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Equestrian Set To Begin 2010-11 Season
The Stevens Institute of Technology equestrian team will begin its 2010-11 season on Saturday, September 25 when it travels to the Pace University Show at Fox Hill Farm in Pleasantville, N.Y. An experienced Ducks squad features six returnees, including five upperclassmen, as they look to build upon last year’s success and put forth a strong showing in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association’s (IHSA) Zone III, Region III this season.
“We’re really excited about the team,” said head coach/trainer Patti Zwaan. “It’s a good group of student-athletes. We have a couple of really strong performers back in the fold and they’re excellent leaders. Overall, I think we have a strong team and we’re ready for the upcoming season.”
Amongst the Ducks’ talented crop of returnees are a pair of accomplished seniors in Angela Parriott (Sparta, N.J.) and Madalyn Kulas (Flemington, N.J.). Parriott was one of five Stevens student-athletes who qualified for the IHSA Regional Championships last year, competing in novice flat and novice fences. The Sparta, N.J. native, who qualified for the 2008-09 Zone II, Region I Regional Championships in walk-trot canter, placed second as the point rider in novice flat and third in intermediate fences at last season’s Stevens Institute of Technology Show at the Centenary College Equestrian Center in Long Valley, N.J
Kulas enters her final season on the Hudson after a successful junior year in which she earned an IHSA Regional Championship berth in walk-trot canter – where she placed fifth. In 2009-10, the Flemington, N.J. native notched a pair of first-place finishes in the walk-trot at the William Paterson University Show and the United States Military Academy Horse Show, while placing second in the walk-trot at the All-Region Show and the Marist College Show. Kulas also recorded a second-place finish in the walk-trot canter at the Bard College and Pace University Show.
Also returning this season is junior Julia Cederroth (Westfield, N.J). Cederroth recorded a top-three finish in all five of her appearances last season, placing first in the walk-trot at the Marist Show and the William Paterson University Spring Show and second in the walk-trot at the Stevens Show and the SUNY New Paltz Show. The Westfield, N.J. native also placed third in the walk-trot at the Bard College and Pace University Show.
Rounding out the Ducks’ roster, while looking to make an impact this season are juniors Jessica Schneider (Vernon, N.J.) and Haley Bayer (Mankato, Minn.), sophomore Sarah McDonald (South Seaville, N.J.), and freshman Ellie Poole (Mequan, Wis.). Last season, McDonald scored a second-place finish in the walk-trot at the William Paterson Spring Show, while Schneider finished fourth in the walk-trot at the Bard College and Pace University Show.
Stevens is slated to compete in six events during the fall season, beginning with the Pace University Show on September 25. The Ducks will then compete in the Drew University/Sarah Lawrence College Show at Briarwood Farm in Readington, N.J. on October 3 before participating in the SUNY New Paltz show on October 17.
The Ducks head back to Briarwood Farm on October 31 for the All-Region Halloween Extravaganza before traveling to the Crosswind Equestrian Center in LaGrangeville, N.Y. for the Marist College Show on November 6. Stevens wraps up its fall season at the United States Military Academy Show at the Centenary College Equestrian Center in Long Valley, N.J. on November 20.
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