PLEASANT VALLEY, N.Y. – The Sarah Lawrence College equestrian team competed at the New Paltz Show on Sunday, October 18, at Meadow Creek Farm, collecting five ribbons on the day.

Saffron Bessler led the Gryphons with a third-place finish in limit fences and a fifth-place finish in limit flat. Angel Chen added a fifth-place finish in open fences and a sixth-place finish in intermediate flat.

Leena Mathiasen and Summer Stammely each earned sixth place in novice flat, while Emma Androne finished sixth in pre-novice flat.

The Gryphons return to action Saturday, October 24, at 9 a.m. at the Centenary Show at the Centenary College Equestrian Center in Hackettstown, N.J.