CdM wins freshman team competition

NEWPORT BEACH - Corona del Mar High’s freshman club equestrian team

took first place in the fifth show of the IEL season at the Orange County

Fair Grounds on Jan. 6. Over 30 schools and 120 riders participated in

the competition.

Julia Koetting took first place in the freshman equestrian over fences,

working hunter and the IEL medal event. She also was second in English

pleasure, and her 61 points led CdM.

CdM’s Anne Schroeder was third freshman hunt seat equestrian and scored

39 points. And Whitney Roy took first in the English pleasure event and

had 16 points for CdM.

On the varsity level for CdM, Whitney Weidner finished third in hunt seat

equestrian, English pleasure, equestrian over fences and the IEL medal

event. She was fourth in the working hunters event.

For Newport Harbor, junior Nicole Schultz placed eighth in western limit

showmanship and western limit trail, 11th in western limit horsemanship

and 12th in the western limit pleasure.