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IHSA ZONE 2 - REGION 2

She knows she pointed out of novice equitation at one of the two S.U.N.Y. - Geneseo shows that started the season but was not certain which one. She is Regan Barnes of Cazenovia College, and when the Wildcats hosted on November 20th the junior from South Berwick, Maine won her limit flat class. Like many of her teammates that day Barnes was involved in running the show and is seen here with a saddlepad that was most definitely headed to the tack room or the back of a horse soon afterward.

She was part of the 2000-01 Reserve National Champion St. Lawrence University team and for over 15 years Kate Wagner (on left) has been an assistant coach at her alma matter. Wagner is seen here with Saints senior Elizabeth "Fenn" Novicki, who had already qualified for Regionals in both limit divisions when this photo was taken at the November 20th Cazenovia show. From Walpole, Massachusetts, Novicki was high point rider at the February 26th Cazenovia show, winning both of her intermediate classes that day while St. Lawrence was high point team. The Saints were 40-34 winners over both Syracuse and the host school and would clinch their eleventh consecutive Region Title at the regular season finale a day later.

Considering the facilities that both St. Lawrence and Cazenovia have you have to give credit to Syracuse University head coach Denise Van Patten (on right) and the entire Orange teams of recent seasons for staying in the team races against these programs. Syracuse won the season opener October 30th by a 39-38 margin over St. Lawrence to briefly lead the Region 2 hunter seat team standings. Seen here with Van Patten is Mackenzie Jorgensen, a senior from Smithtown, New York who had already qualified for Regionals in limit fences but would win her limit flat class at the November 20th Cazenovia show a few hours after this photo was taken. While Cazenovia won the November 20th show 41-34 over St. Lawrence the Orange scored 33 and remained within 20 points of the Saints up to that point in the season.

Clarkson University has a new head coach in 2021-22 and she is Tiffany Buschbascher (on left, whose last name is pronounced Bush-back-er). Clarkson senior Rachel Rackliff (on right) was yet another rider qualified for Regionals in limit fences entering the November 20th Cazenovia show. From Jericho, Vermont, Rackliff qualified a second time that day, needing two points in limit flat and placing second to receive five.

For several seasons now the only school other than St. Lawrence or Cazenovia to host a Region 2 hunter seat show is the State University of New York at Geneseo. The Knights host their shows at Leg Up Stables, which is owned by Geneseo head coach Kim Sanford (not pictured). Geneseo has hosted the Region 2 season opener for at least the past five seasons but probably longer. Seen here is Samantha Shepard, a Geneseo junior from Fairport, New York who had qualified for Regionals in intermediate flat prior to this photo taken at the November 20th Cazenovia show.

From Syracuse, New York, Rachael Seyler of Le Moyne College (pictured) knew exactly which show she qualified for Regionals at. The Dolphin junior told this writer she pointed out of novice equitation at the October 31st SUNY-Geneseo show, which was the second show of the Region 2 season.

Jill Bergstresser (on left) may be seen at most if not all the Region 2 hunter seat shows but the State University of New York at Oswego coach is also a rated Western Horse Show Judge! On the right is Sierra Barry of the Lakers, a junior from Schenectady, New York who won her limit flat and was second in limit fences when this photo was taken on November 20th. Barry won the ride-off for reserve high point rider that day.

Only one rider won twice at the November 20th Cazenovia show and she is Cazenovia junior Sara Eveleigh (pictured). From West Monroe, New York, Eveleigh won both of her open classes and therefore was bestowed with the high point rider ribbon. Cazenovia College won two of the eight Region 2 hunter seat shows in 2021-22. Besides their November 20th home show the Wildcats also won the February 27th St. Lawrence show, besting the host school 37-32. Eveleigh is also an accomplished Western rider, and a third in individual level II western horsemanship at the Galva, Illinois Semifinal on March 19th clinched a trip for her to 2022 IHSA Nationals in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania May 5th through 8th.

All five regions within Zone 2 held hunter seat alumni classes in 2021-22, the only Zone nationwide that can make that claim. Alumni riders can ride in a different region than the one they showed in as an undergraduate, which is ALMOST the case with Nazareth College graduate Alex Carbonaro. While Nazareth is in Zone 2, Region 1 today Carbonaro was a member of the class of 2009 and at that time Nazareth was still in Region 2 prior to the 2010 IHSA re-alignment which created five new regions at that time. At the mid-season break Carbonaro still needed one point to qualify for Regionals in alumni flat but was already in on alumni fences. Carbonaro is seen here at the November 20th Cazenovia show after having won her alumni fences while placing second in alumni flat.

From Alna, Maine, Clara Mugnai (pictured, pronounced "Mun-Yey") was one of six St. Lawrence University riders to win a class at the February 26th Cazenovia show. The Saints senior was a winner in intermediate fences. St. Lawrence will have the rare distinction of hosting three consecutive shows. The Saints hosted the eighth and final Region 2 regular season show on February 27th. Their next show will be Regionals which will also be at their Elsa Gunnison Appleton Riding Hall on March 26th. And then on April 9th the entire Zone will come calling in Canton in what is a great all-weather facility. If the Saints reach Nationals not only will they leave home for the first time since February 26th it will be their first out-of-New York State IHSA event since the last time IHSA Nationals were in Harrisburg in 2018.

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Schools competing in Zone 2, Region 2 during the 2021-2022 school year: Cazenovia College, Clarkson University, Le Moyne College, St. Lawrence University, State University of New York at Geneseo, State University of New York at Oswego, Syracuse University and University of Ottawa.

Winter/Spring 2022 Show Schedule for Zone 2, Region 2

Sunday, February 13 Cazenovia College (Host) at the Cazenovia College Equestrian Center, Cazenovia, NY 11:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, February 13 State University of New York at Oswego (Host) at the Cazenovia College Equestrian Center, Cazenovia, NY WESTERN ONLY - HELD FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE CAZENOVIA SHOW

Saturday, February 19 State University of New York at Oswego (Host) Site and Time TBA 2 WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, February 20 Zone 2, Region 2 Western Regionals Hosted by the State University of New York at Oswego Site and Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, February 26 Cazenovia College (Host) at the Cazenovia College Equestrian Center, Cazenovia, NY 11:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, February 27 St. Lawrence University (Host) at the Elsa Gunnison Appleton Riding Hall, Canton, NY 11:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Date TBA Zone 2, Region 2 Western Regionals Hosted by Cazenovia College at the Cazenovia College Equestrian Center, Cazenovia, NY Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, March 19 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 1 at the Black Hawk College East Campus Ag Arena, Galva, IL Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, March 20 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 2 at the Black Hawk College East Campus Ag Arena, Galva, IL Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, March 26 Zone 2, Region 2 Hunter Seat Regionals Hosted by St. Lawrence University at the Elsa Gunnison Appleton Riding Hall, Canton, NY 9:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, April 9 ZONE 2 ZONES Hosted by St. Lawrence University at the Elsa Gunnison Appleton Riding Hall, Canton, NY 9:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Thursday through Sunday, May 5 - May 8 IHSA NATIONALS at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, Harrisburg, PA Time each day TBA ENGLISH AND WESTERN

Additional Western Show Dates may be added. Show Schedule subject to change.

Recent Region 2 Team Champions

Hunter Seat:

1997 - Skidmore College
1998 - Cazenovia College
1999 - Skidmore College (1998-99
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2000 - Skidmore College
2001 - St. Lawrence University
2002 - Cazenovia College
2003 - St. Lawrence University
2004 - Cazenovia College
2005 - St. Lawrence University
2006 - St. Lawrence University
2007 - Cazenovia College
2008 - St. Lawrence University
2009 - St. Lawrence University
2010 - Cazenovia College
2011 - St. Lawrence University
2012 - St. Lawrence University (2011-12
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2013 - St. Lawrence University (2012-13
IHSA Hunter Seat Co-National Champions)
2014 - St. Lawrence University
2015 - St. Lawrence University
2016 - St. Lawrence University
2017 - St. Lawrence University
2018 - St. Lawrence University
2019 - St. Lawrence University
2020 - St. Lawrence University

Western:

1997 - S.U.N.Y. - Morrisville
1998 - S.U.N.Y. - Morrisville
1999 - S.U.N.Y. - Morrisville
2000 - S.U.N.Y. - Morrisville
2001 - S.U.N.Y. - Morrisville
2002 - S.U.N.Y. - Morrisville
2003 - Cazenovia College
2004 - Cazenovia College
2005 - Cazenovia College
2006 - Cazenovia College
2007 - Cazenovia College
2008 - Alfred University
2009 - Alfred University
2010 - S.U.N.Y. - Oswego
2011 - S.U.N.Y. - Oswego
2012 - S.U.N.Y. - Oswego
2013 - S.U.N.Y. - Oswego
2014 - S.U.N.Y. - Oswego
2015 - S.U.N.Y. - Oswego
2016 - S.U.N.Y. - Oswego
2017 - Cazenovia College
2018 - S.U.N.Y. - Oswego
2019 - S.U.N.Y. - Oswego
2020 - S.U.N.Y. - Oswego

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