Hollins Wins ODAC Riding Championship

BRIDGEWATER, Virginia – Hollins University took first place Friday at the ODAC Riding Championships hosted by Bridgewater College and Oak Manor Farms.

Hollins finished fifth in the five-team field in the first class of the day, but the team rebounded to take the blue ribbon in the final two classes to win the championship.

Bridgewater College and Randolph-Macon Woman’s College tied for reserve champion honors. Bridgewater took first place in the first class of the day.

The riders and their scores in each event are listed below. Teams received seven points for first place in class, five for second, three for third, two for fourth and one for fifth. In the first two classes, the teams were allowed to discard their low score and the other three scores were added together.

Hollins accumulated 15 points, followed by Bridgewater and Randolph-Macon Woman’s, each with 12 points. Washington & Lee finished with 10 points and Lynchburg totaled six points.

Class 1 ODAC Equitation Over Fences

BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE (243.25, 1^st)

No. Rider Judge Judge 2 Avg

817 Alexis Starer 85 78 81.5

811 Aly Sanderford 72 74 73

838 Jessica Bender 83 77.5 80.25

882 Cary Chenoweth 79 84 81.5

HOLLINS UNIVERSITY (219.75, 5^th)

888 Alison Thayer

689 Vanessa Carter 68 62 65

682 Jennifer Champagne 84 78.5 81.25

995 Sarah West 74 73 73.5

RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN’S (238.5, 2^nd)

709 Katie Drzal 77 75 76

849 Glenna Kassel 70 70 70

602 Natalie Kristenson 82.5 80 81.25

814 Michelle Huizenga 81.5 81 81.25

LYNCHBURG COLLEGE (234.25, 4^th)

841 Carrie Bedol 78 71 74.5

833 Cira Pace 81 77 79

818 Nicole Cologne 80 79 79.5

877 Jen Bunty 79.5 76 77.75

WASHINGTON & LEE (237.5, 3^rd)

809 Katie Goodrich 82 82 82

807 Hayley Skinner 50 60 55

813 Sarah Michaels 69 67 68

834 Caitlin Lane 87 88 87.5

Class 2 ODAC Equitation Over Fences

BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE (238, 3^rd)

817 Alexis Starer 83 83 83

811 Aly Sanderford 77 78 77.5

838 Jessica Bender 70 73 71.5

882 Cary Chenoweth 76 79 77.5

HOLLINS UNIVERSITY (243.25, 1^st)

888 Alison Thayer 79 81 80

689 Vanessa Carter 81 81.5 81.25

682 Jennifer Champagne 84 76 80

995 Sarah West 82.5 82.5 82.5

RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN’S (232, 4^th)

709 Katie Drzal 74 74 74

849 Glenna Kassel 72 67 69.5

602 Natalie Kristenson 78.5 75 76.75

814 Michelle Huizenga 82 80.5 81.25

LYNCHBURG COLLEGE (231.5, 5^th)

841 Carrie Bedol 69 69 68.5

833 Cira Pace 78 82 80

818 Nicole Cologne 73 71 72

877 Jen Bunty 81.5 77.5 79.5

WASHINGTON & LEE (242.5, 2^nd)

809 Katie Goodrich 80 80 80

807 Hayley Skinner 63 62 62.5

813 Sarah Michaels 80.5 77 78.75

834 Caitlin Lane 83.5 84 83.75

Class 3 ODAC Equitation On The Flat

BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE 153, (tied 4^th)

No. Rider Judge Judge 2 Avg

838 Jessica Bender 76 77 76.5

882 Cary Chenoweth 77 76 76.5

HOLLINS UNIVERSITY (160.5, 1^st)

682 Jennifer Champagne 86 75 80.5

995 Sarah West 80 80 80

RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN’S (157, 2^nd)

849 Glenna Kassel 81 84 82.5

814 Michelle Huizenga 79 70 74.5

LYNCHBURG COLLEGE (155.5, 3^rd)

841 Carrie Bedol 75 74 74.5

833 Cira Pace 83 79 81

WASHINGTON & LEE (153, tie 4^th)

809 Katie Goodrich 70 60 65

834 Caitlin Lane 88 88 88

FINAL TEAM SCORES: Hollins 15, Bridgewater College 12, Randolph-Macon Woman’s 12,
Washington & Lee 10, Lynchburg 6