YAPHANK, N.Y. — Junior Shelby Duerig (San Juan, Puerto Rico) earned a blue ribbon over fences and junior Leilani Hamilton (Queens Village, N.Y.) qualified for the postseason as the Pratt Institute equestrian team tied for fifth place among 10 colleges Sunday at the Stony Brook University horse show at Good Shepherd Farm.
Duerig captured first place in Limit Equitation Over Fences for Pratt's first top placement of the season. Hamilton finished fifth in Novice Equitation to secure qualification for Regionals in that class.
In the Open division, co-captain Audrey Flatt (Nashville, Tenn.) secured two top-five ribbons, placing third in Open Equitation Over Fences and fifth in Open Equitation on the Flat. Sophomore Addie Hollon (Santa Ynez, Calif.) placed in both phases of the Limit division, taking fifth in Limit Flat and sixth in Limit Fences.
Junior Yagmur Omurluoglu (White Rock, British Columbia, Canada) finished fourth in Novice Equitation. Three Cannoneers placed in Pre-Novice Equitation, led by fourth-place finishes from co-captain Sophia Potorti (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and first-year Gillian Coppola (Brooklyn, N.Y.), while first-year Dylan Johnson (Laurel, Md.) placed fifth.
Junior Vedika Chauhan (Vadodara, India) added a fifth-place finish in Introductory Equitation to round out the 11 individual ribbons for Pratt.
The Cannoneers return to competition Saturday, Oct. 17, when Sacred Heart University and Fairfield University co-host a show at Silvermine Farm in Fairfield, Conn.
