Prep equestrian: CdM riders honored

CORONA DEL MAR - Corona del Mar eight grader Nicole Kim, competing

for the CdM varsity in the Interscholastic Equestrian League, was honored

as the overall varsity hunt seat equitation and IEL medal champion at the

IEL’s recent postseason banquet.

Kim, who along with CdM High freshman Whitney Weidner led CdM to a

second-place overall team finish in the seven-show season, was also

second overall in equitation over fences.

The CdM junior varsity, consisting of freshmen Sydney Farrer, Julia

Koetting, Whitney Roy and Anne Schroeder, won the overall team

championship for the season, after finishing second overall in the

freshman division last season.

Koetting was the individual champion in equitation over fences.

All of CdM’s riders train at Windsong Farm with trainer Carrie Coker.

Ron Howard is the faculty advisor to the CdM equestrian team, which

competes against around 50 other IEL member schools from throughout the

Southland.

CdM fields teams in dressage, western and English disciplines and

riders are allowed to compete in up to five classes. Ribbons and points

are awarded for the first 12 finishers in each show and year-end honors

are awarded based on total points throughout the season.