MARTIN, Tenn. - Delaware State equestrian assistant coach Kristy Conti was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Assistant Coach of the Year.

Conti, in her first season with the Hornets, serves as the assistant Western coach.

"[Kristy] jumped right in with both feet to a very new format of competition, bonded with the girls immediately, and has obviously excelled in coaching, which is seen by the other schools around us," head coach Jennifer Ridgely said.

The Hornets are 3-8 on the season (3-3 NCEA). The three victories were against Minnesota Crookston (9/27 and 1/25) and South Dakota State (11/16). Delaware State competed in the ECAC Championship on March 28, but they fell to UC-Davis.

Conti is a 2010 graduate of North Hampton Community College.

To see the full All-Tournament Team, see below.

All-Tournament Horsemanship:
Ava Newsom, UTM (MOP)
Hannah Dutton, SDSU
Natasha Replogle, UCD
Kate Davis, UTM
Kylie Jacobson, UCD

All-Tournament Reining
Nicole Shroyer, UCD (MOP)
Kate Davis, UTM
Ada Hirschfeld, SDSU
Logan Putvinski, UTM
Mya Clader, UCD

All-Tournament Fences
Kate Mills, UTM (MOP)
Carmen Gonzalez, UCD
Emma Jolly, UCD
Samantha Aisenberg, SDSU
Juliana Gullo, SDSU

All-Tournament Flat
Emma Jolly, UCD (MOP)
Rileigh Weiss, UTM
Jessie Rechs, UCD
Hannah Steele, SDSU
Julianna Gullo, SDSU

ECAC Equestrian Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Ava Newsom, UTM

ECAC Assistant Coach of the Year
Kristy Conti, DSU

ECAC Head Coach of the Year
Kim Leiter-Janes, UTM