Continuing the virtual interview series:

Conversations to Give You a Leg Up

Mark your calendar for August 16 at 7:00 pm EDT!

Are you curious about riding in the NCEA?Want to know how it's different than other forms of intercollegiate competition?Are you confused about the recruitment process?Hear from an NCEA coach when Randi talks with University of Lynchburg head coach Phillip Williamson about the ins and outs of NCAA riding and they outline what students and parents need to know both about the sport and the recruitment process.

Williamson became University of Lynchburg's director of riding in December of 2020 and, in his first season, the Hornets' NCEA team took home a single-discipline runner-up finish in the program's first-ever trip to the NCEA National Championships, and freshman Kelley McCormick most outstanding performer on the flat in the discipline and reached the All-Championship Team.

Prior to his tenure at Lynchburg, Williamson was a riding instructor and assistant IHSA team coach at nearby Sweet Briar College, where he has mentored two IHSA Zone 4 Region 4 championship teams in two-plus years. In 2019, the Sweet Briar team finished eighth at IHSA nationals.

A Colorado native and 2016 equine studies graduate of Centenary College (now University) in Hackettstown, N.J., Williamson was an accomplished rider for the Centenary IHSA program in his own right, earning reserve high-point rider honors at the 2016 IHSA Zone 3 Region 3 championships and novice individual reserve champion accolades at the 2016 ANRC championships. He also holds a master's in coaching and sport leadership from Randolph College. He also holds a U.S. Equestrian Federation “r” judge’s card and is a United States Hunter Jumper Association Certified Trainer.Join the conversation LIVE on Facebook on Monday, August 16 at 7:00 pm Eastern / 4:00 pm Pacific!