Andre Thieme (GER) riding DSP Chakaria winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ NAL 2022/23 - Ocala (USA). Photo by FEI/Shannon Brinkman
Eight qualifiers. Three countries. Six months. The 2022-2023 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League came to a thrilling conclusion Sunday at Live Oak International CSI4*-W. Andre Thieme (GER) and DSP Chakaria's win was impactful, but just as significant was the finalization of points for the season, firming up the league's qualified athletes for the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final, set for April 4-8 in Omaha, NE. There are 14 invitations available to North American athletes. They are allocated in this manner:
7 East Coast U.S. Athletes
3 West Coast U.S. Athletes
2 Canadian Athletes
2 Mexican Athletes
Athletes not from the U.S., Canada or Mexico that declare the NAL as their primary league qualify for the Finals as "Extra Athletes." To qualify, they must earn the same amount of points or more as the last qualifying East Coast U.S. athlete.
Beginning in 2021, the NAL restructured, shrinking the number of qualifying events from 14 to eight and eliminating the east and west coast sub leagues previously in place. The result has been a more competitive and cohesive league, but it can require a more careful reading of the standings to determine qualifying athletes. Following the final qualifier of the 2022-2023 season, the final standings are broken down below:
East U.S.
East Rank | Athlete | Overall NAL Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hunter Holloway | 4 | 49 |
2 | McLain Ward | 5 | 38 |
3 | Kent Farrington | 7 | 33 |
4 | Nicholas dello Joio | 9 | 31 |
5 | Lillie Keenan | 10 | 30 |
6 | Devin Ryan | 13 | 27 |
7 | Brian Moggre | 14 | 22 |
Should an athlete decide not to accept their invitation, the invitation would go further down the list.
West U.S.
West Rank | Athlete | Overall NAL Rank | Points |
1 | Natalie Dean | 6 | 33 |
2 | Elisa Broz | 12 | 28 |
3 | Simonne Berg | 15 | 22 |
Canada
Canada Rank | Athlete | Overall NAL Rank | Points |
1 | Mario Deslauriers | 19 | 20 |
2 | Erynn Ballard | 22 | 18 |
Mexico
Mexico Rank | Athlete | Overall NAL Rank | Points |
1 | Jose Saavedra Garcia | 17 | 20 |
2 | Manuel Gonzelz Dufrane | 23 | 17 |
Extra Athletes
NAL Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Points |
1 | Daniel Coyle | IRL | 66 |
2 | Conor Swail | IRL | 56 |
3 | Daniel Bluman | ISR | 54 |
8 | Rodrigo Pessoa | BRA | 32 |
11 | Santiago Lambre | BRA | 29 |
To learn more about FEI Jumping World Cup™ rules, click here.
To view the full NAL standings, click here.
To read all about this year's NAL results, click here.