<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3WkVRq_0viFQptO00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3WkVRq_0viFQptO00" width="600" height="450" >MIDLAND, Mich. -- The Adrian College equestrian team had their double-header season opener Sunday hosted by Saginaw Valley State University. The Bulldogs took Reserve High Point Team in the morning competition, and senior Open division rider, Rachel Bowers, won the title of Reserve High Point Overall Rider in the morning. Bowers won the Open Division Reining Class and was second in the Open Horsemanship. Also gathering wins were Christopher Warwick, who won his Limit II Division Horsemanship and pointed up to ride with the Open division riders for the rest of this season. That win qualified him for the Regionals competition, to be held in March of 2025. Corynn Pratto also won the Level I Horsemanship class for the morning's competition.Also gathering morning competition placings and points were: <ul><li>Freshman, Denae Covey, with a third place in her Rookie B division split, her first collegiate competition</li><li>Emma Leonard, a dual-sport athlete, took third in the Beginner division</li><li>Returning sophomore, Bryleigh Ahearn, took fifth place in her Rookie B division split</li><li>Senior, Anna Blaski, triple sport athlete, took sixth place in the Beginner Horsemanship division</li></ul>The Bulldog Equestrians lost a little fire in the afternoon's competition. They got edged out of the placings just enough to end up fourth overall in the team standings. Gathering afternoon placings and points were: <ul><li>Freshman, Denae Covey, and Sophomore, Bryleigh Ahearn, both with second-place finishes in their Rookie B division splits</li><li>Emma Leonard, finished with a second-place finish in the Beginner division and senior, Anna Blaski, took Honorable Mention</li><li>Junior, Christopher Warwick, finished with a second-place in the Ranch Riding and a fifth in the Open Horsemanship</li><li>Junior, Corynn Pratto, took a third in the Level 1, freshman, Baylie Villani, took fourth and freshman, Grace Slusarski, took fifth</li><li>Senior, Rachel Bowers, took fifth in the Reining</li></ul>The Adrian College equestrian team will take on their Area 64 competitors again when the Bulldogs host on November 2, 2024 in Albion, Michigan.</div></body>

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Equestrian Places in First Contest of the 2024-25 Season

MIDLAND, Mich. -- The Adrian College equestrian team had their double-header season opener Sunday hosted by Saginaw Valley State University. The Bulldogs took Reserve High Point Team in the morning competition, and senior Open division rider, Rachel Bowers, won the title of Reserve High Point Overall Rider in the morning. Bowers won the Open Division Reining Class and was second in the Open Horsemanship. Also gathering wins were Christopher Warwick, who won his Limit II Division Horsemanship and pointed up to ride with the Open division riders for the rest of this season. That win qualified him for the Regionals competition, to be held in March of 2025. Corynn Pratto also won the Level I Horsemanship class for the morning's competition.