BRISTOL, Va. – The Intermont Equestrian at Emory & Henry College IDA Team made it five wins in a row as the Wasps’ Team A finished first out of 12 teams Saturday at the Emory & Henry College Equestrian Center. The E&H B Team was third on the day.
For a second straight week, the Wasps' winning team scored 19 points, just one place shy of a perfect score.
In the First Level, junior Nick Martino (Bel Air, Md.) claimed the top spot on a score of 73.13% for Team A while senior Bailey Halverson (Concord, N.C.) was fourth (66.41%) for Team B. Junior Mandy Snow (Bradford, Me.) rode in the First Level as an individual for E&H, placing sixth (64.06%).
The Upper Training Level was won by Team-A senior Karissa Donohue (Benson, N.C.) as she scored a 77.5%. Senior Morgan Sollenberger (Concord, N.C.) posted a fourth-place finish in the level on a score of 69.42% for Team B.
Team B senior Megan Wilson-Bost (Glouster, Va.) placed fourth in the Lower Training Level (67.39%) while sophomore Eli Worth-Jones (Abingdon, Va.) notched a fifth-place finish (66.96%) for Team A.
Junior Sierra Davenport (Chilhowie, Va.) won the Introductory Level for Team B with a ride of 68.44% while junior Taylor Carroll (Garner, N.C.) was the runner-up, riding for Team A with a score of 68.13%.
Donohue was named the High-Point Rider of the Day for a third time this year and a second-straight show. Martino was the Reserve-High Point Rider of the Day.
Emory & Henry will take a break from IDA competition until Saturday, April 2 when it travels to Virginia Tech. The Wasps will conclude the IDA regular season on Sunday, April 3 at Wake Forest University.
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Team Results
| Place | Team |
|
Score |
|
Pct. |
|
| 1. | Emory & Henry - A |
|
19 |
|
|
|
| 2. | Virginia Tech - A |
|
14 |
|
|
|
| 3. | Emory & Henry - B |
|
13 |
|
|
|
| 4. | Wake Forest - A |
|
11 |
|
|
|
| 5. | Bridgewater - A |
|
10 |
|
|
|
| 6. | Bridgewater - B |
|
6 |
|
|
|
| 7. | Virginia Tech - B |
|
4 |
|
|
|
| 8. | Virginia |
|
3 |
|
|
|
| 9. | Wake Forest - B |
|
1 |
|
63.95% |
|
| 10. | Ferrum |
|
1 |
|
60.08% |
|
| 11. | Radford |
|
0 |
|
57.80% |
|
| 12. | Appalachian State |
|
0 |
|
54.10% |
|
*Ties for ninth and 11th-place were broken by scoring average.