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Riley Gerardo competes at the Regional Championships at Oxley Equestrian Center.
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Three Riders Qualify For Nationals With Strong Showings at Zone Championships

4/8/2025 2:01:00 PM

REEDSVILLE, W.Va. -- The Cornell equestrian team finished fourth at the Zone II Championships and qualified three riders for nationals when competition concluded this past weekend at JW Ruby Research Farm as hosted by West Virginia University. Junior Riley Gerardo was champion for the Cacchione Cup and will join classmate Jianna Simcik and sophomore Sunny Liu at nationals. 

Gerardo will compete for the Cacchione Cup at nationals, while Simick (limit flat) and Liu (novice flat) both claimed Reserve Champion honors to qualify their spot for nationals beginning on May 1 at Tryon International in Mill Spring, N.C.

Full results from the weekend can be found below:
 
CACCHIONE CUP CHAMPION 
RILEY GERARDO
 
OPEN FENCES TEAM
3RD ERIN MORERA
OPEN FENCES INDIVIDUAL
8TH RILEY GERARDO
 
OPEN FLAT TEAM
3RD RILEY GERARDO
 
OPEN FLAT INDIVIDUAL
6TH RILEY GARARDO
INTERMEDIATE FLAT TEAM
5TH IANNA SIMCIK
INTERMEDIATE FLAT INDIVIDUAL
7TH JILLIAN STEINMETZ
 
INTERMEDIATE FENCES TEAM
3RD GILLIAN ROCHE
 
INTERMEDIATE FENCES INDIVIDUAL
4TH JILLIAN STEINMETZ
LIMIT FLAT TEAM
2ND LILY SKILLERN
LIMIT FLAT INDIVIDUAL
2ND JIANNA SIMCIK (Reserve Champion)
LIMIT FENCES TEAM
4TH JILLIAN RYAN
LIMIT FENCES INDIVIDUAL
4TH GILLIAN ROCHE
NOVICE TEAM
3RD ALEXIS MUSSELMAN
NOVICE INDIVIDUAL
2ND SUNNY LIU (Reserve Champion)
INTRODUCTORY TEAM
4TH ALEXA CAREY
INTRODUCTORY INDIVIDUAL
4TH UMA COMFORT
Cornell equestrian will be back in action on Sunday, April 27 when the Big Red hosts the Ivy Show at Oxley Equestrian Center.
 
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