Campus Equestrian: Zone 4, Region 3 Home Page

IHSA ZONE 4 - REGION 3

East Carolina University qualified two riders for Regionals during the fall of 2024 and Lauren Heath (on left) is one of them. A junior from New Bern, North Carolina, Heath is seen here with Pirates head coach Caroline Jackson prior to competing in limit fences at their November 10th home show. However it is in limit flat that Heath was already qualified in.

A sophomore from Blufton, South Carolina, McKenzie Morgan of Duke University is seen here as a freshman at the October 28, 2023 St. Andrews show. Through the fall of 2024 Morgan is nine points away from pointing out of intermediate fences. But on November 10th Morgan was second in the open flat class which started the day.

Campbell University and Duke University both had three riders entered at the November 10th East Carolina show, and one of the three Campbell riders was Isabella Segnere (on right). A freshman from Siler City, North Carolina, Segnere is seen here with head coach Megan Hommes after placing fifth in limit flat that day.

A senior from Canton, Massachusetts, Ciara Bolger of Elon University (pictured) was technically in fourth place in the Region 3 hunter seat open rider standings through November 10th. The top five open riders are separated by only eight points after four fall shows which is very similar to the even-closer hunter seat team race. The Phoenix scored 28 points for fourth place on November 10th, which was more than current top three teams St. Andrews and UNC-Charlotte put on the scoreboard that day.

Four University of North Carolina at Wilmington riders have qualified for Regionals during the fall, tieing them with North Carolina State for the most Region 3 hunter seat qualifiers so far in 2024-25. Seahawks head coach Carter Hewett (center) is seen here with Elizabeth Wike (on left) and Piper Gallen who are two of the four riders to point up. Gallen (a senior coincidentally from Wilmington, North Carolina) is qualified in novice equitation while Wike (a sophomore from Raleigh, North Carolina) is qualified in both limit divisions. Fresh off reserve high point team honors (with 36 points at ECU) UNC-Wilmington heads into the winter break with 125 points, putting them only seven points out of first place.

On November 10th no rider won twice. However Nicole Sena of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (pictured) won her limit fences after having placed second in limit flat. With no one else able to accomplish this the freshman from Hillsborough, North Carolina took high point rider honors for the day. The Tar Heels also had the reserve high point rider that day in freshman Ali O'Brien (not pictured) who with a first in intermediate flat and a third in intermediate fences took the red ribbon for the day without need for a ride-off or question-off. UNC-Chapel Hill took high point team honors with 40 points, giving them 128 to sit only four points from the top spot.

Aleta Luyendyk of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (on right, with head coach Debbie Campbell) is tied for second in the Region 3 hunter seat open rider standings only two points out of first. A sophomore also from Raleigh, Luyendyk (pronounced "Line-Dike") will have three shows in February to try to move ahead as will the 49ers to make up one point in the team standings. UNC-Charlotte has 131 points after picking up 27 at the East Carolina show.

It was the final show as an undergraduate for Mackenzy Coltrain of North Carolina State University (on right, with her mother). The senior from High Point, North Carolina who graduates in December was second in limit flat and third in limit fences on November 10th. It won't necessarily be her final IHSA show as Coltrain was already qualified for Regionals in limit flat. The Wolfpack scored 30 points for third place that day, enough to make up six points on St. Andrews to create a tie for the top spot overall. It is unclear if North Carolina State has ever gone into the winter break tied for first or even in first place outright. However it is clear that the Wolfpack are in search of their first-ever Region Title, something that can be said of every Region 3 hunter seat team with over 100 points at the moment save for defending region champion St. Andrews.

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The Zone 4, Region 3 Smorgasbord

Schools competing in Zone 4, Region 3 during the 2025-2026 school year: Davidson College, Duke University, East Carolina University, Elon University, North Carolina State University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Charlotte and University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Winter/Spring 2026 Show Schedule for Zone 4, Region 3:

Sunday, February 15 East Carolina University (Host) at Cottonwood Farm, Vanceboro, NC 10:00AM ENGLISH ONLY - RE-SCHEDULED FROM FEBRUARY 8TH

Sunday, March 1 Zone 4, Region 3 Hunter Seat Regionals at Cottonwood Farm, Vanceboro, NC Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, March 7 Virginia Tech (Host) at the Alphin - Stuart Livestock Arena, Blacksburg, VA 9:00AM 2 WESTERN ONLY - RE-SCHEDULED FROM FEBRUARY 13 AND 14

Sunday, March 8 Zone 4, Region 3 Western Regionals at the Alphin - Stuart Livestock Arena, Blacksburg, VA 10:00AM WESTERN ONLY - RE-SCHEDULED FROM FEBRUARY 15TH

Saturday, March 21 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 1 Hosted by New Mexico State University at the New Mexico State Equestrian Center, Las Cruces, NM Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, March 22 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 2 Hosted by New Mexico State University at the New Mexico State Equestrian Center, Las Cruces, NM Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, April 4 ZONE 4 ZONES Hosted by Goucher College on campus, Towson, MD Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Friday through Sunday, May 1 - 3 IHSA NATIONALS at Tryon International Equestrian Center, Mill Spring, NC Time each day TBA ENGLISH AND WESTERN

Several schools which show hunter seat in other regions show Western in Zone 4, Region 3. Show Schedule subject to change.

Recent Region 3 Team Champions (Region 3 created from a portion of Region 2 prior to the 1999-2000 season; Western introduced to Region 3 in the fall of 2005):

Hunter Seat:

2000 - Virginia Intermont College
2001 - Virginia Intermont College
2002 - Virginia Intermont College
2003 - Virginia Intermont College
2004 - Virginia Intermont College (2003-04
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2005 - Virginia Intermont College (2004-05
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2006 - Virginia Intermont College
2007 - Virginia Intermont College (2006-07
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2008 - Virginia Intermont College
2009 - Virginia Intermont College
2010 - Virginia Intermont College
2011 - St. Andrews Presbyterian College
2012 - St. Andrews University
2013 - St. Andrews University
2014 - St. Andrews University
2015 - St. Andrews University
2016 - St. Andrews University
2017 - East Carolina University
2018 - St. Andrews University
2019 - St. Andrews University
2020 - St. Andrews University
2022 - St. Andrews University
2023 - St. Andrews University
2024 - St. Andrews University
2025 - St. Andrews University

Western:

2006 - St. Andrews Presbyterian College
2007 - St. Andrews Presbyterian College
2008 - St. Andrews Presbyterian College
2009 - St. Andrews Presbyterian College
2010 - St. Andrews Presbyterian College
2011 - St. Andrews Presbyterian College
2012 - St. Andrews University
2013 - St. Andrews University
2014 - St. Andrews University
2015 - St. Andrews University
2016 - St. Andrews University (2015-16
IHSA Western Co-National Champions)
2017 - St. Andrews University (2016-17
IHSA Western National Champions)
2018 - St. Andrews University
2019 - St. Andrews University
2020 - St. Andrews University
2022 - St. Andrews University
2023 - St. Andrews University
2024 - St. Andrews University
2025 - St. Andrews University

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