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University of Findlay Head Coach Cindy Morehead (center) poses with Alyssa Salva (on left) and Madison
Hallas after both riders rounded out the top two in individual novice western horsemanship at IHSA Nationals on May 9th. Over
the past three IHSA National shows Findlay riders have won 12 of the 18 blue ribbons awarded in individual western classes.
LAST YEARS HEADLINE AGAIN THIS YEAR: FINDLAY CONTINUES DOMINENCE OF INDIVIDUAL WESTERN DIVISIONS AT YEARLY IHSA NATIONAL SHOW
Lexington, KY - Since 2004 there have been six individual undergraduate western
classes held at IHSA Nationals each season. Each of these individual classes is made
up of riders who survived Regionals and Semifinals (prior to 2006 Zones took the
place of Semifinals) individually to compete in one of the six divisions.
To even qualify for the post-season, riders in each of the western divisions below
the open level had to earn 35 points in a given division. At each show a first place
ribbon is worth seven points, a second worth five points and so on down to a sixth
worth one point. After earning enough of these ribbons to reach 35 (and if you don't
reach that total in one season the points carry over into the next) you qualify for
Regionals in that division. Then if you survive your class at Regionals (you must
place first or second to accomplish this) you advance to Semifinals. At this point
the goal is to place fourth or higher, as the top four in each individual division at
Semi's go on to Nationals, where 12 riders compete in each individual western
division.
For open and alumni riders the process is similar. You need to reach 28 points in
your division (or divisions) and then you are Regionals-bound. However if you don't
reach 28 points in a division the points do not carry over into the following season.
Also points from one open or alumni division cannot be combined with another (say
a rider earned 20 points in open horsemanship and 18 in open reining. This rider
would not go to Regionals in either division, for he or she must reach 28 in one
single division). The process for open riders at Regionals and Semifinals is the
same as for the other divisions. Make the top two at Regionals and on to Semi's you
go. Make the top four at Semifinals and on to Nationals you go.
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| "Hey Mom. I'm unstoppable so close to home!" Though Middle Tennessee State University
junior Megan Hephner (on left) may not have said those exact words to her Mother (on right) her two 2010
IHSA Nationals rides proved those words to be true. From Georgetown, Kentucky (less than ten miles north of
the Kentucky Horse Park and where the MTSU team stayed for the weekend), Hephner is seen here after winning
the individual open western horsemanship. Hephner would also win team open western horsemanship a day later.
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If you reach Nationals and pick up a copy of the show program, you will notice
the program is much larger than any you will see during the regular season. The
2010 Nationals program was 158 pages long, including several pages listing the
winners in each individual class through the years. The National Reining Horse
Association-sponsored individual open reining class was first held in 1993 (one
year after IHSA Nationals made their most recent appearance in the state of
Kentucky), and eight times in 17 years the winner competed for the University
of Findlay. The novice western division debuted in 2004, and four of the six
winners to date were from Findlay. Each of the past two seasons Findlay riders
accounted for four of the six individual undergraduate blue ribbons, while since
2001 at least one Findlay rider took home an individual blue ribbon. And since
Joann Strayer won individual intermediate western horsemanship at 1989 Nationals
in South Hadley, Massachusetts, 27 other Findlay riders found themselves in the
winner's circle as an individual undergraduate western class champion.
And then there are the pages for this year's classes (Each class has a page
of it's own). And of the six pages which comprise the undergraduate individual
western classes all six contained the name of at least one University of Findlay
rider. Three of them contained the names of two Findlay riders. The Oilers
technically had a shot to win all six, a claim no other school could make.
2010 IHSA Nationals were the first four day Nationals event ever not to feature
a single undergraduate individual western class over the first two days of the
show (alumni reining, the first of two alumni classes, was the final class held
on day two of Nationals. Campus Equestrian is preparing a separate story on
both of the Western and both of the English alumni classes - Editor). It was not
until after two western team classes, an alumni reining class, the rail phase of
the individual AQHA Trophy division and all but two of the 19 English classes
(counting three phases of the Cacchione Cup as one) that the first of the six
individual western classes took place after 1:00PM on Saturday, May 8th.
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| Ashley Wolf of the University of Findlay (second on left) poses with her Brothers Rick (on far left, who graduated
from Penn State this season and rode on their hunter seat team), Andrew (second on right, who also rides for Findlay) and Daniel (who
is still in high school) after winning individual intermediate western horsemanship on May 9th. At this point
Findlay was only batting 500 at winning individual western classes (special thanks to Joanne Coniglio for letting us know that this
was entirely a Wolf family photo - Editor). |
And it was the creme-de-la-creme of individual western classes that started
the proceedings. The Individual Open Western Reining division, sponsored by
the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) is different from all other IHSA
Nationals classes in that the top four rider's season is not over upon
completion of the division. The top four are invited by the NRHA to compete
at "The Derby" in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma nearly two months later against the
top four NCAA/Varsity reiners and four other "At Large" selections made by the
NRHA. IHSA riders have faired well at the Derby, with the past three Reserve
Champions in Oklahoma City all having been IHSA Nationals survivors. 2007
University of Findlay graduate Travis Womer is the most recent IHSA rider to
win at the Derby, besting then-teammate Trevor Dare for the top spot three
seasons ago. Jamie Abel won the Derby in 2006, an IHSA rider for Morrisville
State College at the time (Abel's Mother, Jennifer Hoyt, coaches the Syracuse
University western team to this day - Editor).
Twelve riders took part in the Individual Open Reining (the same number as
which rode in the other five undergraduate individual western divisions),
with each rider attempting to perform the exact same reining pattern.
One by one each rider took their turn, with public address announcer Kenn
Marash reading aloud the combined judge's scores of Charlene Carter and
Bonnie Jo Clay (the former co-judging and IHSA Nationals show for the first
time while the latter co-judged 2005 Nationals at Eden Park in Sunbury,
Ohio). If one wrote down the scores in their program he or she would be able
to determine the order of finish based on Marash's announcements. Therefore
the final outcome would not hold quite the drama going into the announcement
of placings, though for the top four it was a huge victory nonetheless.
After all 12 riders completed their pattern (this included a re-ride for
Katie Morehead of Findlay, the 2008 Individual AQHA Trophy Champion who
surprisingly was out of the top ten in this particular class) each returned
to the ring for the presentation of ribbons. Tenth place went to Meghan
Ritchey, a senior at Ohio State University who was one of three riders from
last year's NRHA open reining class to qualify this season. Ritchey finished
her undergraduate era with an announced score of "125.5." Angela Gebhart of
South Dakota State University with ninth. A junior from Maple Grove,
Minnesota, Gebhart received a score of "126." Ritchey's teammate Sarah
Phillips was eighth. A senior from Mohrsville, Pennsylvania who received a
score of "127.5," Phillips would fair much better a day later when she was
awarded fourth place in the individual AQHA Trophy class. Kate Mausteller
was the first of two Cazenovia College western riders to compete over the
weekend, earning seventh place with a score of "129.5." Paige Montgomery, a
Western Kentucky University junior from Mount Juliet, Tennessee earned the
green ribbon with a score of "131." Jill Featherly, a Morrisville State
College sophomore from Rochester, New York who also qualified to compete in
the AQHA Trophy class, was fifth with a score of "133."
Each of the remaining four riders in the ring knew they were headed to
Oklahoma City. Fourth place went to Jill Staurowsky of the University of
Delaware. The junior from Collegeville, Pennsylvania who received a score of
"134" is believed to be the first rider in University of Delaware team
history to qualify for the Derby (and perhaps the first ever from the
current Zone 3, Region 2). It was not the first time in this division for
Kelsey Moody, but the old saying goes "If at first you don't succeed, try,
try again!" A St. Andrews Presbyterian College junior from Woodstock,
Georgia, Moody had finished out of the ribbons each of the past two seasons
in individual open reining but this time found herself derby-bound with
third place and a score of "135." Though it was certainly not Allie Jones
first time riding at IHSA Nationals it was the Berry College juniors' first
time in the individual open reining. Though the United Kingdom is excited
about Prince William and Kate Middleton's planned summer wedding, closer to
home fans of the IHSA are excited that Jones, from Cambridge, England, earned
the Reserve Championship in open reining with a score of "136." Though we at
Campus Equestrian don't have the answer we would love to know if a
foreign-born rider has ever competed for the Collegiate Championship at the
Derby let alone win it.
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| While Head Coach Rebecca Lewis did not make the trip to Kentucky, Assistant Coach Collette Tebeau (second on
right) was in Lexington to offer advise to three Utah State University riders including Jason Romney (on horse). A junior from
Farmington, Utah, Romney had just won the NRHA-sponsored individual open reining when this photo was taken but would later add
a win in the individual AQHA Trophy division to his resume. |
The IHSA history books need a re-write after the presentation of the first place
ribbon. A visit to page 37 of the official 2010 Nationals program indicates that only
four schools in IHSA history have ever produced the individual open reining champion.
As previously stated Findlay riders have eight wins in the division, including Kelly
Nissen in 1993 with the first such victory. Texas A & M rider won the division twice,
including when three time individual AQHA Trophy winner Quincy Cahill took the prize
in 2000. Morrisville State are also two-timers (!), with Kyle Johnson winning in 2004
two seasons before Abel. And Ohio State riders have prevailed five times, including
Keith Ceddia (not Kevin Ceddia, a typo in the Nationals program that this writer will
see if he can correct for 2011) who won in 2009. In 2010 a fifth school joined the
list. Jason Romney, a junior at Utah State University who was competing at Nationals
for the first time since 2007, received a combined judge's score of "144" to win the
division by a country mile. From Farmington, Utah Romney would later completely miss
the top ten in individual open western horsemanship but take the biggest prize of all
on Sunday with the Individual AQHA Trophy championship. Romney, who mentioned Mike
and Robbin Jung along with Vicky Holt as his trainers back home in Utah, has one more
year of IHSA Eligibility. Romney did not ride during the 2008-09 season so hopefully
he will return to Nationals again in 2011 to defend his individual open
reining championship. For the moment, Romney and the rest of the top four mark their
calendars for June 26th, when the Derby class takes place.
Five classes later was the Individual Open Western Horsemanship division. Romney,
Jones, Moody, Phillips and Morehead were all able to survive Regionals and Semifinals
in this division as well as open reining. Four riders in this division also had time
in the seat between the two individual open classes, as Jones, Moody, Jeni Nagel of
the State University of New York at Oswego and Elizabeth Whitman of Oregon State
University had each competed in team open reining two classes earlier. Despite this
practice three of the top four in open horsemanship were riders mounting up for the
first time all day. Each rider entered the ring to walk, jog and lope before being
asked to line up and navigate the pattern one at a time. Eventually all 12 riders
were asked to dismount and stay in the ring for the awarding of ribbons (handlers
came in after each of the five horsemanship classes to escort the horses back to
the holding area). After two riders were presented with participation ribbons
(including Romney) tenth place went to Morehead. A junior from Findlay, Ohio whose
Mother is also Head Coach Cindy Morehead, the first two days of showing were not
'Time Capsule' Katie Morehead as far as the rides and the ribbons were concerned.
However Morehead would fair well with a third on Sunday when the Individual AQHA
Trophy ribbons were handed out. Alissa Truco, a senior from Delaware, Ohio, was
ninth. Ohio University's Truco, who was third in open western at Semifinals in
Pomona, California in late March, was the only rider in the top five of the Zone 6,
Region 1 western open rider standings not to ride for Ohio State University.
Whitman, a sophomore from Albany, Oregon, was eighth. Though she was sixth in team
open reining earlier in the day Whitman would earn her best ribbon of 2010 Nationals
with a fourth in the final team class, team open western horsemanship, to secure
the Beaver's final three points. Nagel, a junior from Ransomville, New York, was
seventh. The defending Individual AQHA Trophy champion had earned the exact same
placing in team open reining but would place sixth in team open western on Sunday.
Phillips moved up two placings from her individual open reining score while Jones
fell three places to earn the pink ribbon. Chris Tollefson, a junior riding for the
University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) was fourth. Though Tollefson was only tied
for sixth in the Zone 9, Region 3 western open rider standings, 30 of his 39 points
earned during the regular season were in the open western division, with 26 of them
earned over the final six shows. Heather Allenby, a Findlay senior from Portland,
Oregon who won individual intermediate western horsemanship two seasons earlier in
Burbank and who won individual novice western horsemanship in Murfreesboro last
season, finished her IHSA undergraduate era with a third here. Moody, who had been
ninth in team open reining, proved to be the most consistant individual open rider by
moving up one position to claim Reserve Champion honors.
Though it was her first of only two rides at 2010 IHSA Nationals, Megan Hephner of
Middle Tennessee State was on her game. Hailing from Georgetown, Kentucky, less than
ten miles north of the Kentucky Horse Park, the Blue Raider junior won individual
open western. Ironically, one year earlier at 2009 Nationals (which were as close to
the MTSU campus as 2010 Nationals were to Hephner's front door) Hephner was only
third in individual advanced western horsemanship. On Sunday afternoon Hephner would
prove the rest of the IHSA was no match for her in open horsemanship classes, as she
would also win team open western to claim the final blue ribbon (save for perhaps a
Derby winner) of the 2009-10 IHSA season.
The final day of IHSA Nationals featured two separate sections made up of eleven
rides each for the Reining Phase of the Individual AQHA Trophy division, two western
team classes and the final four individual western classes. For the first time since
2007 neither of the first two individual western classes had been won by a Findlay
rider, but that was to change soon enough. Following half of the individual AQHA
reiners and team intermediate western horsemanship, the Individual Advanced Western
Horsemanship was the third class held on Sunday, May 9th. Following the same
"walk-jog-lope-walk-line up-do your pattern one at a time" routine the handlers came
in and removed the horses. Then the placings were announced. Tenth place went to
North Dakota State University's Sara Holman. A junior from Glyndon, Minnesota,
Holman was the first of two NDSU Bison to compete on this day. It is unclear when
the last rider from Wilmington College reached IHSA Nationals, but Blake Williams
certainly ended a long drought for the Quakers (or may in fact be the first
Wilmington rider to show at Nationals). A senior from from Roseville, Ohio,
Williams was ninth for the Zone 6, Region 3 school which competes against Findlay and
Miami of Ohio on a regular basis. Though Black Hawk College captured their fourth
consecutive Zone 9, Region 2 western Region Championship in 2010, only Katelyn Bell
of Black Hawk survived Regionals and Semifinals. A sophomore from Morrisonville,
Illinois, Bell earned eighth place as the lone Black Hawk representative at 2010
Nationals. By contrast Oregon State had many team and individual riders on hand in
Lexington, including Julianne Sovince. A junior from Eagle Creek, Oregon who had won
the division at the Cazenovia, New York semifinal, Sovince earned the seventh place
ribbon. While Nagel is SUNY-Oswego's high profile rider thanks to winning the '09
AQHA, her Laker teammate Jessica Hosie was into the ribbons at Nationals. A
sophomore from Canisius, New York, Hosie was sixth here. Morgyn Purdy, a St. Mary of
the Woods senior from Morgantown, Indiana had placed tenth in individual novice
western horsemanship at '09 Nationals but moved up to fifth place at the higher level
this season. Shannon Carr also faired better at the higher level than in
Murfreesboro. From Alexandria, Kentucky, the University of Cincinnati senior had
finished out of the ribbons in novice western but placed fourth in advanced in
Lexington. For the first time since 2007 (when they were still in Zone 9) the
University of Nebraska at Lincoln had a full western team at IHSA Nationals. However
the Cornhuskers' best ribbon of the weekend came via individual advanced western
rider Kelsey Horner. A junior from Kearney, Nebraska, Horner was third in the
division for the Zone 7, Region 1 school. The Reserve Champion had finished third
behind Holman (who won) and Purdy (who was Reserve) at the Pomona, California
semifinal. Holly Snyder, who was the lone member of the University of Akron to
qualify for Nationals via a third in Pomona, earned the red ribbon. A junior from
Stow, Ohio, Snyder competes in Zone 6, Region 1 which features the dominant Ohio
State Buckeyes equestrian team.
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| While we got their Head Coach in an earlier photo, we got the Findlay Assistant Coaches in this
one with advanced western champion Ashley Drown. From left to right are Jake Bowman, Drown, Steve Brown and Clark
Bradley. Drown was one of three Findlay freshmen to win an individual class.
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At last the Oilers could rejoice in that there rider was the only one left in
the ring. Ohio schools (and Ohio residents) claimed the top two ribbons as Ashley
Drown was announced as the winner. A freshman from Republic, Ohio, Drown received
as much applause as any individual western winner over the entire weekend. With
Drown's win Findlay can claim ten straight IHSA Nationals with at least one
individual western champion.
Individual Intermediate Western Horsemanship followed, the second of three
individual western classes with two Findlay riders entered in it. After everyone
had walked, jogged and loped and had completed the intermediate pattern it was
time for the ribbons. Elise Gerken, a University of Findlay junior from Defiance,
Ohio who had finished second at the Laurinburg semifinal was tenth. Chris
Wolongevicz, a Cazenovia College sophomore from Hanover, Massachusetts was ninth.
Hayley McGuire, a Oregon State University junior from West Linn, Oregon who was
second at the Cazenovia semifinal, repeated her team novice western eighth place
ribbon two days earlier. Jaclyn Irwin was the first of only two seniors to reach
the top ten in the division. A University of California at San Diego rider from
the town of Yorba Linda, California, Irwin finished her IHSA undergraduate era
with a seventh. Kaylee Duncan was the first of two Laramie County Community
College riders to show on May 9th. A sophomore from Gibbon, Nebraska, Duncan was
sixth. Sarah Burdette, a Middle Tennessee State University sophomore from Blaine,
Tennessee was fifth. For reasons that are not clear her name was Kate Burdette in
the Pomona semifinals program during which she had placed second (Middle Tennessee
State Head Coach Anne Brzezicki cleared up the confusion for us after this story
was originally posted: "Her official name on the IHSA website is Sarah Kate
Burdette but nobody knows her as Sarah," said Brzezicki. "When I made the entries
for Pomona Semis I just entered her as Kate, and since those entries do not come
off the IHSA database, (Cal Poly - Pomona team manager) Jen Earles entered her that
way as Kate. Nationals entries...come straight from the database information which
the students fill out upon joining IHSA and will include their 'official' name.")
Zachary Schmidt of Utah State was fourth. A junior from
Cedar City, Utah (of which Schmidt said "It's all Juniper trees!"), Schmidt had
won the division in Cazenovia at the end of March. Third place went to the Pomona
intermediate western champion. David Worley, a Murray State University junior
from Corbin, Kentucky (and who wore Racer's Head Coach Don Delaney's belt buckle)
took home the yellow ribbon. The Reserve Champion had previously won the division
at the Laurinburg semifinal. Megan Stiles, a senior from Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina, fell out of bed to get to the intermediate class at Semi's. The St.
Andrews Presbyterian College senior ended her undergraduate era with the red
ribbon here.
The intermediate western champion finished third behind Stiles and Gerken at
the St. Andrews-hosted semifinal. This time Findlay's Ashley Wolf was a blue ribbon
winner. One of only two freshman to compete in this division at 2010 Nationals,
the Schwenksville, Pennsylvania resident (who trained with Delaware Valley
College western Head Coach Joanne Coniglio growing up) kept the Wolf family
undefeated in Lexington as brother Andrew won team open reining a day earlier.
Wolf gave Findlay their second consecutive individual blue ribbon and their
third of the day. Heather Kiesewetter had won team intermediate for the Oilers,
and the way the schedule worked out Kiesewetter would ride again following the
second half of the reining phase of the indivdual AQHA Trophy division.
Kiesewetter was one of 12 riders in the Beginner Western Horsemanship division.
Save for the 'Lope' element this class was run exactly as the previous three
individual classes. When it was over Marash announced the placings as usual.
Tenth place went to Chessa Pikor, the lone Miami University of Ohio western rider
to reach Nationals. A senior from Thompson, Ohio, Pikor finished fourth in the
division at the Laurinburg semifinal. It seemed as though 2010 Nationals had
many riders qualified who claimed their hometown to be in the same municipality as
as their college or university. Ninth place ribbon-winner Karri Logan is a member
of this list. The Morehead State University sophomore is from Morehead, Kentucky.
Katie Atwood of Berry College was next. The senior from Jacksonville, Florida who
won beginner western at the Laurinburg semifinal finished her undergraduate era
with an eighth. Juliann Zach was the second of two North Dakota State riders to
compete on this day. A freshman from Rocholt, South Dakota, Zach received the
seventh place ribbon. Likewise Brittany Metz was the second Laramie County
Community College rider to show on May 9th. A sophomore from Cheyenne, Wyoming,
Metz received the green ribbon. Ginni Platt was the first of two State University
of New York at Oswego riders to place inside the top five in this division. A
freshman from Barker, New York, Platt was fifth. Andrea East, a Murray State
sophomore from Lancaster, Kentucky who like teammate Worley won her class at the
Pomona semifinal, was the fourth place winner. East found herself surounded by
SUNY-Oswego riders in the placings, as Jenn Schoepfel was third. A junior from
Rochester, New York, Schoepfel won the division at the Cazenovia semifinal. The
Reserve Championship went to sophomore Anna Steen of the University of Minnesota
at Crookston. Steen had finished behind East in Pomona to repeat her red ribbon
performance.
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| "Hey Mom. I'm unstoppable today!" Though Findlay sophomore Heather Kiesewetter
(on right) may not have said those exact words to her Mother (on left) she did go two-for-two in her
only IHSA Nationals rides. On May 9th Kiesewetter won team intermediate western to put Findlay in
an excellent position to win the Western Team Competition while her first in individual beginner
western horsemanship later that day was Findlay's third of four individual blue ribbons. |
Though Atwood won the division in Laurinburg the Reserve Champion at that
semifinal was the Beginner Western Champion in Lexington. A sophomore from
Covington, Ohio, Kiesewetter won a blue ribbon for the second time in less
than five hours. Save for Romney receiving the individual AQHA Trophy for his
second blue ribbon in two days the day had so far belonged to Findlay. Only
one individual and one team class remained. Could the Oilers (who were
already ahead in the team competition) win the rest?
The Oilers had a better mathematical chance at a win in Individual
Novice Western Horsemanship than their opponents, as they had two riders
entered for the third time. Following the usual series of events in the
ring it was time for Marash to go to work. Leslie Gilb, a sophomore from
Fort Thomas, Kentucky was the second University of Cincinnati rider to compete
at today's show. Gilb followed up her second at the Cazenovia semifinal with
a tenth here. Though they had their first-ever rider at Nationals three days
earlier (Amy Schneider in individual walk-trot-canter), Krista McNaughton is
the first-ever Arizona State western rider to compete at IHSA Nationals. From
Tucson, Arizona, McNaughton followed up her second at the Pomona semifinal
with a ninth here. Whitney Mahloch, who rode in team intermediate on the flat
to conclude the Thursday afternoon proceedings, became a footnote to history
when she placed eighth here. From Plymouth, Wisconsin, Mahloch rides for St.
Mary of the Woods College in Zone 9, Region 1. And in this particular class
Mahloch was the only rider from a Zone 9 school to have survived semifinals.
This is of historical significance because the IHSA will re-align their
Regions and Zones in 2010-11, creating four new regions while eliminating one
zone. Schools in Zone 9 will now be in Zone 7 for the most part, and until
the day comes when the IHSA needs a 'Zone 9' again Mahloch can claim to be the
final Zone 9 rider ever to win a ribbon of any kind at any IHSA show.
Jen Taylor, an Arcadia University freshman from Millville, New Jersey,
was only the second Zone 3, Region 2 rider after Staurowsky to qualify for
Nationals in an individual western division. Taylor was seventh. Shannon
Leggett, a St. Andrews Presbyterian College sophomore from Williamsburg,
Virginia who had finished second in the division at the Laurinburg semifinal
was sixth. Rachael King, a Middle Tennessee State junior from the Nashville
suburb of Franklin, Tennessee was fifth. King had won the division in Pomona.
Gretchen Dietrich of SUNY-Oswego proved to be consistant from one show to the
next. The Laker junior from Milbrook, New York who had been fourth at the
Cazenovia semifinal was fourth again (Dietrich was also second in team
advanced western at Nationals on May 7th). Kelsey Wilson of Utah State had
won the division at Cazenovia, but this time the sophomore from Salt Lake
City settled for third place.
The only two riders remaining in the ring were both from the same school.
Alyssa Salva, a junior from Prospect, Connecticut who had been fourth in the
division in Laurinburg was the Reserve Champion here. Madison Hallas, a
sophomore from West Nyack, New York repeated her first from Laurinburg to win
the final individual blue ribbon awarded at an IHSA show for the 2009-10
season. As most have guessed by now, Hallas and Salva ride for Findlay,
which finished the day with five blue ribbons over seven classes. Hallas
became the sixth Oiler to win the individual novice western division in eight
tries since the division was formed in 2003. And Findlay won exactly four of
six individual blue ribbons awarded at Nationals for the third year in a row.
What more can anyone say?
---Steve Maxwell
The following is a list of the Individual Western Class-by-Class Results from
2010 IHSA Nationals, held at the Indoor Equestrian Event Arena at the Kentucky
Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. The first two classes listed were held
Saturday, May 8th while the final four classes were held on Sunday, May 9th.
The Judges for all western classes were Charlene Carter and Bonnie Jo Clay.
National Reining Horse Association Open Reining Pattern: 1. Jason Romney,
Utah State University. 2. Allie Jones, Berry College. 3. Kelsey Moody, St.
Andrews Presbyterian College. 4. Jill Staurowsky, University of Delaware.
5. Jill Featherly, Morrisville State College. 6. Paige Montgomery, Western
Kentucky University. 7. Kate Mausteller, Cazenovia College. 8. Sarah Phillips,
Ohio State University. 9. Angela Gebhart, South Dakota State University.
10. Meghan Ritchey, Ohio State University.
Individual Open Western Horsemanship: 1. Megan Hephner, Middle Tennessee
State University. 2. Kelsey Moody, St. Andrews Presbyterian College.
3. Heather Allenby, University of Findlay. 4. Chris Tollefson, University of
Minnesota (Twin Cities). 5. Allie Jones, Berry College. 6. Sarah Phillips,
Ohio State University. 7. Jeni Nagel, State University of New York at Oswego.
8. Elizabeth Whitman, Oregon State University. 9. Alissa Trucco, Ohio
University. 10. Katie Morehead, University of Findlay.
Individual Advanced Western Horsemanship: 1. Ashley Drown, University of
Findlay. 2. Holly Snyder, University of Akron. 3. Kelsey Horner, University of
Nebraska at Lincoln. 4. Shannon Carr, University of Cincinnati. 5. Morgyn
Purdy, St. Mary of the Woods College. 6. Jessica Hosie, State University of New
York at Oswego. 7. Julianne Sovince, Oregon State University. 8. Katelyn Bell,
Black Hawk College. 9. Blake Williams, Wilmington College. 10. Sara Holman,
North Dakota State University.
Individual Intermediate Western Horsemanship: 1. Ashley Wolf, University of
Findlay. 2. Megan Stiles, St. Andrews Presbyterian College. 3. David Worley,
Murray State University. 4. Zachary Schmidt, Utah State University. 5. Sarah
Burdette, Middle Tennessee State University. 6. Kaylee Duncan, Laramie County
Community College. 7. Jaclyn Irwin, University of California at San Diego.
8. Hayley McGuire, Oregon State University. 9. Chris Wolongevicz, Cazenovia
College. 10. Elise Gerken, University of Findlay.
Individual Beginner Western Horsemanship: 1. Heather Kiesewetter,
University of Findlay. 2. Anna Steen, University of Minnesota at Crookston.
3. Jenn Schoepful, State University of New York at Oswego. 4. Andrea East,
Murray State University. 5. Ginni Platt, State University of New York at
Oswego. 6. Brittany Metz, Laramie County Community College. 7. Juliann Zach,
North Dakota State University. 8. Katie Atwood, Berry College. 9. Karri
Logan, Morehead State University. 10. Chessa Pikor, Miami University of Ohio.
Individual Novice Western Horsemanship: 1. Madison Hallas, University of
Findlay. 2. Alyssa Salva, University of Findlay. 3. Kelsey Wilson, Utah
State University. 4. Gretchen Dietrich, State University of New York at
Oswego. 5. Rachel King, Middle Tennessee State University. 6. Shannon
Leggett, St. Andrews Presbyterian College. 7. Jen Taylor, Arcadia
University. 8. Whitney Mahloch, St. Mary of the Woods College. 9. Krista
McNaughton, Arizona State University. 10. Leslie Gilb, University of
Cincinnati.
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