2011-2012 Results:
Virginia Intermont College equestrians won Reserve Champion at the national 2011-2012 Pre-Season Tournament of Champions Saturday, Sept. 24 in Columbus, Ohio. Virginia Intermont’s second team also finished fourth after a tie breaker for third. Virginia Intermont is the defending champion of the series, having won the 2010-2011 Tournament of Champions Series Championship and marking a record-setting eighth series win since 2001.
VI rider results:
GOLD TEAM:
Open Over Fences – Lauren Fay – senior – competed
Open Flat – Lauren Fay – senior – competed
Intermediate Over Fences – Ashleigh Ramey – sophomore – 1st
Intermediate Flat – Blake Roberts – sophomore – 2nd
Novice Over Fences – Katie Thomas – freshman – competed
Novice Flat – Ashleigh Ramey – sophomore – 1st
Walk Trot Canter – Megan Kelty – junior – 5th
Walk Trot – Taylor Scott – sophomore – 1st
BLACK TEAM:
Open Over Fences – Audrey Hanlon – senior – 1st
Open Flat – Audrey Hanlon – senior – competed
Intermediate Over Fences – Lauren Wills – sophomore – 1st
Intermediate Flat – Ariel Black – freshman – reserve
Novice Over Fences – Ashley Uphoff – freshman – 3rd
Novice Flat – Emilee Wilson – freshman – 5th
Walk Trot Canter – Kayla Akers – freshman – 6th
Walk Trot – Allison Manning – senior – 2nd
Overall Team Results from the 2011-2012 Pre-Season Classic were:
Champion – Miami University, Oxford, Ohio – 30 points
Reserve Champion – Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, Va. – “Gold Team” – 28
3rd – University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass. – 26 (winner of tie-breaker)
4th – Virginia Intermont College – “Black Team” – 26
5th – Otterbein University, Westerville, Ohio – “Team A” – 26
6th – Otterbein University – “Team B” – 24
7th – Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass. – 23
8th – Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. – “Team A” – 20
9th – Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio – 18 (winner of tie-breaker)
10th – Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. – 18
11th – Ohio University, Athens, Ohio – 17
12th – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. – 16
13th – University of West Virginia, Morgantown, W.Va. – 14
14th – Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. – 13
15th – Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill. – 12
16th – University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. – “Team B” – 11
17th – Virginia Tech – “Team B” – 10 (winner of tie breaker)
18th – University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. – “Team A” – 10
19th – University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky. – 5 (winner of tie breaker)
20th – Northern Illinois University – 5
The next competition in the series, the Holiday Tournament of Champions, will be in December in Long Valley, N.J., followed by the Winter Tournament of Champions in January in Fredericksburg, Va.
VI has been the Tournament of Champions Series Champion in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2011.