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CHRISTIANSBURG/WEYERS CAVE, Va. – The Intermont Equestrian at Emory & Henry College IDA Team showed twice over the weekend, claiming a Reserve Champion finish at Virginia Tech on Saturday and winning at Bridgewater College Sunday.
Saturday's Basics
TEAM PLACE – 2nd/6
HOST – Virginia Tech
LOCATION – Christiansburg, Virginia
VENUE – Flanagan Stables
First Level
- Senior Bobbie Jo Adsit (Montpelier, Va.) was second in the test for the team with a score of 72.571% while sophomore Allison Inggs (Mount Edgecomb, SOUTH AFRICA) was fourth (69.143%).
Upper Training Level
- Junior Delaney Dunne (Kingsport, Tenn.) took fourth, scoring a 71.379%.
Lower Training Level
- Sophomore Sofia Inchausti (Bloomsbury, N.J.) was third in the test on a ride of 69.923%.
Introductory Level
- Junior Kaitlin Meredith (Mashpee, Mass.) won the level with a score of 73.438%, earning a tiebreaker with Virginia Tech's Avery Byrd.
The Awards
- Emily Elizabeth of the University of Virginia earned High-Point Rider of the Day honors while Bridgewater's Melissa Limpicki was named Reserve High-Point Rider of the Day.
Dressage Seat Equitation
- Sophomore Eleanor Boyle (Boyds, Md.) was second in the first level while freshman Emily Esposito (Virginia Beach, Va.) was fifth.
- In Upper Training, senior Gwenyth Stromdahl (Fernandina Beach, Fla.) was second and senior Maddie Bonner (Powhatan, Va.) was fifth.
- Junior Caroline French (Raleigh, N.C.) took second place as sophomore Makalyn Williams (Granville, Ohio) placed fourth in Lower Training.
- Senior Catherine Hill (Roanoke, Va.) earned a sixth-place at the Introductory Level.
Sunday's Basics
TEAM PLACE – 1st/6
HOST – Bridgewater College
LOCATION – Weyers Cave, Virginia
VENUE – Bridgewater College Equestrian Center
First Level
- Adsit was the reserve champion at First Level.
Upper Training Level
- Dunne picked up seven points with her win in Upper Training.
Lower Training Level
- Inchausti took third in the Lower Training level.
Introductory Level
- Sophomore Becca Pagnini (Beaverdam, Va.) picked up a win in the Introductory Level.
The Awards
- Pagnini earned High-Point Rider of the Day honors thanks to her win in the Introductory Level while Dunne was Reserve High-Point Rider of the Day.
Dressage Seat Equitation
- In First Level DSE, Boyle was second and Esposito was third.
- Stromdahl took second while Bonner claimed third in the Upper Training Level.
- Lower Training saw Williams finish fifth.
- Meredith picked up a win in Introductory Level competition.
Up Next
- Emory & Henry has completed the fall portion of its IDA schedule. The Wasps will return to action in the New Year.
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Saturday Team Scores
Pl. | School | Score | ||||
1. | Virginia | 16 | 72.280% | |||
2. | Emory & Henry | 16 | 71.977% | |||
3. | Radford | 14 | ||||
4. | Virginia Tech | 13 | ||||
5. | Bridgewater | 12 | ||||
6. | Appalachian State | 8 |