WESTERN SEMIFINALS RESULTS MARCH 24TH AND 25TH IN OCALA, FL

Over the course of six team classes not one school earned two red ribbons and only one school earned two blue ribbons. That school is Oregon State University, which took the lead for good through the third team class and went on to score a 26-18 win over both Alfred University and Michigan State University. Despite finishing below sixth in two of the first three team classes the Saxons won the third tiebreaker with the Spartans for Reserve Champion, which was points in team reining. Kalcy O'Keefe had won that class for Alfred, which raised the Saxons from last to fourth through four team classes. With only one team class to go four teams were tied for third with 13 points. However Phoebe Huberty of Michigan State was able to win team novice western to vault the Spartans from 11 to 18 points and overtake everyone except Alfred (which earned a second in novice) and Champion Oregon State (which already had 22 points and was assured of no worse than second place going into novice). While Oregon State has regularly sent a full western team to IHSA Nationals it will be Michigan State's first appearance since 2009 and Alfred's first since 2008 which was the Saxons' only prior visit with a full western team to an IHSA Nationals event.

Riders who place first through fourth in individual classes at IHSA Western Semifinals advance to IHSA Nationals in Raleigh, North Carolina May 3-6, 2012. The top three teams at Western Semifinals also advance to IHSA Nationals.

Here are the Class-by-Class Results, in the order in which they were held, from 2012 IHSA Western Semfinals in Ocala, Florida:

Individual Open Reining: 1. Alina Carter, Middle Tennessee State University. 2. Elizabeth Whitman, Oregon State University. 3. Katie Petchell, Albion College. 4. Brooke Pence, Purdue University. 5. Kalcy O'Keefe, Alfred University. 6. Kayla Swartz, Bloomsburg University. 7. Douglas Mohr, Ball State University. 8. Kelsey Wilson Romney, Utah State University. 9. TIE between Ashley Clayton, University of South Florida and Bridgette Lake, Montana State University. 10. Justine Gentilini, Cornell University.

Individual Novice Western Horsemanship: 1. Karen Cannon, St. Mary of the Woods College. 2. Jordan Fuller, University of Montana Western. 3. Rebecca Folk, Lafayette College. 4. Cayce Turner, Middle Tennessee State University. 5. Loren Witt, Murray State University. 6. Victoria Toy, St. Mary of the Woods College. 7. Carissa Collison, University of Montana Western. 8. Meredith Redlin, Georgia Southern University.

Individual Open Western Horsemanship: 1. Sunni Hecht, Rocky Mountain College. 2. Taylor Duncanson, Centenary College. 3. Alina Carter, Middle Tennessee State University. 4. Elizabeth Whitman, Oregon State University. 5. Kayla Swartz, Bloomsburg University. 6. Ethan Wilborn, Murray State University. 7. Douglas Mohr, Ball State University. 8. Kelsey Wilson Romney, Utah State University.

Team Intermediate Western Horsemanship: 1. Danielle Lorenz, Oregon State University. 2. Austin Smith, Utah State University. 3. Erika Miller, Alfred University. 4. Amy Miller, Florida State University. 5. Christina Olton, Michigan State University. 6. Katherine Driver, Middle Tennessee State University. 7. Paige Harvey, St. Mary of the Woods College. 8. Beth Jonas, Centenary College.

Individual Advanced Western Horsemanship: 1. Bryne Kilgore, University of Montana Western. 2. Morgan Parisek, Murray State University. 3. Shannon Bedell, Oregon State University. 4. Kimberly King, University of Tennessee at Knoxville. 5. Lexi Buckheit, Alfred University. 6. Ellen Rauchbach, Centenary College. 7. Abby Thackery, Purdue University. 8. Audrie Kelley, Alfred University.

Team Open Western Horsemanship: 1. Sheila Hinkly, Florida State University. 2. Taylor Duncanson, Centenary College. 3. Jordyn Perrot, St. Mary of the Woods College. 4. Kelsey Wilson Romney, Utah State University. 5. Elizabeth Whitman, Oregon State University. 6. Marly Martin, Michigan State University. 7. Kelli Woodell, Middle Tennessee State University. 8. Lexi Buckheit, Alfred University.

Individual Beginner Western Horsemanship: 1. Danielle Eggert, Ball State University. 2. Stephanie Borgan, Oregon State University. 3. Carla Beau, Western Kentucky University. 4. Lauren Welch, Oregon State University. 5. Caralee Cecala, Alfred University. 6. Marie Yamane, Utah State University. 7. Kat Knapp, United States Military Academy. 8. Alyson Cook, Middle Tennessee State University.

Team Advanced Western Horsemanship: 1. Anna Caruso, Middle Tennessee State University. 2. Karen Cannon, St. Mary of the Woods College. 3. Cole Newman, Oregon State University. 4. Michelle Cifuni, Centenary College. 5. Nolan Soloman, Michigan State University. 6. Erin Peavey, Florida State University. 7. Casey Duncan, Alfred University. 8. Amy Camille White, Utah State University.

Team Open Reining: 1. Kalcy O'Keefe, Alfred University. 2. Sam Stafford, Michigan State University. 3. Whitney Mahloch, St. Mary of the Woods College. 4. Elizabeth Douglas, Florida State University. 5. Elizabeth Whitman, Oregon State University. 6. Kelsey Wilson Romney, Utah State University. 7. Alina Carter, Middle Tennessee State University. 8. Taylor Duncanson, Centenary College.

Alumni Western Horsemanship: 1. Lydia Whitlow Darnell, Middle Tennessee State University. 2. Amanda Bender, State University of New York at New Paltz. 3. Peggy Lenowich-Graham, United States Military Academy. 4. Marianne England, Middle Tennessee State University.

Alumni Reining: 1. Cassandra Walker, Murray State University. 2. Paige Montgomery, Western Kentucky University.

Individual Intermediate Western Horsemanship: 1. George Lawson, University of Montana Western. 2. Sarah New, St. Mary of the Woods College. 3. Morgan Carey, Albion College. 4. Emily Kopko, Middle Tennessee State University. 5. Kyra DeHart, Oregon State University. 6. Briana Cappiello, Alfred University. 7. Heather Herhardt, University of North Florida. 8. Jessica Scare, Murray State University.

Team Beginner Western Horsemanship: 1. Kathryn Sargent, Oregon State University. 2. Samantha Justilian, Middle Tennessee State University. 3. Rachel Wilkey, Utah State University. 4. Sarah Razek, Florida State University. 5. Nicole Mekker, Alfred University. 6. Kris Saunders, Michigan State University. 7. Shelby Harber, St. Mary of the Woods College. 8. Katlain Dyer, Centenary College.

Team Novice Western Horsemanship: 1. Phoebe Huberty, Michigan State University. 2. Derek Partridge, Alfred University. 3. Katie Dovenburg, Oregon State University. 4. Emily Kopko, Middle Tennessee State University. 5. Sarah New, St. Mary of the Woods College. 6. Mandy Allen, Utah State University. 7. Emily Mittleman, Florida State University. 8. Jessica Anderson, Centenary College.

Final Team Totals: Oregon State University (High Point Team) 26; Alfred University (Reserve) 18; Michigan State University 18; Florida State University 17; Middle Tennessee State University 16; St. Mary of the Woods College 15; Utah State University 14 and Centenary College 8.

(Special thanks to Marianne England for providing most of these results. Thanks also to Jess Abrams for the missing alumni western placing and to "Corona Cody" for four other missing placings.)