REEDSVILLE, WV – The Alfred University western equestrian team earned High Point Team on both days of the West Virginia University Show on Saturday and Sunday.
 
Samantha Smit (Columbiana, OH/Ursuline) was Saturday's High Point Rider while Emily Peluso (Ridgway, PA/Johnsonburg) earned Reserve High Point Rider on Sunday. Both Keira Hanschman (Chicago, IL/Cary-Grove Community) and Megan Wilson (Youngstown, OH/Ursuline) earned trips to the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Regionals. Hanschman earned her ticket for Level I Horsemanship while Wilson will show in Rookie Horsemanship.
 
Over the weekend, the Saxons collected a grand total of 10 first place ribbons. On Saturday, Smit won Open Horsemanship and was followed by Hannah Barr (Burdett, NY/Odessa-Montour) in Beginner Horsemanship, Michael Doner (Newfield, NY/Newfield) in Pre-Rookie Horsemanship, Meridian Bremel (Reading, VT/Woodstock Union) in Rookie Horsemanship – Section A and Abigail Nevins (Jonesville, NY/Jonesville) in Level I Horsemanship.
 
On Sunday, Peluso won Level II Ranch Riding and was followed by Nevins winning Level I Horsemanship – Section A, Hanschman winning Level I Horsemanship – Section B and Doner and Smit winning the same classes as they did on Saturday.
 
Smit was followed by West Virginia University's Lyndsey Hoskinson as the Reserve High Point Rider on Saturday and Peluso followed Ashley Wolfe of Alfred State College as she was the High Point Rider on Sunday.
 
Alfred University leads the Area 25 Regional Standings with 57 team points while A-State and West Virginia are tied for second with 49 points. Slippery Rock University is fourth with 19 points and Bethany College follows with no points in fifth place.
 
Full Results:
Saturday, Oct. 25:
 
Open Reining
Samantha Smit - 2nd
 
Level II Ranch Riding:
Emily Peluso - 3rd
Brooke Boyko - 6th
 
Level I Horsemanship:
Abigail Nevins - 1st
Aaliyah Anthony - 2nd
Lauren Mandel - 3rd
 
Level II Horsemanship:
Emily Peluso - 2nd
Brooke Boyko - 3rd
 
Rookie Horsemanship, Section A:
Meridian Bremel - 1st
 
Pre Rookie Horsemanship:
Michael Doner - 1st
 
Rookie Horsemanship, Section C:
Joslyn Dukich - 3rd
Megan Wilson - 6th
 
Beginner Horsemanship:
Hannah Barr - 1st
 
Open Horsemanship:
Samantha Smit - 1^st
 
Sunday, Oct. 26:
Open Reining
Samantha Smit - 4th
 
Level II Ranch Riding:
Emily Peluso - 1st
Brooke Boyko - 2nd
 
Beginner Horsemanship:
Hannah Barr - 2nd
 
Level II Horsemanship:
Emily Peluso - 3rd
 
Level I Horsemanship, Section A:
Abigail Nevins - 1st
Aaliyah Anthony - 4th
 
Level I Horsemanship, Section B:
Keira Hanschman -1st
Lauren Mandel - 2nd
 
Rookie Horsemanship, Section A:
Meridian Bremel - 3rd
Erin Auclair - 4th
 
Pre Rookie Horsemanship:
Michael Doner - 1st
 
Rookie Horsemanship, Section B:
Megan Wilson - 2nd
 
Rookie Horsemanship, Section C:
Joslyn Dukich - 2nd
 
Open Horsemanship:
Samantha Smit - 1st
 
The Saxons will next compete in a two-day weekend show at Slippery Rock University on Saturday, November 8 and Sunday, November 9.