry
4. Caroline Biggs - Vandy
5. Julia Power - LSU

Intermediate Over Fences
1. Elliette McElroy - Berry
2. Olivia Murray - SCAD
3. Gabrielle Bernier - College of Charleston
4. Kara Katona - Vandy
5. Andrea Owens - LSU

Intermediate Flat
1. Madelyn Keck - SCAD
2. Sophia Meserve - College of Charleston
3. Erin McGlone - Berry
4. Sydney Cottingham - LSU
5. Kara Katona - Vandy

Novice Over Fences
1. Tess Mroczka - SCAD
2. Maggie Stanford - Berry
3. Molly Coyle - College of Charleston
4. Jenna Feltes - Vandy
5. Sydney Talbot - LSU

Novice Flat
1. Brady Martino - SCAD
2. Gabrielle Bernier - College of Charleston
3. Maggie Sanford - Berry
4. Grace Baum - Vandy
5. Shelby Grainer - LSU

Walk/Trot/Canter
1. Samantha Beldsoe - College of Charleston
2. Ansley Kozar - Berry
3. Maddie Pinard - Vandy
4. Allison Bates - SCAD
5. Simone Giroir - LSU

Walk/Trot
1. Vincent DeLissio - SCAD
2. Elif Caynak - College of Charleston
3. Haley Dotter - Vandy
4. Fiona McClain - LSU
5. Sarah Wood - Berry

INDIVIDUAL CLASS RESULTS
Intermediate Over Fences
1. Emory Barnes - Ole Miss
2. Kayla Steinmetz - Florida
3. Rio Parker - College of Charleston
4. Grace Rischar - Murray State
5. Madelyn Malone - Alabama
6. Caroline Biggs- Vanderbilt
7. Madeline Cashman - Tampa
8. Stephanie VanDreumel - LSU
9. Anne Curtiss - Furman
10. Katherine Mannina - Tulane

Novice Over Fences
1. Erin Buckley - Maryville College
2. Julia Rhyne - MTSU
3. Kasey Emm - Alabama
4. Sophia Meserve - College of Charleston
5. Lillian Hilgers - SCAD
6. Madison Eiberger - Berry College
7. Laura Tarver - Texas
8. Alyssa Padlo - Georgia Southern
9. Lindsay Pristou - Tulane
10. Emily Shoaff - Florida Southern College

Novice Flat
1. Lilian Hilgers - SCAD
2. Molly Murtha - UCF
3. Kelly Dasch - South Carolina
4. Erin Buckley - Maryville College
5. Jacqueline Rosorough - Auburn
6. Molly Coyle - College of Charleston
7. Sydney Cottingham - LSU
8. Lindsay Ross - MTSU
9. Lindsay Garrison - Berry College
10. Catherine Osborn - Texas

Walk/Trot/Canter
1. Maggie Sanford - Berry College
2. Carol Hayes - Florida
3. Jenna Delozier - Maryville College
4. Morgan Tibble - Alabama
5. Shona Whitfield - Florida Southern College
6. Ruby Gonzales - College of Charleston
7. Margaret Dupree - Sewanee College
8. Julia Reeves - Texas State
9. Elizabeth Ludwig - Texas State
10. Morgan Stanley - Coastal Carolina

Walk/Trot
1. Elizabeth High - College of Charleston
2. Andrea Hill - Berry College
3. Kaley Coyman - UCF
4. Olivia Crimbly - Tampa
5. Krissy King - Tulane
6. Ali Schmitt - Tennessee
7. Zoe Martin - LSU
8. Victoria Lackey - Coastal Carolina
9. Abdullah Alibrahim - Alabama