LEXINGTON, Ky. -- With three scoring performances, including junior Emmie Mirarchi's second national runner-up showing in as many days, the Mount Holyoke College hunter seat riding team remained in third place at the end of the second and penultimate day of the 2023 IHSA National Championships on Friday at Kentucky Horse Park.

With 28 points through two days, Mount Holyoke trails only Emory & Henry (34) and Skidmore (33.5) among 16 competing teams, and is in contention for its first national championship since 2006. Savannah College of Art & Design (27) and Long Island University Post (27) round out the top five.

Mirarchi (Harvard, Mass.) placed second out of 16 riders in Team Intermediate Equitation Over Fences, trailing only Caroline Mancini of Centenary University, to score eight points for the Lyons for the second day in a row. Mirarchi also placed second in Team Intermediate Equitation on the Flat on Thursday.

First-year Em Cantalupo (Candia, N.H.) finished off the day by earning fourth place in the Team Novice Equitation class, winning six team points for the Lyons.

In between, junior Lingdang Zhang (Chengdu, China) took ninth place in Team Introductory Equitation to score one point for Mount Holyoke.

Action resumes on Saturday, with sophomore Helena Weiss (Clifton, N.J.) competing in both remaining classes: Team Open Equitation Over Fences and Team Open Equitation on the Flat.

2023 IHSA Nationals
Day 2 Team Standings
1. Emory & Henry College (34)
2. Skidmore College (33.5)
3. Mount Holyoke College (28)
4. Savannah College of Art & Design (27)
5. Long Island University Post (24)
6. Centenary University (22.5)
7. University of South Carolina (19)
8. University of Findlay (15)
9. University of Southern California (14)
10. Sacred Heart University (13)
11. Otterbein University (12.5)
12. Purdue University (11)
13. Stanford University (8.5)
14. University of Wisconsin (8)
15. Goucher College (7)
16. University of Delaware (2)