Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named 26 athletes to the U.S. Vaulting Team short list for the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018. Following a series of selection trials held at competitions across the country from April through July, the following athletes in the individual female, individual male, pas de deux, and squad divisions were recommended to the US Equestrian Board of Directors for consideration to be named to the Nominated Entry List.
Individual Female
The following athletes have been named to the Short List for the Individual Female division (in ranked order):
Elizabeth Osborn (Menlo Park, Calif.)
Mary McCormick (Canon City, Colo.)
Tessa Divita (Portola Valley, Calif.)
Emily Rose (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
Kimberly Palmer (Half Moon Bay, Calif.)
Maggie Long (Seattle, Wash.)
Rachael Herrera (La Crescenta, Calif.)
Mikalah Bowman (Littleton, Colo.)
Individual Male
The following athletes have been named to the Short List in the Individual Male division (in ranked order):
Kristian Roberts (Moss Beach, Calif.)
Daniel Janes (Moss Beach, Calif.)
Colton Palmer (Half Moon Bay, Calif.)
Geoffrey Woolson (Tujunga, Calif.)
Gabe Aniello (Lake Oswego, Ore.)
Luke Overton (Calabasas, Calif.)
For complete selection procedures for individual athletes for the 2018 WEG, click here.
Pas de Deux
The following athletes have been named to the Short List in the Pas de Deux division (in ranked order):
Daniel Janes and Haley Smith (Parker, Colo.)
Kathryn Keville (Cotati, Calif.) and Florence Rubinger (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
Rachel Polati (Redwood City, Calif.) and Siddartha Kreaden (Sunnyvale, Calif.)
For complete selection procedures for pas de deux for the 2018 WEG, click here.
Squad
The following squads have been named to the Short List (in ranked order):
Pacific Coast Vaulting Club
Audrey Kiernan (San Mateo, Calif.)
Daniel Janes
Emily Rose
Haley Smith
Kristian Roberts
Maggie Long
Cameron Brown (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
Gabe Aniello
City of Angels
Hana Mason (Longmont, Colo.)
Hayden Avakian (Costa Mesa, Calif.)
Mikalah Bowman
Portia Jeronimo (Wilsonville, Ore.)
Rachael Herrera
Sydney Thackray (La Cañada Flintridge, Calif.)
Mary McCormick
Kalyn Noah (Calabasas, Calif.)
For complete selection procedures for squads for the 2018 WEG, click here.
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