SMITHFIELD, Va. - The Sweet Briar College IHSA team opened up the 2025-26 season today at Christopher Newport where the Vixens were crowned High Point Team.
Sophomore
Emily Viger (Springfield, Va.) was named High Point Rider after first place finishes in both limit fences and limit flat while first-year
Sadie Swift (Leonardtown, Md.) earned the title of Reserve High Point Rider thanks to a first-place finish in open flat and a second-place finish in open fences.
Also reigning atop of their respective classes were first-years
Josie Flannery (Orange, Va.) in open flat and
Erin Patterson (Springfield, Va.) in intermediate flat.
Junior
Rory Breglio (Parker, Colo.) also saw success in her first outing of the new campaign, placing third in intermediate fences and second in limit flat.
Rounding out the top-three finishes for Sweet Briar were first-year
Tessa Hawks (Ashland, Va.) and senior
Evelyn Clark (Crofton, Md.) who captured third twice in both limit flat and limit fences, respectively.
Senior
Ainsley John Darling (Virginia Beach, Va.) also saw a third-place finish in pre-novice.
Fellow senior
Leah Partington (Richmond, Va.) came fourth in novice while junior
Madeleine Gardephe (New York, N.Y.) placed fifth in introductory and first-year
Sarah Chapin (Jamestown, N.C.) ended the day in fifth in intermediate flat and sixth in intermediate fences.
Highlights
- Clark becomes the first Sweet Briar rider to qualify for Regionals, doing so in the limit flat category.
- Flannery also saw a second-place finish in open fences while Patterson placed fourth in intermediate fences.
Results
Rory Breglio – Second in Limit Flat, Third in Intermediate Fences
Sarah Chapin – Fifth in Intermediate Flat, Sixth in Intermediate Fences
Evelyn Clark – Third in Limit Flat, Third in Limit Fences
Ainsley John Darling – Third in Pre-Novice
Josie Flannery – First in Open Flat, Second in Open Fences
Madeline Gardephe – Fifth in Introductory
Tessa Hawks – Third in Limit Flat, Third in Limit Fences
Leah Partington – Fourth in Novice
Erin Patterson – First in Intermediate Flat, Fourth in Intermediate Fences
Sadie Swift – First in Open Flat, Second in Open Fences
Emily Viger – First in Limit Flat, First in Limit Fences
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