The top three in the Collegiate Medal Class at the 2011 Holiday Tournament of Champions knew a little about each other prior to the start of the event. Kathryn "Katie" Haley (on right, who won the Medal), Cori Reich (second on left, the reserve champion) and Kelsey Bernini (on left) are all Centenary College teammates. Holiday Tournament creater Jim Arrigon poses with the top three after presenting each with their ribbons. Reich was nearly undefeated for the day, having won a pair of open classes earlier.

CENTENARY COLLEGE CLAIMS HIGH POINT TEAM HONORS AT 20TH HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS INVITATIONAL

Long Valley, NJ - Led by junior Cori Reich the Centenary College "White" team won a close 37-35 contest over Mount Holyoke College to claim high point team honors at the 20th annual Holiday Tournament of Champions invitational in Long Valley, New Jersey on December 3rd. From Ivyland, Pennsylvania, Reich won both her open flat and fences to become the only rider all day with more than one blue ribbon. The defending IHSA National Champion Cyclones also claimed seventh place, as Centenary's "Blue" team scored 23 points. Rounding out the top eight were 2010-11 tournament series champion Delaware Valley College with 31 points, current IHSA Zone 4, Region 1 leader Goucher College with 28, current IHSA Zone 2, Region 3 leader Skidmore College with 24, current IHSA Zone 5, Region 3 leader Savannah College of Art & Design also with 24 and Penn State University (State College campus) in eighth with 20 (the Nittany Lions won a tiebreaker for eight with Virginia Intermont College). Centenary hosted the 2011 event, coincidentally making their first Tournament series appearance since the 2009 Holiday event which was also at the Centenary College Equestrian Center. On that occasion Centenary not only boasted the high point team but also the reserve champion (it was the height of 'Twilight' mania, and Centenary's "Team Jacob" defeated "Team Edward" by a lop-sided 43-25 score on 12/5/09).

Two of the Centenary Blue riders were very successful in the Tournament of Champions Collegiate Medal Division. Held at each tournament event in lieu of a ride-off, the winner was Kathryn Haley of the Cyclones. A sophomore from Orchard Park, New York, Haley was best in a field of 27 where each rider flatted and 12 were called back to jump. Reich just missed a third blue ribbon, placing second to Haley. Kelsey Bernini, a sophomore from York, Pennsylvania who earned three points for team blue in open fences, was third in the Collegiate Medal to give Centenary a sweep of the top three.

In January 2011 the Tournament of Champions series added the Equestrian Talent Search High School Medal division. Run in the same way as the Collegiate Medal division, high school-aged riders who have previously taken part in one of Tournament of Champions founder Jim Arrigon's Equestrian Talent Search clinics compete not only for a blue ribbon but also a $5,000.00 scholarship. Samantha Genise, a high school senior from Freehold, New Jersey who competed at the previous two Tournament events was best in a field of 24 riders to win the first such class held at the Holiday event. Skylar Laakso, a high school sophomore from Medfield, Massachusetts who is also a member of the August Farm IEA team was the Reserve Champion in her first ETS High School Medal appearance.

Mount Holyoke College won a pair of classes on their way to Reserve High Point Team honors. Felicia Harrsch (on right) poses with Lyons head coach C.J. Law after a win in intermediate flat. Mount Holyoke was ahead for much of the day before one of two Centenary College teams overtook them in the final team class.

All but four of the schools entered in the team competition were either defending IHSA Region Champions or current region-leaders, or both. Because the best of the best were present, several hugely successful IHSA programs accustomed to winning within their own regions had to settle for middling team totals. In alphabetical order...

Bridgewater College (listed in first place in the official show program but in second place behing Sweet Briar College within Zone 4, Region 2 in one update we received) received ribbons in six of eight possible classes but none above a fourth. Shelby Goodman (in open fences), Taylor Rose (in intermediate fences) and Kara Sims (in walk-trot) each received a white ribbon to lead the way for the Eagles, who essentially finished in the middle of the pack. Twelve schools scored fewer points while Zone 4, Region 2 rival Lynchburg College also scored 13.

Centenary College (from IHSA Zone 3, Region 3 but still thought of by many as being part of Zone 2, Region 1 since old habits die hard) was unsurprisingly the top team in their own facility. Besides Reich other members of the White team to win blue ribbons were Brooke Nestor (sophomore, from Charlotte, North Carolina) in novice fences and Amy Priest (junior, from nearby Budd Lake, New Jersey) in walk-trot. Jessica Pabst (junior, from Oak Ridge, New Jersey) needed to place fourth or higher in the final section of intermediate flat to pass Mount Holyoke which she did with a third. Surprisingly the Cyclone's Blue team had several marquis names (Haley, Natasha Klingenstein, Brendan Williams) leading some to think they would come out ahead prior to the start of the show. The Blue team produced one blue ribbon as Beth Scovotti (freshman, Katonah, New York) won novice fences in her Tournament debut. In the end Reich will go into the history books as the dominant rider at the 2011 Holiday Tournament. Co-Coach Michael Dowling was especially pleased with Reich's win in open flat. Apparently "Bo" is one of the more difficult draws and Reich rode him extremely well to win out over 12 others.

Cornell University (from IHSA Zone 2, Region 1, as this is the name of the Western New York State region these days) was second behind Mount Holyoke through the first four classes of the day. Bronwyn Scrivens (senior, from Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada) was second to Reich in open fences while Emily Kowalchik (junior, Loveland, Ohio) was second in intermediate fences to give the Big Red ten of a possible 14 points early on. Katti Horng (freshman, Cerritos, California) was second in walk-trot. Outright winners in five of six Zone 2, Region 1 fall shows (settling for a high point tie with Nazareth College in the other), Cornell's total of 17 points would have tied them for tenth with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst had team ribbons been awarded below eighth place.

It's Allyson and Alyson! Delaware Valley College junior Allyson Kriebel (on left) won her walk-trot-canter class at the Tournament on December 3rd. Afterwards she posed with teammate Alyson Decker, who will graduate in December. Since January 2010 Delaware Valley College has been a top three team at each Tournament of Champions event they have competed in. The Aggies were third today with 31 points.

Delaware Valley College (if you are looking for the University of Delaware, look under "U" for University) has been a hot property in recent IHSA competition. In January 2010 the Aggies won the Winter Tournament of Champions. In December of 2010 they won the Holiday Tournament. By earning 31 points the Aggies were third or higher at the fourth consecutive tournament event they attended (Delaware Valley did not take part in either of the most recent Pre-Season Tourney events). Ciara Menkens (junior, Brick Township, New Jersey) won her open flat while finishing fourth behind Haley, Reich and Bernini in the Medal division. Allyson Kriebel (junior, Perkasie, Pennsylvania) was a winner in walk-trot-canter while Kelsey Ficara (in intermediate fences) and Sarah Conklin (in walk-trot) were red ribbon winners for Delaware Valley. Ficara's fifth in intermediate flat put the current Zone 3, Region 2 leaders into the 30's and secured no worse than a tie for third at the time.

One team that could not quite chase down Delaware Valley was Goucher College. Still the Gophers had one of their best outings ever at a Tournament event. Goucher scored 19 of their 28 points during their final three rides. Madison Tidwell (junior, Sun Valley, Idaho) won her walk-trot while Callie Hodge (freshman, Columbia, Maryland) was a winner in walk-trot-canter. In between Tidwell's and Hodge's ride Addie Jabin was second in intermediate flat. The current leaders in Zone 4, Region 1 finished fourth overall.

Lafayette College, which has one the past three Zone 3, Region 4 region titles but is currently second behind Rutgers, received six points. Rebecca Scharfe (freshman, Manchester, Massachusetts) was fourth in open flat while Alanna Reiner (sophomore, Morristown, New Jersey) duplicated that ribbon in the intermediate flat class which concluded the team competition. Scharfe also made the top ten in the Collegiate Medal, placing ninth. Though Rebecca Folk was out of the ribbons in novice fences, the junior from Kutztown, Pennsylvania was not done showing for the weekend when everyone went home. The one-woman Lafayette western team earned a second and a third during a double western show held a day later ironically in the town of Lafayette, New Jersey!

Lynchburg College is currently third in the Zone 4, Region 2 standings behind Sweet Briar and Bridgewater. The Hornets scored all of their points early, with Rachel Jones (junior, Toano, Virginia) winning intermediate fences and Emilee Herbert (senior, Baltimore, Maryland) second in novice flat. Jordan Rooney's sixth in open flat closed out the scoring after five divisions had been completed.

"Do you think this ribbon was supplied by the Hodges Badge Company?" While Callie Hodge of Goucher College (on right, with her Mother) didn't really say this it is a fact that regardless of where the ribbon came from it was awarded to Hodge for winning the second section of walk-trot-canter. The Gophers were fourth overall with 28 points.

Mount Holyoke College went crazy with yellow ribbons, earning four of them. However three other riders did even better. Nell Maynard (sophomore, Colorado Springs, Colorado) won her intermediate fences. Laura VonDer Porten was second to Kriebel in walk-trot-canter while Felicia Harrsch (sophomore, Lansdale, Pennsylvania) won her intermediate flat in what was Mount Holyoke's final team ride of the day. With two sections of every division (save for walk-trot, which was made up of three sections) some teams were finished earlier than others. The Zone 1, Region 3 leaders were ahead at this point yet the Lyons had to wait out two Centenary White team rides to see if their 35 points would be enough. Mount Holyoke's final ride of the day actually belonged to Margaret Swanson. A senior from Woodbridge, Connecticut, Swanson was one of twelve riders called back to jump and eventually placed sixth in the Collegiate Medal division. Mount Holyoke has performed well when competing at Centenary, having won the 2007 Holiday Tournament (their "Team Megamix" scored 35 points to win that time) and placing third in 2009 ("Team Lyons scored 22 points for third behind two Centenary teams).

Penn State University had traveled to New Jersey for back-to-backs at nearby Briarwood Farm two weeks earlier. The Nittany Lions were perhaps most pleased with today's performance of the three. Jessica Hanlon (junior, Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania) won the second of three walk-trot sections to lead the way. Earlier Brendan Weiss (sophomore, Southampton, Pennsylvania) was second in open fences (the first class of the day to have the Nittany Lions in second place early on) while Amanda Pritt (sophomore, Whiteford, Maryland) was second in novice fences a short time later to keep Penn State in the top four through the jumping classes. Eventualy the Zone 3, Region 1 front-runners settled for eighth place with 20 points. Virginia Intermont College also scored 20 but Penn State had more points over fences and more red ribbons to hold the various tiebreakers.

It was a case of the 'Oh-so-nears' for Rutgers University. The only school other than Centenary which did not cross state lines to compete, the Scarlet Knights did not earn any points but managed a seventh and three eight-place ribbons. Samantha Sagot started the day with a seventh in open fences while Gwen Campbell (in novice fences), Alexz Goldin (in walk-trot) and Rachel Walter (in walk-trot-canter) picked up eighths. In the program the question was asked if Rutgers had ever won a region title. The Scarlet Knights have three of them but none recently. Rutgers won region titles and took a full hunter seat team to IHSA Nationals in 1984, 1985 and 1987. If this group of Scarlet Knights holds the lead it will mark the first time in 25 years their season continues past a tenth show (and it would be Rutger's first appearance at a Zones show since that contest was created prior to the 1989-90 season).

If the photos were posted in chronological order this one would have been at the top of the page. Skidmore College senior Chelsea Jones (on right) poses with Head Coach Cindy Ford after giving the Thoroughbreds the early lead with a win in open fences. Skidmore scored 24 points and won a tiebreaker for fifth place.

Sacred Heart University was making their first-ever appearance at a Holiday Tournament of Champions event. The Pioneers, off to their best start ever (they lead Zone 2, Region 5 by 19 points over the University of Connecticut through five shows) scored nine points. Alison Brosky, a freshman from Manhasset, New York earned five of them with a fourth in novice flat and a fifth in novice fences.

Savannah College of Art & Design earned red ribbons in half of their team classes. All but two of the Bees' 24 points were earned by freshmen. Olivia Dodd (from Ocala, Florida) was second to Scovotti in novice fences. Courtney Shea (Walpole, Massachusetts) was second to Priest in walk-trot. Madison Myers (Malabar, Florida) was second to Hodge in walk-trot-canter, and Kristin Stine (Atlanta, Georgia) was second in novice flat and fifth in intermediate fences. Currently leading Zone 5, Region 3 by nearly 20 points over the College of Charleston the Bees lost a tiebreaker tiebreaker to Skidmore College based on the number of blue ribbons won. SCAD claimed sixth place honors overall.

Skidmore College was fifth thanks to the blue ribbon efforts of Chelsea Jones and Emory Wonham. The former, a senior from Kailua, Hawaii won the open fences class which started the show while the latter, a junior from Eugene, Oregon was a winner in novice flat. Kelly Campbell, a senior from Cohoes, New York was second to Reich in open flat. Campbell later placed eighth in the Collegiate Medal. Since Zone 2, Region 3 was created out of a piece of Zone 2, Region 2 in mid-2000 the well-named Thoroughbreds have captured all 11 Region 3 hunter seat titles and appear well on their way to 12 (counting their final two seasons in Region 2, the streak of Region Titles will likely reach 14).

They were listed everywhere in the program as "St. Andrews U" except in the front where they were still "St. Andrews Presbyterian College." Still nicknamed the Knights, St. Andrews University scored 12 points with three riders earning fourths and one family claiming five points! Twin sisters Kali and Sami Cram (both sophomores from Mooresville, North Carolina) both got into the act, with the former fourth in intermediate fences and the latter fifth in intermedate flat. Katie Hansen (junior, Toledo, Ohio) was fourth in open flat while Shiloh Kozlowski (sophomore, Trenton, Michigan) was fourth in walk-trot. The Knights appear to be in very good shape to capture their second consecutive Zone 4, Region 3 hunter seat Region Championship.

Stonehill College may be in second place within the Zone 1, Region 4 team standings through five shows yet the Sky Hawks had the better day of two Region 4 teams at the tournament. Marqeaux DeVirgilio (senior, Poughkeepsie, New York) was third in novice flat for the Sky Hawk's top ribbon of the day. Open rider Casey Lorusso (junior, Wrentham, Massachusetts) was seventh in the Collegiate Medal. The official scoreboard showed Stonehill with seven points as did a press release sent out after the Tournament. However when you add a fifth for Brianna Bach in novice fences, a sixth for Kayleigh McDonnell in walk-trot and a sixth for Christine Dwyer in intermediate flat it appears Stonehill earned eight points (if we made an error please let us know - Editor).

The common ribbon was red and the common graduating class was 2015 for Savannah College of Art & Design on December 3rd. Four Bees were second, including Olivia Dodd (on left) in novice fences and Kristin Stine (on right) in novice flat. Coach Ashley Kelly (center) saw SCAD score 24 points to finish one point ahead of a second group of Centenary riders.

Tufts University, the defending Zone 1, Region 4 region champion, leads Stonehill by three points at the break. Kerry Sachs (senior, Evanston, Illinois) led off the show with a sixth in open fences, but this turned out to be Tufts' only team point of the day. Kennon Ulicny was eighth in open flat but that was as close as the Jumbos came to denting the scoreboard again. Kelly Sullivan, a sophomore from Westfield, New Jersey who trains with Centenary Co-Coaches Dowling and Heather Clark during the off-season, provided Tufts with an end-of-day highlight when she placed fifth overall in the Collegiate Medal division.

The University of Delaware leads Zone 4, Region 4 by 55 points through the fall shows. The Fighting Hens scored five points, four of which Sam Schmell earned with a third in walk-trot. Katie LeDow was sixth in the second section of open fences earlier in the day.

The University of Kentucky leads Zone 6, Region 3 by 42 points through four fall shows. The Wildcats were one of three teams to score six points. Laura Douglas, a freshman from Baltimore County, Maryland was third in intermediate fences while Hannah Eldridge added a fifth in the first section of walk-trot.

Back on September 24th the University of Massachusetts at Amherst won a tie-breaker for third place at the Pre-Season Tournament of Champions. This time the Minutemen tied Cornell at 17 points to miss a top eight placing by only three points. After having been shut out in the fences classes, UMass scored in all five flat classes. Kari Searls, a junior from Coralville, Iowa (who was not originally supposed to compete in the team competition) won the final section of intermediate flat (which was the final team class of the day) to raise their total from 10 to 17. Until that point open rider Courtney Bryggman had the high score with a third in open flat. Despite taking a step back from their pre-season effort UMass came out of the Holiday Tournament third overall in the race for the 2011-12 Tournament of Champions series trophy.

The University of New Hampshire leads the Zone 1, Region 2 team standings by 11 points with only two more shows scheduled. UNH scored six points as three separate riders (Kim Lynch in open fences, Sara Barone in open flat and Jacqueline Marinoff in walk-trot) earned a pink ribbon for the Wildcats.

Rounding out the schools with "University of" at the start was the University of the South. The scoreboard said the Tigers scored five points (other than UMass it was not a good day to have 'University of' in front of the actual school). Elizabeth Corey, a freshman from Birmingham, Alabama earned three of them with a fourth in novice fences. Bryan Waffa, a sophomore from Chapel Hill, North Carolina whose older brother Brad also rode for the Tigers (Class of '08) was sixth in walk-trot. This may be where our points are off-kilter, as we cannot account for a fifth point while Stonehill appears to have eight points by our count. Other than Waffa if you scored a point for the Tigers please let us know.

To avoid overcrowding issues in the ring there were three sections of walk-trot (as opposed to two sections of all the other divisions). Jessica Hanlon of Penn State (on left) poses with Head Coach Malinda Grice after winning the second of three walk-trot sections. The Nittany Lions won a tiebreaker for eighth place with Virginia Intermont, both of which scored 20 points.

Virginia Intermont College had the number two team and technically the number four team (three way tie with UMass and Otterbein University) at the Pre-Season Tournament of Champions. With only one set of riders on December 3rd VI scored 20 points at the Holiday Tournament. Ashleigh Ramey (sophomore, Culpeper, Virginia), who was one of three VI riders to place seventh or eighth in the over fences classes, won the second section of novice flat. Earlier Lauren Fay (senior, Shelburne, Vermont) was second to Menkins in open flat. Taylor Scott (in walk-trot) and Megan Kelty (in walk-trot-canter) added thirds for Virginia Intermont, still the all-time Tournament of Champions series leader with 13 total Tournament show wins and six Holiday Tourament victories (including the December 2004 event at Centenary). Danielle Clark, a sophomore from Florence, Alabama who won the Collegiate Medal Class on September 24th was tenth in the Medal division this time.

The show program said of Virginia Tech: "Second place behind VI - story of their life - also 2010 Tournament of Champions Series Champions." While this statement is slightly misleading in that Virginia Tech only moved into the same region with Virginia Intermont less than ten years ago (the Hokies left Zone 4, Region 2 and it's extremely limited horse shows in order to get more actual riders into shows on a regular basis), the Hokies have never gone into a final regular season show with a fighting chance of a region title. Still Virginia Tech has consistantly been a top three team for a few years now and at today's show the Hokies earned nine points. Rachel Calvert (junior, Richmond, Virginia) put VT on the board with a third in novice flat while Jessica Ropelewski (junior, Midlothian, Virginia) more than doubled their point total at the eleventh hour by placing second to Searls in intermediate flat. The Hokies were eighth at the pre-season tournament and will need a big effort on January 28th to have a shot at a second Tournament Series Trophy in three years.

After having rarely taken part in Tournament of Champions events the West Virginia University Mountaineers have been a frequent attendee since September of 2010. The Mountaineers scored five points. Kelsey Delaplaine was fifth in open flat while Kait Scott was fourth in intermediate flat in the Mountaineer's final ride of the day.

It's a small world, part one: During horse draw for the first section of novice fences it turned out there were not one but two residents of the United Kingdom entered. Steph Rowney of the University of Kentucky is from Cambridge while Cornell freshman Maddie Breen is from London.

It's a small world, part two: Three classes later the novice flat took place. When it was over Wonham was overheard saying that one of the other riders in the class (Madeline Shortt of Mount Holyoke) rode at the same barn in Oregon (3,000 miles from the Centenary Equestrian Center) as herself.

She competed in each of the first three Equestrian Talent Search High School Medal classes since the division was first offered at the Winter Tournament of Champions last January. The third time was indeed the charm for Samantha Genise of Freehold, New Jersey (center) as she receives the Championship Ribbon in the High School Medal from Gwen Arrigon (on right) while Virginia Intermont College Head Coach Eddie Federwisch presents a $5,000.00 Scholarship offer on behalf of VI.

A former Cacchione winner judges: Though the show program mentioned that Heide Casciaro's name can be found on the Cacchione Cup between Bezzie Patton (later Madden) and Peter Wylde and that she is a two-time Cacchione winner it did not mention that Casciaro is one of only three riders to win the Cup more than once. Under her maiden name Heide Bossow was a standout for Hollins College (later University) who won the cup in both 1985 (between Patton and Wylde) and 1987 (between Wylde and Kelly Mullen of S.U.N.Y. - Stony Brook, another rider who gained noteriety in the big shows). Bossow Casciaro has judged many an IHSA show, mostly in the Midwest as she has been based in the Chicago area for some time. Ashton Phillips, the current IHSA Coach at both New York University and Princeton University who has competed at ten straight IHSA Nationals in one alumni class or another, has described Bossow as "the complete package." Phillips competed for Virginia Intermont College when Hollins and VI were in the same region in the 1980's and has gone on record more than once that Bossow is the best rider he ever saw show IHSA on a regular basis. Bossow Casciaro joins Mullen (a winner in 1988 and 1991) and CeCe Williamson (who won three straight Cacchione Cups between 1981 and 1983 while riding for the University of Virginia) as the only multiple Cacchione Cup winners.

What's next?: Save for the fact that Hollins and not Otterbein University hosted the Pre-Season Tournament during the 2009-10 season, the show locations are two-thirds identical. Just as Centenary hosted the Holiday Tournament in December 2009 the University of Mary Washington will host the Winter Tournament of Champions eight weeks later. 20 teams will travel to Hazelwild Farm in Fredericksburg, Virginia on Saturday, January 28th. The last time Hazelwild welcomed the Tournament Delaware Valley College pulled out a 31-30 win over Virginia Tech's "Enter Sandman" team (the Hokies had two teams in attendance that day). Because a team must have competed in at least two Tournament Series events to be eligible for the Tournament Trophy it will be interesting to see which schools are back from either the Pre-Season or Holiday events. Only six schools competed at both events (Mount Holyoke's big day in Long Valley gives the Lyons a 58-48 edge over Virginia Intermont while UMass sits at 43. Virginia Tech, Cornell and West Virginia also took part in the first two events of the 2011-12 season). So far Pre-season champ Miami of Ohio and Centenary have one win and one appearance each (this writer feels Miami and Centenary may be two of the three best IHSA teams at the moment - Editor). Neither has ever participated at a Winter Tournament of Champions event (The 2012 event will only be the fifth of its' kind). Virginia Intermont defeated Delaware Valley 36-30 at the Chatham Hall School last season to win the Winter Tournament for the third time in four tries. Can VI win again and overtake the Lyons for the big prize? Will Centenary take part in a tournament event outside of New Jersey for the first time since December 2008? Will a team that did not show at either of the first two Tournament events of 2011-12 defeat the entire field? Hopefully no matter how it turns out let's hope there is not another snowstorm during the event. In December 2009 a foot of snow fell as Centenary hosted and in January 2010 the same thing happened at Hazelwild. It was generally a sunny day this December so one can only hope the weather cooperates on January's final weekend.

---Steve Maxwell

Show Incidentals: Sunny skies, with temperatures reaching the low '50's. Entire show held indoors. Start time: 9:12AM. Finish: 6:01PM (Including Awards Presentation) - Coaches and Captains meeting held prior to start of show. Judge: Heide Bossow Casciaro. Stewards: Malinda Grice/Penn State University, Kelly Lamont Francfort/Rutgers University and Megan Taylor/University of the South.

Centenary College freshman Trevor Hawthorne got to hold the blue ribbon for this picture while coincidentally standing behind the high point team trophy. The back row is made up of all the Centenary "White" team riders (and co-coaches Heather Clark - second on left - and Michael Dowling on far right) while the front row is Centenary's "Blue" team. The only school with two teams present, Centenary College had both the Champion Team (with 37 points) and seventh place team (with 23). The defending IHSA National Champions were making their first appearance at a Tournament of Champions event since they claimed both high point and reserve high point honors when they last hosted two Decembers ago.

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

Open Equitation Over Fences, Section A: 1. Chelsea Jones, Skidmore College. 2. Brendan Weiss, Penn State University. 3. Karli Postel, Goucher College. 4. Kelsey Bernini, Centenary College - Team Blue. 5. Kim Lynch, University of New Hampshire. 6. Kerry Sachs, Tufts University. 7. Sam Sagot, Rutgers University. 8. Meghan Schader, University of Kentucky.

Open Equitation Over Fences, Section B: 1. Cori Reich, Centenary College - Team White. 2. Bronwyn Scrivens, Cornell University. 3. Lexie Lohrer, Mount Holyoke College. 4. Shelby Goodman, Bridgewater College. 5. Kels Bonham, Savannah College of Art & Design. 6. Katie LaDow, University of Delaware. 7. Jaclyn Mazzarella, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. 8. Audrey Hanlon, Virginia Intermont College.

Intermediate Equitation Over Fences, Section A: 1. Rachel Jones, Lynchburg College. 2. Kelsey Ficara, Delaware Valley College. 3. Brendan Williams, Centenary College - Team Blue. 4. Kali Cram, St. Andrews University. 5. Taylor DiBella, Sacred Heart University. 6. Lillibet Motion, University of the South. 7. Emily Denning, Penn State University. 8. Ashleigh Ramey, Virginia Intermont College.

Intermediate Equitation Over Fences, Section B: 1. Nell Maynard, Mount Holyoke College. 2. Emily Kowalchik, Cornell University. 3. Laura Douglas, University of Kentucky. 4. Taylor Rose, Bridgewater College. 5. Kristin Stine, Savannah College of Art & Design. 6. Trevor Hawthorne, Centenary College - Team White. 7. Rebecca Rossi, Stonehill College. 8. Morgan Squires, West Virginia University.

Novice Equitation Over Fences, Section A: 1. Brooke Nestor, Centenary College - Team White. 2. Amanda Pritt, Penn State University. 3. Chelsea Koerper, Delaware Valley College. 4. Joey Fink, Goucher College. 5. Alison Brosky, Sacred Heart University. 6. Emmy Rhodes, Bridgewater College. 7. Sami Cram, St. Andrews University. 8. Kelli Greenslade, Lynchburg College.

Novice Equitation Over Fences, Section B: 1. Beth Scovotti, Centenary College - Team Blue. 2. Olivia Dodd, Savannah College of Art & Design. 3. Abigayle Raucher, Mount Holyoke College. 4. Elizabeth Corey, University of the South. 5. Brianna Bach, Stonehill College. 6. Madeline Frank, Skidmore College. 7. Helen Williams, Virginia Intermont College. 8. Gwen Campbell, Rutgers University.

Open Equitation On The Flat, Section A: 1. Cori Reich, Centenary College - Team White. 2. Kelly Campbell, Skidmore College. 3. Hannah Thornton, Mount Holyoke College. 4. Katie Hansen, St. Andrews University. 5. Sarah Barone, University of New Hampshire. 6. Amory Brandt, Goucher College. 7. Lauren Patterson, University of Kentucky. 8. Kels Bonham, Savannah College of Art & Design.

Novice Equitation On The Flat, Section A: 1. Emory Wonham, Skidmore College. 2. Emilee Herbert, Lynchburg College. 3. Rachel Calvert, Virginia Tech. 4. Alison Brosky, Sacred Heart University. 5. Chelsea Dowling, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. 6. Joey Fink, Goucher College. 7. Elizabeth Price, University of Delaware. 8. Nazanin Behzad, Cornell University.

Open Equitation On The Flat, Section B: 1. Ciara Menkens, Delaware Valley College. 2. Lauren Fay, Virginia Intermont College. 3. Courtney Bryggman, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. 4. Rebekah Scharfe, Lafayette College. 5. Kelsey Delaplaine, West Virginia University. 6. Jordan Rooney, Lynchburg College. 7. Katie Fink, Goucher College. 8. Kennon Ulicny, Tufts University.

Novice Equitation On The Flat, Section B: 1. Ashleigh Ramey, Virginia Intermont College. 2. Kristin Stine, Savannah College of Art & Design. 3. Margeaux Divirgillio, Stonehill College. 4. Maddy Fass, Penn State University. 5. Lauren Buettner, Centenary College - Team Blue. 6. Sarah Mallon, Delaware Valley College. 7. Emily Guest, University of the South. 8. Alex Szucs, Bridgewater College.

Walk-Trot Equitation On The Flat, Section A: 1. Madison Tidwell, Goucher College. 2. Sarah Conklin, Delaware Valley College. 3. Jessica Stephens, Mount Holyoke College. 4. Carey Masson, Centenary College - Team Blue. 5. Hannah Eldridge, University of Kentucky. 6. Annie Dewitt, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. 7. Katie Plazak, Lynchburg College. 8. Alexz Goldin, Rutgers University.

Walk-Trot Equitation On The Flat, Section B: 1. Jessica Hanlon, Penn State University. 2. Katti Horng, Cornell University. 3. Sam Schmell, University of Delaware. 4. Shiloh Kozlowski, St. Andrews University. 5. Amelia Skerys, Sacred Heart University. 6. Bryan Waffa, University of the South. 7. Srahil Nandrajog, Lafayette College. 8. Elizabeth Mullins, West Virginia University.

Walk-Trot Equitation On The Flat, Section C: 1. Amy Priest, Centenary College - Team White. 2. Courtney Shea, Savannah College of Art & Design. 3. Taylor Scott, Virginia Intermont College. 4. Kara Sims, Bridgewater College. 5. Jacqueline Marinoff, University of New Hampshire. 6. Kayla Kleinman, Skidmore College. 7. Travis Roth, Virginia Tech. 8. Caitlin Wright, Stonehill College.

Walk-Trot-Canter Equitation On The Flat, Section A: 1. Allyson Kriebel, Delaware Valley College. 2. Laura VonDer Porten, Mount Holyoke College. 3. Megan Kelty, Virginia Intermont College. 4. Elizabeth Hart, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. 5. Stacey Beam, Bridgewater College. 6. Kayleigh McDonnell, Stonehill College. 7. Anthony Desimone, Centenary College - Team Blue. 8. Maria Rittenhouse, Virginia Tech.

Intermediate Equitation On The Flat, Section A: 1. Felicia Harrsch, Mount Holyoke College. 2. Addie Jabin, Goucher College. 3. Natasha Klingenstein, Centenary College. 4. Kait Scott, West Virginia University. 5. Kelsey Ficara, Delaware Valley College. 6. Lauren Casey, Bridgewater College. 7. Kristen Phelps, University of New Hampshire. 8. Taylor Brown, Savannah College of Art & Design.

Walk-Trot-Canter Equitation On The Flat, Section B: 1. Callie Hodge, Goucher College. 2. Madison Myers, Savannah College of Art & Design. 3. Beth Jonas, Centenary College - Team White. 4. Isabella McKeon, Skidmore College. 5. Mary Beth Hannon, Cornell University. 6. Miranda Wright, St. Andrews University. 7. Erin Sutherland, Penn State University. 8. Rachel Walter, Rutgers University.

Equestrian Talent Search High School Medal: 1. Samantha Genise, Freehold, New Jersey. 2. Skylar Laakso, Medfield, Massachusetts. 3. Lucy Hart, Lexington, Kentucky. 4. Katelyn Krolick, Sharon, Massachusetts. 5. Morgan Schneider, Hillsborough, New Jersey. 6. Ryan Wilson, Colts Neck, New Jersey. 7. Mollie Kowalchik, Loveland, Ohio. 8. Caroline Becker, Branchville, New Jersey. 9. Erica Glancey, Newtown, Pennsylvania. 10. Tatiana Akhund, Brooklyn, New York. (Note: This class was completed before Section B of Intermediate Flat but not announced until after the completion of the Tournament of Champions Collegiate Medal.)

Intermediate Equitation On The Flat, Section B: 1. Kari Searls, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. 2. Jessica Ropelewski, Virginia Tech. 3. Jessica Pabst, Centenary College. 4. Alanna Reiner, Lafayette College. 5. Sami Cram, St. Andrews University. 6. Christine Dwyer, Stonehill College. 7. Emily Denning, Penn State University. 8. Julia Mazzarella, Skidmore College.

Tournament of Champions Collegiate Medal: 1. Kathryn Haley, Centenary College. 2. Cori Reich, Centenary College. 3. Kelsey Bernini, Centenary College. 4. Ciara Menkens, Delaware Valley College. 5. Kelly Sullivan, Tufts University. 6. Margaret Swanson, Mount Holyoke College. 7. Casey Lorusso, Stonehill College. 8. Kelly Campbell, Skidmore College. 9. Rebekah Scharfe, Lafayette College. 10. Danielle Clark, Virginia Intermont College.

Team Totals: Centenary College - Team White (High Point Team) 37; Mount Holyoke College (Reserve) 35; Delaware Valley College (Third) 31; Goucher College (Fourth) 28; Skidmore College (Fifth) 24; Savannah College of Art & Design (Sixth) 24; Centenary College - Team Blue (Seventh) 23; Penn State University (Eighth) 20; Virginia Intermont College 20; University of Massachusetts at Amherst 17; Cornell University 17; Lynchburg College 13; Bridgewater College 13; St. Andrews University 12; Sacred Heart University 9; Virginia Tech 9; Stonehill College 7 (but perhaps really 8); University of Kentucky 6; Lafayette College 6; University of New Hampshire 6; University of the South 5 (perhaps only 4?); University of Delaware 5; West Virginia University 5; Tufts University 1 and Rutgers University 0.

(For more info about the Tournament of Champions series or the Equestrian Talent Search, please e-mail JimArrigon@hotmail.com or visit www.BeckettRunRiding.com or visit the Equestrian Talent Search page on Facebook.)