Articles: Press Release
Georgia Claims Equestrian National Championship;
Texas A&M Wins Western Title, Georgia Victorious in Hunter Seat
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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 23, 2009
By Stacey Meier
Content provided by Julie Bennett, Baylor University
WACO, TX For the second straight season, the Georgia Bulldogs claimed the
overall team title on Saturday at the Varsity Equestrian National
Championships (VENC), held at the Heart O Texas Fair and Rodeo Complex in
Waco, TX. The win marked Georgias fourth VENC national championship. In
addition, the Bulldogs took home the Hunter Seat team championship, their
fourth and the first since 2004, while Texas A&M claimed its third VENC
Western title and first since 2005.
In the Hunter Seat championship round, Georgia, the brackets second seed,
soundly defeated the top-seeded Auburn Tigers, 7-1. The Bulldogs streaked
off to a 4-0 Flat sweep and continued its excellent riding with a 3-1
triumph in fences over Bobby Murphys creative and challenging championship
course. Emma Lipman, Michelle Morris, Katie Hagerty and Haylie Jayne all
posted Flat wins while Jayne, Lipman and Kelley Cowperthwait all won in
Fences. Maggie McAlary recorded Auburns lone win earning a point in Fences.
Top-seeded Texas A&M triumphed over defending champion TCU, 7-1 to
convincingly claim the championship Western trophy. Horsemanship was
especially strong for the Aggies as they swept all four rides. Claiming wins
for the Aggies were Randi Standley, Caroline Gunn, Katie Lisabeth and Sibyl
Parsons. Maggie Gratny, Genna Fishgold and Amanda Ryan all registered
Reining wins for Texas A&M, while Carrie Von Uhlit claimed the only TCU
victory on the night, a win in Reining.
In individual competition Georgia swept the top two spots in Fences with a
win by Jayne, the brackets top seed, followed by a second place finish by
Cowperthwait, a No. 7 seed. Oklahoma States Ally Blais, seeded second,
claimed the top spot in Flat by beating fifth-seeded Victoria Middleton of
South Carolina. Texas A&Ms Gunn, seeded No. 1, repeated as Horsemanship
national champion with a win over second-seeded Courtney Chown of TCU. TCUs
Von Uhlit, a No. 2 seed, won a squeaker in Reining over eighth-seeded Bri
Parnell of Oklahoma State, 142.5-142.
Overall Team Results
1. Georgia
2. Texas A&M
3. Oklahoma State
Hunter Seat Team Results
1. Georgia
2. Auburn
3. South Carolina
4. Baylor
5. Oklahoma State
Western Team Results
1. Texas A&M
2. TCU
3. Oklahoma State
4. Georgia
5. Kansas Stat
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Saturday Results
Western Team Bracket - Brackets M, N
(5) Kansas State def. (7) South Carolina 6-1, KSU finishes fifth, USC sixth
(4) Oklahoma State def. (3) Georgia 5-3, OSU finishes third, UGA fourth
Championship
(1) Texas A&M def. (2) TCU 7-1
Individual
Reining Semifinals
(8) Bri Parnell (OSU) def. (4) Kate Chesley (NMSU) 131-115
(2) Carrie Von Uhlit (TCU) def. (6) Sarah Locker (UGA) 132-127.5
Reining Championship
(2) Carrie Von Uhlit (TCU) def. (8) Bri Parnell (OSU) 142.5-142
Horsemanship Semifinals
(1) Caroline Gunn (TAMU) def. (5) Alyssa Freeman (KSU) 152.5-140
(2) Courtney Chown (TCU) def. (6) Kate Chesley (NMSU) 147-5-144
Horsemanship Championship
(1) Caroline Gunn (TAMU) def. (2) Courtney Chown (TCU) 154.5-151
Hunter Seat Team Bracket - Brackets M, N
(3) South Carolina def. (4) Baylor 6-2
(6) Oklahoma State def. (5) Texas A&M 6-2
Championship
(2) Georgia def. (1) Auburn 7-1
Individual Competition
Flat Semifinals
(5) Victoria Middleton def. (8) Haylie Jayne (UGA)
(2) Ally Blais (OSU) def. (3) Carly Babcock (USC)
Flat Championship
(2) Ally Blais (OSU) def. (5) Victoria Middleton 143-134 (rideoff)
Fences Semifinals
(1) Haylie Jayne (UGA) def. (5) Anna Schierholz (AU) 168-160
(7) Kelley Cowperthwait (UGA) def. (3) Maggie McAlary (AU) 154-0
Fences Championship
(1) Haylie Jayne (UGA) def. (7) Kelley Cowperthwait (UGA) 173-162
For additional information, please contact Julie Bennett, Associate Director
Athletic Media Relations, Baylor University at (254) 710-3042 (office) or
(254) 709-9657 (cell) or via email at Julie_Bennett@baylor.edu.
ENDS
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leadership
for equestrian sport in the United States of America by promoting the
pursuit
of excellence from the grassroots to the Olympic Games, based on a
foundation of fair, safe competition and the welfare
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