Cornell University Athletics

Martha Mitchell joins the Big Red for her eighth season as a volunteer assistant coach.

With extensive experience as an undergraduate rider competing at the open level of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association, Mitchell has been an asset in leading the Cornell equestrian team to success at the regional, zone and national level.

A graduate of Centenary College, she competed in the open division and at the national championships three times. As a member of the Centenary team, she helped the squad earn the reserve national championship three straight years. Mitchell was the regional reserve champion and the zone champion her senior year, en route to finishing fourth nationally that same season.

Before college, Martha competed as a junior rider on the American Horse Shows Association "A" circuit for several years. She started riding at the age of 7 at the Twin Lakes Stable in Bronxville, N.Y.

Mitchell has been an instructor and trainer for several stables throughout Westchester (N.Y.) County, and most recently managed Sleepy Hollow Country Club Stable in Scarborough, N.Y.