Sequim equestrians earned a dozen top-10 individual finishes and several more with teammates from Port Angeles High at the second district meet of the season, held Feb. 24-27 at the Grays Harbor Fairgrounds in Elma.
Joanna Seelye scored first place in both Barrels and Individual Flags, while team captain Libby Swanberg was second in Breakaway Roping, Individual Flags, Jumping, Reigning and Working Rancher.
Sequim teammate Mia Kirner placed eighth in In-Hand Trail and 10th in Dressage. She and Swanberg placed third in Working Pairs.
Swanberg teamed up with Port Angeles’ Maggie Anderson, Haley Bishop and Sydney Hutton to place first on Team Canadian Flags.
Hutton scored an individual win in Jumping and was second in Huntseat Equitation.
The combined Sequim-Port Angeles team competes in their third and final district meet from April 8-10, also in Elma. The state finals is set for May 19-22 in Moses Lake.
Sequim results (second district meet):
Individual events
Barrels — 1. Joanna Seelye, 30. Mia Kirner
Breakaway Roping — 2. Libby Swanberg
Daubing — 6. Swanberg
Dressage — 10. Kirner
Figure Eight — 5. Swanberg, 16. Seelye
In-Hand Trail — 8. Kirner
Individual flags — 1. Seelye, 2. Swanberg
Jumping — 2. Swanberg
Keyhole — 6. Seelye
Pole Bending — 12. Seelye
Reigning — 2. Swanberg
Showmanship — 18. Kirner
Working rancher — 2. Swanberg
Team events
Freestyle Fours Drill — 2. Seelye-Swanberg-Anderson-Hutton
In-Hand Obstacle Relay — 6. Seelye-Swanberg-Anderson-Hutton
Team Canadian flags — 1. Swanberg-Anderson-Bishop-Hutton
Team Sorting — 6. Swanberg-Anderson
Team Versaility — 4. Swanberg-Anderson-Bishop-Hutton
Two-Man Birangle — 3. Seelye-Swanberg, 21. Kirner-Hutton
Working Pairs — 2. Swanberg-Hutton, 3. Kirner-Seelye