(GETTYSBURG, Pa.) – It was a busy weekend for the Wilson equestrian hunt seat team as it finished its regular season and started the postseason in back-to-back shows. It was worth it as the Phoenix not only finished as the reserve high point team in the final show of the regular season, but also as the reserve high point team of the region.
The Blue and White finished behind only Penn State with Dickinson finishing in third. Individually the weekend was highlighted by
Tess Hairston (FY, Selden, N.Y.), who was the high point rider on Saturday, and the trio of
Sam Gilley (Jr., Sykesville, Md.), Hairston, and
Emily Breighner (So., Nottingham, Md.) who qualified for Zone 3 finals on April 5.
Hairston started her weekend with first place ribbons in intermediate hunter seat over fences as well as on the flat.
Kylie Wright (Sr., York Springs, Pa.) was second behind her in the fences section with Breighner taking third.
Emily Johnson (Jr., Wellsville, Pa.) and Wright added third place finishes behind Hairston on the flats.
Other top finishers included Gilley placing second in open hunter seat on the flat,
Taylor Hayes (So., Nescopeck, Pa.) placing third in limit hunter seat over fences,
Ally Clayton (Jr., Morgantown, Pa.) placing third in limit hunter seat on the flat,
Danielle Garman (FY, Dover, Pa.) placing second in novice hunter seat on the flat,
Lexie Rice (Myersville, Md.) placing second in pre-novice hunter seat on the flat, and
Chloe Kelley in introductory hunter seat on the flat.
With the results from Saturday, Gilley,
Erin Woodworth (So., Perkasie, Pa.), and Hayes all qualified for regionals on Sunday.
Showing at the same location, Gilley qualified for zones with a second place finish in open equitation on the flat. Hairston was second in intermediate equitation over fences as well as intermediate on the flat. Breighner was the final qualifier with a second place finish in limit equitation on the flat.
