From left to right are Centenarys' Jennifer Elrod, Penn States' Elizabeth Lubrano, 2006 Drew University graduate Kristine Kennedy, Kelse Bonham of Savannah College of Art & Design, Kati Cibon of Ohio University, Jen Windish of the University of Delaware, Sam Irwin of Murray State University, Jamie Marsalise of Stonehill College, Michael Lenard of Northern Illinois University, James Fairclough II of Drew University, Jessica Van Brocklin of the University of Mary Washington and Patrick Foth of Michigan State University. These riders placed first through twelfth in the Medal division at the Holiday Tournament of Champions invitational in Concord, Ohio on December 6th. Elrod was the only rider with two firsts on the day, having won a team open fences class earlier (photo courtesy Tinna Elrod).

VIRGINIA INTERMONT, CENTENARY SCORE 29 EACH, TOP THE FIELD AT 2008 HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

Concord, OH - Virginia Intermont College, winners of the previous two Tournament of Champions shows in January and September 2008, respectively, made it three straight, prevailing with the Championship ribbon at the Holiday Tournament of Champions at the Lake Erie College George M. Humphrey Equestrian Center on December 6th. VI was awarded the high point ribbon by way of the tiebreaker, as one of two Centenary College teams also scored a show-high 29 points. Brittany Cunnane won novice flat to earn the only blue ribbon for Centenarys' "Holly Berries" team. By virtue of two blue ribbons to Centenarys' one, VI was awarded high point. Senior Krista Hayes won her walk-trot-canter while senior Jennifer Kelly won her intermediate flat for VI, the latter in her final undergraduate IHSA ride. Like Centenary, Mount Holyoke College also had two teams in the competition, with "Team Kiki" nearly as good as the winners with 28. The Medal division, held at Tournament of Champion shows for three season now in place of a ride-off, was won by Centenary junior Jennifer Elrod. A junior from Port Murray, New Jersey, Elrod was best in a field of 41 riders. Elrod also won her open fences class for Centenarys' "Mistletoes" team, which finished fourth with 23 points. Tufts University broke 20 points at a tournament event for the first time in program history, placing fifth with 21 points while Delaware Valley College had one of their better tournament showings ever, also earning 21 points for sixth place. Penn State Universitys' "Team Peaches" was seventh with 19 points while host Lake Erie College was eighth with 17.

Campus Equestrian is in the process of creating a longer, more in-depth article on the Tournament event. Until it is completed, we have posted the complete team and class-by-class placings for the time being.

--Steve Maxwell

Show Incidentals: Cloudy skies with snow showers. Temperatures in the low '20's. Entire show held indoors. Start time: 10:42AM. Finish: 6:54PM. Includes several breaks to adjust fences. Judge: Diane Young, Belleville, IL. Stewards: Bryan Bradley/University of Delaware, Karen Sykes/Drew University and Chris Mitchell/Cornell University. This show was Hunter Seat or English only.

Team Totals: Virginia Intermont College (High Point Team) 29; Centenary College - Holly Berries (Reserve) 29; Mount Holyoke College - Team Kiki 28; Centenary College - Mistletoes 23: Tufts University 21; Delaware Valley College 21; Penn State University - Team Peaches 19; Lake Erie College 17; University of Delaware 16; Mount Holyoke - Team Precious 16; University of Mary Washington 13; Savannah College of Art & Design 13; Cornell University 13; University of Connecticut 13; University of Findlay 13; Penn State University - Team Doritos 13; University of North Carolina at Charlotte 11; Otterbein College 10; Rutgers University 8; University of Michigan 8; Stonehill College 7; Ohio University 5; Xavier University of Ohio 4; Michigan State University 1; Northern Illinois University 1 and Drew University 0.

Class-by-class results, in the order in which they were held:

Open equitation on the flat - Section A: 1. Brittany Thaler, Savannah College of Art & Design. 2. Rebecca Renier, Tufts University. 3. Kristy Kenn, University of Michigan. 4. Maggie Wahl, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 5. Elizabeth Lubrano, Penn State University - Team Peaches. 6. Nicole Dicorti, Lake Erie College. 7. Jessica Anselmo, Centenary College. 8. Jamie Marsalise, Stonehill College.

Novice equitation on the flat - Section A: 1. Brittany Cunnane, Centenary College - Holly Berries. 2. Kristen Lawrence, Delaware Valley College. 3. Brian Stone, Penn State - Team Peaches. 4. Tenley Struhs, Otterbein College. 5. Kate Hanneman, Lake Erie College. 6. Sarah Guidice, University of Findlay. 7. Alexa Herrstrommer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 8. Jaime Sawka, Northern Illinois University.

Open equitation on the flat - Section B: 1. Dana Kendrick, Cornell University. 2. Molly Brown, Centenary College - Holly Berries. 3. Ashley Miller, Virginia Intermont College. 4. Tracey Mack, Mount Holyoke College - Team Kiki. 5. Jessica Van Brocklin, University of Mary Washington. 6. Kati Cibon, Ohio University. 7. Samantha Pandolfi, Penn State University - Team Doritos. 8. Sarah Krings, Xavier University of Ohio.

Walk-trot-canter equitation on the flat - Section A: 1. Lauren Pytka, Otterbein College. 2. Kim Nichols, Mount Holyoke College - Team Kiki. 3. Taylor Jaros, Penn State University - Team Doritos. 4. Kelly Leaman, University of Michigan. 5. Kristie Moreland, Delaware Valley College. 6. Spencer Zimmerman, University of Findlay. 7. Kevin Keller, Xavier University of Ohio. 8. Caitlyn Stuart, University of Delaware.

Open equitation over fences - Section A: 1. Elizabeth Lubrano, Penn State University - Team Peaches. 2. Lindsay Clark, Centenary College - Holly Berries. 3. Ashley Miller, Virginia Intermont College. 4. Julia Gildea, University of Connecticut. 5. Allison Eneguess, Lake Erie College. 6. Cassie Herman, Mount Holyoke College - Team Precious. 7. Kelse Bonham, Savannah College of Art & Design. 8. Michael Lenard, Northern Illinois University.

Novice equitation on the flat - Section B: 1. Candice Schober, Centenary College - Mistletoes. 2. Jaclyn Pavlos, Savannah College of Art & Design. 3. Hallie Sieser, Ohio University. 4. Shannon Thieme, Rutgers University. 5. Katie Viechnicki, Mount Holyoke College - Team Kiki. 6. Rachel Klion, Cornell University. 7. Brianna Touzjian, Stonehill College. 8. Chelsea Dressler, Virginia Intermont College.

Open equitation over fences - Section B: 1. Jennifer Elrod, Centenary College - Mistletoes. 2. Rebecca Renier, Tufts University. 3. Lindsay Sceats, Mount Holyoke - Team Kiki. 4. Samantha Pandolfi, Penn State University - Team Doritos. 5. Maggie Wahl, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 6. Caroline Schulman, Cornell University. 7. Patrick Foth, Michigan State University. 8. Kevin Stevens, University of Michigan.

Walk-trot-canter equitation on the flat - Section B: 1. Krista Hayes, Virginia Intermont College. 2. Lisa Sarubbi, University of Connecticut. 3. Caitlin Dickinson, Mount Holyoke College - Team Precious. 4. Marina Frano, University of Mary Washington. 5. Jillian Long, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 6. Anne Coolbaugh, Centenary College - Mistletoes. 7. Lauren Lavo, Cornell University. 8. Laura Lakin, Drew University.

Walk-trot equitation on the flat - Section A: 1. Nina Crossley, Stonehill College. 2. Victoria Rosenthal, Centenary College - Mistletoes. 3. Teresa Campbell, Mount Holyoke College - Team Precious. 4. Rebecca Fournier, University of Findlay. 5. Andrew Kennedy, Penn State University - Team Peaches. 6. Melissa Thompson, Savannah College of Art & Design. 7. Christina Mascaro, Michigan State University. 8. Catey Dominguez, Ohio University.

Intermediate equitation on the flat - Section A: 1. Jennifer Kelly, 2. Meredith Feinberg, Mount Holyoke College - Team Kiki. 3. Georgina Melbye, Cornell University. 4. Lindsay Baker, University of Findlay. 5. Kaitlyn Zaleski, Penn State University - Team Peaches. 6. Jillian Geyer, University of Michigan. 7. Colleen Boyle, Ohio University. 8. Hannalore McElheny, Savannah College of Art & Design.

Walk-trot equitation on the flat - Section B: 1. Amanda Batista, Delaware Valley College. 2. Brooke Aldrich, University of Delaware. 3. Bridget Brady, Mount Holyoke College - Team Kiki. 4. Michelle Wynn, Virginia Intermont College. 5. Chrissy Nemeth, Lake Erie College. 6. Richard Brady, Centenary College - Team Holly Berries. 7. Kelsey Teeters, University of Mary Washington. 8. Meghann Wollitz, Tufts University.

Intermediate equitation on the flat - Section B: 1. Emily McCoy, Mount Holyoke College - Team Precious. 2. Kelly Arvidson, Centenary College - Holly Berries. 3. Mary Zuccato, Penn State University - Team Doritos. 4. Alyson Decker, Delaware Valley College. 5. Hillary Costa, Lake Erie College. 6. Samantha Rizzi, University of Mary Washington. 7. Kaite Christiansen, Tufts Universtiy. 8. Robyn Heine, Northern Illinois University.

Medal Division: 1. Jennifer Elrod, Centenary College. 2. Elizabeth Lubrano, Penn State University. 3. Kristine Kennedy, Drew University. 4. Kelse Bonham, Savannah College of Art & Design. 5. Kati Cibon, Ohio University. 6. Jen Windish, University of Delaware. 7. Samantha Erwin, Murray State University. 8. Jamie Marsalise, Stonehill College. 9. Michael Lenard, Southern Illinois University. 10. James Fairclough II, Drew University. 11. Jessica Van Brocklin, University of Mary Washington. 12. Patrick Foth, Michigan State University.

Intermediate equitation over fences - Section A: 1. Hillary Costa, Lake Erie College. 2. Elizabeth Tripp, Mount Holyoke College - Team Kiki. 3. Katie Christiansen, Tufts University. 4. Marissa Cohen, Centenary College - Mistletoes. 5. Alexa Herrstrommer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 6. Bailey Cone, Virginia Intermont College. 7. Mary Zuccato, Penn State University - Team Doritos. 8. Kayla Schneider, Stonehill College.

Novice equitation over fences - Section A: 1. Sarah Nash, Tufts University. 2. Rachael Nestor, University of Connecticut. 3. Rebecca DeBonis, University of Delaware. 4. Allison Krecker, Centenary College - Holly Berries. 5. Erica Eber, Penn State University - Team Doritos. 6. Nicole Van Dyke, Lake Erie College. 7. Stacey Driscoll, Delaware Valley College. 8. Chantel LeClair, Stonehill College.

Intermediate equitation over fences - Section B: 1. Samantha Snyder, University of Delaware. 2. Alicia Ulmes, Rutgers University. 3. Devan McNamara, Delaware Valley College. 4. Samantha Davis, Centenary College - Holly Berries. 5. Katherine Petro, Penn State University - Team Peaches. 6. Lauren Major, Michigan State University. 7. Chelsea Rozek, University of Michigan. 8. Mary Boehm, Xavier University of Ohio.

Novice equitation over fences - Section B: 1. Mary Ryan Richardson, University of Mary Washington. 2. Sara Guidice, University of Findlay. 3. Erin Rust, Xavier University of Ohio. 4. Amanda Shamer, Virginia Intermont College. 5. Ashley McCan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 6. Jaime Sawka, Northern Illinois University. 7. Lauren Huefner, Ohio University. 8. Holly Huit, Savannah College of Art & Design.