Goucher Equestrian Turns Over Competition At The ANRC Take It Forward October Turnover

BALTIMORE, Md. – A Goucher College equestrian team won the second event of the ANRC Take It Forward Team Tournament with the Gopher Gold Team taking the top spot at the October Turnover. Makaylin Shoop (Davidsonville, Md./South River) paced the Gold Team to the victory after being the only rider from Goucher to notch two victories in the competition.

Shoop, who helped the Gold Team finish second to the Gopher Blue Team in the September Kickoff, won the limit flat and the limit fences. The Gold Team earned 20 points to edge Randolph-Macon (18 points) and the Gopher Blue Team (15 points) for the team title out of 14 teams in the second virtual riding competition of the year.

Along with Shoop's showing for the Gold Team, Kellen Sullivan (Hampton, Va./Bethel) finished third in the open fences and Lexi Mason (Lothian, Md./Southern) was fifth in the novice flat in the team victory.

Jacob Connell (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron) and Noelle Gulley (Eldersburg, Md./Century) both recorded second-place standings to power the Gopher Blue Team. Connell was second in the limit flat behind Shoop and fifth in limit fences while Gulley finished as the runner up in open fences and sixth in the open flat. Kristen Wilhelm (Columbia, Md./Liberty) rounded out the Blue Team with a fourth-place finish in the novice flat. 

The Gophers are in good standing to compete in the Team Tournament Finale on November 20 and look to continue posting a good showing in the November Touchdown. Entries for November Touchdown are due by November 4 with judging slated to begin on November 7. The Top-10 scoring teams from the three events will be invited to compete in the Tournament Finale at the end of November.  

After the first two competitions, the Gopher Gold Team leads the competition with 38 points, two points ahead of the Gopher Blue Team (36 points). University of the South (27 points), Randolph-Macon (26 points), St. Andrews Blue (22 points), Florida State (16 points), St. Andrews Knights (15 points), Hokie Stone (10 points), Virginia Navy (8 points), Virginia Orange (8 points), St. Andrews White (5 points), Virginia Cavalier (3 points) and Virginia Wahoo (1 points) have all registered a point in the two events going into the final competition before the finale.

Each team competes in the following classifications: novice flat, limit flat, limit fences, open/intermediate flat, and open/intermediate fences. 

The ANRC Take it Forward College Team Tournament is a virtual team competition open to any college or university that offers a four-year or two-year degree program. A participating school may create one or more teams with students currently enrolled in their school. There will be three tournaments offered in the fall. The Top-2 best team scores will be added together to determine the Top-10 team placings.

There is also an individual virtual event with the ANRC called the Freestyle Challenge with three of Goucher's student-athletes participating.

Flannery Supplee (Monkton, Md./Hereford) won the introductory fences and for the second-straight month, and finished fourth in introductory flat while Claire Edwards (Kailua, Hawaii/Le Jardin Academy) was second in the introductory flat. Kaitlin Honkofsky (Baltimore, Md./Patapsco) placed fifth in the introductory flat.

The final round of entries for the Freestyle Challenge are due by November 13 and judging will begin on November 14.