SWEET BRIAR, Va. – The No. 1 Sweet Briar NCEA team (8-4, 6-2 ECAC) was crowned the 2022 Easter College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Single Discipline South Regional Champions today after taking down No. 3 Sewanee (2-4, 1-2 ECAC), 8-0.
In fences competition, all four Vixens score 80 points or higher with sophomore
Emmy Longest (Hanover, Va.) named Most Outstanding Performer (MOP) after scoring an 86 on Ava. First-year
Katherine Atherton (Montpelier, Va.) secured a 20-point margin of victory over Kit Ferguson with an 80 on Cooley.
Rounding out the field for Sweet Briar were first-year
Paige Kennedy (Purcellville, Va.) and senior
Britt Larson-Jackson (Washington, D.C.) who scored an 84 and an 81, respectively.
The Vixens continued to dominate in flat competition, again sweeping all four points to hold Sewanee scoreless. Atherton earned the MOP title in this event after registering an 88 on Sven. Larson-Jackson and Longest scored their second points of the day after earning a 68.5 on Diego and a 74.5 on Dance, respectively. Junior
Kacie Freeburg (Orlando, Fla.) scored an 80 on Jakson to earn a nine-point victory over Liza Shoaf.
Highlights
- Sweet Briar earned an 8-0 victory for the first time in program history.
- The team remains undefeated against Sewanee.
- Atherton and Freeburg conclude the season undefeated at home in flat competition.
What's Next
The Vixens are set to move on to the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) National Championships in Ocala, Fla., April 13-15.
