BRISTOL, Va. – The Intermont Equestrian at Emory & Henry College teams will compete in a trio of national championship shows over the next three weekends. The program currently boasts 19 team national titles and 30 individual championships.
The Schedule
- 40th Annual ANRC National Intercollegiate Equitation Championship
Thursday, April 20-Sunday, April 23
hosted by Savannah College of Art & Design
- 2017 IDA National Championships
Friday, April 28-Sunday, April 30
hosted by Centenary (N.J.) University
- 2017 IHSA National Finals
Thursday, May 4-Sunday, May 7
hosted by The Kentucky Horse Park
American National Riding Commission
The ANRC Intercollegiate Equitation Championship will be hosted by the Savannah College of Art & Design at the Ronald C. Waranch Equestrian Center in Hardeeville, South Carolina. The championship is divided into National and Novice Levels and consists of four different sections across four days. ANRC is different from the other championships in that the horses come from the participating schools instead of via blind draw.
Day one consists of the Written Phase. The second and third days will see the Program Ride and Derby Phase competed at the Novice and National divisions, respectively. Scheduled for day four is the Medal Phase for both the National and Novice divisions. The top two scores for each team are counted and the sections are weighted in the following manner: Written (5%), Derby (30%), Medal (30%) and Program Ride (35%).
Competing at the National Division for Emory & Henry will are:
Rider | Horse | |||
National Division | Nick Martino | Saint | ||
Sr./Bel Air, Md. | ||||
Francisco Caba-Guil | Samson | |||
So./Almería, SPAIN | ||||
Billie Henard | Tobasco | |||
Jr./Kingsport, Tenn. | ||||
Bobbie Jo Adsit | Beau Noir | |||
Fr./Montpelier, Va. | ||||
Sydney Casady | Agincourt | |||
Jr./Harriman, Tenn. |
Novice Division riders for E&H include:
Rider | Horse | |||
Novice Division | Maddie Bonner | Kirby | ||
Fr./Powhatan, Va. | ||||
Odessa Thacker | Sunny Moon | |||
Sr./Yorktown, Va. | ||||
Jane Mikusa | Anastasia | |||
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Jr./Crystal Lake, Ill. |
Intercollegiate Dressage Association
For a second year in a row, the IDA National Championships will be held at the Centenary (N.J.) University Equestrian Center in Long Valley, New Jersey. The championship will be split in three parts, the quiz challenge, individual championship and team championship which will be contested on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday respectively.
E&H's representatives for the quiz challenge will be announced as the championship approaches.
Emory & Henry will have the most riders competing on individual day with eight. The Wasps won the Region H Championship in all four individual levels, earning automatic qualification for nationals. E&H also saw its riders finish as the reserve champions in each level, each of whom based on the IDA Wild Card tiebreaker will compete at the national show.
Emory & Henry's individual riders are:
First Level | Mandy Snow | Nick Martino | ||
Sr./Bradford, Maine | Sr./Bel Air, Md. | |||
Upper Training Level | Eli Worth-Jones | Katie Maharis | ||
Jr./Abingdon, Va. | Fr./Howard Beach, N.Y. | |||
Lower Training Level | Taylor Carroll | Sierra Davenport | ||
Sr./Garner, N.C. | Sr./Chilhowie, Va. | |||
Introductory Level | Hannah Phillips | Emily Johnston | ||
Sr./Virginia Beach, Va. | So./Gloucester, Va. |
The Wasps' team, which will compete for an unprecedented fourth-straight IDA Championship, is:
First Level | Nick Martino | |||
Sr./Bel Air, Md. | ||||
Upper Training Level | Eli Worth-Jones | |||
Jr./Abingon, Va. | ||||
Lower Training Level | Taylor Carroll | |||
Sr./Garner, N.C. |
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Introductory Level | Hannah Phillips | |||
Sr./Virginia Beach, Va. |
Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association
The IHSA National Finals return to The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky for a second year. The championship will see competition scattered over four days with the Wasps contending in each of the first three days.
Emory & Henry has four individuals who will compete this year in:
USEF/Cacchione Cup | Nick Martino | |||
Sr./Bel Air, Md. | ||||
Novice Equitation on the Flat | Bobbie Jo Adsit | |||
Fr./Montpelier, Va. | ||||
Walk/Trot/Canter Equitation | Eli Worth-Jones | |||
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Jr./Abingon, Va. | |||
Alumni Equtation on the Flat | Morgan Sollenberger | |||
Concord, N.C. | ||||
Alumni Equitiation Over Fences | Morgan Sollenberger | |||
Concord, N.C. |
As a team, the Wasps will show in each of the eight classifications as they vie to add an IHSA National Championship to their region and zone titles from earlier in the season as follows:
Open Equitation on the Flat | Nick Martino | |||
Sr./Bel Air, Md. | ||||
Open Equitation Over Fences | Francisco Caba-Guil | |||
So./Almería, SPAIN | ||||
Intermediate Equitation on the Flat | Bobbie Jo Adsit | |||
Fr./Montpelier, Va. | ||||
Intermediate Equitation Over Fences | Madison McKinsey | |||
Fr./Waynesboro, Va. | ||||
Novice Equitation on the Flat | Eli Worth-Jones | |||
Jr./Abingdon, Va. | ||||
Novice Equitation Over Fences | Bobbie Jo Adsit | |||
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Fr./Montpelier, Va. | |||
Walk/Trot/Canter Equitation | Galen Reyes | |||
Jr./Abingdon, Va. | ||||
Walk/Trot Equitation | Kelsey Bergman | |||
Fr./Christiansburg, Va. |
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