Generals Athletics--Washington and Lee University

LANE COMPETES AT IHSA NATIONALS

SUNBURY, Ohio -- Washington and Lee junior Caitlin Lane (Leesburg, Va./Poolesville) was in action on Saturday afternoon at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) National Championships held in Sunbury, Ohio.

Lane placed fifth in the open flat event.

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LANE AND MAXWELL COMPETE AT IHSA NATIONALS

SUNBURY, Ohio -- Washington and Lee juniors Caitlin Lane (Leesburg, Va./Poolesville) and Natalia Maxwell (Plano, Texas/Plano West) were in action on Thursday afternoon at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) National Championships held in Sunbury, Ohio.

Lane placed third in the open fences, while Maxwell finished sixth in the novice flat.

Lane will also participate in the open flat event on Saturday afternoon.

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W&L RIDING FINISHES SECOND AT ODAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

HOLLINS, Va. -- The Washington and Lee riding team placed second of five teams at the ODAC Championships held at Hollins University on Friday.

The Generals tallied 17 points and trailed just Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, who totaled 19 points. Hollins and Bridgewater tied for third with 10 points, while Lynchburg College totaled seven points.

Individually, juniors Caitlin Lane (Leesburg, Va./Poolesville) and Katie Goodrich (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) earned First Team All-Conference accolades.

W&L placed first overall in the open fences and open flat phases of the event.

W&L will complete its 2004-05 schedule as Lane and junior Natalia Maxwell (Plano, Texas/Plano West) compete at the IHSA National Championships on May 5-8 in Sunbury, Ohio.

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W&L ADVANCES TWO RIDERS TO IHSA NATIONALS

HOLLINS, Va. -- Washington and Lee juniors Caitlin Lane (Leesburg, Va./Poolesville) and Natalia Maxwell (Plano, Texas/Plano West) both qualified for the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) National Championships following their performances in the IHSA Zones held at Hollins University on Friday afternoon.

Lane placed first in the open flat event and second in the open fences and qualified for nationals in both events. Maxwell advanced to nationals for the first time in her career following a first place finish in the novice flat. Sophomore Brittany Bansak (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) narrowly missed a bid to nationals following a third place performance in the advanced walk-trot-canter.

The IHSA National Championships will be held in Sunbury, Ohio on May 5-8. Lane will be competing at nationals for the third time in her career. She finished fourth in the open flat last season.

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W&L RIDING COMPETES IN ITA COLLEGIATE CUP

VIRGINIA HORSE CENTER, Mar. 5, 2005

Overall Scores (out of 17 teams of 3 riders):

1st:   Virginia Intermont Team A, 465 pts.
2nd: Washington & Lee Team B, 462 pts.
3rd:   Washington & Lee Team A, 459
4th:   The Madeira Schools B, 458.5
5th:   Virginia Intermont B, 458
6th:   University of Virginia B, 452
7th:   Bridgewater College A, 450
8th:   The Madeira Schools A, 446

W&L Team A: junior Caitlin Lane, junior Hayley Skinner, junior captain Sarah Murray
W&L Team B: junior captain Katie Goodrich, sophomore Kiltie Tompkins, junior Natalia Maxwell

Individual Scores:
Lane: 78 Open Fences, 89 and High Point Rider Open Flat, overall High Point Rider.
Skinner: 60 Intermediate Fences, 78 Intermediate Flat.
Murray: 73 Novice Fences, 81 Novice Flat.
Goodrich: 73 Open Fences, 85 Open Flat.
Tompkins: 68 Intermediate Fences, 80 Intermediate Flat.
Maxwell: 72 Novice Fences, 84 and High Point Rider Novice Flat.

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- The Washington and Lee riding team qualified three individuals to the zones competiton with their performances at the regional competiton on Friday afternoon at Randolph-Macon Woman's College.

Junior Caitlin Lane (Leesburg, Va./Poolesville) qualified for zones by winning the open flat and open fences competitions. She will be joined at zones by junior Natalia Maxwell (Plano, Texas/Plano West) and sophomore Brittany Bansak (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow). Maxwell placed second in the novice flat, while Bansak placed second in the advanced walk-trot-canter event.

Senior Anne Jacobson (Pottstown, Pa./Hill School) narrowly missed qualifying for zones by placing fourth in the advanced walk-trot-canter.

W&L returns to action on Saturday as it competes in the IHSA Collegiate Cup at the Virginia Horse Center. The IHSA Zones will be held on April 8 at Hollins College.