Equestrian Hannah D’Aguilar finishes season on high note

Hannah D’Aguilar and her trainer, Kim Johnson, raise the Lady Marie Dupuch Perpetual Trophy to celebrate her victory in the Bahamas Junior Classic. D’Aguilar finished the season on a high note and now looks forward to joining the Delaware State University Equestrian Team.

Hannah D’Aguilar and her trainer, Kim Johnson, raise the Lady Marie Dupuch Perpetual Trophy to celebrate her victory in the Bahamas Junior Classic. D’Aguilar finished the season on a high note and now looks forward to joining the Delaware State University Equestrian Team.

As of Wednesday, August 9, 2023

#HANNAH D’Aguilar has been welcomed as a walk-on to the Delaware State University Equestrian Team, becoming in the process the first international rider on the Delaware State squad.

#A graduate of Queen’s College and long-time rider at Camperdown Equestrian Centre under trainer Kimberly Johnson, D’Aguilar brings an impressive résumé of achievements from her junior riding career to the Delaware State University team.These include a 5th place finish in the 2022 Marshall and Sterling Equitation Finals and numerous local championships, including the Bahamas Junior Classic.

#D’Aguilar chose Delaware State because the school is the only HBCU to compete in Women’s Equestrian as an NCEA/NCAA Division I Team.

#Delaware State competes in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) of the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA), which works in conjunction with the NCAA to provide opportunities for female collegiate equestrian student-athletes to compete at the highest levels.

#Delaware State Equestrian head coach Jennifer Ridgely expressed her enthusiasm for D’Aguilar, saying: “We are excited to welcome her to the Hornet family.”

#The Hornets’ season opens at home against the University of Minnesota (Crookston) Golden Eagles on September 22.

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