The equestrian team had the weekend snowstorm to thank for its Zone 1, Region 1 championship. Due to weather conditions on Saturday, the Bears' season-ending show at Johnson & Wales University's barn in Rehoboth, Mass., was canceled, and the Bears' 30-point lead in the Region 1 standings secured them the title.
Brown finished with 322 points, ahead of the University of Connecticut, which had 292 points. Roger Williams University and the University of Rhode Island both finished with 260 points, and Connecticut College had 218 points to round out the top five Region 1 schools.
On March 31, several Bears will compete at Regionals, which will be held at the Mystic Valley Hunt Club in Glades Ferry, Conn., and will probably feature a ride-off between Whitney Keefe '08 and URI's Amanda Tustian for Region 1 Open Level Rider.
Keefe will be joined at the competition by teammates Marissa Geoffroy '07, Grace Peloquin '07, Jessica Mendelson '08, Kimberly Mickenberg '07, Rachel Lubin '07, Katie Goetz '08, Courtney Pope '07, Emily Cole '08, Irmak Tasindi '08, Hayley Goldbach '09, Stephanie Syc '08 and Joyce Kwok '08. In each event, the top two riders from each region will advance to Zones.
As regional champions, the squad as a whole will participate in the Zone 1 Championships on April 7, hosted by Mount Holyoke College. The Bears will face off against Zone 1's three other regional champions, and the top two finishers will later compete at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Nationals in May.
