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February 11, 2013
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sports
Riders ranked third in region
By Cassie Kelley
Assistant Online Editor
The Laramie County
Community College equestrian
team placed one and two
in Lincoln, Neb., for the last
Western shows of the regular
season Feb. 2–3.
The University of Nebraska
hosted two Western shows,
and the LCCC team placed
second overall in the first show
and third overall in the second
show.
This put the Western team
third in the region for the
2012-13 season.
By Cassie Kelley
Assistant Online Editor
Though the Laramie County Community
College equestrian team is between shows, the
competitors are anything but bored.
With riding practice daily at noon and jumping
practice at 3 p.m. on Fridays, the team is
busy preparing for its upcoming shows.
This is Kelsey LoSasso’s first year with the
equestrian team as part of the Western division,
but she has been riding horses for about
11 years. She has ridden in two Western shows,
placing sixth and second in Nebraska and first at
the LCCC competition. She said she felt that so
far the competitions have gone well and looked
forwarding to upcoming Western events.
Morgan Carmichael, who rides hunt seat for
the equestrian team, marks her first year with
LCCC, having previously been at the University
of Wyoming. Recovering from an ankle injury,
Carmichael said this riding season was still going
better than previous years.
She has previously earned fifth in fences
and flatwork at the University of Colorado. She
earned fourth in jumping and fifth in flatwork
at UW. She said she enjoyed jumping more than
flatwork and has been riding horses for several
years.
She looked forward to competing in future
shows as she was close to pointing up into the
open level division, which is the highest level
of riding. Riders are placed into divisions based
on their riding ability. They must earn points to
move up in the divisions by placing in the top
six.
Being a part of the equestrian team is about
more than just riding horses. A day in the life of
Emily Hamilton, who rides intermediate hunt
seat for the equestrian team, highlights what
being a part of the team means.
As a full-time student applying for the radiography
programing, she must maintain a 2.5 GPA
and log at least two hours of study hall a week.
As part of the team, she also must log at
least two hours of exercise and take a couple of
Individually, Kayla Fisk
placed first in reining and
fourth in open horsemanship
and was reserved high point
rider in the first show.
Also, Kelsey Jenkins placed
fourth and second in novice
horsemanship; Brittany
DeMartin placed fourth and
sixth in novice horsemanship;
Amanda Heller placed first
and fifth in intermediate II
horsemanship; Jesse Johnson
placed second and third in
intermediate I horsemanship;
Kelsey LoSasso placed first in
intermediate I horsemanship;
Lily Crawford placed second
in intermediate I horsemanship,
and Emily Smith placed
first and second in beginner
horsemanship.
Six qualify for regionals
At the end of the regular
show season, six riders, Fisk,
Jenkins, DeMartin, Johnson,
Adrian Parman and Candice
Lahners, qualified for the
Western regional competition.
These riders must place in
the top two positions in their
respective classed to enable
them to ride in the Western
semifinals in Syracuse, N.Y.
Equestrian squad antes up
physical education classes to keep her in shape.
Riding horses, especially hunt seat and jumping,
requires leg strength.
The team practices riding for at least an hour
five days a week. Each person on the team takes
turns feeding and mucking out stalls at 7 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m. everyday.
Hamilton said, “Feed crew isn’t the funniest
part of being on the equestrian team, but it is
something that needs to be done, and if it wasn’t
for the horses, we wouldn’t be able to practice.”
Hamilton is also a part of the Block and Bridle
Club.
Amanda Heller, also a sophomore, majoring
in equine training and management at LCCC,
is in her second year riding for the equestrian
team. She rides walk/trot/canter for English and
intermediate II in Western.
Heller takes Pilates classes at the college to
stay in shape. She has been around horses her
entire life, so cleaning stalls and feeding horses
are just another day for her.
“It takes a lot of practice to prepare for a
show. You can’t just show up and win every
class,” she said.
In order to do well, team members practice as
much as they can on as many different horses as
they can. Heller said college work and the team
can take up a lot of time, but schoolwork always
comes first because if she doesn’t keep up her
grades, then she cannot be on the team.
Heller is also on the horse judging team and a
part of the Block and Bridle Club.
The equestrian team members do not ride
on their own horses, and it is not required that
they own a horse. Part of the competition is
being able to ride any horse drawn. They do not
have time to practice with the horse before they
compete but hope for a good draw and ride the
best they can.
The team prepares for shows by riding as
much as they can on as many different horses
that they can. They work hard to keep in shape
and keep good grades so that they can compete
at shows and support the other riders on the
team.
By Dimitri
Sofias
Online Sports Editor
For many years
at Laramie County
Community College
students had the
option to participate
in intramurals, but
they were discontinued
along with all
the varsity sports in
1992.
Intramurals
have recently made
a “comeback” to
the LCCC campus.
Two years ago,
students wanted
more activities in
the PE Building
on campus. These
students and the
Student Government
Association (SGA)
took this issue
to the new president
of LCCC, and
intramurals were
“reborn.” The new
intramural program
is being spearheaded
by Vince Gibson.
Gibson was the
intramural coordinator
at the College
of Southern Idaho,
and he is also the
men’s soccer coach
at LCCC.
Some might wonder
what benefits
intramurals add to
the college experience.
Why should
the college spend
time and resources
on them? On such
a small campus
they are a way to be
social, Gibson noted.
Meeting new people
and developing
friendships are a fundamental
part of the
college experience.
Interacting with
peers and athletes
can be beneficial to
being a well-rounded
college student, he
said.
A difference
between intramurals
and classes is students
don’t receive
grades. Gibson said
he hoped that eventually
the intramural
program would
bring coaching and
refereeing classes
to LCCC for anyone
wanting to gain
experience in those
areas.
Different intramural
sports are
offered depending
on the time of year.
This past fall semester
basketball, both
men’s and co-ed,
were offered along
with co-ed volleyball.
The men’s basketball
championship win-
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ners was Too Short
Too Skinny, and the
co-ed winner was
Gangnam Style. The
volleyball champion
was GEUnited.
The beginning of
this spring semester
will have three different
sports available
for students: flag
football, indoor
soccer and later on a
racquetball tournament.
Students may
form their own
teams or be placed
on a team who needs
players. Additional
information for
intramurals can be
found http://lccc.
wy.edu/athletics/
intramurals.
Additional
questions can be
answered by Gibson,
intramural sports coordinator,
in person
at the PE Building,
Room 129 or email
at vgibson@lccc.
wy.edu.
Later in the semester
a dodge ball
league and ultimate
Frisbee will be
offered.
Information
about those will
come in later updates
on intramural
activities.
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