McLain Ward, World Cup Jumping Champion, Earns US Olympic Committee Best of April Honors

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McLain Ward on HH Azur celebrating 2017 World Cup jumping victory. Photo: Liz Gregg/FEI

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, May 9, 217–McLain Ward, the World Cup jumping champion on HH Azur, earned Best of April honors to qualify  for the U.S. Olympic Committee Best of Year finals.

Fans voted for their favorite athletes and teams at TeamUSA.org/Awards.

McLain of Brewster, New York Laura Graves of Geneva, Florida who rode Verdades to reserve champion at the World Cup in Omaha, were among 10 individual athletes and three teams named as finalists for April.

Monthly finalists automatically qualify for 2017 Best of the Year awards presented by Dow.