Goucher wins final show of fall semester! Anna Carmichael is Reserve High Point Rider!

  Goucher competed in the final show of the fall semester on Saturday at the University of Maryland.  Goucher was high point team for the day with 40 points, followed by Towson University with 32 and University of Maryland with 30.

  Individual Gopher highlights included:

Anna Carmichael - 1st place Intermediate flat, 1st place Intermediate fences - Reserve High Point rider!
Ashley Bent - 1st place Open flat, 3rd place Open fences
Cary Hundley - 2nd place Open flat, 2nd place Open fences
Clea Lerner - 1st place Novice flat
Erika Scott - 1st place Novice flat
Maia Miller - 1st place Novice flat
Kate Matthews - 1st place WTC

Cary Hundley also qualified for Regional finals in Open flat!

Goucher now leads Zone IV Region I with 238 points, followed by George Washington with 173, and Georgetown with 166.  Senior Goucher rider Ashley Bent leads the Cacchione Cup standings with 55 points, followed by Goucher sophomore Cary Hundley with 55, and senior Georgetown rider Devon Wood with 45.

Goucher will compete at three tournaments over winter break at Centenary College, University of Mary Washington, and the University of Ohio.  Stay tuned for updates!

 

Goucher goes 5 - 0 for the fall semester! 50-point lead in Region I!

  Goucher competed and won their fifth regular season show of the 15-16 season at Towson University on Sunday.  Goucher came away with High Point team honors, followed by George Washington University, Johns Hopkins University and George Mason University respectively. Goucher senior Ashley Bent was named High Point Rider.

  Individual gopher highlights included:

Ashley Bent - 1st place Open flat, 1st place Open fences - High point rider!
Cary Hundley - 1st place Open flat
Clea Lerner - 1st place Novice flat
Alessandra D'Amour - 1st place Novice flat
Wren Wakeman - 2nd place Walk Trot Canter
Ari Schlossberg - 1st place Walk Trot

Ashley Bent also qualified for Region I Finals in Open fences!

  Goucher is now leading the Zone IV Region I standings by 50 points, over second place team George Washington, third place Georgetown, and the 9 other teams in the field.
    

    Each region in the country sends his highest scoring rider to the National Championships in May to compete in a medal-style class called the Cacchione Cup. Goucher dominates the Cacchione Cup standings in Region I with senior Ashley Bent currently leading, followed closely by sophomore Cary Hundley.  

  Goucher will compete in its final regular season show on November 21 at the University of Maryland.  Check back for updates!

Goucher lengthens Region I lead to a whopping 45 points!

    Goucher competed in and won two regular season IHSA shows this weekend at George Mason and George Washington, respectively.  The overall standings in Region I as of today is as follows:

   Individual gopher highlights on Saturday included:

Ashley Bent - 1st Open fences, 3rd Open flat
Cary Hundley - 2nd Open fences, 2nd Open flat
Anna Carmichael - 1st Intermediate fences
Philip Haber - 3rd Novice fences
Erika Scott - 1st Novice flat
Maia Miller - 2nd Novice flat
Kate Matthews - 1st Walk Trot Canter 
Hannah Woodson - 3rd  Walk Trot Canter
Ari Schlossberg - 3rd Walk Trot

The team finished Saturday in first place with 33 points, followed by Mt. St. Mary's, Towson and George Mason as the top four.

Individual gopher highlights from Sunday included:

Cary Hundley - 1st place Open flat, 1st place Open fences - HIGH POINT RIDER!!!
Ashley Bent - 1st place Open fences
Anna Carmichael - 1st place Intermediate flat
Clea Lerner - 2nd place Novice fences, 3rd place novice flat
Fanny Eaton - 1st Walk Trot Canter
Sarah Lummis - 1st Walk Trot Canter
Ari Schlossberg - 1st Walk Trot

Goucher finished in first place with 42 points, followed by George Washington and Georgetown.  Hannah Woodson and Fanny Eaton also both qualified for Regional Finals this weekend in Walk Trot Canter.

   Results from these first four shows of the fall season have the Cacchione Cup standings in a dead heat heading into Towson's show next weekend.  Both sophomore Cary Hundley and senior Ashley Bent are currently in the running!

   The gophers will head to Towson on Sunday, November 8 for the fifth show of the fall semester.  Check back for details!

Goucher wins again -- lengthens Zone IV Region I lead to 26 points!!

  The gophers won their second  IHSA show of the 15-16 season!   Goucher's team was champion with 47 points, followed by Mt. St. Mary's University with 33 points, and Georgetown with 32.

   Goucher won 9 classes in total, with three gophers, Cary Hundley, Anna Carmichael, and Ashley Bent, competing in an ride-off at the end of the day for High Point rider.

   Individual Highlights included:

Cary Hundley - 1st Open flat, 1st Open fences - High Point Rider!
Anna Carmichael -  1st Novice flat, 1st Novice fences - Reserve High Point Rider!
Ashley Bent - 1st Novice flat, 1st Open fences 
Hayley Cohen - 2nd Open flat
Alison Radgowski - 2nd Intermediate flat, 1st Intermediate fences
Wren Wakeman - 1st Walk Trot Canter
Fanny Eaton - 1st Walk Trot Canter
Maddie Parris-Bacon - 3rd Walk Trot

   Seniors Anna Carmichael and Ashley Bent also qualified for the Zone IV Region I Finals in April! 

  The gophers will compete again October 31 and November 1 at the George Mason/George Washington Universities co-hosted IHSA Shows.  Go gophers!

Goucher wins first IHSA show if 15-16 season!

Last weekend, Goucher competed at the first IHSA show if the new season, hosted by Mount St. Mary's University.  Goucher continued their third year and regular season wins with a victory of 40 points, following by George Washington with 30 points, and Georgetown with 29.

Individual highlights included:

Cary Hundley - 1st place Intermediate flat
Hannah Woodson - 1st place Walk Trot Canter
Fanny Eaton - 1st place Walk Trot Canter
Ari Schlossberg - 1st place Walk Trot
Anna Carmichael - 2nd place Novice flat, 2nd place Novice fences
Ashley Bent - 2nd place Novice flat, 2nd place Open fences
Hayley Cohen - 3rd place Open flat

  Goucher competes again this weekend at the Goucher IHSA show at home on Saturday, October 17!

Goucher finishes 7th in the country!

 

Goucher College continued its streak of excellence, finishing seventh in the country this year at the national championships. This marks the fourth consecutive year Goucher has placed in the top 10 in the country. Senior Joey Fink also claimed the coveted national championship for individual open flat.

   

Individual highlights include:

Joey Fink - 1st Individual Open Flat, 4th Team Open Flat

Sarah Lummis - Reserve Champion Team Walk Trot Canter

Anna Carmichael - 8th Novice Flat, 8th Novice Fences

Alison Radgowski - 9th Intermediate Flat, 9th Intermediate Fences

Tournament of Champions

Team photo after Pre-Season Tournament of Champions win Photo Credit: Fanny Eaton

Goucher Places Third

While the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) is the main venue Goucher competes in, the Gophers also participate in the Tournament of Champions series. The series is an off-shoot of the IHSA created by IHSA coach Jim Arrigon. It is a series of invite-only competitions, where about 20 of the top colleges and universities face off, similar to a mini-national. The series consists of four shows and has a series champion and reserve.

The Gophers had a strong start to the season. The first show was held at Goucher, and the Gophers finished the day with a commanding lead of 41 points. That was five points ahead of the second-place Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) yellow team. (SCAD would go on to win the national championship later in the year.) At the winter tournaments in Ohio and Virginia, Goucher earned additional points that helped it advance into third place in the tournament series. Heading into the series finale at St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, North Carolina, the top three schools were Savannah College of Art and Design with 36 average points, Mount Holyoke with 34, and Goucher with 31.5.

At the final tournament, the Gophers earned 26 points, which pulled the Goucher average total points to just 0.5 points short of tournament reserve champion. Nevertheless, Goucher ended up third in the tournament series. This is the best placing in Goucher Equestrian’s history. Go, Gophers!