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2018 Southeastern Conference

Equestrian Championship

Participant Manual

March 30-31, 2018

University of South Carolina

OneWood Farm

1201 Syrup Mill Road

Table of Contents Personnel Contact Info ..................................................................................................................... 3

SEC Team Contact Information ........................................................................................................ 4

General Administration ..................................................................................................................... 5

Administration .......................................................................................................................... 5

Dates & Sites ........................................................................................................................... 5

General Information ...................................................................................................................... 6-12

Administrative Teleconference ................................................................................................. 6

Awards ..................................................................................................................................... 6

Banquet. .................................................................................................................................. 6

Credentials ............................................................................................................................ 6-7

Crowd Control .......................................................................................................................... 7

Eligibility ................................................................................................................................... 7

Entries...................................................................................................................................... 7

Facility...................................................................................................................................... 7

Gates ....................................................................................................................................... 7

Horses .................................................................................................................................. 7-8

Inclement Weather .................................................................................................................... 8

Issues Not Addressed .............................................................................................................. 8

Medical Services ................................................................................................................... 8-9

Host Athletic Trainer Info .......................................................................................................... 9

Meet Format............................................................................................................................. 9

Merchandising .......................................................................................................................... 9

Officials .................................................................................................................................... 9

Parking ..................................................................................................................................... 9

Patterns, Tests & Courses .................................................................................................. 9-10

Practices ................................................................................................................................. 10

Pre-Championship Meeting (Coaches/Officials/Scribes) ......................................................... 10

Pre-Championship Paperwork.................................................................................................10

Schedule ................................................................................................................................. 10

Seeding ................................................................................................................................... 10

Squad Size.............................................................................................................................. 11

Ticketing ................................................................................................................................. 11

Tobacco Products Policy ......................................................................................................... 11

Media Information ................................................................................................................... 12

Appendices .................................................................................................................................. 13-43

A: Schedule of Events ........................................................................................................ 14-18

B: 2017 Championship Bracket ............................................................................................... 19

C: Semi Final Patterns ....................................................................................................... 20-23

D: Championship and Consolation Patterns. ...................................................................... 24-27

E: Squad List Form ................................................................................................................ 28

F: Credential Request Form ................................................................................................... 29

G: Maps (Facility, Team Tents, Blythewood) ..................................................................... 30-31

H: Important Medical Numbers ................................................................................................ 32

I: Area Accommodations ........................................................................................................ 33

J: Area Restaurants .................................................................................................................34

Personnel Contact Information

SEC Championship Director

Chuck Dunlap Office: (205) 458-3000 x-3047

Email: [email protected]

Championship Meet Director

Megan Kennington Cell: (803) 604-6676 Email:[email protected]

Athletics Communications

Rob Walden Cell: (864) 200-0690 Email: [email protected]

Sports Medicine Director

John Kasik Cell: (410) 251-4503 Email: [email protected]

Sports Medicine-Championship Athletic Trainer

Marcella Shorty Cell: (650) 924-8914

Email: [email protected]

Facility Manger, Barn and Horse Manager

Maggie Barton Cell: (336) 918-7518 Email: [email protected]

On Call Vet

Dr. Cindi Prestage Cell: (803) 432-9525

On Call Farrier

Bill Martin Cell: (803) 427-5885

mailto:[email protected]






SEC Equestrian Team Contact Information

Head Coaches Equestrian Sport Administrators

Greg Williams

[email protected] Office: 334-844-9426

Cell: 334-750-0953

Joe-Joe Petrone

[email protected]

Office: (334)844-9823

Meghan Boenig


Cell: 706-372-8687

Ted White


Cell: 706-202-6254

Boo Major

[email protected]

Office: 803-777-8752

Cell: 803-331-5237

Jeff Crane

[email protected]

Office: 803-777-7546

Tana McKay


Cell: 979-777-7306

Kevin Hurley


Cell: 979-777-8201

Championship Director

Chuck Dunlap

[email protected]

Office: 205-458-3000 x-3047

Cell: 205-936-9683










General Administration

At the conclusion of the regular season, a two-day, four team SEC Equestrian Championship shall

be conducted to determine an SEC Champion. The championship shall be conducted under the

guidelines outlined in the SEC Manual, the Commissioner’s Regulations and this Participant

Manual.

Important Dates to Remember

March 7 Championship host to send requisite team information

March 22 Pre-Championship Administrative Teleconference(10 a.m.EST)

March 29 Pre-Championship Draw (4 p.m. EST)

March 30 Pre-Championship Officials and Coaches meeting(7:00 a.m.EST)

March 30-31 SEC Championship (Blythewood, SC)

1. Administration: Administration of the SEC Equestrian Championship shall be a combined

effort of the host institution’s meet director and staff, and the Conference office liaison.

2. Dates and Sites: The SEC Equestrian Championship shall be held three weeks prior to the

NCEA Championship to allow the championship scores to count towards national seeding. The

championship shall be contested at campus sites and shall be rotated annually among

Conference members in the following order: Auburn, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Georgia.

2019 March 29-30 College Station, Texas

2020 TBA Bishop, Georgia

2021 TBA Auburn, Alabama

2022 TBA Blythewood, South Carolina

General Information

Administrative Teleconference

An Administrative Championship conference call is scheduled for Thursday, March 22 at 10 a.m.

ET to discuss all items relevant for the championship. Each head coach and sport administrator is

required to participate in the call. The call-in number is TBA.

Awards

The SEC equestrian champion is presented a trophy immediately following the conclusion of the

final day of the competition. Each member of the All-Championship Team shall receive individual

trophies. The All-Championship team is determined by a committee comprised of Chuck Dunlap of

the SEC (chair) and the head coach of each institution.

Most Outstanding Performers- Championship: The judges will confer and select one Most

Outstanding Performer per event from each competition in the championship (total of four per

competition per day). Honorees will receive flowers.

All-Championship Team: Each head coach will submit a nomination for one of their own athletes

per event to Chuck Dunlap for the SEC Championship’s All-Championship Team. A ballot will be

compiled and coaches will vote on this award immediately following the SEC Championship. The

four All-Championship Team recipients, one from each event, will receive their individual trophies

at the time of the team trophy presentation.

Banquet

There will not be a banquet held in conjunction with the 2018 SEC Equestrian Championship.

Credentials

Three types of credentials will be issued to various individuals by the host institution for use during

the championship. (NOTE: All credentials are non-transferable and may be used ONLY by the

individual for whom they are issued. Any unauthorized use of credentials subjects the bearer to

immediate dismissal from the facility and prosecution for criminal trespass). The SEC credential

policies are in effect at this and all SEC events.

All requests for credentials should be listed on the enclosed request form and submitted to

Megan Kennington by March 16, 2018.

All-Area: An “All-Area” credential, valid for admission and access to any area and championship

function, will be issued to each institution’s athletics director or designee, head coach, media

relations contact and any other institutional administrators.

Participant: A “Participant” credential, valid for admission and access to the competition facility will

be issued to each participating squad member on each team. Participant credentials are for use

only by coaches, managers, athletic trainers and any other designated competition personnel

(statistician, video coordinator, graduate assistant, doctor, etc.) for competition admittance when

not competing and not in uniform.

Media: All members of the working media, to include photographers and videographers, will be

granted a media credential. These media credentials are valid for admission to OneWood

Farm and are valid for championship functions, hospitality and media work areas.

Crowd Control

Southeastern Conference crowd control policies are in effect for the SEC Equestrian

Championship and each institution should have knowledge of these policies prior to their arrival in

Blythewood.

The following items are prohibited in the seating areas of OneWood Farm during the SEC

Championship: animals, artificial noise makers, balloons, firearms, tobacco products, alcohol,

stadium seats in excess of 16 inches, umbrellas, unauthorized banners, signs or flags.

Profanity, racial comments or other intimidating actions directed towards the officials, student-

athletes, coaches or other team representatives will not be tolerated. Individuals making such

remarks may be removed from OneWood Farm.

All items are subject to search before entering the facility.

Eligibility

All competitors must be certified eligible by their institutions as required by the SEC office prior to

participating in the SEC Championship.

Entries

Five riders per the four events will be offered to each of the four SEC institutions sponsoring

equestrian.

Facility

OneWood Farm is the site of the 2018 Equestrian Championship. OneWood Farm is

located at 1201 Syrup Mill Road, Blythewood, SC 29016.

Parking

Free parking will be available to all spectators at the Community Center located at 311 Blythewood Road. Fans will be shuttled to OneWood Farm and will be bag checked prior to boarding the shuttle. Team buses will be able to pull on to the property to unload and will be routed to Cobblestone Park for permanent parking and horse trailers will be routed to 311 Blythewood Road. Shuttles will run from 7AM until 6:30PM Friday and Saturday.

Gates

Gates at OneWood Farm will open 90 minutes prior to the first competition of each day and will

remain open throughout the event.

Horses

Numbers Required: Each member institution will provide 12 horses to the host institution for

use at the Championship. Of those 12, there will ideally be three horses for each event. Each horse

must be capable of competing both days and at the required level of the patterns and tests. All

demo horses and second alternate horses will be provided by the host institution.

Nomination Process: The host institution will organize the nomination and voting on all SEC

horses during the same conference calls used for establishing the patterns and tests with the

following guidelines:

• Each institution will nominate three horses from each of the four competing

institutions for each event (nominating 12) by January 31 to the host institution.

• The host institution will distribute all nominated horses to the member institutions by

February 5 for consideration. Each member institution is encouraged to remove any

nominated horse not suitable to travel.

• The host institution will organize conference calls, to include the SEC Championship

Administrator, during the first two weeks of February for the coaches to discuss, edit, and

vote for patterns to be used in the Championship. This process will be completed no later

than February 15.

• It should be noted that changes to this list may need to occur due to the complexities

of the horses’ soundness and suitability. Therefore it is suggested to have an alternate

horse designated for each event at each school in case one of the three is unable to

travel.

Placement in Brackets: Horses used in the meet brackets will not be from either of the

competing teams. (i.e.: if team A rides against team B, then they will ride team C and D’s horses.)

Draw: First-round placement of competing teams into brackets will be done based on seeding.

Seed 1 will face Seed 4, and Seed 2 will face Seed 3. A draw will also occur at the Pre-

Championship Meeting Thursday March 29th at 4pm. Horse order of go will be determined prior to

draw (all horses in alphabetical order) and rider order of go will be determined by the horse drawn.

Inclement Weather

Based on SEC Guidelines, University of South Carolina Event Management and University of

South Carolina Sports Medicine Department, all activity should be suspended and all persons

should seek safe shelter when lightning is within an eight mile radius or less. No contest or

practice should be resumed until all lightning activity within the eight mile radius (30 seconds) has

stopped for 30 consecutive minutes (the 30-30 rule). If the meet is unable to continue, it will be

considered complete if 75 percent of the meet schedule has been completed. If 75 percent cannot

be completed, no SEC Champion will be named.

Issues Not Addressed

For issues not directly addressed by the NCAA, SEC, NCEA, USEF or AQHA, these procedures or

the accompanying appendices will be acted upon by the Commissioner of the SEC, or his

designee.

Medical Services

The University of South Carolina athletic training staff will be providing medical services for the

2018 SEC Equestrian Championship.

The following will be provided during the championship:

• A Certified Athletic Trainer will be on site during the competition and all scheduled

practice times at OneWood Farm.

• Taping and first-aid supplies, modalities, ice and heat packs.

• EMS will be on site for Thursday practice, Friday competition, and Saturday

competition.

• A physician will be on call Thursday, March 29th and on site for Friday, March 30th

and Saturday, March 31st .

For any special needs or requests of the student-athletes or medical staff please contact John

Kasik, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Medicine at [email protected].

Meet Format

The SEC Equestrian Championship shall follow NCEA rules with exceptions as noted in this

administrative manual.

Merchandising

The Southeastern Conference retains the exclusive right to sell souvenir products at the

championship. Fanatics will serve as the merchandise vendor for the 2018 SEC Equestrian

Championship. For more information contact Courtney Ray at Fanatics at 518-886-9627 or email

[email protected].

Officials

Judges/Stewards: Once the list of judges for the NCEA National Championship has been

released, the host institution will begin working with the remaining SEC coaches to nominate, vote

and approve the necessary officials for the following SEC Championship. The host will be

responsible for executing and paying the contract with the officials and will pay fees plus travel

expenses, meals and lodging.

Scribes: The host institution will provide four scribes who have no affiliation with any of the

competing teams and who are not student-athletes. None of the competing teams will have a

scribe sit with a judge. The scribes cannot have contact with coaches, student-athletes or other

team members from the time they meet the judges until the meet is complete. Scribes should be

local and no travel costs will be paid.

Fees: The host institution will issue the following payment for officials and scribe:

Judges (4-two per discipline) $550 fee/day of meet

Stewards (2- one per discipline) $300 fee/day of meet

Scribe (4- one for each judge) $150 fee/day of meet

Patterns, Tests and Courses (see appendix)

The host institution will organize the nomination, editing, and voting on all SEC patterns and tests

using the following guidelines;

• Each institution will submit to the host institution a horsemanship pattern, flat test and

reining pattern suggestion by January 31st.



• The host institution will submit four fence courses to the member institutions for

consideration.

• The host institution will distribute all nominated patterns, tests and courses to the

member institutions for consideration by February 6. The host institution will organize

conference calls, including the SEC representative, on February 16 (or TBD) for the

coaches to discuss, edit, and vote for patterns to be used in the Championship. This

process will be completed no later than the third week of February

Practices

The host institution will make its facility available for practices the day prior to competition. The host

institution, in conjunction with the Conference’s head coaches, will determine and appropriate pre-

championship practice schedule. (see appendix A)

Pre-Championship Meeting, Coaches/Officials/Scribes

A pre-championship meeting shall be held at 4 p.m. the day prior to the meet. The draw for the first

day of competition will be held at this time. A representative from each team must be present along

with the Conference Championship Administrator and meet secretary. The draw for the second day

of the meet will be held immediately following the first day’s competition.

A Coaches/Officials/Scribes meeting shall be held the first morning of the meet at 7:00 a.m. EST,

so that the Coaches Meeting Checklist (see NCEA manual) can be reviewed along with any other

specifics pertaining to the competition. All coaches, officials, and scribes must be present along

with the Conference Championship Administrator.

Pre-Championship Paperwork

The host institution must provide the pre-meet paperwork to all officials and SEC institutions

utilizing the NCEA post season timelines as listed in 5.3.1.2.

Schedule

Please see Appendix A for the championship schedule of events.

Seeding

Determination of the Seeds: The Conference office will determine team seeding by the

Conference winning percentage of regular-season double round-robin league competition. This will

be done following the last regular-season Conference meet. Should there be a tie between two

teams; the tiebreaker listed below would be applied. Note that the bracket draw will not be

completed until the pre-championship meeting.

Tiebreakers: The following tiebreaker will be applied for team seeding for the championship. The

following tiebreakers will be determined between the two teams currently involved in the tie.

1) Head-to-Head Result

2) Point Spread Between Tied Teams- Team Points

3) Point Spread Between Tied Teams- Raw Score (Western Equivalency)

Squad Size

A limit of 28 student-athletes (20 competitors and eight non-competing alternates) shall be allowed

to participate in the SEC Equestrian Championship, but all eligible student-athletes will be

permitted to receive expenses to attend the SEC Equestrian Championship. Non-participating

student-athletes are permitted to access the competition area for schooling and caretaking of

horses only. These shall be declared on Appendix C. Changes are not permitted during the

championship once the 28 student-athletes have been designated.

The 28 student-athletes participating in the championship will receive a commemorative gift from the Southeastern Conference, with the option for each institution to purchase additional tickets. This gift process will be managed by Goldner and Associates. A gift suite will be open on Thursday, March 29 for student-athletes to view the different gift items available. Student-athletes may make their selection at this time or at a later time through an online website. Any questions regarding student-athlete gifts can be directed to Ali Jacobs ([email protected]) at the Southeastern Conference office.

Ticketing

The event is free to the public. Gates will open 90 minutes prior to the start of the competition.

Tobacco Products Policy

The use of tobacco-related products by student-athletes, coaches, support personnel and staff during practice or competition (including banquets, press Conferences and post-competition interviews, and in all facilities and competition grounds) is strictly prohibited. This prohibition is applicable to all activities at the athletic competition and practices. OneWood Farm is a non-smoking venue.

No Animal Policy

Animals of any kind are not permitted on the grounds of OneWood Farm. Patrons will be bag checked when arriving at the shuttle location and will not be permitted to carry animals onto the shuttle with them.


Media Credentials

Media Information

All requests for media credentials shall be made in writing to Rob Walden in the South Carolina

Media Relations Department prior to Monday, March 19, 2018. Only full-time members of

accredited media agencies are eligible for credentials. Credentials are non-transferable.

Media Services

The University of South Carolina Media Relations Staff will provide complete printed and digital

copies of the official score sheet.

Highlights

The SEC Office, in conjunction with XOS Digital will produce highlight feeds containing competition

footage and post-competition interviews following each day of the championship via the SEC FTP

System. Highlights also will be posted on the SEC’s official website, www.SECDigitalNetwork.com.

For log-in information, please contact Chuck Dunlap in the SEC Office at [email protected].

Photographers

Photographers and videographers must work from the designated photo areas marked in the

competition venue.

Programs

The host institution is responsible for publishing an official program for the championship. Each

team will receive 40 programs to be distributed among the members of the team and support staff.

Post-competition Interviews

All coaches and student-athletes shall be available for interviews following a brief cooling-off

period. Each team’s media relations representative shall assist with all requested interviews

following the competition.

Equal access for all reporters, regardless of gender, must be provided. Failure to adhere to these

policies may subject the coach and/or the institution to a financial penalty at the discretion of the

SEC Commissioner.

http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/


APPENDICES

#2

Appendix B

2018 SEC Equestrian Championship Bracket March 30-31, 2018 | Blythewood, SC | OneWood Farm

Semifinal #1 (AM)

#3

Winner Semifinal #1

#1

SEC Champion

Semifinal #2 (PM)

#4

Winner Semifinal #2

(AM)

Championship Saturday, March 31, 2018

Consolation Saturday, March 31, 2018

Loser Semifinal #1

SEC Third-Place Finisher

Loser Semifinal #2

Semi Finals Friday, March 30, 2018

(PM)

Institution:

Appendix E

2018 SEC Equestrian Championship

Squad List Form

Please list the 28 athletes you will travel and compete for the 2018 SEC Equestrian Championship.

Changes are not permitted during the championship once the 28 student-athletes have been

designated on March 30. This DOES NOT include the additional student-athletes you are bringing

for purposes of schooling and caretaking of horses. Please RETURN THIS FORM to Chuck

Dunlap by March 23rd .

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16.

17. 18. 19. 20.

21. 22. 23. 24.

25. 26. 27. 28.

Head Coach Signature:

Appendix F: 2018 SEC Equestrian Credential Request Form

Please email form to Megan Kennington [email protected] by March 16, 2018.

**List should not include student-athletes who will receive bag tags and wristbands

Institution:

Name Team Personnel Hospitality Coordinator Hospitality Coordinator

Hospitality Coordinator

Athletic Trainer Sports Communications

Administrator


Appendix G:

OneWood Farm is denoted by the blue arrow the top left corner of the map

Blythewood Area Map

Appendix H:

Providence Hospital Northeast 120 Gateway Corporate Blvd

Columbia, SC 29203

(803) 865-4500

Urgent Care 3304 Forest Dr

Columbia, SC 29204

(803) 787-3901

CVS Pharmacy

1002 Sams Crossing Rd Columbia, SC 29229

(803) 788- 0535

Walgreens Pharmacy 2725 Clemson Rd

Columbia, SC 29229 (803) 678-4887

IMPORTANT MEDICAL NUMBERS

Appendix I

Movie Theaters

Regal Cinemas Columbia Cinema 7 3400 Forest Dr Columbia, SC (844) 462-7342

Regal Sandhill Stadium 16 481 Town Center Pl Columbia, SC (844) 462-7342

Bowling

Century Lanes Bowling Alley 4464 Gregg St, Columbia SC (803) 751-6138

Royal Z Lanes-Spring Valley 8512 Two Notch Rd, Columbia SC (803) 788-9208

Shopping Malls Village at Sandhill 3400 Forest Dr Columbia, SC (803) 419-0235

HOTEL INFORMATION

Comfort Inn Blythewood Courtyard by Marriot Day’s Inn 436 McNulty St 111 Gateway Corporate Blvd 114 Blythewood Rd Blythewood, SC 29016 Columbia, SC 29203 Blythewood, SC (803) 754-1441 (803) 736-3600 (803)-999-5369

Hilton Garden Inn Holiday Inn Express Residence Inn by Marriot 8910 Farrow Rd 120 Creech Rd 2320 Legrand Rd Columbia, SC 29203 Blythewood, SC 29016 Columbia, SC 29223 (803) 807-9000 (803) 333-0315 (803) 788-8850

Feed/Hay/Hardware RV/Camping

Blythewood Feed and Hardware Little Cedar Creek Campground

412 McNulty Street 6140 East Peach Road

Blythewood, SC 29016 Ridgeway, SC 29130

(803) 754-0534 (803) 309-1973

ENTERTAINMENT

HARDWARE AND CAMPING

Appendix J

Fast Food BoJangles Hardee’s KFC 230 Blythewood Rd 100 Creech Rd 206 Blythewood Rd Blythewood, SC 29016 Blythewood, SC 29016 Blythewood, SC 29016 (803) 691-0305 (803) 691-4546 (803) 754-3747

McDonalds Pizza Hut Express Subway 250 Blythewood Rd 206 Blythewood Rd 10328 Wilson Blvd Blythewood, SC 29016 Blythewood, SC 29016 Blythewood, SC 29016 (803) 735-1112 (803) 754-2055 (803) 786-2055

ChickFilA Freddy’s Panda Express

405 Killian Rd 457 Killian Rd 443 Killian Rd

Columbia, SC 29203 Columbia, SC 29203 Columbia, SC 29203

(803) 735-8881 (803) 661-8170 (803) 333- 8922

Restaurants Carolina Wings & Ribhouse Lizard’s Thicket Doko Smoke BBQ 240 Blythewood Rd 711 University Village 416 Wilson Blvd Blythewood, SC 29016 Blythewood, SC 29016 Blythewood, SC 29016 (803) 714-0181 (803) 451-8400 (803) 730-6016 Joseppi’s Pizzeria The Nutty Squirrel San Jose Mexican Restaurant 420 McNulty St 420 McNulty 110 Creech Rd Blythewood, SC 29016 Blythewood, SC 29016 Blythewood, SC 29016 (803) 667-9864 (803) 786-2484 (803) 735-9787 Scottie’s Cafe & Grill Applebees Monterrey’s Mexican 10400 Wilson Blvd 437 Killian Rd 327 Killian Rd #18 Blythewood, SC 29016 Columbia, SC 29203 Columbia, SC 29203 (803) 708-1007 (803) 735-8089 (803) 786-7369 Bloomin’ Bean Coffee Bar Grace Coffee Company 412 McNulty St. D 208 Main Street Blythewood, SC 29016 Blythewood, SC 29016 (803) 223-9661

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