Findlay, Ohio, Jan. 17, 2002 — The University of Findlay’s English riding program will host 26 of the finest collegiate riding teams in an Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Holiday Tournament of Champions Invitational Saturday, Jan. 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the James L. Child Jr. Equestrian Complex, 11178 County Road 201, Findlay.

Colleges and universities, many of them division I schools, will travel from as far as 2,400 miles to attend the tournament, which will feature jumping and flat competitions.

The schools participating include Berry College (Georgia), Cazenovia College (New York), Centenary College (New Jersey), University of Connecticut, Colorado State, University of Delaware, University of Maryland, Mount Holyoke College (Massachusetts), The Ohio State University, Penn State University, Rutgers University (New Jersey), Skidmore College (New York), Stonehill College (Massachusetts), Texas A&M, Clemson University (South Carolina), Colby-Sawyer College (New Hampshire), Fairfield University (Connecticut), Fresno State University (California), Miami University (Ohio), Oklahoma State University, Purdue University (Indiana), University of the South (Tennessee), St. Lawrence University (New York), Virginia Intermont College, The University of Findlay and Ohio University.

The Tournament of Champions is free and open to the public. The tournament will include competition by UF’s National Championship riding team.