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Georgia wins second straight national equestrian championship
Issue date: 4/20/09 Section: Sports
WACO, Texas - With final-day action still underway, the Georgia Equestrian team has already secured the overall team title - its second straight and the fourth in the program's seven-year history - at the Varsity National Championships here Saturday afternoon.
Georgia's title came courtesy of a loss by Texas A&M, the only team capable of toppling the Bulldogs, in the fifth-place Hunt Seat dual match. The Aggies needed to win that match, as well as their Western championship match with Texas Christian, and then hope for losses by Georgia in both of its matches on Saturday.
With the A&M loss, Georgia can do no worse than a 1-point overall victory. The Varsity Championship scoring system awards the following values to places finishes in the Hunt Seat and Western disciplines: 1st place - 36 points; 2nd place - 28 points; 3rd place - 21 points; 4th place - 15 points; 5th place - 10 points; 6th place - 6 points; 7th and 8th place - 1.5 points apiece.
The Bulldogs' Western riders did bow in their third-place match earlier, dropping a 5-3 decision to Oklahoma State. Georgia is also competing against SEC rival Auburn on Saturday afternoon for the Hunt Seat crown.
- Georgia Sports Communications
Georgia's title came courtesy of a loss by Texas A&M, the only team capable of toppling the Bulldogs, in the fifth-place Hunt Seat dual match. The Aggies needed to win that match, as well as their Western championship match with Texas Christian, and then hope for losses by Georgia in both of its matches on Saturday.
With the A&M loss, Georgia can do no worse than a 1-point overall victory. The Varsity Championship scoring system awards the following values to places finishes in the Hunt Seat and Western disciplines: 1st place - 36 points; 2nd place - 28 points; 3rd place - 21 points; 4th place - 15 points; 5th place - 10 points; 6th place - 6 points; 7th and 8th place - 1.5 points apiece.
The Bulldogs' Western riders did bow in their third-place match earlier, dropping a 5-3 decision to Oklahoma State. Georgia is also competing against SEC rival Auburn on Saturday afternoon for the Hunt Seat crown.
- Georgia Sports Communications
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