LEXINGTON, Va. - For the first time in league history, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Equestrian Championship will be held in the fall semester, with competition set for Friday, October 24, at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, Va. The event begins at 1:00 p.m. ET at the Sandy Arena, marking the second straight year and third time since 2022 that the championship has been hosted at the Lexington-based facility.
Five institutions—Washington and Lee, Bridgewater, Hollins, Sweet Briar, and Lynchburg—will vie for the 2025 title in a three-round championship featuring two fence rounds and one flat round.
Representing the Generals will be Kaycie Miranda, Jade Condrell, Eva Lunn, and Elisabeth Marek. Both Lunn and Marek will compete in the flat phase in addition to fences.
The ODAC Championship format differs from regular Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) competition. Instead of drawing unfamiliar horses provided by the host, each school competes with a team of four riders using their own horses. The championship includes two Equitation Over Fences classes, which form the basis for All-ODAC consideration, followed by Equitation on the Flat, where two riders per team demonstrate precision and responsiveness to the judges’ commands. Team scoring drops the lowest fences average from each round and combines the remaining scores with flat results to determine the overall team champion.
Head Coach Chris Mitchell, in his first season at the helm, is eager to see how his team performs against a strong field of conference competition.
