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Intermont Equestrian IDA Team Finishes Second At Virginia Tech Saturday

Kaitlin Meredith (left) and Makalyn Williams (right) pose with their ribbons.

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – The Intermont Equestrian at Emory & Henry College IDA Team posted it second reserve-champion team finish in a row Saturday, showing at Virginia Tech.

The Basics
TEAM PLACE – 2nd/5
LOCATION – Christiansburg, Virginia
VENUE – Flanagan Stables

First Level
- Senior Bobbie Jo Adsit (Montpelier, Va.) took second, scoring a 65.714%.

Upper Training Level
- Junior Delaney Dunne (Kingsport, Tenn.) put up a reserve-champion finish on a ride of 68.793%.

Lower Training Level
- Junior Kaitlin Meredith (Mashpee, Mass.) won the level (72.115%), riding as an individual, while sophomore Sofia Inchausti (Bloomsbury, N.J.) was third with a 68.654%.

Introductory Level
- Sophomore Becca Pagnini (Beaverdam, Va.) came in third, turning in a score of 65.313%.

The Awards
- Appalachian State University and Emory & Henry each scored 14 points, but the Mountaineers earned High-Point Team honors on a tiebreaker.
- Meredith claimed High-Point Rider of the Day with her win in the Lower Training Level while ASU's Jessica Reimer was Reserve High-Point Rider of the Day for her efforts in the Upper Training Level.

Dressage Seat Equitation
- Freshman Emily Esposito (Virginia Beach, Va.) was third while sophomore Eleanor Boyle (Boyds, Md.) took fourth in First Level DSE.
- In Upper Training DSE, seniors Maddie Bonner (Powhatan, Va.) and Gwenyth Stromdahl (Fernandina Beach, Fla.) grabbed the first two places, respectively.
- Sophomore Makalyn Williams (Granville, Ohio) won the Lower Training DSE while Meredith picked up the victory in the Introductory Level.

Up Next
- Emory & Henry will be at home next Sunday for the final dressage show of the regular season.

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Team Scores

Pl.   School     Score      
1.   Appalachian State   14   68.217%
2.   Emory & Henry   14   67.720%
3.     Virginia Tech   12    
4.   Radford   10    
5.   Bridgewater   9    
-   Virginia   -