February
1, 2002
MHC
Equestrians Ride to Victory at Tournament of Champions
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DARRYL
QUARLES
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The Mount Holyoke riding team captured first place in the Tournament
of Champions held January 26 at the University of Findlay in Findlay,
Ohio. Twenty-five other top equestrian teams from NCAA Divisions
I, II, and III were invited to this prestigious annual competition.
This year's tournament came down to the wire, as Skidmore
College and Mount Holyoke were tied until the last event.
MHC open rider Laena Romond '05 was named the Champion Rider
of the tournament due to her impressive victory in the Championship
Class event, which included all the first-place riders from twelve
classes. Romond had qualified for this event by placing first
in her Open Flat and Open Fences classes. Nicole Eula '04
also competed in the Championship Class, as a result of her first-place
finish in the Intermediate Fences event.
Three other MHC riders placed in their respective classes at
this competition: Elizabeth Mo '04 placed second in the Walk-Trot;
Leigh Quarles '04 finished second in the Intermediate Flat;
and Diana Rosenbaum '05 placed fourth in the Walk-Trot-Canter.
Novice class riders Karin Corbett '05 and Zuzana Estvanik
'02 also represented Mount Holyoke.
Mount Holyoke was named Champion College of the tournament with
thirty-four points, just one point ahead of Skidmore College.
Quarles had the pressure of competing in the last event of the
tournament, knowing that she needed to place first or second in
order for Mount Holyoke to win. She clinched the victory for the
Lyons by placing second in the Intermediate Flat. Skidmore was
named Reserve Champion College with thirty-three points; Stonehill
College finished third with twenty-nine points; Findlay University
(the 2001 national champions) placed fourth; and Colby College
placed fifth.
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