US Equestrian is excited to announce the athletes selected for the short list of the 2025 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Juniors and Young Vaulters, which will be held in Stadl Paura, Austria, from July 30 to August 3, 2025. The U.S. Vaulting Team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Emma Seely.
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Below are the athletes named to the short list, listed in alphabetical order.
Junior Female Vaulters
- Harriet Bartell (Monroe, Ga.)
- Sophia Jacobson (Los Gatos, Calif.)
- Elizabeth Martineau (Rock Hill, N.C.)
- Tallulah McDevitt (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
- Maria McLean (Cedar Springs, Mich.)
- Danica Rinard (Fort Lupton, Colo.)
- Matilda Rinard (Fort Lupton, Colo.)
- Tarah Taylor (Visalia, Calif.)
- Hannah Wildermuth (Pottsville, Penn.)
- Emi Yang (Los Altos Hills, Calif.)
Junior Male Vaulters
- Joshua Kinsey (Benton, Penn.)
- Larry Markegard (Half Moon Bay, Calif.)
- Donald Walker (Saratoga Springs, Utah)
Young Female Vaulters
- Lilly Belinski (Las Vegas, Nev.)
- Melanie Ford (Fort Collins, Colo.)
- Kylynn Ghafouri (Murrieta, Calif.)
- Lillian Kuhl (Denver, Colo.)
- Naomi Morgenthaler (Menlo Park, Calif.)
- Jacey Muir (Payson, Utah)
- Abbey Sommerville (Mukilteo, Wash.)
- Sophia Walters (Carnation, Wash.)
Junior Pas de Deux
- Audrey Garrahan (Boulder Creek, Calif.) and Yumiko Idehara (San Jose, Calif.)
- Miriam Griffiths (Elk Ridge, Utah) and Mikell Stoddard (Eagle Mountain, Utah)
- Morgan Haun (Nunn, Colo.) and Avery Mundell (Parker, Colo.)
- Matilda Rinard (Fort Lupton, Colo.) and Danica Rinard (Fort Lupton, Colo.)
- Emmalyn Rotter (Redwood City, Calif.) and Evalyn Rotter (Redwood City, Calif.)
- Hannah Wildermuth (Pottsville, Penn.) and Harriet Bartell (Monroe, Ga.)
Junior Squad
- Pacific Coast Vaulters (Calif.)
- Oak Hills (Utah)
- Rocky Mountain (Colo.)
- Woodside Vaulters (Calif.)
US Equestrian congratulates these talented athletes for their achievement and wishes them the best as they continue their preparation for the 2025 World Championships.
