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IHSA ZONE 7 - REGION 1

In 2022-23 Purdue University won their first Region 1 Western Team Title in 12 years, becoming only the fourth team in the past 20 seasons to deny St. Mary of the Woods that honor. The lone member of the Boilermakers' western team to compete at 2023 IHSA Nationals is Olivia Williams (pictured). From Columbus, Indiana, Williams closed out her senior year by placiing eighth in individual open horsemanship at Nationals in Lexington, Kentucky on May 5th.

Megan Manlief of St. Mary of the Woods College (on right) competed in the first Western class held at 2023 IHSA Nationals on May 5th. From Westport, Indiana, Manlief completed her sophomore year by placing third out of tweleve entries in the Individual Ranch Riding division that day. Manlief is seen here with head coach Tabatha Taylor while waiting for horse draw inside Alltech Arena in Lexington.

When we asked Stefanie Shaw of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she is from Shaw explained that her hometown is Lake Villa, Illinois while her horses are in Hawthorne Woods, Illinois. A senior when this photo was taken in Lexington on May 5th, Shaw represented Region 1 in the 2023 Cacchione Cup Competition. While most of the Region 1 schools are located in Indiana, Eastern Illinois, Lake Land College and the University of Illinois are the three Illinois schools within this region.

Butler University head coach Emily Ahlfeld (on left) has sent a rider to Nationals each of the past two seasons. In 2022 Katherine Harkwell rode in the individual open on the flat while in 2023 Claire Willis (on right) competed in the individual intermediate over fences on May 4th. At the time a junior from Montclair, New Jersey, Willis won the intermediate over fences at Zone 7 Zones on April 1st to secure a trip to Lexington. The Bulldogs are slated to host hunter seat shows on October 21st and 22nd.

Purdue University hunter seat head coach Kathryn Kraft (on left) poses with Abby Talcott of the Boilermakers near the out gate at AllTech Arena in Lexington on May 4th. At the time a sophomore from Waldorf, Maryland, Talcott competed in the first team class of 2023 IHSA Nationals, placing fifth in limit fences to put Purdue on the board. Both Purdue and St. Mary of the Woods will compete in college events the weekends of September 16/17 and 23/24. St. Mary of the Woods hosted the first two Region 1 hunter seat shows of the year on the former and will host the Pre-Season Tournament of Champions invitational on the latter (and Butler will also be entered giving Region 1 three of the eleven team entries). Kraft herself is a former St. Mary of the Woods rider, and in May of 2021 she placed third in the TOC high medal division.

What's this? A Notre Dame/St. Mary's College rider on the Zone 7, Region 1 page? Yes indeed, as the IHSA's lone case of two schools riding as one will relocate from Zone 7, Region 4 into Region 1 starting in the fall of 2023. Riders such as Lauren Lattimer (pictured) will stay in the state of Indiana far more often when showing than over the past decade-plus. Lattimer is from South Bend, Indiana, the same town as where Notre Dame is located. Lattimer finished her sophomore season with a fourth in individual intermediate on the flat at 2023 IHSA Nationals last May 4th.

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The Zone 7, Region 1 Smorgasbord

Schools competing in Zone 7, Region 1 during the 2023-2024 school year: Ball State University, Butler University, Earlham College, Eastern Illinois University, Indiana University, Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis, Lake Land College, Purdue University, St. Mary of the Woods College, Taylor University, University of Illinois (Urbana - Champaign) and University of Notre Dame/St. Mary's College (IN).

Fall 2023 Show Schedule for Zone 7, Region 1:

Saturday, September 16 St. Mary of the Woods College (Host) on campus, Saint Mary of the Woods, IN 9:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, September 17 St. Mary of the Woods College (Host) on campus, Saint Mary of the Woods, IN 9:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, October 7 St. Mary of the Woods College (Host) on campus, Saint Mary of the Woods, IN 9:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, October 8 St. Mary of the Woods College (Host) on campus, Saint Mary of the Woods, IN Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, October 21 Butler University (Host) at Sierra Woods Farm, Zionsville, IN 9:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, October 22 Butler University (Host) at Sierra Woods Farm, Zionsville, IN 9:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, October 28 Purdue University (Host) Site and Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, October 29 Purdue University (Host) Site and Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, November 4 Unknown Host (Host) Site and Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, November 5 Unknown Host (Host) Site and Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, November 11 Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis (Host) at Sierra Woods Farm, Zionsville, IN Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, November 12 Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis (Host) at Sierra Woods Farm, Zionsville, IN Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, November 18 St. Mary of the Woods College (Host) on campus, Saint Mary of the Woods, IN Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, November 19 St. Mary of the Woods College (Host) on campus, Saint Mary of the Woods, IN Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Show Schedule subject to change.

Recent Zone 7, Region 1 Team Champions (most of the region known as Zone 9, Region 1 prior to the 2010-11 season)

Hunter Seat:

2003 - Purdue University
2004 - Purdue University
2005 - University of Notre Dame
2006 - Indiana University
2007 - Purdue University
2008 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2009 - Purdue University
2010 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2011 - Purdue University
2012 - Purdue University
2013 - Purdue University
2014 - Purdue University
2015 - University of Illinois (Urbana - Champaign)
2016 - Purdue University
2017 - Purdue University
2018 - Purdue University
2019 - Purdue University
2020 - Purdue University
2021 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2022 - Purdue University
2023 - Purdue University

Western:

2003 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2004 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2005 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2006 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2007 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2008 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2009 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2010 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2011 - Purdue University
2012 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2013 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2014 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2015 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2016 - Ball State University
2017 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2018 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2019 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2020 - Ball State University
2021 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2022 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2023 - Purdue University

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