ZONE 7 ZONES RESULTS

The Class-by-Class Results of 2026 Zone 7 Zones held at the Texas Tech Equestrian Center in Lubbock, Texas on March 28th and 29th, 2026 and listed in the order in which they were held. The Judge was Megan Taylor. The top two riders in each individual class and the top two hunter seat teams in the team competition advanced to IHSA Nationals May 1st through 3rd in Mill Spring, North Carolina. The top three riders in the Cacchione Cup classes also advanced to Nationals:

Individual Open Equitation Over Fences: 1. Samantha Wertz, Purdue University. 2. Jaden Perry, St. Mary of the Woods College. 3. Rick Hatchett, North Dakota State University. 4. Ashley Vaught, West Texas A & M University. 5. Kathryne Williams, Texas Tech University. 6. Haley Mannell, Kansas State University. 7. Mallori DeHart, Missouri State University. 8. Karolina Blando, University of Wisconsin at Madison. 9. Cyanea Robine, Montana State University. 10. Aurora Remis, Iowa State University.

Individual Intermediate Equitation Over Fences: 1. Hannah Minton, West Texas A & M University. 2. Kevin Beall, Butler University. 3. Cohen McCarthy, Tarleton State University. 4. Brooke Liebenstein, University of Wisconsin - River Falls. 5. Jayden Slonaker, North Dakota State University. 6. Halle Minton, St. Mary of the Woods College. 7. Kaylee Blazeniak, Illinois State University. 8. Caitlin Hogan, Northwestern University. 9. Amelie Dorchies, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Individual Limit Equitation Over Fences: 1. Lauren Dunnett, Purdue University. 2. Yasmin Pirbhai, Purdue University. 3. Kaylie Williams, University of Wisconsin at Madison. 4. Alissa Melville, Northern Illinois University. 5. Alexandria Woestman, West Texas A & M University. 6. Catherine Borchardt, West Texas A & M University. 7. Hannah Swanson, Iowa State University. 8. Hailey Poepping, University of Wisconsin - River Falls. 9. Jerzie Lerch, University of Wisconsin - River Falls. 10. Megan McCracken, Truman State University.

Individual Open Equitation On The Flat: 1. Abby Talcott, Purdue University. 2. Abigail Shelchuk, Purdue University. 3. Cyanea Robine, Montana State University. 4. Ella Stufft, University of Wisconsin at Madison. 5. Emily Potosnak, Illinois State University. 6. Haley Mannell, Kansas State University. 7. Rick Hatchett, North Dakota State University. 8. Aurora Remis, Iowa State University. 9. Violet Hodgson, West Texas A & M University.

Individual Novice Equitation: 1. Tess Bolster - White, University of Wisconsin at Madison. 2. Sophia Napierskia - Hamilton, Black Hawk College. 3. Dakota Kovanda, Purdue University. 4. Johanna Zeise, North Dakota State University. 5. Stephanie Biskobing, University of Wisconsin at Madison. 6. Jenna Arens, West Texas A & M University. 7. Caitlyn Murphy, Missouri State University. 8. Fecility Miller, Southern Nazarene University. 9. Molly Evans, Indiana University. 10. Anna Fandli, Montana State University.

Individual Introductory Equitation: 1. Kelsey Olivadoti, Purdue University. 2. Sasha Baca, Texas Tech University. 3. Jiun - Wei (Aaron) Yang, University of Wisconsin at Madison. 4. Alexis Faller, North Dakota State University. 5. Natalia Szwajnos, Western Illinois University. 6. Kinsey Luebker, University of Wisconsin - River Falls. 7. Jayden Stater, West Texas A & M University. 8. Eternity Lawson, Missouri State University. 9. Natalie Niemiec, Iowa State University.

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Team Open Equitation Over Fences: 1. Kaylee Blazeniak, Illinois State University. 2. Jayden Slonakar, North Dakota State University. 3. Abby Cole, Purdue University. 4. Ella Stufft, University of Wisconsin at Madison. 5. Hannah Minton, West Texas A & M University.

Team Intermediate Equitation Over Fences: 1. Catherine Borchardt, West Texas A & M University. 2. Allison Mouche, North Dakota State University. 3. Ellee Abraham, Illinois State University. 4. Ryan Floyd, University of Wisconsin at Madison. 5. Lauren Dunnett, Purdue University.

Team Limit Equitation Over Fences: 1. Stephanie Biskobing, University of Wisconsin at Madison. 2. Caitlyn Ford, Purdue University. 3. Sabrina Welch, West Texas A & M University. 4. Samantha Halliday, North Dakota State University. 5. Lauren Pfeifer, Illinois State University.

Individual Intermediate Equitation On The Flat: 1. Abby Cole, Purdue University. 2. Cohen McCarthy, Tarleton State University. 3. Kevin Beall, Butler University. 4. Ashley Herbstreit, University of Kansas. 5. Kate Stauffer, Montana State University. 6. Brooke Liebenstein, University of Wisconin - River Falls. 7. Emily Yeager, Black Hawk College. 8. Caitlin Hogan, Northwestern University. 9. Hannah Swanson, Iowa State University. 10. Hannah Minton, West Texas A & M University.

Individual Limit Equitation On The Flat: 1. Abigail Jarovsky, Northern Illinois University. 2. Alexandria Woestman, West Texas A & M University. 3. Haylie Johnson, Purdue University. 4. Alissa Melville, Northern Illinois University. 5. Catherine Borchardt, West Texas A & M University. 6. Yasmin Pirbhai, Purdue University. 7. Madison Feiring, North Dakota State University. 8. Gianna Edlund, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. 9. Nora Zaveri, University of Wisconsin at Madison. 10. Emma Stewart, North Dakota State University.

Team Intermediate Equitation On The Flat: 1. Samantha Wertz, Purdue University. 2. Alexandria Woestman, West Texas A & M University. 3. Rose Tyler, University of Wisconsin at Madison. 4. William Boston, Illinois State University. 5. Emma Stewart, North Dakota State University.

Team Limit Equitation On The Flat: 1. Stephanie Biskobing, University of Wisconsin at Madison. 2. Sophia Monk, Purdue University. 3. Samantha Halliday, North Dakota State University. 4. Lauren Pfeifer, Illinois State University. 5. Leah Tate, West Texas A & M University.

Team Introductory Equitation: 1. Colin Newton, Purdue University. 2. Anna Howie, University of Wisconsin at Madison. 3. Denisha Johnson, Illinois State University. 4. Kaylen Langhofer, West Texas A & M University. 5. Daniella Daire, North Dakota State University.

Cacchione Cup Class: 1. Abigail Shelchuk, Purdue University. 2. Haley Mannell, Kansas State University. 3. Ella Stufft, University of Wisconsin at Madison. 4. Katherine Williams, Texas Tech University. 5. Cyanea Robine, Montana State University.

Team Novice Equitation: 1. Payton Gault, Purdue University. 2. Caoimhe Benn - Rothstein, West Texas A & M University. 3. Samuel Habiland, Illinois State University. 4. Madison Scott, North Dakota State University. 5. Naema Granberg, University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Team Open Equitation On The Flat: 1. Abby Talcott, Purdue University. 2. Hannah Minton, West Texas A & M University. 3. Ella Stufft, University of Wisconsin at Madison. 4. Emily Potosnak, Illinois State University. 5. Jayden Slonaker, North Dakota State University.

Final Team Totals: Purdue University (2026 Zone Champion) 44; University of Wisconsin at Madison (Reserve) 35; West Texas A & M University 33; Illinois State University 30 and North Dakota State University 26.

(Special Thanks to Kathryn Kraft for her help in gathering these results - Editor)