Event Recaps
2011 IHSA Tournament of Champions Pre-season Classic (Sept. 24)
Fifteen teams came to Otterbein’s Center for Equine Studies on Sept. 24 to compete in the 2011 Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Tournament of Champions Pre-season Classic. Teams included Cornell University, University of Louisville, University of Massachusetts, Miami University of Ohio, University of Michigan, Mount Holyoke, Northern Illinois University, Ohio University, Otterbein University, Purdue University, Virginia Intermont, Virginia Tech, West Virginia University, University of Wisconsin and Xavier University.
The new Otterbein University Equine Center was a beautiful and fitting site for the Tournament, and horses were very solid in their jobs. Besides Otterbein, horses came from Miami, Yinger Equestrian (an IEA team in the area), and Sid Griffith Equestrian (a local IEA barn that is the new home to Ohio State hunter team, although OSU declined invitation because they just started school last week.)
For more info about Tournament of Champions or Equestrian Talent Search, email JimArrigon@hotmail.com, visit www.BeckettRunRiding.com or visit the Equestrian Talent Search page on Facebook.
Team Placing
Champion Miami of Ohio, 30 points
Res. Champ Virginia Intermont Team Gold, 28
3rd UMass, 26
4th Virginia Intermont Team Black, 26
5th Otterbein Otter Trotters, 26
6th Otterbein Cantering Cardinals, 24
7th Mount Holyoke, 23
8th Virginia Tech Enter Sandman, 20
Xavier, 18
Purdue, 18
Michigan, 16
West Virginia, 14
Cornell, 13
Northern Illinois Black Team, 12
Wisconsin Team Badger, 11
Virginia Tech Hokie Nation, 10
Wisconsin Team Bucky, 10
Louisville, 5
Northern Illinois Red Team, 5
Tournament of Champions (collegiate) Medal
Champion Danielle Clark, Virginia Intermont
Res.Champ Kristy Kenn, Michigan
3rd Blake Roberts, Virginia Intermont
4th Kelly Mallery, Wisconsin
5th Madeline Rohl, Otterbein
6th Courtney Bryggman, UMass
7th Lizz Kingsbury, Xavier
8th Katie Fink, Cornell
Equestrian Talent Search (high school) Medal
Champion Rachel McConnell, Powell, Ohio
Res.champ Mollie Kowalchik, Loveland, Ohio
3rd Lauren Thompson, Rincon, Georgia
4th Christine Stephan, Amherst, New York
5th Samantha Genise, Freehold, New Jersey
6th Sophie Bish, Charlotte, North Carolina
7th Madeline Davis, Troy, Ohio
8th Ally D’Amico, Cheshire, Connecticut