Chelsea Caron of St. Andrews Presbyterian College (center) had no shortage of fans at 2007 IHSA Nationals to watch her
compete in the individual novice western horsemanship division. Caron went on to place eighth in the Nation in the division last May 6th.
Hollins Head Coach Nancy Peterson (front row, fifth on right) poses with many of the IHSA Lifetime
Achievement Award winners after receiving the same honor at 2007 Nationals last May 5th. Other lifetime winners on hand for the photo are, from
left Purdue Head Coach Jerry Steinmetz (who won in 2002), IHSA Founder and Executive Director Bob Cacchione (who won in 1995), Mount Holyoke Head
Coach Carol J. Law (won in 1998), IHSA National Treasurer and former Cazenovia Head Coach Naomi Blumenthal (won in 1999), University of Virginia
Head Coach Claiborne Bishop (won in 1996, chatting with Peterson here), IHSA Vice President and former Stony Brook University Head Coach George
Lukemire (won in 1994), Middle Tennessee State Head Coach Anne Brzezicki (won in 2003), Smith College Head Coach Sue Payne (won in 2000) and Ohio
State Head Coach Ollie Griffith (won in 2004). The Lifetime Achievement Award was introduced in 1993 and save for 2001 has been awarded annually
to an individual with over 20 years of IHSA Experience (in any capacity) who is involved with the organization at the time of the award.
ZONING IN!
The host region would dominate 2007 Zone 4 Zones on April 1st, as Region 3 riders
placed in the top two individually eight times while Virginia Intermont won the first four team classes and never looked back... Full
Story
ARCHIVES AND RELICS
Region 1: Back on November 7th, 2004 the University of Richmond hosted a show on a bright, sunny day. When it was
over another school from the state of Virginia had won, with yet another Virginia school a point behind... full
story
Region 2: Conditions were ideal inside the Big E Coliseum in West Springfield, Massachusetts last May when
30 riders competed over three days in the 2007 Cacchione Cup Competition. When it was over a rider from Region 2 had won
the cup for the first time in 13 years... full
story
Region 3: Virginia Intermont College has won three of the last four IHSA Hunter Seat Team National
Championships. Here is our account of VI's most recent visit to Nationals... full
story
