Equestrian team lands milestone win on home turf in IHSA competition

Teryn O'Brien Posted On March 11, 2020
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On Saturday, March 7, Salve Regina equestrian riders hosted an Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) event at Sandy Point Stables in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and captured first place overall among 12 schools. Three individuals also earned blue ribbons: Kenna Rooney ’21, Lindsay Wright ’22 and Saarah Papineau ’23.

In the 2017-18 academic year, the equestrian team went from a club to an official varsity sport once more, and they have been building up to this new milestone win ever since then, according to Kenna Rooney, captain of the equestrian team. The win on Saturday is a reflection of the hard work and dedication that the team has put in over the past few years.

“Saturday was like a star-struck moment,” Rooney said. “Everybody always says that the home show, when you’re hosting on home turf, you win. But it’s a lot different than just something … where there’s two teams. We compete against 11 other schools a week, so there’s 12 total.”

Kenna Rooney ’21 and Lindsay Wright ’22. Photo provided by Kenna Rooney.

Individual Placements

Kenna Rooney ’21: Open fences/Open flat – 1st / 6th
Hannah Grey ’21: Open flat – 3rd
Alexandria Wooters ’23: Intermediate fences – 4th
Kayla Costa ’22: Limit fences – NP
Lindsay Wright ’22: Intermediate flat – 1st
Madi Guyette ’21: Limit flat – 2nd
Steph Dooley ’20: Novice – NP
Madi Squizzero ’21: Novice – NP
Julie Burgjohann ’23: Novice – 3rd
Shane Bowes ’21: Pre Novice – 5th
Saarah Papineau ’23: Introductory – 1st

Team Placements 

1. Salve Regina University
T2. Johnson & Wales University
T2. Roger Williams University
4. Rhode Island College
5. Brown University
6. University of Rhode Island
7. Becker College
8. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
9. Anna Maria College
10. Clark University
11. Assumption College
12. College of the Holy Cross

Elise Ackermans ’20 and Stephanie Dooley ’20. Photo provided by Kenna Rooney.