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Equestrian
vs Centenary (N.J.)
Saturday, October 26
Durham, NH
Dartmouth College
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UNH
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Dartmouth Picks Up First Win of the Season at UNH Show
10/28/2019 3:55:00 PM | Equestrian
The Dartmouth equestrian team faced off against 10 other schools at the University of New Hampshire last Saturday. After tough competition throughout the day, Dartmouth claimed its first team win of the season.
The highlight of the day was sophomore Claire Azar taking home the distinction of High Point Rider of the entire competition after a first-place showing in her Open Fences class and a second-place finish in her Open Flat class. Junior Shira Hornstein help start the day off strong and swept her Intermediate Fences class, taking home a well-deserved first place as well.
The team practically swept the competition with mostly top-three placings throughout the day. Sophomore Sophie Kylander claimed second after a great ride in the Limit Fences division. In addition, senior Meghan Poth demonstrated a beautiful ride in a competitive Intermediate Flat class, also taking home a second-place finish. Sophomore Sabrina Jain helped secure necessary points with a fantastic performance in Novice Flat and ended up second in her class. Jain's performance also qualified her for a spot in the Regional competition for Limit Flat and pointed her up into Intermediate Flat. Freshman Melody Fu also rose to the challenge and kept the second-place streak alive with her spot in her Pre-Novice class. Sophomore Maria Roodnitsky closed the day and secured the team win in the Introductory division thanks to another second-place showing.
Other highlights included sophomore Tori Bergstein with a strong third-place finish in Intermediate fences and freshman Gemma Tung using a great ride in Limit Flat to also take third. In the Novice division, senior and team captain Alexa Tucker and junior Liza Begunova received a notable third place in each of their respective classes. The team's win secured necessary points to tighten the margin in regional point standings.
Team Score
1st out of 11
Individual Scores
Sophie Lenihan '20- 5th place in Open Fences, 5th place in Open Flat
Alexa Tucker '20- 3rd place in Novice
Meghan Poth '20- 2nd place in Intermediate Flat
Yelyzaveta Begunova '21- 3rd place in Novice
Teaghan Callaway '21- 4th place in Novice
Nancy Curtis '21 – 6th place in Limit Flat
Shira Hornstein '21- 1st place in Intermediate Fences
Sophie Kylander '22- 2nd place in Limit Fences
Claire Azar '22- 1st place in Open Fences, 2nd place in Open Flat, High Point Rider
Tori Bergstein '22- 3rd place in Intermediate Fences
Sabrina Jain '22- 2nd place in Limit Flat
Chengzi Guo '22- No placing in Limit Flat
Maria Roodnitsky '22- 2nd place in Introductory
Gemma Tung '23- 3rd place in Limit Flat
Leah Branstetter '23- 5th place in Limit Fences
Anna Sandell '23- 5th place in Intermediate Flat
Lona Girardin '23- 5th place in Novice
Melody Fu '23- 2nd place in Pre-Novice
The highlight of the day was sophomore Claire Azar taking home the distinction of High Point Rider of the entire competition after a first-place showing in her Open Fences class and a second-place finish in her Open Flat class. Junior Shira Hornstein help start the day off strong and swept her Intermediate Fences class, taking home a well-deserved first place as well.
The team practically swept the competition with mostly top-three placings throughout the day. Sophomore Sophie Kylander claimed second after a great ride in the Limit Fences division. In addition, senior Meghan Poth demonstrated a beautiful ride in a competitive Intermediate Flat class, also taking home a second-place finish. Sophomore Sabrina Jain helped secure necessary points with a fantastic performance in Novice Flat and ended up second in her class. Jain's performance also qualified her for a spot in the Regional competition for Limit Flat and pointed her up into Intermediate Flat. Freshman Melody Fu also rose to the challenge and kept the second-place streak alive with her spot in her Pre-Novice class. Sophomore Maria Roodnitsky closed the day and secured the team win in the Introductory division thanks to another second-place showing.
Other highlights included sophomore Tori Bergstein with a strong third-place finish in Intermediate fences and freshman Gemma Tung using a great ride in Limit Flat to also take third. In the Novice division, senior and team captain Alexa Tucker and junior Liza Begunova received a notable third place in each of their respective classes. The team's win secured necessary points to tighten the margin in regional point standings.
Team Score
1st out of 11
Individual Scores
Sophie Lenihan '20- 5th place in Open Fences, 5th place in Open Flat
Alexa Tucker '20- 3rd place in Novice
Meghan Poth '20- 2nd place in Intermediate Flat
Yelyzaveta Begunova '21- 3rd place in Novice
Teaghan Callaway '21- 4th place in Novice
Nancy Curtis '21 – 6th place in Limit Flat
Shira Hornstein '21- 1st place in Intermediate Fences
Sophie Kylander '22- 2nd place in Limit Fences
Claire Azar '22- 1st place in Open Fences, 2nd place in Open Flat, High Point Rider
Tori Bergstein '22- 3rd place in Intermediate Fences
Sabrina Jain '22- 2nd place in Limit Flat
Chengzi Guo '22- No placing in Limit Flat
Maria Roodnitsky '22- 2nd place in Introductory
Gemma Tung '23- 3rd place in Limit Flat
Leah Branstetter '23- 5th place in Limit Fences
Anna Sandell '23- 5th place in Intermediate Flat
Lona Girardin '23- 5th place in Novice
Melody Fu '23- 2nd place in Pre-Novice
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