Jessica Tate of Texas A & M was one of 12 aggie riders to win either an English or Western Class at Zone 7, Region 2 Regionals at Dick Freeman arena on March 28th.

ZONE 7, REGION 2 REGIONALS RESULTS

College Station, TX - Hats off, or approved helmets off if you will, for Lena Cottle and Meghan Mackey of West Texas A & M for placing second and third respectively in intermediate fences at Zone 7, Region 2 Regionals on March 28th. For Cottle and Mackey are the only riders, english or western, advancing to Zone 7 Zones from Region 2 who do not ride for either Texas A & M or Oklahoma State. In other words, Cottle and Mackey overcame obstacles bigger than any vertical they may have jumped in the ring itself.

The aggie hunter seat team won seven of eight classes outright, while the cowgirls advanced eight riders. Though Texas A & M won five of the six stock seat classes the aggies and cowgirls split on the number of stock seat Zone Qualifiers, both with nine. No matter how you divide it up, the aggies and cowgirls dominated a region that contains 13 other equestrian teams.

Meredith Houx and Ann Marie Reubin of Texas A & M were the only hunter seat aggie riders to advance in both classes while eight other aggie riders will get one ride each in english classes at the West Texas A & M Horse Center in Canyon later this week. Western rider Katie Forest of Texas A & M was the only rider at Regionals with two blue ribbons. AQHA Cup qualifier Kristin Dickinson of Oklahoma State claimed third place ribbons in each open western class, but earned her best ribbon of the day with a second in novice fences! Keep in mind at Regionals the goal in most cases is simply to make the top three (or top two in some regions) and advance to Zones, where everyone must make the top two to advance to IHSA Nationals May 6th through 9th in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

--Story by Steve Maxwell; Results courtesy Chris Harrell/Texas A & M Sports Information Department

Class results, in the order in which they were held, with the top three in each class advancing to Zone 7 Zones on April 3rd in Canyon, Texas:

Open equitation over fences: 1. Andrea Hanson, Texas A & M University. 2. Meredith Houx, Texas A & M University. 3. Stephanie Glass, Texas A & M University. 4. Leaf Boswell, Louisiana State University. 5. Claire Prieto, Texas Tech University. 6. Janet Aertker, Louisiana State University.

Intermediate equitation over fences: 1. Bekki Stapleton, Texas A & M University. 2. Lena Cottle, West Texas A & M University. 3. Meghan Mackey, West Texas A & M University. 4. Sarah Wilkinson, Oklahoma State University. 5. Taylor Pickrell, Oklahoma State University. 6. Lindsey Smith, Oklahoma State University.

Novice equitation over fences: 1. Ann Marie Reubin, Texas A & M University. 2. Kristin Dickerson, Oklahoma State University. 3. Caitlyn Roberts, Oklahoma State University.

Open equitation on the flat: 1. Meredith Houx, Texas A & M University. 2. Beth Von Brecht, Texas A & M University. 3. Lindsay Parker, Oklahoma State University. 4. Kristin Dickerson, Oklahoma State University. 5. Janet Aertker, Louisiana State University.

Novice equitation on the flat: 1. Melissa Loontjer, Texas A & M University. 2. Maggie Engels, Oklahoma State University. 3. Ann Marie Reubin, Texas A & M University. 4. Mallory Vestal, West Texas A & M University. 5. Danielle Forbes, Trinity University. 6. Haley Overton, Oklahoma State University. 7. Tracy Pearce, Stephen F. Austin University.

Walk-trot: Jenny D'Abadie, Texas A & M University (no other entries)

Intermediate equitation on the flat: 1. Emily Harrison, Oklahoma State University. 2. Mandy McNally, Oklahoma State University. 3. Emily Eastman, Texas A & M University. 4. Bekki Stapleton, Texas A & M University.

Advanced walk-trot-canter: 1. Katie Smyre, Texas A & M University. 2. Erin Hale, Oklahoma State University. 3. Jennifer Stearns, Oklahoma State University. 4. Tessa Gamble, West Texas A & M University. 5. Bethany Broyles, Texas A & M University. 6. Camille Walker, Louisiana State University. 7. Ashley Ferguson, Texas A & M University.

Open reining: 1. Katie Forest, Texas A & M University. 2. Casie Lisabeth, Texas A & M University. 3. Kristin Dickerson, Oklahoma State University. 4. Kayla Elmenhorst, Oklahoma State University. 5. Katie Bohr, Oklahoma State University. 6. Tayla Dunn, West Texas A & M University.

Open western horsemanship: 1. Katie Forest, Texas A & M University. 2. Crissy Meeks, Oklahoma State University. 3. Kristin Dickerson, Oklahoma State University. 4. Brianne Wiebe, Oklahoma State University.

Advanced western horsemanship: 1. Jessica Tate, Texas A & M University. 2. Erin Hale, Oklahoma State University. 3. Lindsay Childress, Oklahoma State University. 4. Maggie Engels, Oklahoma State University. 5. Misty Wharton, Texas A & M University. 6. Ciearra Vinson, West Texas A & M University. 7. Amber Ratliff, Texas A & M University.

Novice western horsemanship: 1. Kelly Johnson, Texas A & M University. 2. Mandy McNally, Oklahoma State University. 3. Courtney Gregory, Texas A & M University.

Intermediate western horsemanship: 1. Cheryl Adamson, Oklahoma State University. 2. Mary Newell, Texas A & M University. 3. April Peck, Oklahoma State University. 4. Becky Jenniges, Texas A & M University. 5. Allie Muggli, West Texas A & M University. 6. Tessa Gamble, West Texas A & M University. 7. Kim Colvin, Texas A & M University.

Beginner western horsemanship: 1. Jennifer Jones, Texas A & M University. 2. Jessica Pruitt, Oklahoma State University. 3. Lani Jurena, Texas A & M University. 4. Colette Courtney, West Texas A & M University. 5. Lindsay Welsh, Oklahoma State University.