The St. Lawrence University riding team is tacking up to open its 2026-27 season with back-to-back shows at SUNY Geneseo this weekend, October 31 and November 1, under the guidance of head coach Mary Drueding, who enters her 31st season at the helm. The Scarlet and Brown, who claimed their 16th straight regional title and sent four riders to nationals last season are on the hunt for their next title and continued postseason success.

St. Lawrence opened the season with three straight wins at SUNY Geneseo on October 25, 26, and November 1 before picking up their fourth win at their first home show of the season on November 2. The Saints closed out the fall semester with a pair of home shows on November 15 and 16, claiming High Point Team honors on Sunday the 16th. 

After the break, the Saints opened the spring season at home with shows on February 28 and March 1st, picking up back-to-back wins. St. Lawrence then hosted the IHSA Hunt Seat Regionals on April 1 and took home seven wins out of seven classes and nine Saints qualified for Zones.

At Zones, four Saints qualified for nationals, where Annabelle Gitterman was named a National Champion in the Individual Intermediate Flat and brought home the championship ribbon to become the 30th National Champion in St. Lawrence riding history and the 17th for coaches Drueding, Cate Wagner, and Kath Hankin.

This season, the Saints Class of 2027 is made up of seven members – Bronte Beck, Kathryn Crabtree, Ari Lescalleet, Dylan Mayo, senior captain Lainey Rockacy, Frances Thompson McKenzie and Sophia Wirtz.

The junior class is comprised of five team members – Gitterman, newcomer Eszter Keszthelyi, Riley Mummert, Dalton Pace and Isabelle Schreiner, while the sophomores include Betsy Brodigan, Paloma Egido, Lexie Hess, Grace Lagerstedt, Savannah Schindler, Sophia Van Rhyn, Inga Yeo and newcomers Elle Dawson and Danny DiSarro.

The Saints also welcome six first-years to the mix – Ava Roberts, Lilla Schreiner, Wassim Shahood, Ruby Shaw, Addie Spalding, and Anna Warzocha.

Following the two shows at Geneseo this weekend, the Saints will head back to SUNY Geneseo on November 7 and host their first show of the season on November 8. St. Lawrence then travels to Hillcrest Stables in Chittenango N.Y. for an All-Region Show, before hosting again on Sunday, November 15, to wrap up the fall semester.

St. Lawrence opens the spring semester with back-to-back home shows on February 27-28, before hosting IHSA Regionals on April 3 and IHSA Zones on April 10. ISHA Nationals will be back at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, N.C. on May 7-9.

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