W.F. West equestrian team earns nine first-place finishes at meet in Elma

The W.F. West equestrian team, made of up 17 riders from around Lewis County, earned first-place finishes in nine categories in the first of its three meets this season at the Elma Fairgrounds Feb. 26 through March 1.

The team is composed of riders from Centralia, Napavine, Onalaska, Winlock, Adna, Mossyrock and Toledo.

The following individual riders competed at the meet in Elma:

• Amelia Venters — First in driving; first in trail; tied for fifth in huntseat equitation

• Alice Venters — First in stockseat equitation; first in showmanship; fifth in in-hand trail; second in working rancher; second in reining

• Izzie Hench — Tied for second in stockseat equitation; third in reining; seventh in keyhole; fifth in individual flags

• Ellie Morhous — Eighth in stockseat equitation; fifth in trail; eighth in working rancher; ninth in huntseat equitation

• Emma Engstrom — Tied for fifth in reining

• Maizy Samuelson — Fourth in trail; tied for sixth in working rancher; tied for fifth in huntseat equitation

• Isabel Thompson — First in working rancher; first in saddleseat equitation; fourth in in-hand trail

• Leslie Gonia — First in breakaway roping; tied for ninth in working rancher; sixth in keyhole

• Cassie Wilson — Seventh in Figure 8; third in breakaway roping; tied for fifth in barrels; fifth in keyhole

• Anya Lyon — 10th in pole bending; third in showmanship

• Georgia Mills — Seventh in pole bending

• Violet Ratkie — Ninth in barrels; 10th in steer daubing

• Alayna Elder — Ninth in Figure 8; fifth in pole bending; 10th in barrels; seventh in individual flags

• Zoey Catlin-Hoyt — Fourth in pole bending

• Lillian McGeary — Eighth in keyhole

Additionally, the following groups or pairs excelled at the meet:

• Amelia Venters, Emma Engstrom, Maizy Samuelson, Isabel Thompson — first in team versatility

• Leslie Gonia, Izzie Hench, Cassie Wilson, Alice Venters — second in team versatility

• Anya Lyon, Georgia Mills, Ellie Morhous, Violet Ratkie — ninth in team versatility

• Amelia Venters, Georgia Mills, Zoey Catlin-Hoyt, Alice Venters — sixth in team Canadian flags

• Emma Engstrom, Izzie Hench, Maizy Samuelson, Cassie Wilson — seventh in team Canadian flags

• Violet Ratkie and Cassie Wilson — third in team birangle

• Izzie Hench and Isabel Thompson — fifth in team birangle

• Leslie Gonia and Emma Engstrom — seventh in team birangle

• Anya Lyon and Georgia Mills — eighth in team birangle

• Amelia Venters, Emma Engstrom, Maizy Samuelson, Isabel Thompson — second in in-hand obstacle relay

• Alayna Elder, Anya Lyon, Ellie Morhous, Alice Venters — sixth in in-hand obstacle relay

• Izzie Hench and Maizy Samuelson — eighth in team sorting

• Amelia Venters, Alayna Elder, Emma Engstrom, Ellie Morhous, Izzie Hench, Isabel Thompson — second in large team drill

• Anya Lyon and Alice Venters — first in working pairs

• Amelia Venters and Maizy Samuelson — third in working pairs

• Alayna Elder and Ellie Morhous — seventh in working pairs

• Emma Engstrom and Isabel Thompson — eighth in working pairs