As a member of the Mount Holyoke College riding team, Jessica Stephens won first place in her section of the IHSA Hunter Seat walk-trot division at the Hampshire College and Westfield State College Intercollegiate Horse Show at Sycamore Stables in Amherst, Mass. This blue-ribbon win qualified her for the Zone 1, Region 3 Regional Championships taking place at Hadley Farms in Hadley, Mass. The Mount Holyoke College riding team won first place at High Point, securing their fourth straight Zone 1, Region 3 Championship. Jessica is a junior at Mount Holyoke College, majoring in medieval studies. She is the daughter of George and Christina Stephens of Hewitt.