Roger Williams University Athletics

BRISTOL, R.I.- Hawks Equestrian Team member Chelsea Weiner (Syosset, N.Y.) was named RWU Female Athlete of the Week after helping the team to a fifth place finish Saturday at the University of Connecticut Show.

Competing in the Intermediate Fences event, Weiner posted a first-place finish for the Hawks. The freshman also performed well in the Intermediate Flat, registering a third-place finish in the event. Her performance helped the Hawks to gather 25 points in the event, just 11 behind the day’s champions, UConn.

Weiner and the team return to action Saturday when they travel to Rehoboth, Mass., to compete in the Johnson & Wales University Show beginning at 9:30 a.m.