ALFRED, NY – The Alfred University dressage equestrian team hosted its first ever Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) sanctioned event on Saturday, October 4 as part of Homecoming/Family Weekend.
 
The Saxons finished fourth out of the five teams that competed. Delaware Valley University finished first overall, followed by Penn State University, Centenary University, Alfred University and Rutgers University.
 
Both Lily Coats (New Boston, NH/Goffstown), Samantha Smit (Columbiana, OH/Ursuline) and Piper Anderson (Cleveland, OH/Orange) earned third place finishes. Anderson competed in Upper Training while Smit was in Lower Training and Coats showed in Introductory.
 
Maggie Childs (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas) took fourth in First Level while Keira Sims (Corning, NY/Corning-Painted Post) rounded out Top-5 finishers behind Smit in Lower Training.
 
Full Results
First Level
4th - Maggie Childs
7th - Ellis Trendell
 
Upper Training
3rd - Piper Anderson
6th - Ryann McElroy
 
Lower Training
3rd - Samantha Smit
5th - Keira Sims
8th - Emily Peluso
 
Introductory
3rd - Lily Coats
6th - Grace Bellis
7th - Isabella Rabiner
8th - Megan Wilson
 
Team Placings
1st - Delaware Valley University (16 points)
2nd - Pennsylvania State University (15 points)
3rd - Centenary University (13 points)
4th - Alfred University (12 points)
5th - Rutgers University (0 points)
 
The Saxons will next travel to compete at the Grier Equestrian School, hosted by Penn State University on Saturday, October 11 in Tyrone, PA.