ECAC Announces 2023 Equestrian Post-Season Awards and All-ECAC Teams
Danbury, Conn. - The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced its 2023 Equestrian Single Discipline Major Awards and All-ECAC Teams.
ECAC-EQ Sportsperson of the Year: Mackenzie Hamilton, Sacred Heart University
Single Discipline
Co-Rider of the Year – Fences: Fallyn Belcastro, Univerisity of Lynchburg and Kelsey Quinn, Bridgewater College
Co-Rider of the Year – Flat: Katherine Atherton, Sweet Briar College and Emma Schweizer, University of Lynchburg
Freshman of the Year – Fences: Abby Zemp, University of Lynchburg
Freshman of the Year – Flat: Wyette Felton, Sweet Briar College
ECAC-EQ All-Conference Fence Team
Katherine Atherton, Sweet Briar College
Fallyn Belcastro, University of Lynchburg
Mia Poppinga, Sacred Heart University
Kelsey Quinn, Bridgewater College
ECAC-EQ All-Conference Flat Team
Katherine Atherton, Sweet Briar College
Kelsey Quinn, University of Lynchburg
Kacie Freeburg, Sweet Briar College
Emma Schweizer, University of Lynchburg
Dual Discipline
Rider of the Year – Fences: Carly Sweeney, UC Davis
Rider of the Year – Flat: Olivia Brown, Delaware State
Rider of the Year – Horsemanship: Kersten Zehner, Delaware State
Rider of the Year – Reining: Aidan Stetzer, Delaware State
Freshman of the Year – Fences: Juliana Gullo, UMC
Freshman of the Year – Flat: Grace Mangrum, Delaware State
Freshman of the Year – Horsemanship: Claire Andrews, Delaware State
Freshman of the Year – Reining: Estella Estus, Delaware State
ECAC-EQ All-Conference Fence Team
Ella Domenicone, SDSU
Julia Gilman, UTM
Sydney Hott, UTM
Carly Sweeney, UCD
ECAC-EQ All-Conference Flat Team
Olivia Brown, DSU
Margeret Franke, UCD
Marin Gililand, UCD
Sydney Hott, UTM
ECAC-EQ All-Conference Horsemanship Team
Lexi Bailey, UTM
Callyn Fox, SDSU
Justina Johnson, DSU
Kersten Zehner, DSU
ECAC-EQ All-Conference Reining Team
Logan Putvinski, UTM
Amber Nusser, UCD
Estella Estus, DSU
Aidan Stetzer, DSU
ABOUT THE ECAC
The ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference) is an eighty-four-year-old organization with well over 200 member schools across all three NCAA Divisions - I, II and III. The ECAC exists to enhance the experience of student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics and provides great value for universities and colleges by sponsoring championships, leagues, bowl games, tournaments and other competitions throughout the Northeast. The ECAC's esports platform is growing and now totals more than sixty colleges and universities and is expanding the geographic footprint for the conference nationally. The ECAC is also sponsoring competitions and leagues involving other varsity and club sports that do not fall under the umbrella of the NCAA.
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