DANBURY, Conn. – The Sweet Briar NCEA Team earned more Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) awards today as the conference announced its 2022 Equestrian Single Discipline Major Awards and All-ECAC Teams.
 
Head coach Mimi Wroten earned the title of ECAC Equestrian South Region Single Discipline Coach of the Year after leading the Vixens to an 8-4 record and the ECAC Single Discipline South Regional title this past month.
 
First-year Katherine Atherton (Montpelier, Va.) claimed two major awards, Rider of the Year – Fences and Freshman of the Year – Fences. Atherton went 6-4 over the course of the season in fences competition and was named Most Outstanding Performer (MOP) twice.
 
The Virginia native was also named to the ECAC-EQ All-Conference Fence Team and the ECAC-EQ All-Conference Flat Team along with junior Kacie Freeburg (Orlando, Fla.). Freeburg held an 8-2 record when competing on the flat and went undefeated at the ECAC Championships.
 
The Vixens will be in action next at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Championships on April 3 in Lexington, Va.
 
About the ECAC
The ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference) is an eighty-two-year-old organization with well over 200 member schools across all three NCAA Divisions - I, II and III. The ECAC exists to enhance the experience of student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics and provides great value for universities and colleges by sponsoring championships, leagues, bowl games, tournaments and other competitions throughout the Northeast. The ECAC's esports platform is growing and now totals more than sixty colleges and universities and is expanding the geographic footprint for the conference nationally. The ECAC is also sponsoring competitions and leagues involving other varsity and club sports that do not fall under the umbrella of the NCAA.