Savannah College of Art & Design Women's Equestrian

Ashley Henry is the Equestrian Director and Head Coach at SCAD. In her twenty years of coaching at SCAD, they have won over one hundred National and Reserve National titles. In 2024 Henry guided the Bees to another IHSA National Team Title making it their fourth win, with previously having earned the Reserve Team National Titles in 2018,’19 and ‘23. In 2025 SCAD won its fourteenth straight IHSA Regional Championship title, as well as securing their twelfth uninterrupted National Tournament of Champions Series Title. In 2014-’15 Henry led SCAD to one of the program's best seasons as the Bees won the IHSA National Championship for the first time in school history as well as being the first school to win both divisions of the ANRC National Championship, and the Tournament of Champions Series Title. Henry led the team to repeat this feat in 2016-’17 and again in 2023- ‘24. In 2015- ‘16, 2017- ‘18 and 2018- ‘19, they repeated winning three of the four Championship titles, taking reserve in the fourth. Since Henry started coaching, the team has continued its prominence on the intercollegiate riding scene, with forty-four American National Riding Commission (ANRC) National Champion team and individual wins. In addition, Henry coached SCAD riders to win the Intercollegiate Horse Show Associations National (IHSA) Reserve Champion title in the coveted Cacchione Cup in 2010, 2023, 2024 and the National Champion title in the Cacchione cup in 2012, 2019 and 2025. Before joining as coach, Henry was a student at SCAD and earned a B.F.A. degree in metals and jewelry. Henry was an award-winning rider on the equestrian team from 2001-05, helping SCAD earn their first ever National Team titles. While at SCAD she was also captain of the team and continued to compete on the AA show circuit. Henry grew up riding and competing in her home country, the Bahamas, before attending the Garrison Forest School in Owings Mills, Maryland where she was also a competitive equestrian. Henry has been awarded the Frances Wong Coach of the Year Award for her successful seasons five times. The United States Equestrian Federation presented Henry and the SCAD team with an intercollegiate award for achievement of excellence for five years in a row. The IHSA recognizes riders for their academic achievements with an IHSA All-Academic award, which annually SCAD equestrian team students are recognized. In 2023 one of Henry’s students was recognized as SCAD’s female athlete of the year, in 2019 and 2024 two additional equestrian athletes were recognized as SCAD’s male athlete of the year. In addition to coaching the SCAD team, Henry has also been an adjunct professor for the SCAD equestrian studies major. Henry is involved with several other professional equestrian associations, she is on the ANRC board of directors, an Equestrian Talent Search clinician, local/unrated show judge, and IEA show steward. Henry has written several articles for Practical Horseman magazine, The Plaid Horse, Sidelines magazine and has been featured in many articles in the Chronicle of the Horse, including the 2015 cover of the magazine, along with two covers of the USHJA In Stride Magazine. When not coaching the SCAD equestrian team, Henry enjoys time with her family while continuing to focus on professional development.  

Cristian Orth joins SCAD Athletics as the inaugural Head Flag Football Coach in the Fall of 2025, with the first season beginning in the 2026-27 school year. Orth is the founder of Light Snack LLC, delivering sports performance training programs for athletes across multiple sports, supervising interns in athletic training and software development, and facilitating Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals for collegiate athletes.   Prior to SCAD, Orth served as the defensive line coach, recruiting coordinator, strength and conditioning coach, and assistant head coach for girl’s flag football at Jupiter High School. During his time at Jupiter, Orth was a finalist for the 2024 ESPN Assistant Coach of the Year Award (Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast), a member of the 2023 Coaching Staff of the Year, and led Jupiter High School to its most wins in school history; his team also had the highest team grade point average in Florida for the past two years.   As the defensive line coach, recruiting coordinator, and strength and conditioning coach, Orth transformed the defensive line's performance and increased production, achieving a 276% increase in tackles per season, a 634% increase in tackles for loss (TFLs) per season, and a 683% increase in sacks per season over three seasons.   At the conclusion of the 2024 season, his defensive line was ranked number one in Palm Beach County for tackles, TFLs, and sacks. Orth was selected as the defensive line coach for the Palm Beach County All-Star game, the only non-head coach in attendance. He helped his players secure positions at all levels, including FBS, FCS, Division II, Division III, and NAIA.   As the Assistant Head Coach for girl’s flag football, Orth oversaw team operations, directed the JV team to a 19-0 record in 2024, and 2025, only allowing 1.2 points per game, and assisted in becoming the 56th nationally ranked team in the nation, while developing a stand-out athlete who earned Second team All-State, First Team All-County and All-Star Game honors.   Orth played at Morehead State University as a defensive lineman and long snapper. He graduated with a degree in International Relations from Florida International University.