Dartmouth Claims Reserve Team Title at 2019 Ivy Show

Sunday, April 14

Ithaca, N.Y.

TBA

Dartmouth College

Ivy Show Championship

Captain Oliva Champ

Photo by: Doug Austin

Dartmouth Claims Reserve Team Title at 2019 Ivy Show

4/15/2019 3:28:00 PM | Equestrian

The Big Green finished second behind only the hosts from Cornell.

By: Sue Mohieldin

ITHACA, N.Y. - The Dartmouth Equestrian team traveled to Cornell for the Ivy Championship Show this past weekend at the Oxley Equestrian Center. Six of the eight conference schools competed, and after a very close competition, the Big Green finished in second place, claiming the reserve championship title with Cornell finishing first.

Dartmouth riders gave especially strong performances at the show in individual and championship classes. The top-two riders in each level qualify for the overall championship class. Over fences, the championship placing depends on the original score over fences, and on the flat, riders compete in an additional class.

The morning started off with a strong start with captain Olivia Champ winning her Open Fences class with a 79% score, the highest fences score of the day. Freshman Claire Azar also had an excellent ride and placed first in her section of Open Fences with a winning score of 78%. Azar also won her Open Flat class. With a first-place finish in Open Fences and Open Flat, Azar was the High Point Rider at Ivies.

Juniors Sophie Lenihan and Lilly Higgins, both had successful rides in their respective Open Flat classes, both getting second place. Champ and Azar placed first and third, respectively, in the Open Fences championship. Azar, Lenihan and Higgins competed in the Open Flat championship class and placed second, third and fifth, respectively.

Sophomore Nancy Curtis and freshman Tori Bergstein also had good trips in Novice Fences placing second and third place, respectively. Bergstein later won her Novice Flat class and along with Georgina Davis, who paced second in Novice Flat, they both competed in the Novice Flat championship class. Bergstein placed third and Davis sixth.

Dartmouth had a full sweep in the Walk Trot Canter and Walk Trot divisions. Alexa Tucker and Sophia Arana won their respective classes of Walk Trot Canter. Sophie Kylander placed second. Tucker, Arana and Kylander had the chance to compete in the championship class, where Tucker placed fifth and Kylander sixth. Dartmouth also had a great representation in the Walk Trot division with Anna Dodson winning her Walk Trot class and Maria Roodnitsky '22 placing second.

Captain Erin McCarthy-Keeler will be competing at Nationals on May 4 in the Teresa McDonald Scholarship Challenge.

Team Results
2nd of 6

Individual Results
• Claire Azar '22- 1st in Open Fences, 3rd in Open Fences Championship, 1st in Open Flat, 2nd in Open Flat Championship, Overall High Point Rider
• Olivia Champ '19: 1st in Open Fences, 1st in Open Fences Championship, 4th in Open Flat
• Lilly Higgins '20- 5th in Open Fences, 2nd in Open Flat, 5th in Open Flat Championship
• Sophie Lenihan '20- 2nd in Open Flat, 3rd in Open Flat Championship
• Erin McCarthy Keeler '19- 6th in Open Fences, 3rd in Intermediate Flat
• Staci Mannella '18 – 5th in Open Fences
• Shira Hornstein '21- 3rd in Intermediate Fences, 5th in Novice Flat
• Emily Slusher '21- 5th in Intermediate Fences
• Meghan Poth '20- 4th in Intermediate Flat
• Tori Bergstein '22- 3rd in Novice Fences, 1st in Novice Flat, 3rd in Novice Flat Championship
• Nancy Curtis '21- 2nd in Novice Fences
• Georgina Davis '22- 2nd in Novice Flat, 6th in Novice Flat Championship
• Sabrina Jain '22- 4th in Novice Flat
• Leah Johnson '22- 5th in Walk Trot Canter
• Elizabeth Carroll '19- 6th in Walk Trot Canter
• Liza Begunova '21- 5th in Walk Trot Canter
• Alexa Tucker '20- 1st in Walk Trot Canter, 5th in Walk Trot Canter Championship
• Sophie Kylander '22- 2nd in Walk Trot Canter, 6th in Walk Trot Canter Championship
• Sophia Arana '22- 1st in Walk Trot Canter
• Maria Roodnitsky '22- 2nd in Walk Trot
• Anna Dodson '20- 1st in Walk Trot