Waco, Texas -- Following the team's fourth NCEA National Championship title, the University of Lynchburg equestrian team had three performers named to the NCEA All-Championship Team, announced by the association on Wednesday.
Abby Zemp was selected to the Flat section of the All-Championship Team, while Adeline Rubin and
Amaya Bellfield were tabbed to the Fences section. To be eligible for the All-Championship Team, the riders must have competed in at least two meets and have a winning record. The Single and Dual Discipline Most Outstanding Performers are automatically added to the teams for each event. Coaches vote on the Team, but cannot vote on their own student-athletes. The Jumping Seat teams will have six athletes while the Western will have five.
Zemp and Rubin both earned MOP awards in the flat and fences in the championship, respectively. Zemp delivered a score of 88 on Eleanor in the flat for the top ride of the event. Rubin also rode to an impressive 88 on Carino in the fences. Bellfield was stellar in both the fences and flat, but excelled in the fences with a score of 85.3 on Chief in the championship bout. Below is the complete list of All-Championship Team members for 2026.
Fences
Samantha Aisenberg, CofC
Amaya Bellfield, LYN
Madeline Rubin, LYN**
Amira Kettaneh, USC
Kate Egan, TAMU**
Grace Shipman, TAMUÂ
Flat
Avery Glynn, AU
Ariana Marnell, AU
Kingsley Dey, UGA
Abigail Zemp, LYN**
Natalie Jayne, USC**
Vanessa McCaughley, USCÂ
HorsemanshipÂ
Alexia Tordoff, AU
Abbey Zawisza, UGA
Alexis Potts, USC**
Kendall Dirksen, TAMU
Meagan Braun, TAMUÂ
ReiningÂ
Alexia Tordoff, AUB
Olivia Cardi, USC
Emily Patton, USC**
Mattie Gustin, TAMU
Isabelle Gonzales, TAMU
** - denotes MOP
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