Equestrian Team rider qualifies for regional

The Oberlin club equestrian team had a show this past week. They competed against Lake Erie College and Ohio State University on Feb. 1 and Feb. 2. There were two shows each day, including a Novice-Intermediate-Open (higher divisions) with Lake Erie and a Walk-Trot-Canter (lower divisions) with Ohio State.

Against Lake Erie junior Ellen Cheeseman took fifth in novice fences, sophomore Leslie Goldman second and sixth, as well as sixth in novice flat, and sophomore Katayoon Hodjati was third and fourth in open fences and first in intermediate flat.

Junior Shuna Klaveness pointed up to Intermediate fences and qualified for regionals as she took first and fourth in novice flat and third in novice fences.

First-year Heather VanAelst was fifth and sixth in intermediate fences and fifth and fourth in intermediate flat.

Against Ohio State, senior Melissa Gottwald was third and sixth in the walk-trot-canter, first-year Rebecca Fromherz was sixth and sixth, and so was sophomore Matt Groza.