Members of the Northern Illinois University entourage pose in the 'outdoor' winner's circle at 2008 IHSA Nationals with
Washington University in St. Louis junior Maria Hossain (third on left) after she competed in individual walk-trot at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank,
California on May 9th. Washington teammate Ari Mishkin (fourth on right) also traveled to Nationals to see Hossain compete. Though Hossain was out of the ribbons
a good time was had by all.
We now have a few specifics on this photo of the Earlham Quakers. The photo was taken at the first Region 1 hunter seat show of the season, hosted
by Purdue University. Earlham rider Lindsey Brizendine forwarded it to us following the December 1st/2nd shows hosted by Taylor and Butler Universities, respectively. The Quakers were in fact
reserve high point team at both shows over the December 1st/2nd weekend. Earlham was reserve high point hunter seat team on five separate occasions over ten regular season shows. The Quakers
finished third in the Region 1 hunter seat team standings, their highest placing in program history. And seven Earlham riders qualified for Regionals, with at least one rider qualified to
compete twice (photo taken by Valentine Fisher; courtesy Lindsey Brizendine, Valentine Fisher and the Earlham College Equestrian Team).
ZONING IN!
For the second year in a row Zone 9 Zones included a school with a full hunter seat team at Zones
for the first time. Did that team from Region 1 survive to compete at 2008 Nationals?... Full
Story
ARCHIVES AND RELICS
Region 1: Though St. Mary of the Woods did not advance a full western team to 2008 Nationals the Woodsies did advance
three individual riders through the Cazenovia, New York Semifinal March 29th and 30th... Full
Story
Region 2: The 2005 IHSA Nationals western team competition went down to the last class. Through three divisions
a Region 2 school had the lead in Sunbury, Ohio... Full
Story
Region 3: Zone 9, Region 3 was once known as Zone 6, Region 4 between 1997 and 2002. Between '97 and '05 not one individual
hunter seat Nationals qualifier from the region managed a blue ribbon. All that changed in Harrisburg in 2006... Full
Story
