High Performance Vaulter Development Program
NEWS & COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
2024 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS and YEAR END HIGHPOINT
August 2024 & December 2024
Melanie Ford won the 2024 Equestrian Vaulting USA National Year End Highpoint in Young Vaulter Gold. She also won the 2024 National Championships vaulting on Kimberly Wellman's Moon and Jane Kopperl's Dalton. Congratulations Melanie!
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, lunged by Christina Ender, and Emma finished 22nd on Wallis, lunged by Nienke deWolff.
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
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2* Individual Junior
Melanie Ford - 13th Overall
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2021 FLYINGE CVI
Flyinge, Sweden
July 9-11, 2021
First Place 2* Junior Squad
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Junior individual 2*
Emma Milito - 4th
Melanie Ford - 7th
Rhianon Hampton - 9th
Augusta Rose Lewis - 16th
(out of 40 vaulters)
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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
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Woodside, CA
May 20-23
Ascent Jr. Squad 1st Comps, 1st Freestyle, 1st Overall
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Ana Schult 3rd Overall 3* Individual
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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
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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
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2020 USEF REGION IV OCTOBERFEST COMPETITION
Castle Rock CO
October 10-11
2020 AVA VAULTING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS VIRTUAL COMPETITION
August 2020
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Silver 2*:
Melanie Ford 1st place overall
Emma Milito 2nd place overall
Rhianon Hampton 4th place overall
