Busy Weekend for EC Riders

April 3, 2007

DANVERS, MA - The Endicott College Equestrian team had a busy weekend, taking both Reserve High Point School and High Point Rider awards on Saturday. EC also qualified three more riders for Regionals at the show hosted by Bridgewater State College, Harvard University and UMass Lowell.

In Saturday's show, freshman Ashley Vorrias (Peabody, MA) won her intermediate flat and fences classes and was named High Point rider for the show. The team took home a total of six blue ribbons.

In addition to Vorrias, Chelsea Conant (Richmond, VT), Casey Lake (Milton, MA), Kerith Kellogg (Wylie, TX) and Alyson DePathy (Plantsville, CT) brought home blue ribbons. The seven points they earned qualified Kellogg, Depathy and Vorrias to ride in the Regional finals held on Sunday.

The Gulls also rode well in Sunday's Regional, with Alisha Phipps (Cotuit, MA) beating a field of 17 to win the Walk-Trot-Canter class, and will now represent Endicott at the Zone 1 finals on April 7. The Regional show was hosted by Endicott College at Springtide Farm.

The Zone 1 show will be held at Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA. The top two riders in the Walk-Trot-Canter Division will compete in the IHSA National Championships to be held at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield, MA.

Results - Bridgewater State College, Harvard University, UMass Lowell - 3-31-2007

Open: Jenn Roberts: Fences - 5th; Flat - 3rd Olivia Koines - Flat 3rd

Intermediate: Chelsea Conant - Fences 1st; Flat 5th Ashley Vorrias - Fences 1st; Flat 1st Bethany Prussman - Flat 3rd

Novice: Casey Lake - Fences 1st; Flat 4th Kerith Kellogg - Flat 1st

Advanced W-T-C: Alyson DePathy - 1st

Beginner W-T-C: Jess Hewins - 4th

Walk-Trot: Anna Dilorenzo - 4th

Results: Regional Finals - April 1, 2007

Intermediate: Ashley Vorrias: Fences 4th

Novice: Chelsea Conant: Fences 3rd; Flat 3rd Bethany Prussman: Fences 4th; Flat 4th

Walk- Trot-Canter: Alisha Phipps: 1st