Everyone Counts!

Back to back dressage shows require a lot of organization. Thankfully the Equestrian program has a knack of rising to the occasion.

Emotionally, this was a tough weekend. We have been working very hard to prepare this semester and have invested a lot in the success of this team. Saturday was frustrating with the placings being lower than I would have liked. Ironically, even though we placed fourth, we still earned five points (for second placed team) because Averett (who won) placed second with their second team and a mixed team comprised of riders from various schools including two of our riders, placed third. Riders receive the ribbons for that day, but each school can only earn points for one of its teams. The mixed teams receive no points as they are comprised of individual riders and do not count towards the end of year scores.

Sunday St. Andrews won, NCSU was second and Averett was third giving us a one point lead! Like I told my team - Everyone Counts!

 Very happy for Elizabethe Weeks who won the Introductory division both days and Abigail Skillman who attended the Ethics Symposium Thursday, Friday and Saturday and came back Sunday to place second at first level. Both these riders worked very hard last year to improve their riding and this weekend their efforts paid off.

Team Standings after 2 shows

St. Andrews 12

Averett 11
NCSU 9
Elon 6
UNC Charlotte 4
 

Saturday, October 26th

First Level Test 1

6^th Sarah Jones 60.0%

Training Level Test 2

5^th Emily Wright Thomasson 63.392%

Training Level Test 1

3^rd McCall DiMarco 62.916%
6^th Megan Pustarfi 61.458%

Introductory Level Test B

1^st Elizabethe Weeks 66.875%
3^rd Logan Teeter 63.750%
4^th Myleah Coleman 62.812%

Team Results

1^st  Averett Team B – 7pts.
2^nd Averett Team A
3^rd Mixed Team B (including Claire Pollard & Myleah Coleman for SAU)
4^th St. Andrews Team A – 5pts.
5^th NCSU Red Team – 4 pts.
6^th Mixed Team A (including Elizabethe Weeks for SAU)

Sunday, October 27th

First Level Test 1

2^nd Abigail Skillman 67.413%

Training Level Test

4^th Emily Wright Thomasson 65.535%

Training Level Test 1
2^nd Kristen Parker 67.916%
3^rd McCall DiMarco 65.416%
^4th Megan Pustarfi 63.750%
6^th Claire Pollard 62.291%

Introductory Level Test B

1^st Elizabethe Weeks 65.937%
3^rd Logan Teeter 63.750%

Team Results
1^st St. Andrews Team A 7 pts.
2^nd NCSU White Team 5 pts.
3^rd Averett Team A 4 pts.
4^th Averett Team B 3 pts.
5^th Elon 2 pts.
6^th Mixed Team A (including Elizabethe Weeks for SAU)