As a Princeton freshman Lindsay Jacob posed with the blue ribbon after winning her first-ever IHSA class, best among eight riders in beginner walk-trot-canter on October 9th, 2004. During the 2005-06 season Jacob went to Regionals in advanced walk-trot-canter, and this past November won her only appearance in the novice over fences division.

REMEMBERING LINDSAY JACOB

Lindsay Jacob, a three-year member of the Princeton University Equestrian Team, passed away on June 15th after a six-year battle with Ewing's sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer.

From Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, Jacob was known for being a gifted writer. While a student at the Hun School (also located in Princeton), Jacob was on the staff of the Hun Review, the Prep School's literary magazine. As a Princeton freshman Jacob wrote for the Daily Princetonian, the University's daily student-run newspaper. The comparative literature major also contributed to another Princeton publication, the Nassau Literary Review. As a sophomore Jacob served as the equestrian team secretary.

The eventual Zone 3, Region 4 2005-06 Region Champion Princeton Tigers sit on the bleachers at Centenary. Jacob (front row, second on right) competed in nine of their ten regular season shows, earning firsts in advanced walk-trot-canter on November 5th and novice flat on March 12th.

Backtracking to her Hun years, the 2004 graduate received a Donaldson Merit Scholarship and was even selected by teachers to be the first-ever student speaker at Hun's commencement. Though Hun does not appear to have an equestrian team, Jacob was involved with athletics as a member of their varsity soccer team.

While competing in nearly every IHSA show Princeton took part in between September 2004 and November 2006 Jacob was consistantly in the ribbons, including several blues. Jacob's final show on November 19, 2006 marked her debut in novice fences, in which she was victorious in a field of eight.

Jacob was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma at 15 and did her best to keep the illness a private matter. Her passing took Princeton Head Coach Ashton Phillips by complete surprise, as he, and most of her Princeton teammates, were unaware of her illness.

"She was a winner both on and off a horse," says Phillips. "In the three years I knew Lindsay she never once complained about anything."

Princeton Co-Captain Allison Harding adds, "She was a really good rider. She rode the tougher horses and never metioned anything to us."

Jacob is survived by her parents, Stuart and Laurie; her sister, Jennifer Jacob and three grandparents.

While funeral services took place on June 17th, a memorial co-hosted by the Jacob family, the Hun School and Princeton University will be held within the Shipley '42 Pavilion located in the Hun School's athletic center, Princeton, NJ on Sunday, October 7th at 2PM.

--Steve Maxwell