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She drew "Addie" for the rail phase of the Individual AQHA Trophy division and
earned the high score. University of Findlay sophomore Katie Morehead gives a thumbs up after drawing
Addie a second time for Individual Open Western Horsemanship. Morehead went on to win the class at
2009 IHSA Nationals in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on April 25th.
FINDLAY CONTINUES DOMINENCE OF INDIVIDUAL WESTERN DIVISIONS AT YEARLY IHSA NATIONAL SHOW
Murfreesboro, TN - When we wrote our account of the Individual Western classes held
at 2008 IHSA Nationals in Burbank, California we analyzed how the University of
Findlay had dominated the proceedings since 2003. Through May of '08 the Oilers had
won 14 out of 35 individual western classes, or 40 percent. In 2008 Findlay became the
first western program ever to win four individual undergraduate divisions at an IHSA
National show. Findlay was sure to have their chances again in 2009, with not one but
two riders entered in five of the six individual western divisions. But remember,
this means that ten riders from other schools would have a shot to win each time as
well!
Since several high profile programs left the IHSA following the 2005-06 season to
compete NCAA/Varsity-only, two programs have emerged as the most powerful from a
'team' standpoint, and though these schools are in different regions they are within
a three hour drive of each other, as well as being within the same state. Findlay is
one of the two, while the other is nine-time western National Champion Ohio State.
Coached by Ollie and Debbie Griffith, the Ohio State University won 2008 Nationals
while Findlay was reserve by a point. In 2007 Findlay blew out the competition while
Ohio State was reserve. Since 2005 Findlay had won each of the odd-numbered seasons
while Ohio State took the title on even years. While the Buckeyes have represented
their region in the western team competition at IHSA Nationals every year since 1987
and have effectively dominated the team classes over those 22 seasons it is Findlay
which has won more individual classes, with ten other riders winning prior to 2003
raising the Oilers' total of individual nationals blue ribbons to 24 entering the
2009 meet at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum.
34 schools could claim at least one IHSA rider entered in the individual
undergraduate western classes in Murfreesboro, with 11 of them represented in the
first individual western class of the competition, the intermediate western
horsemanship (a separate story on the english and western alumni divisions will
appear in the middle of June). When the IHSA expanded Nationals to four days in
2004 (when the National show was also at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum) the schedule
was set up so that the entire first day of Nationals would be hunter seat and that
the entire final day would be western. On days two and three both disciplines would
hold a few classes. As a result the individual intermediate western horsemanship
did not start until the late afternoon on Friday, April 24th, after nine other
classes took place earlier that day.
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| With each passing year he moved up in the placings. Keith Ceddia of Ohio State was
sixth in 2006, fourth in 2007, second in 2008 and the winner of individual open reining at Nationals
on April 25th. Ceddia (third on right) will be one of four riders in the NRHA-sponsored division to
compete in the Collegiate class at the NRHA Derby in Oklahoma City on June 27th.
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Each of the intermediate riders walked, jogged and lopped in both directions at the
request of judges Debra Jones Wright and Allen Mitchels. Then all 12 riders
lined up and went through the intermediate pattern. After nearly an hour the
placings were determined. Announcer Justin Ochs read the results from tenth
down to first, with tenth awarded to Rebecca Schmitt, the first of four
Morrisville State College riders to compete in the individual classes. Cazenovia
College junior Jennifer Keefe was eighth at Nationals last year in individual
beginner western horsemanship, and this time she nearly equaled that feat,
placing ninth. Only two schools from Zone 8, Region 4 sent riders to IHSA
Nationals. Oregon State had a full western team and several individuals
qualified, while Linn-Benton Community College had two undergraduates and an
alumni in tow. Freshman Larissa Bjornsen was the first Linn-Benton rider to
compete, placing eighth. Seventh went to Whitney Mahlock of St. Mary of the
Woods College while sixth went to Lauren Stanford of Laramie County Community
College. Alyssa Vieth had the highest individual western placing of any Murray
State western rider at 2009 Nationals, earning a fifth here. McCabe Jones, a
University of Wyoming freshman was fourth while Rebecca Fournier was the first
of two Findlay riders to hear her name called in the division. A sophomore from
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, Fournier had won individual beginner western at
'08 Nationals. Fournier was third while Cal Poly - Pomona senior Krista Whitney
took the Reserve Championship in her final IHSA undergraduate ride. For the 25th
time in IHSA history a University of Findlay western rider won an individual blue
ribbon. Spencer Zimmerman, a sophomore from Newport, Pennsylvania not only
won the class he could have claimed his second top ten ribbon in less than an
hour! Zimmerman had the rare distinction of riding not only in consecutive
classes at IHSA Nationals, but three classes in a row! Zimmerman had placed
out of the ribbons in team novice western, then placed eighth in individual
walk-trot, and finally won intermediate western. Both of the latter two
divisions started a moment late as Zimmerman had to change twice. Ironically,
teammate Fournier would have to race from the ring to get changed for team
walk-trot, which was the very next class on April 24th. And for the second year
in a row both Fournier and Zimmerman were in the same division! Fournier won
individual beginner western horsemanship in Burbank, while Zimmerman was the
Reserve Champion. One wonders if both will ride in individual novice western in
Lexington next season?!
The second of six individual western classes was also the fifth class of
the day on Saturday, April 25th. The individual open reining is perhaps the
most highly anticipated of all the individual classes at Nationals. This is
because those who make the top four advance to the National Reining Horse
Association's Derby in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, held this year on Saturday,
June 27th. These
four riders represent the IHSA in the Collegiate Derby, which also includes
four riders selected from NCAA/Varsity programs and four other at-large
selections (all of which came from NCAA/Varsity programs in 2008-09). Of the
twelve IHSA riders who survived the three semifinal shows to reach the NRHA
reining class, three were returnees from 2008. Two of the three, Renae Burks
of West Virginia University and Keith Ceddia of Ohio State University, made
the top four in '08 and competed at the Derby. Would they be able to stay
inside the top four in '09?
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| University of Findlay sophomore Spencer Zimmerman (center) poses between teammate Kristin
Swankie and Assistant Coach Jimmy Frebes (on right) after winning individual intermediate western on April
24th. Because he competes in both western and english divisions, Zimmerman wound up riding in three consecutive
classes held that day. |
One by one each of the riders took their turn executing the reining pattern as best
they could (no judges' scores were read aloud during the western divisions, so no one
knew what to expect when the placings were announced). When the division was over
there was a delay, caused by the fact that two riders finished in a tie with regard to
the judge's un-announced combined scores. Even more importantly the tie was for
fourth place, meaning that only one of the two riders could advance to the Derby.
To be honest there was confusion at this point. Riders were invited into the ring to
receive their awards but when tenth place was being announced Ochs then backtracked
and asked everyone to wait for a moment. Then Ochs asked the tenth place rider to
return her ribbon and also told everyone in the arena that they were excused for a
moment. Then it turned out that a ride-off for fourth was necessary. Both Black Hawk
College freshman Cada Hunn and Findlay sophomore Katie Morehead had to do their
pattern once again. Then everyone returned for the announcements. However after
everyone gathered in the ring a second time Ochs once again had to excuse everyone
as there was still debate elsewhere in the coliseum over how a tie is broken in
this particular situation. Campus Equestrian never did learn exactly why there was so
much debate, but eventually we did get the placings. Morrisville State freshman
Catherine Howlett was tenth, equaling teammate Schmitt's placing in intermediate
western. Joe Boellmann was ninth, the junior being the lone member of the State
University of New York at Cobleskill team to reach Nationals. Ohio State earned their
first undergraduate western individual ribbon of the contest as junior Meghan Ritchey was
eighth. Middle Tennessee State freshman Korry Bailey was seventh while West Texas
A & M's Jordan Mitchell was sixth in what was the first of two consecutive classes
for the senior from Glenwood, Utah. However unlike Zimmerman and Fournier, Mitchell
had time between the classes as there was a lengthy break for the Parade of Teams
and a presentation honoring the IHSA's 30 year relationship with the AQHA (Mitchell
went on to win the next class, the team open reining division).
In fifth place was Hunn, which meant that defending individual AQHA Trophy winner
Morehead would compete in the Collegiate Derby for the first time. Morehead's fourth
would be the first of two ribbons the Findlay, Ohio resident would receive on this
day. Burks, a junior from Hillsboro, West Virginia, moved up one place from last
year, taking the yellow ribbon. Burks will also hope to move up in the Derby placings,
having finished tenth out of twelve in Oklahoma City last summer. The Reserve
Championship went to Alicia Daugherty of Texas Tech University. A junior from Alpine,
Texas, Daugherty was making her first IHSA Nationals appearance of any kind. Like
Morehead, Daugherty would ride again later in the day, though this would be her lone
ribbon above the participation level at '09 Nationals. Ceddia has become a pro at
surviving the NRHA Reining division, heading to the Derby with the 2009 Individual Open
Reining Champion ribbon. Since his IHSA Nationals debut at Harrisburg in May of 2006
Ceddia has placed sixth, fourth, second and now first in the division (Though Ceddia
did not make the top four in '06 he was one of the four at-large selections made by the
NRHA). In Ceddia's three prior Derby appearances the Sunbury, Ohio resident has
placed second, twelefth and second in that order. Ceddia is the first Ohio State
rider to win an individual class at Nationals since Natalie Norval won individual novice
western in 2007, and the twelfth undergraduate to win individually in Buckeye program
history.
(UPDATE: At the Derby on June 27 IHSA riders earned eleventh, ninth, sixth and
second place ribbons. With a score of 207.50 Burks was eleventh while Ceddia tied Chloe
Gray of the University of South Carolina for ninth with a score of 209. Morehead had
sixth place all to herself with a score of 211.50 while Daugherty tied Maggie Gratny of
Texas A & M for the Reserve Championship as both earned a score of 214.50. Lyndsey
Jordan of Auburn University was the Champion with a 218 score. Gratny,
Bri Parnell of Oklahoma State University, Nichole Grant of the University of
Georgia and Carrie Von Uhlit of Texas Christian University were selected based on their
performance at the Varsity Equestrian National Championship while Jordan, Gray, Helen
Lauth of South Dakota State University and Kate Stewart of the University of Georgia
were at-large selections made by the NRHA. Each of the 2008-09 at-large selections
turned out to be of the NCAA/Varsity type. The complete placings from the NRHA Derby
class appear at the bottom of this story - Editor).
Though only two classes came and went before Individual Open Western, a considerable
amount of time passed due to the presentation of hunter seat awards, schooling and a dragging of
the ring in between. Individual open western horsemanship riders Morehead, Daugherty,
Howland and Sara Gibson of the University of Oregon were returnees from the NRHA
Reining class earlier while six of the remaining eight entries were riding at 2009 IHSA
Nationals for the first time. After the usual walk-jog-lope-line up-do your pattern
routine was completed tenth place went to Elizabeth Whitman, a freshman at Oregon State.
The Beavers were one of three schools with two riders qualified in the division. Ninth
place went to Bernadette Loomis of Washington College, who had competed in the rail phase
of the Individual AQHA Trophy division a day earlier. Eighth went to Ashley Jabrocki of
Michigan State University while seventh went to Allie Jones of Berry College. Like
Loomis, Jones also was an Individual AQHA qualifier. Howland earned her highest ribbon
during the '09 National show with a sixth. Jarrod Bush was the first of two Findlay
riders to finish inside the top five of individual open horsemanship, placing fifth.
When she placed second in team advanced western (in 2006) and second in team open western
(in 2007), Sara Gibson gave her hometown as Oregon City, Oregon. Now from Bend, Oregon,
Gibson earned her first IHSA Nationals ribbon in two years with a fourth here. Elisabeth
Bianco of Ohio State was third while the Reserve Championship went to Kody Zaagman of St.
Andrews Presbyterian College. From Prophetstown, Illinois, Zaagman would tie teammate
Kelsey Moody for the best western ribbon earned by a St. Andrews rider at 2009 Nationals
(Moody would finish second in team open western horsemanship which was the final division
of any kind held at 2009 Nationals). Morehead, who is the daughter of Findlay Head Coach
Cindy Morehead, won the class, giving Findlay their 26th individual western blue ribbon
at an IHSA Nationals show since Joann Strayer won individual intermediate western in 1989.
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| Seen here with her Mother, Heather Allenby of Findlay (on left) won individual
novice western on April 26th. Findlay has now won 28 individual undergraduate IHSA Nationals
western classes since 1989 and 20 since 2000. Findlay has also won eight of the last 12, with
Allenby having won two of them. |
There were only six classes held on Sunday, April 26th but three of them were
individual western sections. The day started with the first rider entering the ring
for Individual Advanced Western Horsemanship at 9:04AM. By 10:15AM the results were
ready for Ochs to read. Tenth place went to Brittany Karl, a senior who is also the
first member of the North Carolina State western team to qualify for Nationals since
the discipline was re-introduced to North Carolina schools in 2005 (Zone 4 was
completely without western from the early 1990's until Region 1 introduced it in
1999. In the fall of 2005 Zone 4, Region 3 - which includes North Carolina State -
started holding western shows again). Alexandra Fitch was the second Linn-Benton
Community College undergraduate into the ribbons, earning ninth place. It should be
noted that former Linn-Benton rider and current coach Jason Peacock won alumni
western horsemanship a day earlier. Brittany Gambill was the second of three St.
Mary of the Woods College rider to make the top ten individually, placing seventh.
Christina Campbell was the lone Midway College undergraduate to reach 2009 Nationals,
the senior placing sixth. North Dakota State could also claim only one rider
qualified, with sophomore Janelle Lanoue earning fifth place. Mark Kucko was the
first of two Findlay riders to place inside the top ten in advanced western, with
the senior going out with a fourth. Middle Tennessee State's Megan Hephner earned
the Blue Raiders' highest undergraduate placing at '09 Nationals, but the sophomore
from Georgetown, Kentucky finished two places behind 2008 MTSU graduate Amy Snoderly,
who won alumni reining on Friday evening. Following Hephner through the out-gate was
Reserve Champion Amanda Stalford of Ohio State. A junior from Logan, Ohio, Stalford
just missed out on becoming the thirteenth Buckeye to win an individual class at
Nationals. Instead Kimberly Deane earned the 27th individual blue ribbon at IHSA
Nationals in Findlay program history. A freshman from Bernardston, Massachusetts,
Deane made it two straight individual blues for the Oilers. Also Findlay retained a
shot at four (or even five) individual blue ribbons to equal (or exceed) the record
set at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center nearly 12 months earlier.
Following team intermediate western horsemanship and the reining phase of the
individual AQHA Trophy class it was time for the third-to-last class of the IHSA
season and the next-to-last individual class. The division in question was the
individual beginner western, and save for the fact that no one had to lope the class
was run in similar fashion to the previous horsemanship divisions. Oregon State,
which still had a shot at the team National Championship at the time, claimed the
tenth place rider in Kathleen Kruchok. Madeah Daubert was the final Murray State
rider to compete in 2008-09, placing ninth. Same goes for Lauren Bender of Centenary
College, who was eighth. Though she did not ride hunter seat at 2009 Nationals
Bender did compete for the English team during the regular season. The Cyclones were
the talk of Nationals a day earlier, as the English team captured their first
National Championship in 30 years. Katelyn French of the University of Wyoming was
seventh while Brian Booth of Utah State University was sixth, the latter the lone
member of the Aggies to qualify for Nationals. Elise Gerken of Findlay was fifth,
and unsurprisingly Gerken was the first of two Oilers to place inside the top five.
St. Andrews Presbyterian College senior Jessica Gesel went out with a fourth while
Chris Holve of Stanford was third. A sophomore from Tuba City, Arizona, Holve was
surprisingly the first individual qualifier - english or western (and excluding the
AQHA Trophy rider) - from Stanford to compete at '09 Nationals (The Cardinal did
field a full hunter seat team in the competition, eventually tieing Virginia
Intermont College for third). Reserve Champion honors went to Lillian Flynn of
Findlay. A freshman from Pinckney, Michigan, Flynn was one of six Findlay riders to
win an individual undergraduate class at Semifinals just over a month earlier.
Between 2000 and 2006 nearly all the western riders to reach Nationals through
Zone 7 Zones came from three schools: Texas A & M University, Oklahoma State
University and West Texas A & M University. The first two mentioned no longer
compete in the IHSA, which has allowed riders from other schools in Texas, Oklahoma,
Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming and Louisiana to advance. Last season Kayla McCullough became the
first rider from Redlands Community College to qualify for Nationals, placing fourth
in individual novice western. In 2009 Megan Matthews became the second Redlands
Community College rider in program history to compete at Nationals. Though she
finished second to Holve at Semifinals in Canyon, Texas on March 22nd, Matthews
defeated the entire field at the National show. The freshman from Edmond, Oklahoma
won beginner western, marking the first time since 2002 that a Zone 7 Western rider
not from one of the three schools mentioned earlier had won a western class at
Nationals (and the '02 winner was from a school that would be moved into Zone 9 the
following season - Editor).
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| Head Coach Justin Lynn (on left) and LuAnn Ulrich of the AQHA (on right)
pose in the winner's circle with Redlands Community College freshman Megan Matthews after
she placed first in individual beginner western horsemanship on April 26th. Matthews is
the first rider in Redlands history to win a class at IHSA Nationals. Matthews even
finished ahead of two Findlay riders to do it!
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Novice Western Horsemanship was the final individual class of 2009 IHSA
Nationals, and also the individual class with the shortest history. Novice
western was introduced for the 2003-04 season, and though Nationals went to
a four-day format for the first time that spring the novice western was not
the only reason the show needed to add the extra day (the Friday and
Saturday sessions running past 10:00PM in 2003 had more to do with it).
Since DeeAnn Whitehead of Findlay was the first champion of the division in
2004 two more Oilers had won the division, as had Norval of Ohio
State (incorrectly listed as from the University of Akron in the 2009
Nationals program) and Sarah McKee of Middle Tennessee State (the latter
proving someone from a program outside the state of Ohio has a chance).
Findlay had two riders qualified in the division this season, while Ohio
State had one. Could the Oilers equal their 'four individual blue ribbon
record' established a year ago?
It should be noted that following each class Ochs first announced the names
of the two riders who did not place inside the top ten, with each then being
excused. Then the top ten countdown would commence. In tenth place was
Morgyn Purdy of St. Mary of the Woods College, the final member of the Pomeroys
(or 'Woodsies') to compete in '09. Also from Zone 9 was ninth place rider
Patrick Davis of Black Hawk College. Though Davis and Hunn were the only
Black Hawk riders to qualify individually the BHC western team took the early
lead before eventually finishing third overall. The University of Montana had
one representative at 2009 Nationals, and that individual was Camas Anderson.
A senior, Anderson was eighth in her final undergradute ride. Kelsey Lieurance
of Texas Tech was seventh while Kayla Hay of St. Andrews Presbyterian College
was sixth. As a sophomore Hay placed fifth in individual intermediate flat in
Burbank, nearly equaling the feat this time. Senior Anne Gomez was the second
and final Stanford western individual qualifier to compete, placing fifth in her
final IHSA undergraduate ride.
Findlay had yet to hear any of their rider's names announced, but then Ochs
proclaimed Kelly Harmon of the Oilers was fourth. Excluding blue ribbons
Findlay had received a second, a third, three fourths and two fifths in the
individual western classes up through the Harmon announcement. Strangely
enough the remaining three riders in the ring also came from the current top
three in the western team standings (Findlay, Ohio State and Oregon State).
Third went to Hilary Bedford of Ohio State. It was the final undergraduate
ride for the Buckeye senior from Hilliard, Ohio who will be remembered for
winning team novice western at 2008 Nationals to put Ohio State ahead for good
as it turned out. When one factors in her reserve champion ribbon in team
intermediate western in 2007 at the Big E in Springfield, Massachusetts Bedford
graduates with a yellow ribbon, a red ribbon and a blue ribbon from various
IHSA Nationals appearances. Almost half the Miller Coliseum went wild when
Haley Marsh of Oregon State was announced as second. Sometimes second place
receives more cheering than first place, usually because the fans of the only
other rider left in the ring know that the one they rooted for will win. A
sophomore from Milwaukie, Oregon (not spelled quite like the town in Wisconsin),
Marsh had made her IHSA Nationals debut two days earlier, placing third in team
advanced western horsemanship. The applause was equally loud for University of
Findlay junior Heather Allenby, who won the division. From Portland, Oregon,
Allenby could be called the proverbial 'old pro' at Nationals, having now won
individual western classes at two different levels! Last season Allenby was
the individual intermediate western champion, while also placing sixth in team
novice western horsemanship at the LAEC's Equidome. Allenby made Findlay
history in several ways: She is the first Oiler ever to win individual
western classes at different levels at Nationals below the open level; She
claimed the 28th western individual championship for an Oiler at an IHSA
National show, the most for any school since Western was introduced to the IHSA
in 1977, and Allenby helped Findlay tie their own record of four individual
western blue ribbons at a National show set one year ago.
If winning all these individual blue ribbons was not enough, the Oilers
came from behind in team open western horsemanship to win their third National
Championship in five years (keeping the odd/even-thing going with the Buckeyes).
Having also won the title in '01 the Oilers moved ahead of both Ohio State and
Texas A & M for the most IHSA western team National Championships in the first
decade of the new century (yes we are aware that the year 2000 is part of the
20th century, but Oklahoma State won that year, so we feel we can post the
info as is and still sleep peacefully at night - Editor). In the most recent
team competition, Findlay riders accounted for three of the six blue ribbons to
edge Ohio State and Oregon State by a 25-21 count.
For the first ten years of the new millennium two zones wound up dominating
the individual western blue ribbons. In fact of the 56 individual western blue
ribbons handed out at Nationals 45 went to schools in these two zones! Zone 7
claimed 19 blue ribbons in that time, with Texas A & M claiming ten, Oklahoma
State five, West Texas A & M two and both Kansas State (in their pre-Zone 9
days) and Redlands Community College one each. Zone 6 could boast of 26
individual champions, with Findlay way ahead with 20, Ohio State next with
five, and Black Hawk College with one from their pre-Zone 9 days (Black Hawk
and Kansas State both became members of Zone 9, Region 2 when the IHSA expanded
to nine zones for 2002-03). Elsewhere Zone 9 has two (one each for Kansas
State and St. Mary of the Woods) as does Zone 8 (one for Stanford and one for
Fresno State, which left the IHSA prior to the 2005-06 season). Zone 2 has
three winners (two from Morrisville State and one from Cazenovia) while Zone 5
has the third-most with four. Strangely enough the Zone 5 riders who won
individual blue ribbons came from Western Kentucky University (no longer in the
IHSA), Midway College (now in Zone 6) and Middle Tennessee State, the last of
which has twice produced firsts. Though MTSU hosted Nationals at their Miller
Coliseum in 2003, 2004 and 2009 their individual blue ribbon winners came from
shows held in Burbank, California and West Springfield, Massachusetts! It
should be noted that since 2006 when Zone 7 became a very different place
Zone 6 has produced 12 winners, or four out of every six. For this trend not
to continue it seems schools other than Findlay and Ohio State will have
to raise their game to a new level, or see similar results in 2010.
---Steve Maxwell
The following is a list of the Individual Western Class-by-Class Results from
2009 IHSA Nationals, held at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro,
Tennessee. The first class listed was held Friday, April 24th, the next two on
Saturday, April 25th and the final three classes were held on Sunday, April 26th.
The Judges for all western classes were Debra Jones Wright and Allen Mitchels.
Individual intermediate western horsemanship: 1. Spencer Zimmerman,
University of Findlay. 2. Krista Whitney, Cal Poly - Pomona. 3. Rebecca
Fournier, University of Findlay. 4. McCabe Jones, University of Wyoming.
5. Alyssa Vieth, Murray State University. 6. Lauren Stanford, Laramie County
Community College. 7. Whitney Mahloch, St. Mary of the Woods College.
8. Larissa Bjornsen, Linn-Benton Community College. 9. Jennifer Keefe, Cazenovia
College. 10. Rebecca Schmitt, Morrisville State College.
National Reining Horse Association open reining pattern: 1. Keith Ceddia,
Ohio State University. 2. Alicia Daugherty, Texas Tech University. 3. Renae
Burks, West Virginia University. 4. Katie Morehead, University of Findlay.
5. Cada Hunn, Black Hawk College. 6. Jordan Mitchell, West Texas A & M
University. 7. Korry Bailey, Middle Tennessee State University. 8. Meghan
Ritchey, Ohio State University. 9. Joe Boellmann, State University of New York
at Cobleskill. 10. Catherine Howland, Morrisville State College.
Individual open western horsemanship: 1. Katie Morehead, University of
Findlay. 2. Kody Zaagman, St. Andrews Presbyterian College. 3. Elisabeth
Bianco, Ohio State University. 4. Sara Gibson, Oregon State University.
5. Jarrod Bush, University of Findlay. 6. Catherine Howland, Morrisville
State College. 7. Allie Jones, Berry College. 8. Ashley Jabrocki, Michigan
State University. 9. Bernadette Loomis, Washington College. 10. Elizabeth
Whitman, Oregon State University.
Individual advanced western horsemanship: 1. Kimberly Deane, University of
Findlay. 2. Amanda Stalford, Ohio State University. 3. Megan Hephner, Middle
Tennessee State University. 4. Mark Kucko, University of Findlay. 5. Janelle
Lanoue, North Dakota State University. 6. Christina Campbell, Midway College.
7. Danielle DeMel, Cal Poly - Pomona. 8. Brittany Gambill, St. Mary of the
Woods College. 9. Alexandra Fitch, Linn-Benton Community College. 10. Brittany
Karl, North Carolina State University.
Individual beginner western horsemanship: 1. Megan Matthews, Redlands
Community College. 2. Lillian Flynn, University of Findlay. 3. Christopher
Holve, Stanford University. 4. Jessica Gesel, St. Andrews Presbyterian College.
5. Elisa Gerken, University of Findlay. 6. Brian Booth, Utah State University.
7. Katelyn French, University of Wyoming. 8. Lauren Bender, Centenary College.
9. Madeah Daubert, Murray State University. 10. Kathleen Kruchok, Oregon State
University.
Individual novice western horsemanship: 1. Heather Allenby, University of
Findlay. 2. Haley Marsh, Oregon State University. 3. Hilary Bedford, Ohio State
University. 4. Kelly Harmon, University of Findlay. 5. Anne Gomez, Stanford
University. 6. Kayla Hay, St. Andrews Presbyterian College. 7. Kelsey Lieurance,
Texas Tech University. 8. Camas Anderson, University of Montana. 9. Patrick
Davis, Black Hawk College. 10. Morgyn Purdy, St. Mary of the Woods College.
NRHA Collegiate Derby (June 27, 2009): 1. Lyndsey Jordan, Auburn University
("218" score - Champion). 2. TIE - Alicia Daugherty, Texas Tech University
("214.50" score - Tie for Reserve Champion). 2. Maggie Gratny, Texas A & M
University ("214.50" - Tie for Reserve Champion). 4. Bri Parnell, Oklahoma State
University ("212" - Tie for fourth). 4. Kate Stewart, University of Georgia
("212" - Tie for fourth). 6. Katie Morehead, University of Findlay (211.50).
7. Nichole Grant, University of Georgia ("211"). 8. Helen Lauth, South Dakota
State University ("210.50"). 9. Keith Ceddia, Ohio State University ("209" - Tie
for ninth). 9. Chloe Gray, University of South Carolina ("209" - Tie for ninth).
11. Renae Burks, West Virginia University ("207.50"). 12. Carrie Von Uhlit, Texas
Christian University ("206"). (A special thanks to Texas A & M SID Chris Harrell
for the Derby class results - Editor).
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