ROANOKE, Va. – The Washington and Lee riding team placed 2nd at the Hollins Invitational on Saturday to edge out Hollins for the 2022 regional title, while also qualifying 4 riders for Zone Finals at the IHSA Regional Display on Saturday as well.
The Generals employed 4 wins throughout the Hollins Invitational to get household the regional championship with 287 factors, edging Hollins by just two details. Virginia Tech adopted carefully with 278 details and Lynchburg was fourth with 271 details. Between the winners was first-12 months Elizabeth Marshall (Winston-Salem, N.C. / RJ Reynolds), who clinched the regional title for the Generals with her win in the Pre-Novice at the close of the display.
In addition to Marshall, senior Sam Johnson (Skillman, N.J. / Stuart Region Working day), sophomore Clare O’Brien (Dallastown, Pa. / Dallastown Region) and very first-12 months Bella Hodge (Keene, Ky. / West Jessamine) all posted one gain for the duration of the Hollins Invitational. Johnson took the major spot in the Open on the Flat, O’Brien’s acquire was in the Intermediate on the Flat and Hodge won in the Amateur. In addition, Johnson completed as the reserve champion in the Cacchione Cup personal standings for the season.
Johnson, O’Brien, seniors Lexie Paxton (Rockbridge Baths, Va. / Rockbridge County), Caroline Cox (Atlanta, Ga. / The New University Atlanta) and Claire McKenney (Charlottesville, Va. / St. Anne’s Belfield) and juniors Zoe Cass (Outdated Greenwich, Conn. / Greenwich) and Jillian Rosenwasser (New York, N.Y. / Convent of the Sacred Coronary heart) went on to contend in the IHSA Zone 4 Area 2 Championship on Saturday, also hosted by Hollins. Johnson, Paxton, Cass and O’Brien all qualified for the Zone Finals with Leading 2 finishes every.
Paxton led the way with a pair of Zone Finals skills, as she won in the Restrict Flat and placed next in the Intermediate in excess of Fences. Cass positioned in entrance of Paxton in the Intermediate more than Fences to also qualify for Zone Finals, although O’Brien received the Intermediate Flat and Johnson was the runner-up in the Open on the Flat.
Cass and Rosenwasser were one location away from introducing an further qualification each individual, as Cass concluded third in the Intermediate Flat and Rosenwasser arrived in 3rd in the Open up about Fences.

Johnson, Paxton, Cass and O’Brien will compete in the individual Zone Finals on Saturday, April 9, although the entire W&L riding staff will get component in the crew Zone Finals on the exact same day. The Generals will up coming contend on April 3 at the ODAC Championship at 1:00 pm, hosted at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, Va.
Intermediate Eqtuitation around fences
5th – Clare O’Brien
Restrict about fences
4th – Hanna Johnson
Open Equitation on the flat
1st – Sam Johnson
Intermediate on the flat
1st – Clare O’Brien
Restrict Flat
4th – Allison Hines
Newbie Equitation on the flat
1st – Bella Hodge
6th – Elisabeth Matthews
Pre-Novice
1st – Elizabeth Marshall
Staff Results
1 – Hollins, 39

2 – W&L, 32
2 – VT, 32
4 – Lynchburg, 28
5 – UVA, 20
6 – JMU, 11
7 – Bridgewater, 8
8 – Roanoke, 5
9 – Ferrum – 3
REGIONAL Final STANDINGS

1 – Washington & Lee – 287
2 – Hollins – 285
3 – Virginia Tech – 278
4 – Lynchburg – 271
5 – UVA – 240
6 – Bridgewater – 145
7 – James Madison – 133
8 – Ferrum – 98
9 – Roanoke – 45
Unique results (IHSA Regionals)

Open more than fences

3rd – Jillian Rosenwasser

6th – Sam Johnson


Open on the flat

2nd – Sam Johnson (qualified for Zone Finals)


Intermediate in excess of fences

1st – Zoe Cass (skilled for Zones)

2nd – Lexie Paxton (qualified for Zones)


Intermediate flat

1st – Clare O’Brien (skilled for Zones)

3rd – Zoe Cass


Limit Flat

1st – Lexie Paxton (experienced for Zones)


Newbie Equitation

5th – Claire McKenney

6th – Caroline Cox