NEWS & COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS

2023 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

August 2023

Emma Milito represented Ascent at the 2023 National Championships. She was Reserve Champion in both 2* Young Vaulter/Gold and in the 3* Pas de Deux competition with partner Lily Belinski.

ASCENT VAULTERS COMPETE FOR USA IN 2023 FEI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

July 2023

Melanie Ford and Emma Milito competed as two of three Team USA Young Vaulter individuals at the World Championships. Melanie finished in 14th overall on San Felice Z and Emma finished 22nd on Wallis.

2022 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

August 2022

Melanie Ford won Gold/Young Vaulter at the 2022 USEF/Equestrian Vaulting USA National Championships in Tryon North Carolina on Romeo Lunged by Christoph Lensing.

2022 ANA SCHULT REPRESENTS USA AT AACHEN!

June 20, 2022

Ana Schult has been selected to represent USA at CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival in Aachen, Germany. She was also selected to 2021 Team USA Short List as a 3* Senior Individual vaulter!

2022 ROCKY MOUNTAIN CUP & HEART OF THE ROCKIES

June 2022

Ascent vaulter Emma Milito wins both 2022 Rocky Mountain Cup and Heart of the Rockies USEF competition on Fernando 676 owned and lunged by Jane Kopperl. Melanie Ford was 3rd at Rocky Moutain Cup and Rhianon Hampton was 3rd at Heart of the Rockies; all competing in the Young Vaulter/Gold category.

2021 FEI JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Le Mans, France
July 29 - Aug 1, 2021

Junior Squad - Silver Medal

2* Individual Junior

Melanie Ford - 13th Overall

2021 FLYINGE CVI

Flyinge, Sweden
July 9-11, 2021

First Place 2* Junior Squad

Junior individual 2*

Emma Milito - 4th

Melanie Ford - 7th

Rhianon Hampton - 9th

Augusta Rose Lewis - 16th

(out of 40 vaulters)

2021 ROCKY MOUNTAIN CUP CVI

Loveland, Coloardo
May 20-23

Junior 2* Squad 1st Place
Junior 2* Individuals:
Melanie Ford - 1st
Emma Millito - 2nd
Rhianon Hampton - 3rd
August Rose Lewis - 5th

2021 PACIFIC CUP - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OBSERVATION EVENT FOR TEAM USA

Woodside, CA
May 20-23

Ascent Jr. Squad 1st Comps, 1st Freestyle, 1st Overall

Ana Schult 3rd Overall 3* Individual

Melanie Ford 1st 2* Silver R1/2nd overall

Emma Milito 4th 2* Silver R1/5th overall

Rhianon Hampton 4th 2* Silver Overall

Augusta Rose Lewis 8th 2* Silver Overall

2021 OAK HILLS CLASSIC - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OBSERVATION EVENT FOR TEAM USA

Salem, Utah
April 30 - May 2

Ascent Jr. Squad 1st Comps, 1st Freestyle, 1st Overall

Melanie Ford 1st 2* Silver R1
Emma Milito 3rd 2* Silver R1

Rhianon Hampton 4th 2* Silver FS/5th overall

Augusta Rose Lewis 7th overall

2021 USEF/AVA COMPETITIONS

Wintergreen April 10-11, Colorado

UVault March 26 -28, Utah
Mountain Spring Fest March 13-14, Tennessee

UVault:

Ascent Junior Squad 1st

Ana Schult 3rd 3* Individual

Melanie Ford 2nd 2*Silver /1st Comps

Emma Milito 3rd 2*Silver

Rhianon Hampton 4th 2*Silver

Augusta Rose Lewis 8th 2*Silver

Wintergreen:

Ana Schult 1st 3* Individual

Emma Milito 1st 2*Silver

Melanie Ford 2nd 2*Silver
Rhianon Hampton 3rd 2* Silver

Augusta Rose Lewis 6th 2* Silver

Mountain Spring Fest:

Melanie Ford 1st 2*Silver

Emma Milito 2nd 2*Silver

Rhianon Hampton 3rd 2*Silver

Augusta Rose Lewis 6th 2* Silver

2020 USEF REGION IV OCTOBERFEST COMPETITION

Castle Rock CO
October 10-11

Junior 2* Squad:

1st Place with 7.3 in Freestyle, first time competing as a team.

Senior 3* Individual:

Ana Schult 1st Place overall

Junior 2* Individual:

Melanie Ford 1st Place overall

Rhianon Hampton 1st place in Round I & 1st place in Freestyle

Augusta Rose Lewis 7th overall/4th comps

2020 AVA VAULTING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS VIRTUAL COMPETITION

August 2020

Silver 2*:

Melanie Ford 1st place overall

Emma Milito 2nd place overall

Rhianon Hampton 4th place overall