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HARRISBURG, Pa.— Eight is Great for the Skidmore College equestrian team. The Thoroughbreds won their eighth Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association national championship Saturday at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex.

Skidmore needed no points in the final two events, edging three-time defending national champion Savannah College of Art and Design by two points, 30-28. Stanford University was third with 22 points, and Boston University fourth with 18. Otterbein took fifth (16), followed by St. Lawrence (15), and Mount Holyoke (10) and Virginia Tech (10). There were 16 teams competing.

It was Skidmore's first national championship since the 2013 season. Always a title contender, the Thoroughbreds were fourth in 2017.

On Saturday, Hannah Tuckner finished third of 24 in the prestigious Cacchione Cup for the nation's top high point riders.

Skidmore Team Scorers:
Julie Berger-Bailey           Fourth                 Walk-Trot
Alison Santucci               First                       Walk-Trot-Canter
Mara Chemerinsky          Second                 Intermediate Over Fences
Sheriden Beard               Sixth                      Novice on the Flat
Sheriden Beard               First                       Novice Over Fences
Maeve Foley                   First                       Intermediate on the Flat
               
 Team Results
Skidmore College                                   30
Savannah College of Art and Design        28
Stanford University                                 22
Boston University                                   18
Otterbein College                                    16
St. Lawrence                                          15
Mount Holyoke                College             10
Virginia Tech                                          10
College of Charleston                               6
Findlay  University                                   6
Purdue University                                    6
Centenary University                                4
St. Andrews University                             3
West Texas A&M                                     1
Colorado State University                          1
Penn State University                               0