McCarthy-Keeler Wins McDonald Scholarship Challenge National Championship

Thursday, May 2

Syracuse, N.Y.

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Dartmouth College

IHSA National Championships

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McCarthy-Keeler Wins McDonald Scholarship Challenge National Championship

5/6/2019 10:06:00 AM | Equestrian

Dartmouth claims 3rd McDonald national title in last five years

By: Pat Salvas

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Erin McCarthy-Keeler is the 2019 Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Champion in the McDonald Scholarship Challenge.

The senior placed first in a field of over 300 student-athletes from across the country who competed in the Challenge. The top-16 advanced to a hands-on practicum test this weekend before it was McCarthy-Keeler who claimed the title.

For Dartmouth, this marked the third national champion in the McDonald Scholarship Challenge since 2015 as Anna Knowles '16 won in her final two seasons as a member of the team.

It seemed as if the third time was the charm for McCarthy-Keeler as she was seventh as a freshman in 2016 and fourth in 2017.

The McDonald Scholarship Championship is a test on horsemanship and related equine topics and is open to all IHSA undergraduate members

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