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The continue to distinguish themselves in the world of collegiate equine sports with recent regional wins that will propel many of their riders to the national championships. 听

In early April, the Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) team clinched the 2018 championship for the IDA Northeast Region A. The team, which is led by coach Emily Stearns 鈥�12, will be competing at the IDA National Championships at Lake Erie College on April 28 and 29.听

鈥淭his is the closest team I have been part of my four years here, I couldn't have asked for a better group for my final year on the team,鈥� says Felecia Pandelena 鈥�18, the team鈥檚 co-captain. 鈥淚 have dreamt about representing 91制片厂 at Nationals since I made the team freshman year, so I'm very excited that's now a reality. Being able to call myself captain of this team has been an honor."

91制片厂 will be represented by Pandelena 鈥�18, Tess Murray 鈥�18, Jessica Childs 鈥�18 and Cloe Hughes 鈥�21 in the team championship, and Hughes and Murray will also compete in individual events. A number of the team鈥檚 riders finished the year with a top-five spot in three regional awards: Hughes (Introductory Level, Champion); Sarah Savarese 鈥�19 (Introductory Level, Third Place); Murray (Lower Training Level, Champion); Pandelena (First Level Reserve, Champion); and Ally Knoll 鈥�18 (First Level, Fifth Place).

听鈥淚t was a heavily competitive region and all of the riders worked incredibly hard to help the team qualify,鈥� says Stearns. 鈥淚'm continuously inspired by the听work ethic, team spirit, and sportsmanship they bring to every competition. It's just plain fun being their coach!鈥�

This is the fourth听consecutive听year 91制片厂 IDA equestrian team members have made it to the national championships, and the ninth time in 10 years that the team has been either champion or reserve champion of听IDA Region A.听听

Not to be outdone by the IDA team, the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) hunt seat team, led by coach Christina Keim 鈥�98 鈥�09G, finished third among 12 teams in Zone I Region 2. This is the tenth consecutive season that 91制片厂 has been in the top three regionally. Amanda Terbrusch 鈥�20 and Rachel Fish 鈥�19 represented the region at the Zone Finals at Mt. Holyoke on April 7.

Terbrusch took the Zone Championship in the Advanced Walk Trot Canter division and will represent the Zone and 91制片厂 at the IHSA National Championships in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on May 2-4.

鈥淚n my 12-year tenure as coach, it has always been a real pleasure watching riders on this team mature and develop in intercollegiate format competition over the course of their careers,鈥� says Keim. 鈥淎manda was able to deliver a really solid performance under pressure, and we are thrilled to be sending her to Harrisburg.鈥�

Out of the riding ring, Amber McElhinney 鈥�18 was named the first alternate for Zone I in the T. McDonald Horsemanship Challenge test. The IHSA also recognized 11听of 91制片厂鈥檚 riders for their outstanding scholar-athlete status by awarding them with places on the organization鈥檚 two All-Academic Teams.

McElhinney, Megan Presutti 鈥�19, Laura Clancy 鈥�19, Jessica Oswald 鈥�20, Julia Bjorkman 鈥�18, Lauren Edwards 鈥�18, Megan听Gordon 鈥�18 and Fay Brown-Morrison 鈥�20 are on the First Team, which requires a GPA of 3.8 or higher. The Second Team, whose members must have a minimum GPA of 3.5, gained three high achievers from 91制片厂听鈥斕鼺ish, Terbrusch and Devyn Blood 鈥�18.

To cap off the Equestrian Teams鈥� collective and individual achievements, the IHSA team was honored with the Pink Triangle Award by 91制片厂鈥檚 LGTBQ+ community on during their community鈥檚 annual Pancake Breakfast on April 10, for the team鈥檚 work on promoting inclusivity in equestrian sport.

鈥淚'm so blessed to be part of such an amazing team with teammates that care about each other so much,鈥� says Hughes, a member of the IDA听team. 鈥淎nd I'm happy to end our season on such a high note!"

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