Freund leads equestrian at Zones
COURTESY OF THE DARTMOUTH AEGIS For the seven seniors on Dartmouth's equestrian team, the upcoming Ivy Championships will mark the last team competition in their collegiate careers. Co-captain Lily Macartney '08 summed up the attitude of the seniors. "People are pretty excited about this weekend, pumped to go out with a bang," Macartney said. For the whole team, the show will conclude a successful season. In regular season contests, the team never finished lower than fourth place, competing with eight to 10 other teams in each show. After the regular season, nine of the 15 riders qualified to participate in the Regional Championship, a competition for the best riders in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and parts of Massachusetts. Following the regional competition, four senior riders -- Macartney, co-captain Daisy Freund '08, Elizabeth Bissell '08 and Katherine Scovner '08 qualified to compete in the Zone Championship, a contest between the top finishers from several Regional competitions. The Zone competition is comprised of the best riders from all of New England, and winners continue to the national championship. At Zones, Freund finished in first place in the Open Flat competition and fourth in her Cacchione Challenge class.