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ODAC Hall of Fame

Paul Cronin

Paul Cronin

  • Class
  • Induction
    2026
  • Sport(s)
    Coach, Equestrian
HONOREE FROM SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE
  • Director of the Riding Program and head instructor for 34 years
  • Professor Emeritus position starting in 2001
  • Coached multiple ANRC Champion and ANRC Reserve Champion teams
  • During 25-year career as a hunter and hunter seat equitation judge, he served on the original AHSA committee that planned and established clinics for fellow judges
  • Named Educator of the Year by the Virginia Horse Council in 1997
  • USHJA President's Distinguished Service Award in 2007 for his work on the USHJA Trainers Certification Committee
  • Published a book -- Riding and Schooling the Sport Horse -- in 2004
  • Inducted into the IHSA Hall of Fame in 2026
Click HERE for Paul Cronin's full bio in SBC's Athletic Hall of Fame