The Big Red equestrian team traveled to Etna, N.H., over the weekend to compete in the Ivy League Championships. The team won the reserve championship title behind only Dartmouth, while finishing ahead of Brown, Yale, Princeton, Penn and Columbia.

Cornell had four individual Ivy League champions and three reserve champions. Individual winners were Katie Fink in intermediate flat, Emily Kowalchik in novice flat, Joan Kim in walk trot and Anne Elise Creamer in novice fences. Winning reserve championship titles were Caroline Rusk in intermediate fences, Emily Kowalchik in novice fences and Joelle Jach in walk trot canter.

Head coach Chris Mitchell was extremely pleased with the showing, especially since there are only spots for eight individual and eight reserve champions for the entire championships.

The Big Red did especially well in intermediate flat where it was able to sweep the division, earning both an Ivy League championship title and a third place finisher.

Other finishers for the Big Red:
In open fences: Nicole Finazzo-third; Heather Sherman-sixth; Georgina Melbye-did not place. In intermediate fences: Justine Gentilini-second; Emily Webster-third; Katie Fink-third (also third overall). In novice fences: Samanatha Duxbury-second; Mary Winans-fifth; Melisa Kenny-fifth. In open flat: Georgina Melbye-fifth (although riding well); Nicole Finazzo-second (fifth overall); Zoe Samuel-third. In intermediate flat: Emily Webster-first (third overall). In novice flat: Erika Hooker-third; Caroline Rusk-first (fourth overall); Anne Elise Creamer-third; Lauren Lavo-fifth; Morgan Broccoli-fifth; Melissa Kenny-first; Lizzie Briggs-fifth. In advanced walk trot canter: Ji Min Kim-second (fifth overall). In beginning walk trot canter: Charmaine Tan-fourth. In walk trot: Zofia Hilton-fourth (in her first horse show ever).

Next up for the Big Red is nationals on May 6-9, where Charmaine Tan will compete. Tan qualified by winning the Zone 2 reserve walk trot.