ASHLAND, Va. – The Sweet Briar IHSA team ended its fall season on a high note today at the Randolph-Macon Equestrian Center as the first-place team in the region. Senior Chloe Kerschl (Lexington, Va.) became the fifth member of the team to qualify for regionals after a fifth-place finish in open fences.
 
Earning first-place finishes for the Vixens were sophomore Paige Kennedy (Purcellville, Va.), senior Jen Markey (Montpelier, Va.) and sophomore Sarah Southard (Culpeper, Va.) in open flat, limit flat and novice, respectively.
 
Sweet Briar also nabbed three second-place finishes thanks to junior Sita Moses (Dublin, N.H.) in intermediate flat, senior Madeline Rucker (Midlothian, Va.) in pre-novice and first-year Julianna McIntyre (Englewood, Fla.) in intro.
 
Sophomore Nina Hugi (Chicago, Ill.) scored two fourth-place finishes on the day in intermediate flat and intermediate fences.
 
Highlights

• First-years Kate McLauchlan (Houston, Texas) and Marran Vansickle (Powhatan, Va.) also performed well at today's show with a fourth-place finish in limit fences and a third-place finish in limit flat, respectively.
• Kerschl also nabbed sixth place in open flat.

What's Next
The spring season will get underway on Feb. 5 when the Vixens travel to Mary Washington and the A. Elizabeth Morrison Equestrian Center.

Results
Nina Hugi - Fourth Place Intermediate Flat, Fourth Place Intermediate Fences
Paige Kennedy - 1st Place Open Flat
Chloe Kerschl - Sixth Place Open Flat, Fifth Place Open Fences
Jen Markey - First Place Limit Flat
Julianna McIntyre - Second Place Intro
Kate McLauchlan - Fourth Place Limit Flat
Sita Moses - Second Place Intermediate Flat
Madeline Rucker - Second Place Pre-Novice
Sarah Southard - First Place Novice
Marran Vansickle - Third Place Limit Flat