ROANOKE, Va. – The Washington and Lee University riding team turned in a stellar performance at the IHSA Hollins Show on Saturday, placing in all 12 events and finishing just one point shy of the team title to finish up the regular season.

The Generals scored 37 points, narrowly trailing Lynchburg (38) in the final standings.

Highlighting the day were Allison Hines (Open Flat) and Elli Pope (Intermediate Flat), who both secured victories and qualified for Regionals. Additionally, Elisabeth Marek and Hines finished second and third, respectively, in the overall High Point Rider standings, with Marek just two points shy of the top spot.

With the latest qualifications, W&L now has seven riders advancing to Regionals in nine events at IHSA Regionals in Lynchburg on March 15, where they will look to advance to the Zone Finals.

Individual Finishes

• Open Equitation on the Flat
  • 1st – Allison Hines (Qualified for Regionals)
  • 2nd – Elisabeth Marek
• Open Equitation over Fences
  • 4th – Elisabeth Marek
  • 5th – Allison Hines
• Intermediate Flat
  • 1st – Lydia Bowersox
  • 1st – Elli Pope (Qualified for Regionals)
• Intermediate over Fences
  • 1st – Eva Lunn
  • 3rd – Hanna Johnson
• Limit Flat
  • 5th – Eva Lunn
• Limit over Fences
  • 3rd – Lydia Bowersox
• Pre-Novice Equitation
  • 2nd – Caroline Cruze
• Introductory Equitation
  • 3rd – Ava Wilkes

Team Standings

• Lynchburg – 38
• Washington and Lee – 37
• Hollins – 36
• Virginia – 33
• Virginia Tech – 26
• James Madison – 20
• Bridgewater – 19
• Roanoke – 18
• Ferrum – 3

Final Regional Standings

1. Lynchburg - 328 
2. Hollins - 305
3. Virginia Tech - 258
4. Washington and Lee - 251
5. Virginia - 237
6. James Madison - 194
7. Roanoke - 148
8. Bridgewater - 115
9. Ferrum - 49

Cacchione Cup High Point Rider – Final Standings

1. Cora Floyd, Hollins, 75
2. Elisabeth Marek, WLU, 73
3. Allison Hines, WLU, 65
4. Amy Lewis, VT, 64
5. Lucy Metzler, @Lynchburg, 57
6. Lindsay Bihuniak, UVA, 55

W&L Riders Qualified for Regionals

• Elisabeth Marek – Open Flat and Open Fences
• Allison Hines – Open Flat and Open Fences
• Elli Pope – Intermediate Flat
• Jade Condrell – Limit Fences
• Lydia Bowersox – Limit Flat
• Elizabeth Marshall – Novice Flat
• Tytus Boston – Introductory

Up Next

The Generals will compete at IHSA Regionals in Lynchburg on March 15, where they will look to advance to the Zone Finals.
 

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