PhelpsSports.com will be bringing you live updates of the 2016 Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Finals including photos, standby lists, comments and more throughout Sunday, Oct. 16! Stay tuned!
7:10 p.m. – The winner of the 2016 Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Final is…TJ O’MARA! Congratulations to TJ and the teams at Stonehenge Stables and Beacon Hill Show Stables. Check back with PhelpsSports.com for the full story, interviews and final results later.
TJ O’Mara and Kaskade
1st – TJ O’Mara
2nd – Annabel Revers
3rd – McKayla Langmeier
4th – Taylor St. Jacques
5th – Emma Kurtz
6th – Sydney Hutchins
7th – Lucy Deslauriers
8th – Madison Goetzmann
9th – Katherine Strauss
10th – Louisa Brackett
Reserve – Claire McKean
6:45 p.m. – Following the second round, the judges have asked the following top four riders to return for additional testing:
244 – Annabel Revers
17 – Taylor St. Jacques
168 – TJ O’Mara
144 – McKayla Langmeier
Riders are to enter through the outgate and complete the following test:
– Canter fence 2
– Canter fence 3
– Counter canter fence 6B
– Counter canter fence 7
– Canter fence 8
– Hand gallop fence 10B
– Exit the ring at the ingate
5:30 p.m. – The top 25 riders are walking the course for the second round now. Here’s what they’ll be jumping next:
5 p.m. – 25 have emerged from a group of 277 junior riders from all across the country vying for one of the most highly sought-after prizes in equitation: the Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Final! The official list of riders returning for round two, in reverse order of their current standing, is:
167 – Sophie Simpson
270 – Ava Stearns
Ava Stearns
65 – Emma Kurtz
144 – McKayla Langmeier
168 – TJ O’Mara
247 – Claire McKean
159 – Maya Nayyar
17 – Taylor St. Jacques
192 – Lolly McLellan
107 – Adele McKenna
185 – Hayden Stewart
158 – Rachael Davis
244 – Annabel Revers
181 – Victoria Press
64 – Lucy Deslauriers
229 – Katherine Strauss
171 – Sara McCloskey
136 – Katherine Bundy
160 – Madison Goetzmann
24 – Eve Jobs
235 – Louisa Brackett
207 – Grace Boston
236 – Sophee Steckbeck
164 – Sydney Hutchins
260 – Madelyn Porter
4 p.m. – We’re up to 250 on the entry list, which brings us to the final standby list prior to the official list of riders to return for round two. With 27 riders left to go in the preliminary round, here is the most recent standby list:
167 – Sophie Simpson
65 – Emma Kurtz
144 – McKayla Langmeier
168 – TJ O’Mara
247 – Claire McKean
159 – Maya Nayyar
17 – Taylor St. Jacques
192 – Lolly McLellan
107 – Adele McKenna
185 – Hayden Stewart
158 – Rachael Davis
244 – Annabel Revers
181 – Victoria Press
64 – Lucy Deslauriers
229 – Katherine Strauss
Katherine Strauss
171 – Sara McCloskey
136 – Katherine Bundy
160 – Madison Goetzmann
24 – Eve Jobs
235 – Louisa Brackett
207 – Grace Boston
236 – Sophee Steckbeck
164 – Sydney Hutchins
204 – Olivia Bloch
82 – Daisy Farish
2:15 p.m. – The 2016 Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Final has seen 200 riders tackle the preliminary round course, and the new standby list is as follows:
167 – Sophie Simpson
Sophie Simpson
65 – Emma Kurtz
144 – McKayla Langmeier
168 – TJ O’Mara
TJ O’Mara
159 – Maya Nayyar
Maya Nayyar
17 – Taylor St. Jacques
192 – Lolly McLellan
107 – Adele McKenna
185 – Hayden Stewart
158 – Rachael Davis
181 – Victoria Press
64 – Lucy Deslauriers
171 – Sara McCloskey
136 – Katherine Bundy
160 – Madison Goetzmann
Madison Goetzmann
24 – Eve Jobs
164 – Sydney Hutchins
82 – Daisy Farish
87 – Samantha Cohen
78 – Aubrienne Krysiewicz-Bell
191 – Peyton Warren
66 – Megan Hilton
118 – Abigail Brayman
157 – Brian Moggre
Brian Moggre
193 – Kendra Gierkink
12:30 p.m. – After 150 trips, here is your third and most recent standby list:
65 – Emma Kurtz
144 – McKayla Langmeier
McKayla Langmeier
17 – Taylor St. Jacques
107 – Adele McKenna
64 – Lucy Deslauriers
136 – Katherine Bundy
Katherine Bundy
24 – Eve Jobs
82 – Daisy Farish
87 – Samantha Cohen
78 – Aubrienne Krysiewicz-Bell
66 – Megan Hilton
118 – Abigail Brayman
44 – Phoebe Backman
89 – Kathryn Kramer
52 – Isabella Russekoff
115 – Elli Yeager
12 – Yasmin Rizvi
74 – Alexandra Pielet
54 – Kaitlyn Lovingfoss
146 – Darby Pease
10:40 a.m. – We’re up to number 100 in the order! At this time, here is the updated standby list:
65 – Emma Kurtz
17 – Taylor St. Jacques
64 – Lucy Deslauriers
24 – Eve Jobs
82 – Daisy Farish
87 – Samantha Cohen
78 – Aubrienne Krysiewicz-Bell
66 – Megan Hilton
44 – Phoebe Backman
89 – Kathryn Kramer
Kathryn Kramer was the last rider to be added to the standby list after the second break in the preliminary round of the 2016 Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Final.
52 – Isabella Russekoff
12 – Yasmin Rizvi
74 – Alexandra Pielet
54 – Kaitlyn Lovingfoss
38 – Katherine Benard
8:45 a.m. – After the first 50 riders, we have our first standby list. The eight riders currently on standby, in order of their appearance, are:
7 – Natalie Templeton
12 – Yasmin Rizvi
17 – Taylor St. Jacques
24 – Eve Jobs
32 – Devin Seek
33 – Ellie Ferrigno
38 – Katherine Benard
44 – Phoebe Backman
Oct. 16, 6 a.m. – Riders have begun the course walk for the preliminary round of the 2016 Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Final! Check out the course they will be riding over:
Oct. 15, 4:30 p.m. – The 2016 Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Finals is finally upon us! The official medal draw was held at 12:45 p.m. and the official order-of-go for the preliminary round is as follows (click the images to see the full document):
Check back tomorrow morning to see the course all 277 exhibitors will be competing over designed by judges Mary Lisa Leffler and Jimmy Torano! Caroline Ellis will be kicking things off as the first rider on course at 7 a.m.!