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BERRY HIGH POINT TEAM IN HUNTER SEAT & STOCK SEAT Rome, GA - Berry College was the only school in the Zone with both a full hunter seat team and stock seat team in attendance. And when the show was over Berry had the high point team in each discipline. The vikings won five of the eight hunter seat team classes and four of six stock seat team classes in the process. Lauren Cannon was one of two riders to pick up a pair of blue ribbons. The Berry sophomore was first in team intermediate flat and individual novice flat. Savannah College of Art & Design sophomore Jordan Siegal was first in individual open flat and team open flat, while University of the South's Hannah Schremser was first in individual novice fences and second in individual novice flat. With Siegal second to Tara Brothers of South Carolina in individual open fences, Siegal and Schremser were the only individual riders who earned two rides at Nationals for their 'individual' efforts. Other individual highlights included Catherine Respess becoming the first rider in the history of Emory's program advancing to Nationals (second in individual intermediate flat) and Ashley Kinsey becoming the first undergraduate hunter seat rider from Clemson to reach Nationals since 2000 (second to Schremser in individual novice fences). Savannah College of Art & Design had a full hunter seat team at Zones for the first time in school history. Though Siegal was second early on in team open fences, the bees were third out of three in three of the next four classes. Siegal's first in team open flat was their lone team blue ribbon. Though SCAD was the odd hunter seat team out this season, head coach Courtney Petersen was optimistic. "Regional Champions was a first for SCAD. Hopefully next year, with another year under our belt, we will be ready!" The stock seat team competition was pretty much decided through five classes. Berry riders won four of the first five, while MTSU was often second and Florida, unable to win a team class up to that point, locked into third. Region 2 Stock Seat High Point Rider Katie Leonard won team open reining to start the team classes, and also placed second in individual open reining to advance to Nationals in that division. Individual qualifiers among the western were scatterred, as eight different schools advanced at least one undergraduate rider to Nationals. Amy Humble of Berry came just shy of being the only rider in Zone 5 to qualify for Nationals individually in stock seat and get to ride in the Hunter Seat Team Competition. Alas, Humble was third in individual advanced western. There were no alumni western classes at Zones this season, as only two riders within the Zone qualified for each alumni stock seat division. The good news is that all of these qualifiers go directly to IHSA Nationals May 6th through 9th in nearby Murfreesboro, Tennessee. MTSU graduate Allison Brannon qualified in both stock seat divisions, while Murray State graduate Krista Dausman qualified in reining and University of Kentucky graduate Laura Harbour qualified in rail. In contrast, the hunter seat riders did have to ride for it at Zones. Clemson graduate Diana Thompson (who started the year as Diana Davis) will have two rides at Nationals, by virtue of her first in alumni flat and second over alumni fences. Joining Thompson will be Vanderbilt alumni Mawghan McCabe, who was first in alumni fences, and Wesleyan College graduate Jasmyn Jones, second in alumni flat and one of three Wesleyan alumni to lead the way throughout the season in Region 3. EDITOR'S NOTE: Nine months after this article was placed on-line, Region 1 Alumni Representative Marianne England noticed an error, in that alumni classes were actually held at Zone 5 Zones, though the copy of the program that was sent to Campus Equestrian did not include the alumni classes. England explains: "There were two qualifiers from two regions that competed. Allison Brannon from MTSU competed in both rail and reining, and was second in both those classes. Krista Dausmann of Murray State competed in Reining, and won that Zone class, and Laura Harbour of University of Kentucky competed in and won the Alumni rail class at Zones. There had always been qualifiers from Region 1 in rail, but the reining points were undecided until the last second since only five alumni reining classes were held during the entire season. The riders had to wait until the National Director agreed to lower the points requirement." "We'll win the Versatility award yet!": Besides Humble there were several other riders within the Zone who rode english and western within the two-day event. Though none made it to Nationals in both disciplines, some may be eligible for the Versatility Award in 2005, given to an IHSA rider who has qualified for Nationals in three individual classes, with at least one in hunter seat and one in stock seat. The rider must be novice or higher in hunter seat and advanced or higher in stock seat to earn this award, which is sponsored by the AQHA. According to Berry head coach Margaret Knight, the vikings had eight riders in 2003-04 who rode both english and western, and with riders such as De Ann Ital at Murray State and several at the University of the South who ride in both disciplines the award could possibly be presented to a Zone 5 rider next season. --Story by Steve Maxwell; Results courtesy Anne Brzezicki/Middle Tennessee State University and Margaret Knight/Berry College. Class results, with the top two in each individual and alumni class advancing to IHSA Nationals in Murfreesboro, Tennessee May 6-9 (the order listed is not the order in which the classes actually took place. Hunter Seat Classes took place on Saturday, April 3rd while Stock Seat Classes took place the next day): Individual open equitation over fences: 1. Tara Brothers, University of South Carolina. 2. Jordan Siegal, Savannah College of Art & Design. 3. Dionne Stigge, Middle Tennessee State University. Individual intermediate equitation over fences: 1. Karen Sproul, College of Charleston. 2. Rachael Hunt, Middle Tennessee State University. 3. Jamie Hack, University of Florida. 4. Leslie Smith, University of Tennessee at Knoxville. 5. Chelsea Koornick, University of South Carolina. 6. Jessica Brown, Savannah College of Art & Design. 7. Rodes Fisher, University of the South. 8. Tanya Bruce, Clemson University. Individual novice equitation over fences: 1. Hannah Schremser, University of the South. 2. Ashley Kinsey, Clemson University. 3. Lauren Cannon, Berry College. 4. Catherine Amrich, Maryville College. 5. Kelley Siegert, Vanderbilt University. 6. Sharon Jones, Georgia Southern University. 7. Karen Carter, Savannah College of Art & Design. Alumni equitation over fences: 1. Mawghan McCabe, Vanderbilt University. 2. Diana Thompson, Clemson University. 3. Vivia Exum, Wesleyan College. 4. Jasmyn Jones, Wesleyan College. 5. Marianne England, Midway College. 6. Melissa Williams, Wesleyan College. 7. Julie Neumann, Vanderbilt University. Individual open equitation on the flat: 1. Jordan Siegel, Savannah College of Art & Design. 2. Jessica Brown, Savannah College of Art & Design. 3. Ashley Kelly, Savannah College of Art & Design. 4. Rachael Hunt, Middle Tennessee State University. 5. Katherine Wilkinson, University of the South. 6. Tara Brothers, University of South Carolina. 7. Lydia Whitlow, Middle Tennessee State University. 8. Dana Hancock, University of South Carolina. Alumni equitation on the flat: 1. Diana Thompson, Clemson University. 2. Jasmyn Jones, Wesleyan College. 3. Julie Neumann, Vanderbilt University. 4. Mawghan McCabe, Vanderbilt University. 5. Vivia Exum, Wesleyan College. 6. Melissa Williams, Wesleyan College. 7. Allison Brannon, Middle Tennessee State University. 8. Heather Greer, Erskine College. Individual intermediate equitation on the flat: 1. Lindsey Wilson, University of South Carolina. 2. Catherine Respess, Emory University. 3. Jamie Hack, University of Florida. 4. Jenny Ferguson, University of Tennessee at Knoxville. 5. Lindsey Williams, College of Charleston. 6. Kathryn Duncan, Middle Tennessee State University. 7. Amy Humble, Berry College. 8. Rebecca Moorhouse, Vanderbilt University. 9. Katie Leonard, Berry College. Individual novice equitation on the flat: 1. Lauren Cannon, Berry College. 2. Hannah Schremser, University of the South. 3. Drew Coster, College of Charleston. 4. Laura Pipkin, University of South Carolina. 5. Cary Hillyer, Berry College. 6. Jenn Knoop, University of Florida. 7. Catherine Amrich, Maryville College. 8. Sarah Howell, University of the South. 9. Karen Carter, Savannah College of Art & Design. Individual walk-trot-canter equitation: 1. Thea Lassen, Savannah College of Art & Design. 2. Kyra Hufford, University of South Carolina. 3. Mary Paige Black, Clemson University. 4. Jessica Reinagle, Maryville College. 5. David James, Georgia Southern University. 6. Gwen Diamond, Middle Tennessee State University. 7. Stacey Brown, Berry College. 8. Leigh Sizemore, College of Charleston. 9. Jessica Carl, Savannah College of Art & Design. Individual walk-trot equitation: 1. Nicole Rasch, College of Charleston. 2. Brittany Hutchinson, Berry College. 3. Lauren Carter, Berry College. 4. Jade Bulecza, Georgia Southern University. 5. Deidra Stamper, Middle Tennessee State University. 6. Alecia Whitehead, Wallace State College. 7. Robert Hale, Georgia Tech Georgia Tech. 8. Jackie Gronwalt, University of Tennessee at Knoxville. 9. April Benton, Tennessee Tech. Team open equitation over fences: 1. Amy Humble, Berry College. 2. Jordan Siegal, Savannah College of Art & Design. 3. Whitney Lyon, University of the South. Team intermediate equitation over fences: 1. Aubrey Modi, University of the South. 2. Lauren Brown, Berry College. 3. Haley Hall, Savannah College of Art & Design. Team novice equitation over fences: 1. Kelly Eatman, Berry College. 2. Sarah Howell, University of the South. 3. Thea Lassen, Savannah College of Art & Design. Team walk-trot equitation: 1. Kristin Farmer, Berry College. 2. Gray Morris, Savannah College of Art & Design. 3. Harper Haynes, University of the South. Team novice equitation on the flat: 1. Kelly Eatman, Berry College. 2. Mary Harrison, University of the South. 3. Thea Lassen, Savannah College of Art & Design. Team intermediate equitation on the flat: 1. Lauren Cannon, Berry College. 2. Karen Carter, Savannah College of Art & Design. 3. Amanda Robinson, University of the South. Team walk-trot-canter equitation: 1. Elizabeth Sweezey, University of the South. 2. Jennifer Dawson, Berry College. 3. Lindsey Fisher, Savannah College of Art & Design. Team open equitation on the flat: 1. Jordan Siegel, Savannah College of Art & Design. 2. Katherine Wilkinson, University of the South. 3. Amy Humble, Berry College. Individual open reining: 1. De Ann Ital, Murray State University. 2. Katie Leonard, Berry College. 3. Rusty Rea, Middle Tennessee State University. 4. Lori Harding, Florida State University. 5. Emily Wilbanks, University of Florida. Individual open western horsemanship: 1. Rachel Sternoff, University of South Carolina. 2. Rusty Rea, Middle Tennessee State University. 3. Jaclyn Ohman, Middle Tennessee State University. 4. Katie Farrar, University of Tennessee at Knoxville. 5. Lori Harding, Florida State University. Individual advanced western horsemanship: 1. Nicole Pogue, University of Florida. 2. Lydia Whitlow, Middle Tennessee State University. 3. Amy Humble, Berry College. 4. Laura Pipkin, University of South Carolina. 5. Becca Tolbert, University of the South. 6. Katie Murphy, Wesleyan College. 7. Kelsey Carter, Western Kentucky University. Individual novice western horsemanship: 1. Jamie Gilmore, Murray State University. 2. Meredith Dawson, Berry College. 3. Aubrey Modi, University of the South. 4. Amanda Scott, Murray State University. 5. Lindsey Weathers, University of South Carolina. Individual intermediate western horsemanship: 1. Sarah Howell, University of the South. 2. Danielle Nadeau, Middle Tennessee State University. 3. Ashleigh Collins, University of South Carolina. 4. Jenn Foster, University of Florida. 5. Jamie Hack, University of Florida. 6. Michaela Beasley, Berry College. 7. Jenny Pratt, Murray State University. 8. Stacey Brown, Berry College. 9. Caryl Buonopane, University of Florida. Individual beginner western horsemanship: 1. Heather Scarboro, Georgia Southern University. 2. Emily Blaker, Western Kentucky University. 3. Courtney Griffin, Berry College. 4. Ashling Thurmond, Wesleyan College. 5. Alecia Whitehead, Wallace State College. 6. Jamie Kurtsinger, University of South Carolina. 7. Tiffany Myers, Western Kentucky University. 8. Misty Hunter, University of Florida. Team open reining: 1. Katie Leonard, Berry College. 2. Rusty Rea, Middle Tennessee State University. 3. Kristin Larrick, University of Florida. Team advanced western horsemanship: 1. Theresa Whitlow, Middle Tennessee State University. 2. Amy Uniss, University of Florida. 3. Meri Dawson, Berry College. Team novice western horsemanship: 1. Stacey Brown, Berry College. 2. Lori Puckett, Middle Tennessee State University. 3. Ashley Hamilton, University of Florida. Team beginner western horsemanship: 1. Kristin Farmer, Berry College. 2. Deidra Stamper, Middle Tennessee State University. 3. Jordan Barney, University of Florida. Team open western horsemanship: 1. Caitlin Fosgate, Berry College. 2. Rusty Rea, Middle Tennessee State University. 3. Jamie Hack, University of Florida. Team intermediate western horsemanship: 1. Amanda Craddock, Middle Tennessee State. 2. Noelle Sharma, University of Florida. 3. Stephen Chelko, Berry College. Hunter Seat Team Totals: 1. Berry College 49. 2. University of the South 41. 3. Savannah College of Art & Design 38. Stock Seat Team Totals: 1. Berry College 36. 2. Middle Tennessee State University 34. 3. University of Florida, 26.
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