She rode for the St. Timothy's IEA team prior to enrolling at Sacred Heart University. And the final IHSA ride for Ava Flannery of the Pioneers resulted in a second in team novice equitation at IHSA Nationals in Mill Spring, North Carolina on May 4th. A senior from Reisterstown, Maryland, Flannery (pictured) was the first of three consecutive Sacred Heart riders to place in the top two in the hunter seat team competition. The Pioneers surged late to take over second place and earn Reserve National Champion Team honors on May 5th. In 2024-25 Sacred Heart and Fairfield University will both move to Zone 2, Region 4 where they were found from the early 1990's until mid-2010. Meanwhile the University of Connecticut will move to Zone 1, Region 4 and compete with many of the Boston area schools. Trinity College will head due north and compete in Zone 1, Region 3 versus the Central and Western Massachusetts schools. And both Wesleyan University and Yale University are bound for Zone 1, Region 1 and meets versus the Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts schools. The name Zone 1, Region 5 will be retired for now but could be reborn in future.