Equestrian: CdM riders second as team

HUNTINGTON BEACH - Riders representing Corona del Mar High combined

to finish second in the varsity and junior varsity team standings at the

first Interscholastic Equestrian League event of the season Sunday at the

Huntington Central Park Equestrian Center.

In addition to seventh-grader Nicole Kim’s three first-place laurels,

Julie Koetting earned one first-place finish (equitation) and Michelle

McDaniels was second in hunters under saddle and equitation over fences

for the Sea Kings.

Sydney Farrer was third in IEL medal and fourth in hunt seat

equitation, while Koetting added a fourth in working hunters.

Fifth-place finishes were posted by Newport Harbor rider Rebecca

Walton (equitation over fences) and CdM’s Whitney Roy (hunters under

saddle), while Roy and CdM teammates Anne Schroeder (equitation over

fences) and Amy Naidus (hunt seat equitation) added sixth-place finishes.

Schroeder and Koetting (IEL medal), as well as Roy (hunt seat

equitation) and Naidus (working hunters) had seventh-place finishes.

Katie Jones and Jessica Cardelucci also contributed for CdM.

An estimated 100 riders, representing 40 schools from Orange,

Riverside and Los Angeles counties participated. The next two shows will

be held Nov. 4-5 at the Oaks in San Juan Capistrano.