2021 USHJA Emerging Athletes Program Participants Announced

Lexington, Ky.—May 21, 2021—The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association is pleased to announce the participants of the 2021 USHJA Emerging Athletes Program Regional Training Sessions. Over five days, these athletes will participate in mounted flatwork, gymnastics exercises and coursework with top clinicians including Candice King, Jim Wofford, Jeff Cook, Julie Winkel, Cynthia Hankins and Joe Fargis. They will also take part in intensive stable management sessions with experts including Nanci Snyder, Colleen Reed, Anne Thornbury, Julia Hogan and Tracy Forman.

Congratulations to the following athletes:

  • Celine Afshari, Naperville, Ill.
  • Julia Agahee, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
  • Skyler Allen, San Ramon, Calif.
  • Sydney Allen, San Ramon, Calif.
  • Margaret Andrews, Marietta, N.Y.
  • Devon Ansley, Round Rock, Texas
  • Tim Ansley, Round Rock, Texas
  • Kadin Bankel, Eugene, Ore.
  • Eniko Barber, Temecula, Calif.
  • Brianna Barrett, Hubbardston, Mass.
  • Delaney Barrigar, Jordan, N.Y.
  • Savannah Bart, Rockwall, Texas
  • Breitton Bird, Ocean View, N.J.
  • Greylin Booth, San Francisco, Calif.
  • Devyn Borden, Richardsville, Va.
  • Ry Bradford, Jefferson, Ga.
  • Ella Bragg, Mt Pleasant, S.C.
  • Isabelle Bray, Raleigh, N.C.
  • Penelope Burnham, Middletown, R.I.
  • Samantha Camara, Portsmouth, R.I.
  • Hannah Carli, Manhattan, Ill.
  • Catalina Carlson, Danville, Calif.
  • Holly Cesario, Canastota, N.Y.
  • Lotus Chang, Lambertville, N.J.
  • Kate Chen, Morristown, N.J.
  • Emily Jane Chmela, Savannah, Ga.
  • Kylie Cohen, Bloomfld Twp, Mich.
  • Alex Collins, Long Valley, N.J.
  • Sarah Converse, Cambridge Springs, Ky.
  • Megan Conway, Chittenango, N.Y.
  • Kate Cornell, Long Grove, Ill.
  • Jamie Crandell, Cypress, Texas
  • Joe Craver, Shelby, N.C.
  • Grace Crawford, Dripping Springs, Texas
  • Cameron Culver, Lindale, Texas
  • Haley Davis, Missouri City, Texas
  • Caroline Deasy, San Mateo, Calif.
  • Francesca Delia, Bend, Ore.
  • Karlie Dennis, Cochranton, Pa.
  • Meredith Denton, Corydon, Ky.
  • Hilary Dossett, Arlington Heights, Ill.
  • Annie Drew, Austin, Texas
  • Christian Echavarria, Cranford, N.J.
  • Cordelia Jane Edwards, Sherman Oaks, Calif.
  • Monica Egnezzo, Verona, N.J.
  • Avery Ehrhardt, Villa Hills, Ky.
  • Emmie Esplin, Diana, N.Y.
  • Clayton Farrell, Venice, Fla.
  • Sophie Fendler, St Louis, Mo.
  • Meaghan Fleischer, Red Bank, N.J.
  • Lauren Flesher, Marietta, Ga.
  • Alexandra Florian, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
  • Quinn Foor, Grafton, Ohio
  • Lily Ford, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Calif.
  • Payton Fortin, Lisbon, N.Y.
  • Stella Frame, Stowe, Vt.
  • Emma Friedman, Chiloquin, Ore.
  • Brianna Fusz, Wheaton, Ill.
  • Emma Gallagher, Shadow Hills, Calif.
  • Carolena Galvin, San Francisco, Calif.
  • Josie Galvin, San Francisco, Calif.
  • Isabella Gaydeski, Concord, N.C.
  • Kos Gilbert, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  • Erykah Glass, Alpharetta, Ga.
  • Madelyn Godard, Aiken, S.C.
  • McKenna Goodson, Amherst, Mass.
  • Mollie Goto, Gulf Breeze, Fla.
  • Sydney Green, Lexington, Ky.
  • Avery Guthrie, Cumming, Ga.
  • Emma Gutstein, Glencoe, Ill.
  • Vera Hannapel, Ankeny, Iowa
  • Taylor Herzog, Powhatan, Va.
  • Avery Hicks, Bullard, Texas
  • Kendall Hicks, Cedar Lake, Ind.
  • Elisabeth Higgs, Atlantic Highlands, N.J.
  • Rebecca Hopkins, Northville, Mich.
  • Zoey Horn, Hillsborough, N.C.
  • Jaxon Hoshaw, Clermont, Fla.
  • Payton Hotter-Jensen, Arvada, Colo.
  • Sophia James, Sammamish, Wash.
  • Hannah Jankowski, Jefferson City, Mo.
  • Piper Janus, Loomis, Calif.
  • Johanna Jessen, Lake Charles, La.
  • Caroline Johnston, Upper Saddle River, N.J.
  • Kyra Jones, Round Hill, Va.
  • Mia Jones, Cypress, Calif.
  • Grace Kanavage, Bishop, Ga.
  • Ella Kaniclides, West Newbury, Mass.
  • Molly Kaster, San Jose, Calif.
  • Claire Kelley, Harvard, Mass.
  • Kimberly Kelly, Houston, Texas
  • Jacob Kemppainen, Costa Mesa, Calif.
  • Margaret Kendrick, Loxahatchee, Fla.
  • Campbell Key, Atlanta, Ga.
  • Bea Kiggen, Salisbury, Conn.
  • Kailie Kilpatrick, Waddell, Ariz.
  • Christian King, Bryan, Texas
  • Bennett Kitchens, Shaker Heights, Ohio
  • Sam Koeppel, Mount Sinai, N.Y.
  • Taylor Kogen, Deerfield, Ill.
  • Jesse Kruszynski, San Anselmo, Calif.
  • Ellie Kurtz, Sammamish, Wash.
  • Kaitlyn Lancelle Bates, Waukesha, Wis.
  • Thea Le, Mission Viejo, Calif.
  • Gabriella Lewis, Zionsville, Ind.
  • Kaidance Lioy, Colts Neck, N.J.
  • Isabel Livingston, Columbus, Ga.
  • Olivia Lonneman, Charleston, S.C.
  • Karissa Luby, Brighton, Colo.
  • Rowan Macdonald-Hays, Chicago, Ill.
  • Sydney Macgregor, Augusta, Ga.
  • Paris Mahoney, Watsonville, Calif.
  • Annalise Manoog, Centerville, Mass.
  • Syrah Martinelli, Madeira Beach, Fla.
  • Lauren Masica, Independence, Minn.
  • Jordan Matrisian, Gerber, Calif.
  • Nicole McMillion, Huntington Beach, Calif.
  • Kaitlyn McCann, Dover Plains, N.Y.
  • Morrigan McKinley, New Wilmington, Pa.
  • Molly McKinney, Windermere, Fla.
  • Ashley Mercer, Omaha, Neb.
  • Marcus Meza, Sunset, La.
  • Meredith Miller, Downingtown, Pa.
  • Sarah Miller, Fort Myers, Fla.
  • Emmalyn Mirarchi, Harvard, Mass.
  • Aedan Mooney, Golden, Colo.
  • Amelia Moore, Klamath Falls, Ore.
  • Jules Morgan, Elkhorn, Neb.
  • Audrey Morris, Santa Cruz, N.M.
  • Mary Grace Murphy, South Burlington, Vt.
  • Camilla Murray, South Dartmouth, Mass.
  • Lillian Muzzy, Coto De Caza, Calif.
  • Grace Naclerio, Alameda, Calif.
  • Makenna Nastri, Battle Ground, Wash.
  • Pernilla Nathan, Portland, Ore.
  • Clare O'Brien, Dallastown, Pa.
  • Grace O'Connell, Long Grove, Ill.
  • McKenna O'Neil, White Hall, Md.
  • Abigail O'Rourke, Rutland, Mass.
  • Presley Orzen, Castro Valley, Calif.
  • Erin Osser, Chesterfeild, Mo.
  • Addison Parins, Suamico, Wis.
  • Sofia Daisy Patarini, Sarasota, Fla.
  • Alyssa Paulette, Beaverdam, Va.
  • Kathryn Perkins, Azusa, Calif.
  • Tanner Pfeffer, Pataskala, Ohio
  • Eleanor Pieters, Chepachet, R.I.
  • Sofia Pigato, Bourbonnais, Ill.
  • Madeline Pilz, Austin, Texas
  • Mya Pinski, Kankakee, Ill.
  • Sara Plaisted, Berwick, Maine
  • Mia Pollioni, Woodside, Calif.
  • Ella Rainwater, Cumming, Ga.
  • Reese Rebholz, Plainfield, Ill.
  • Kaitlyn Reynolds, Lake Forest, Ill.
  • Leslie Reynolds, Fulton, Mo.
  • Grace Richard, Pearland, Texas
  • Madeline Rideout, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
  • Emily Ritter, Lake Charles, La.
  • Bailey Robinson, Bowie, Texas
  • Lauren Roden, Schertz, Texas
  • Megan Rodier, Setauket, N.Y.
  • Lindsey Rogers, Brentwood, Tenn.
  • Angel Romano, Saint James City, Fla.
  • Lainie Rubin, Columbia, S.C.
  • Ruthie Ruhl, Mt. Pulaski, Ill.
  • Stuart Rumsey, Mount Pleasant, S.C.
  • Abigail Ruppert, Orinda, Calif.
  • Lucy Russell, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Eliot Schmitt, Fishers, Ind.
  • Hunter Schon, Hanover, N.H.
  • Elizabeth Schulz, Marietta, Ga.
  • Elizabeth Sharkey, Dublin, Ga.
  • Grace Shaw, Erie, Pa.
  • Kaitlyn Sheerahamed, Lake Worth, Fla.
  • Shannon Sheffield, Carrollton, Ga.
  • Hannah Sievert, Lake Oswego, Ore.
  • Elizabeth Silverstone, Temple City, Calif.
  • Julia Smirnow, Denver, Colo.
  • Sophie Smith, Winter Garden, Fla.
  • Avery Southerland, Woodstock, Ga.
  • Jessica Stanek, Milford, Mich.
  • Alyssa Stevens, Wampum, Pa.
  • Emmie Stevens, Baton Rouge, La.
  • Emily Grace Swinson, Pinehurst, N.C.
  • Alyx Swope-Bell, Decatur, Ark.
  • Bryn Swope-Bell, Decatur, Ark.
  • Kelsi Tait, Ortonville, Mich.
  • Sayako Takai, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
  • Grace Taylor, Stowe, Vt.
  • Lauren Thomas, Kingsport, Tenn.
  • Frances Thompson Mckenzie, Seattle, Wash.
  • Telina Tibbs, Great Falls, Va.
  • Jordan Tilles, Santa Rosa Valley, Calif.
  • Matt Tracy, Pennington, N.J.
  • Cameron Trimino, Ladera Ranch, Calif.
  • Ayden Turner, Fort Myers, Fla.
  • Faith Umland, Lake Orion, Mich.
  • Caitlin Vella, Hightstown, N.J.
  • Bridget Vieau, Syracuse, N.Y.
  • Hannah Votel, Lebanon, Ohio
  • Molly Vrooman, Camarillo, Calif.
  • Sara Walter, Pittsford, N.Y.
  • Ashtyn West, Montgomery, Texas
  • Jessica White, Mckinney, Texas
  • Chandler Wilks, Canton, Ga.
  • Kalla Williams, Olympia Fields, Ill.
  • Abbie Wright, Cicero, N.Y.
  • Hannah Wright, Broomfield, Colo.

All 2021 EAP Regional Training Sessions will operate under strict COVID-19 prevention protocols. Regional Training Sessions will only take place provided that current state and local guidelines on gatherings and events permit the facility to host a session safely. Should any host facility cancel their session due to COVID-19 restrictions, all participants will be notified by the USHJA as soon as possible and permitted to transfer to another session if space is available.

The USHJA extends its gratitude to 2021 EAP Regional Training Session hosts Centenary University, Fox Lea Farm, Great Southwest Equestrian Center, Ledges Sporting Horses, Los Angeles Equestrian Center, Mount Holyoke College, Sonoma Valley Stables, Tryon International Equestrian Center, University of Findlay and University of Tennessee Martin. A complete list of Regional Training Session dates, locations and clinicians can be found here.

Following the Regional Training Sessions, 16 of the Regional Training Session participants and a select number of stable managers will be invited to attend the National Training Session held November 11-14 at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio. At the conclusion of the session, one rider is named the overall USHJA EAP National Champion based on their performance in the riding and stable management sessions throughout the week, earning a $3,000 grant to be applied toward the cost of advanced training with an approved trainer. The Champion and Reserve Champion are also offered the opportunity to participate in the following year’s USHJA Gold Star Clinics.

The Emerging Athletes Program is also supported in part by a generous grant from US Equestrian, as well as individual donors through the USHJA Foundation. For more information, visit ushja.org/EAP.