Seven members of the Cheam Vaulters equestrian vaulting club competed in California July 12-14 at the CVI Pacific Cup, a competition officially recognized by the International Equestrian Federation.
Elite athletes progressed through three categories known as 1*, 2* and 3*.
Cassie Sponchia competed in the 1* U-18 class, finishing eighth with a score of 6.102, exceeding the requirements to progress to 2*.
Teammate Taylor Eamor was solid in her international debut as an individual vaulter.
Also at the 1* level, Alisa Schmidt-Anema and Darla Ricka competed in the pairs event, placing second and earning the qualifying scores necessary to progress to the 2* level.
Cheam’s Radiance performed a four-minute routine in the 2* division.
Team members Sponchia, Eamor, Schmidt-Anema, Haigen Pavan, Ali McKitrick and Samantha Kennedy earned a second place finish.
At the highest level (3*), Schmidt-Anema placed ninth in the individual class, performing an outstanding freestyle routine with technique scores above 8.0.