YAPHANK, N.Y. — The Pratt Institute equestrian team opened its 2026-27 season on Sunday at the St. Joseph's University IHSA Horse Show, tying for sixth place among nine competing colleges at Good Shepherd Farm.
Junior co-captains Audrey Flatt (Nashville, Tenn.) and Sophia Potorti (Brooklyn, N.Y.) anchored the Cannoneers, each qualifying for the postseason in the first outing of the season.
Potorti secured her qualification for regionals with a second-place finish in Introductory Equitation. Flatt punched her postseason ticket in Intermediate Equitation over Fences after placing fourth, and she added a fifth-place ribbon in Open Equitation on the Flat.
Sophomore Addie Hollon (Santa Ynez, Calif.) turned in a strong ride in Limit Equitation on the Flat to claim third place. Junior Shelby Duerig (San Juan, Puerto Rico) added to the scoring with a pair of fifth-place finishes in Limit Equitation on the Flat and Limit Equitation over Fences.
The Cannoneers also earned ribbons in the lower divisions. Sophomore Mads Maarbjerg (Silver Spring, Md.) took fourth place in Pre-Novice Equitation. In Novice Equitation, junior Leilani Hamilton (Queens Village, N.Y.) secured fourth place, while junior Yagmur Omurluoglu (White Rock, British Columbia) followed in fifth.
Pratt returns to Good Shepherd Farm on Sunday, Oct. 11, for a show hosted by Stony Brook University.
