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What's this? An IHSA Zone 1, Region 1 coach on the Zone 4,
Region 1 page? Goucher College freshman Cameron "Cam"
Andruskiewicz (on left) grew up riding with University of
Rhode Island head coach Wendy Brayman (on right) at Hunter
Ridge in Ashaway, Rhode Island. On December 6th both
participated in the Holiday Tournament of Champions
invitational hosted by Centenary University in Long Valley,
New Jersey. Goucher outscored URI that day 21-15 with
Andruskiewicz earning 12 of the Gopher's points with a
first in limit fences and a second in limit flat. From
Norwich, Connecticut (very close to the Rhode Island
border), Andruskiewicz more recently earned 12 team points
for Goucher at Zone 4 Zones in Towson, Maryland on April
4th. Goucher took second place by a point and will have a
full hunter seat team entered (as will URI) at 2026 IHSA
Nationals in Mill Spring, North Carolina starting May 1st.
Though the University of Maryland (College Park) was second
to Goucher overall in 2025-26 the Terps had the most Region
1 Regional Qualifiers with eight including Gabrielle "Gabby"
Hodor (on right). Seen here with head coach Ryan Carroll at
the March 7th Goucher show, the junior and Co-Team President
from Bethesda, Maryland graduates a year early. Hodor
finished the season placing fifth in individual novice
equitation at Zone 4 Zones which Goucher hosted on April
4th.
From Munster, Indiana, Madeleine Miller of American
University is seen here after placing second in limit
fences at the March 7th Goucher show. But it was in
intermediate flat that day during which Miller needed one
point to qualify for Regionals. Miller was again second
to advance to the post-season. One of a
larger-than-usual number of freshmen to qualify for
Regionals in their first IHSA season, Miller closed out the
season with a seventh in individual intermediate flat at
Zones on April 4th.
Only one George Washington University rider qualified for
2026 Regionals. Revolutionaries head coach Courtney
Morton (on left) poses with Lydia Ball, a senior and team
captain also from Bethesda, Maryland who has one more
semester remaining. Ball qualified for Regionals in novice
equitation either on March 7th (with a fifth in the
division at Goucher) or the next day when the University of
Maryland hosted. To the best of our knowledge Lydia Ball
is not related to Towson's Kendall Ball, who was again the
Region 1 rider with the most combined open flat and fences
points.
Speaking of Towson University the Tigers qualified two
riders for Regionals; Kendall Ball in both open divisions
and Jaden Merrill (pictured) in limit flat. A senior from
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Merrill is seen here at
that same Goucher show on March 7th (and Merrill is
actually hiding one of the jump standards directly behind).
The other Region 1 school located in Towson, Maryland,
Towson finished third out of ten teams in the 2025-26
Region 1 team standings.
George Mason University finished fourth for the year
within Region 1. Patriots head coach Sue Buscher (on
right) is seen here with Hannah Wang, a senior from
Woodbridge, Virginia who was third in both intermediate
flat and fences on March 7th.
Hood College had the second-most Regional Qualifiers in
Region 1 with six, which was one more than American,
Georgetown and even Goucher. One of the six was Sarah
Wauls (on left, with head coach Lizzie Hummel), who is
seen here winning her first-ever IHSA limit flat class
at the September 29, 2024 Goucher show. A sophomore
from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Wauls qualified for '26
Regionals in limit fences.
Earlier we showed surprise when a Zone 1, Region 1
coach was on the Zone 4, Region 1 page. Mount St.
Mary's University head coach Janis Groomes (on left) is
one of a very few who coaches two different IHSA teams
in two different Zones! Groomes is based not far from
both Mount St. Mary's and Gettysburg College, the
latter of which competes in Zone 3, Region 1. One
member of Mount St. Mary's qualified for Regionals.
A junior from Poolesville, Maryland, Veronica Sulima
(on right) pointed out of novice equitation.
Four St. Mary's College of Maryland riders took part
in the March 7th Goucher show, with Blake Jones (on
left) the final member of the Seahawks to compete.
Seen here with head coach Riley Cook, the junior from
Silver Spring, Maryland was third in introductory
equitation which was the twelfth and final class of
the day.
Goucher College is coached by Jen Smith (not
pictured). One of the five Goucher riders to qualify
for Regionals is Estella "Ella" Smith (pictured).
Ella and Jen are not related (Smith is coach Jen's
married last name). A sophomore from Albuquerque,
New Mexico, Smith won her intermediate flat class on
March 7th when this photo was taken. However Smith
qualified in limit flat earlier in the season.
Prior to 2011 it was news if any Zone 4, Region 1
school won a Region Title as many as four years in a
row. The Nationals-bound Gophers have now won 14
consecutive Region Titles!
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which competed in Zone 4, Region 1 during the 2025-2026 school
year: American University, George Mason University,
George Washington University, Georgetown University,
Goucher College, Hood College, Mount St. Mary's
University, St. Mary's College (MD), Towson University and
University of Maryland (College Park).
Fall
2026 Show Schedule for Zone 4, Region 1 (Zone 4, Region 1 is Hunter Seat or English Only):
 Saturday,
October 3 Goucher College (Host) on
campus, Towson, MD 10:00AM
Sunday,
October 25 American University (Host) at the Other Left Farm at Springhill
Stables, Burtonsville, MD 10:00AM
Saturday,
November 7 University of Maryland (Host) at Meadowbrook
Stables, Chevy Chase, MD 10:00AM
Saturday,
November 14 Goucher College (Host) on
campus, Towson, MD 10:00AM
Show Schedule subject to change.
Recent Region 1 Team
Champions Hunter Seat:
1997 - University of Virginia
1998 - University of Virginia
1999 - Randolph-Macon Womans' College
2000 - Mary Washington College
2001 - Mary Washington College
2002 - Mary Washington College
2003 - Goucher College
2004 - Mary Washington College
2005 - Goucher College
2006 - Sweet Briar College
2007 - Goucher College
2008 - University of Mary Washington
2009 - University of Mary Washington
2010 - Goucher College
2011 - University of Mary Washington
2012 - Goucher College
2013 - Goucher College
2014 - Goucher College
2015 - Goucher College
2016 - Goucher College
2017 - Goucher College
2018 - Goucher College
2019 - Goucher College
2020 - Goucher College
2022 - Goucher College
2023 - Goucher College
2024 - Goucher College
2025 - Goucher College
2026 - Goucher College |
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