STARKVILLE, Miss. - Berry College Equestrian managed to hang on on the cold and windy day to secure the Region win by two points over the host Mississippi State University, where the Vikings had taken two second place finishes at during regular season.

Morning Show Highlights:
Autumn lance was the high point rider with two first place finishes, she also qualified for Regionals in the open Horsemanship!
 

Individual Results:
Reining-
Autumn Lance - 1st
Rette Solomon - 5th

Ranch -
Taylor McIntosh - 5th
Brooke Backlund - 6th

Open -
Autumn Lance - 1st
Brooke Backlund - 3rd
Rette Solomon - 6th

Level II -
Taylor McIntosh - 2nd

Level I -
Catie Thompson - 3rd

Rookie B -
Amelia Wilt - 2nd

Rookie A -
Axa Stevens - 2nd

Beginner -
Ayanna McQueen - 2nd
Isabella Hawkins - 4th

Afternoon Highlights: 
Taylor McIntosh was the high point rider with two first place finishes in her classes. Rette Solomon qualified for Regionals in Open horsemanship.

Individual Results:
Reining - 
Autumn Lance - 4th
Rette Solomon - 5th

Ranch -
Taylor McIntosh - 1st
Brooke Backlund - 4th

Open -
Autumn Lance - 6th
Brooke Backlund - 3rd
Rette Solomon - 4th

Level II -
Taylor McIntosh - 1st

Level I -
Catie Thompson - 1st

Rookie B -
Amelia Wilt - 1st

Rookie A -
Axa Stevens - 1st

Beginner -
Ayanna McQueen - 5th
Isabella Hawkins - 6th

End of Regular Season Highlight:
Berry advances as a team to the semi-finals to compete for a chance to qualify for Nationals, which will take place in May. Autumn Lance won the region as an open rider and advances to nationals to compete in the Back on Track high Point Rider Class in two phases: reining and horsemanship!

Next up Equestrian has their last regular season show in hunt seat on Saturday at UA, followed by individual regionals on Sunday in hunt seat and western.