Cornell’s equestrian team will close its fall schedule with two shows in Rochester this weekend, entering the trip with the regional lead and seven riders already qualified for regionals.
The Big Red will compete in Nazareth Show I on Saturday and Nazareth Show II on Sunday, according to Cornell Athletics’ preview.
Cassidy leads Cornell into the weekend
Cornell is coming off a reserve high point team finish at Cornell Show I on Nov. 1 at Oxley Equestrian Center. Junior Emerson Cassidy earned high point rider honors after winning intermediate flat Class C and finishing second in open fences.
Senior Jillian Ryan earned enough points to move out of intermediate fences and qualify for regionals. Sophomores Sydney Mallow and Quinn Carroll each won their pre-novice classes and also accumulated enough points to move out of that division.
Seven riders have qualified for regionals
Ryan and Cassidy are among Cornell’s seven regional qualifiers so far. The others are juniors Estelle Azurin and Alexa Carey, senior Alexis Musselman, sophomore Savannah Fasner and senior Alesandrea Rodriguez.
The Big Red has earned high point team honors once this season, at Alfred Show I. Cornell also finished as reserve high point team at RIT Show II before matching that distinction at its home show.
The two Nazareth competitions will wrap up the fall portion of the schedule as Cornell looks to build on those finishes and its regional lead.
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