SAINT MARY-OF-THE-WOODS, Ind. — The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College western equestrian team captured High Point Team honors in the opening show and finished as the Reserve High Point Team in the second show of the SMWC Homecoming Invitational Presented by the Terre Haute Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Claire Coryell led the Pomeroys by earning High Point Rider honors in both shows.
Courtney Hamrick was named the Reserve High Point Rider in Show 1, while
Clair Schoettmer received Reserve High Point Rider honors in Show 2.
Coryell highlighted the individual results in Show 2 by winning Open Horsemanship and placing second in Reining. Bella Moonett followed with a runner-up finish in Open Horsemanship and took third in Reining. Schoettmer won Ranch Riding and added a third-place performance in Open Horsemanship.
Dana Thomas placed fourth in Level 1 Horsemanship, while
Allie Shaughnessy finished sixth.
SMWC also produced three victories in Rookie Horsemanship during Show 2.
Grace Folz, Marissa Perry and
Josie Nesbitt each earned first-place finishes, while
Elizabeth Hoagland placed second.
Savanna Amschl finished fifth, and Bella Woodard took sixth.
Emma Little and Xander Howells each placed fifth in their respective Beginner Horsemanship sections.
The Pomeroys opened the competition with another strong group of results in Show 1. Ryannah Correll won Rookie B Horsemanship, with Woodard placing second. Hoagland and Nesbitt each earned fifth-place finishes, while Amschl placed sixth.
Ashley Haraway took third in Rookie A Horsemanship, and Howells earned a victory in Beginner Horsemanship.
Three SMWC riders secured regional qualifications during the SMWC Homecoming Invitational Presented by the Terre Haute Convention and Visitors Bureau. Schoettmer qualified in Ranch Riding, Coryell advanced in Open Horsemanship and Hamrick earned her regional berth in Level 2 Horsemanship.
The SMWC hunt seat team returns to competition Oct. 24-25 at the Butler University shows. Competition begins at 9 a.m. both days at Sierra Woods Farm in Zionsville, Indiana.
