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Tartan Equestrian Team Excels at OCIEL Competition
The Tartans performed well at the March OCIEL event earlier this month.
St. Margaret's equestrian program wrapped up the second show of the Orange County Interscholastic Equestrian League season on Saturday, March 1st, at Bridges Equestrian Facility in San Juan Capistrano with impressive results. The competition drew experienced riders from 13 schools in the Southern California area, and the Tartans were up to the challenge.
Currently, the Tartans are in 1st place in the OCIEL overall school standings for the 2024-2025 season with 92 points. The Tartans are also in 1st place in the Novice (26 pts.) and Junior Varsity (26.5 pts.) School Division Standings for the season. St. Margaret's freshman riders are third with 50 points.
Junior Bella Coveyou qualified as junior varsity jumpers reserve champion, with freshman Charlotte Coveyou capturing the freshman high point champion for the Tartans. In addition, Mia Zadjmool, grade 6, debuted as a Tartan Equestrian at this event and was named novice equitation high point champion for St. Margaret's. Eleanora Dornin, grade 2, moved up a division to the freshman equitation class with some tough competition and scored a second-place ribbon. The Tartan Equestrian team is the only SMES athletics team featuring students competing from Upper, Middle, and Lower School.
"I am incredibly proud of the team for their outstanding performance at the March OCIEL show, earning Champion in the Freshman and Novice divisions and Reserve Champion in the JV division. It takes tremendous courage, perseverance, and hard work to excel at this level of equestrian, and our riders showed all of that and more," said SMES Team Coordinator Abby Illenberger. "Beyond their success in the arena, I was especially proud of how every Tartan displayed incredible team spirit—cheering on their upper, middle and lower school teammates. Their dedication, sportsmanship, and support for one another truly set them apart!"
The final two SMES equestrian team OCIEL events for the 2024-2025 season will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 1 p.m. and Saturday, May 3, at 1 p.m. at Bridges Equestrian in San Juan Capistrano.
Please come and cheer on our SMES Equestrian team!
* Photos courtesy Sasha Rauf Photography
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Currently, the Tartans are in 1st place in the OCIEL overall school standings for the 2024-2025 season with 92 points. The Tartans are also in 1st place in the Novice (26 pts.) and Junior Varsity (26.5 pts.) School Division Standings for the season. St. Margaret's freshman riders are third with 50 points.
Junior Bella Coveyou qualified as junior varsity jumpers reserve champion, with freshman Charlotte Coveyou capturing the freshman high point champion for the Tartans. In addition, Mia Zadjmool, grade 6, debuted as a Tartan Equestrian at this event and was named novice equitation high point champion for St. Margaret's. Eleanora Dornin, grade 2, moved up a division to the freshman equitation class with some tough competition and scored a second-place ribbon. The Tartan Equestrian team is the only SMES athletics team featuring students competing from Upper, Middle, and Lower School.
"I am incredibly proud of the team for their outstanding performance at the March OCIEL show, earning Champion in the Freshman and Novice divisions and Reserve Champion in the JV division. It takes tremendous courage, perseverance, and hard work to excel at this level of equestrian, and our riders showed all of that and more," said SMES Team Coordinator Abby Illenberger. "Beyond their success in the arena, I was especially proud of how every Tartan displayed incredible team spirit—cheering on their upper, middle and lower school teammates. Their dedication, sportsmanship, and support for one another truly set them apart!"
The final two SMES equestrian team OCIEL events for the 2024-2025 season will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 1 p.m. and Saturday, May 3, at 1 p.m. at Bridges Equestrian in San Juan Capistrano.
Please come and cheer on our SMES Equestrian team!
* Photos courtesy Sasha Rauf Photography
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