Pioneers Win Tournament of Champions

Saturday, March 25

Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics

Tournament of Champions

3/29/2023 1:22:00 PM | Equestrian

SHU was reserve champion in the tournament series.

FINDLAY, Ohio- The Sacred Heart equestrian team competed at the Tournament of Champions hosted by Findlay over the weekend. This was the program's 11th time competing at a Tournament of Champions event since 2011, with five top-five finishes. The previous best performance was at Ohio University in 2014, where the Pioneers placed 2nd.

INDIVIDUAL RIDER RESULTS:
Carina Muratore (Mount Sinai, N.Y.) – FY – 1st Open Flat, 8th High Medal
Kylie Hwalek (Vernon, Conn.) – FY – 1st Open Fences
Kayla Destephanis (Horsham, Pa.) – FY – 1st Intermediate Flat, 4th Intermediate Fences
Isabella Ruisi (Kingston, Mass.) – FY – 1st Limit Flat
Isabella Schupler (Dix Hills, N.Y.) – SO – 1st Limit Fences
Abigail Marsh (Barre, Mass.) – JR – 1st Novice
Kelly Mecatl (Monroe, Conn.) – SO – 2nd Intro
Paige Sutton (Wyckoff, N.J.) – JR – 3rd Low Medal
Jordyn Defalco (Secaucus, N.J.) – SR – 6th Low Medal

2023 Series included tournaments at:
University of Michigan, VA Tech University, Savannah College of Art & Design, University of Findlay
Determined by the average of 2 best scores over the 4 tournaments.

Series Champion: Savannah College of Art & Design
Series Reserve Champion: Sacred Heart University