ITHACA, NY – The Alfred University hunt seat team earned High Point Team honors on Sunday morning at Cornell University.
 
The Saxons totaled six first place ribbons, four second place ribbons, two third place, four fourth place finishes and one sixth place ribbon, resulting in the High Point Team victory. Will Utzman (Fairport, NY/Fairport) was named Reserve High Point Rider behind a three-way tie for High Point Rider while Ryann McElroy (Roscoe, NY/Sullivan West) earned Honorable Mention.
 
Utzman won first place in Open Fences and added a red ribbon in Intermediate Flat. McElroy finished in first place in Intermediate Fences and was second in Intermediate Flat. Maggie Childs (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas) took first in Open Flat, Addison Terrana (Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder) was first in Novice and both Meeghan Peterson (Amherst, NY/Williamsville South) and Carleigh Santavy (Commerce, MI/Walled Lake Northern) each took home a blue ribbon in their Introductory classes.
 
Other second place finishers were Ellie Smith (Boston, MA/Boston Latin School) in Limit Fences and Isabella Rabiner (Saugerties, NY/Saugerties) in Novice. Rabiner also qualified for Regionals on Sunday.
 
Keira Sims (Corning, NY/Corning-Painted Post) and Nat Visconte (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) each earned third place ribbons. Sims claimed hers in Limit Flat and Visconte in Pre-Novice.
 
Sims also earned fourth place in Limit Fences and was followed by Smith and Finley Thomas (Canton, NY/Hugh C. Williams) in Limit Flat as each earned a fourth place ribbon in their respective classes. Lucia Jackson-Young (Ithaca, NY/Lehman Alternative Community School) added her own fourth place ribbon behind Utzman and McElroy in Intermediate Flat.
 
Jackson-Young closed out the ribbon collection with a sixth place finish in Limit Fences.
 
The Saxons will next prepare for a two-day show at Nazareth University on Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15. They will be the last two shows of the fall semester.