FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Junior Vedika Chauhan (Vadodara, India) qualified for the postseason with a victory in Introductory Equitation as the Pratt Institute equestrian team tied for fifth place among 10 colleges Saturday at a horse show co-hosted by Sacred Heart University and Fairfield University at Silvermine Farm.
Chauhan won the blue ribbon in Introductory Equitation to secure qualification for Regionals. Sophomore Mads Maarbjerg (Silver Spring, Md.) delivered Pratt's second victory of the day, placing first in Pre-Novice Equitation.
The Cannoneers earned nine individual ribbons across five divisions. In Pre-Novice Equitation, first-year Gillian Coppola (Brooklyn, N.Y.) placed third and co-captain Sophia Potorti (Brooklyn, N.Y.) finished fifth.
Co-captain Audrey Flatt (Nashville, Tenn.) secured ribbons in both Open phases, placing fourth in Open Equitation Over Fences and fifth in Open Equitation on the Flat. Sophomore Addie Hollon (Santa Ynez, Calif.) also placed in both phases of the Limit division, earning fourth in Limit Flat and sixth in Limit Fences.
Junior Yagmur Omurluoglu (White Rock, British Columbia, Canada) added a fourth-place finish in Novice Equitation.
The Cannoneers return to riding on Sunday, Oct. 25, when New York and Hofstra Universities host a show at Sagamore Hill Stable in Northport, N.Y.
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