Roanoke, Va. -- The University of Lynchburg IHSA equestrian squad earned the top spot of nine teams with 35 total points at the Hollins IHSA show on Saturday. 

The Hornets total with drop score was two points above host Hollins and James Madison, the second place finishers. Washington and Lee claimed fourth place with 32 points and Virginia Tech rounded out the top five with 31 points.

Lynchburg took the top spot in three classes throughout the show. Zoey Horn notched first place in Intermediate Fences Section B, Jessica McElhaney claimed first in Limit Flat Section B, and Clair Humphreys earned the number one spot in Novice Flat Section B. Alexandria Russell was tabbed with second place in Intermediate Flat Section A.

Three Hornets grabbed third in their classes. Ava Jackson was given third place in both of her classes, Limit Fences Section B and Limit Flat Section A. Elle Nutting and Margaret Stell were the other third-place finishers in Open Fences Section A and Open Fences Section B, respectively. Sophia Schorr earned fourth in the Introductory class, and Kristin Palmer tallied fifth in Open Flat.

The Next IHSA show for the Hornets will be the Virginia Tech IHSA in Blacksburg, Va. on Saturday, November 2.

The NCEA competitors on the Lynchburg squad headed to Sewanee, Tenn. for a dual meet against Sewanee and fell in a close contest, 5-4. Lucy Metzler earned most outstanding performer in the flat event with a score of 86. In the first event, the fences, both sides grabbed two of the five possible points and held a tie going into the flat. For the deciding final team point, Abigail Zemp scored a 71, but the Tigers' Emma Sameth scored a 75 and Sewanee claimed victory. 

The Hornets have their next NCEA dual meet when they host Bridgewater on Friday, October 18 at 2 p.m.

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