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IHSA ZONE 2 - REGION 3

At Zone 2 Zones in Pittsford, New York on April 4th Skidmore College came from behind to claim high point team honors by a 42-40 margin over Long Island University - Post Campus. Ian Gaudio (center), a sophomore from Redding, Connecticut, rode twice in the team competition for the Thoroughbreds. Seen here with his parents at the November 22nd Skidmore show, Gaudio was third in team intermediate over fences and second in team limit on the flat. Gaudio's red ribbon was the beginning of the rally, as the next four team ribbons were a second for Isa Washburne in team novice and consecutive first place finishes for Nila Rothman (in introductory), Ani McIntyre (in intermediate flat) and Isa Jensen (in open flat). Skidmore will field a full hunter seat team at Nationals for the fourth year in a row and will look to improve on last season's fourth place finish.

At the November 22nd Skidmore show no rider won twice. However Faith Burfeindt of the State University of New York at Cobleskill (pictured) was one of five riders with a first and a second. A freshman from Millbrook, New York, Burfeindt went on to place second in the ride-off as decided by judge Sally Hinkle Russell. Burfeindt played a large part in what many feel was Cobleskill's best hunter seat season ever. Burfeindt pointed out of both limit divisions in her freshmen year and even rode twice at Zones. After a sixth in individual limit fences Burfeindt won the class made up of ten individual limit flat riders to become the only Region 3 hunter seat rider Not from Skidmore to advance through to 2026 IHSA Nationals. Burfeindt will compete against 15 others in individual limit on the flat within the Tryon International Equestrian Center indoor at Nationals on Friday, May 1st.

Katherine Endler of Siena University (on left) poses with Saints head coach Nora Hanlon during that same November 22nd Skidmore show. Endler won the previously mentioned five-way ride-off for high point rider that day. A senior from Loudonville, New York, Endler finished fifth in the Region 3 hunter seat open rider standings as well as qualifying for Regionals in both open divisions. And some may recall Endler was a member of the last-ever Cazenovia College team in 2022-23 (and Endler was even in a five-way ride-off that season!).

Anna Carver of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (pictured) was another Region 3 rider to point out of two divisions in 2025-26. From Ashburn, Virginia, Carver qualified for Regionals in both limit flat and intermediate fences, placing third at Zones in the latter to close out her junior year. Carver was yet another rider who took part in the five-way ride-off for high point on November 22nd (as was Gaudio of Skidmore). RPI finished fourth in the Region 3 hunter seat team standings.

Third overall between the Fighting Tigers and the Engineers was Colgate University. Coached by Jo Stephenson (on right), the Raiders sent seven riders to Regionals including Alessandra Mason (on left). A senior from Wellesley, Massachusetts, Mason was one of nine Region 3 riders to point out of limit fences. Two Colgate riders advanced to Zone 2 Zones, with Alex Peto placing third in individual limit flat and Alessandra Song (yes the Raiders have two Alessandra's on their roster) fourth in the Cacchione Cup Class.

The State University of New York at Albany (sometimes called University at Albany) was sixth in the Region 3 hunter seat team standings. Ashley Myers of the Great Danes (on left, with head coach Tracy Pedersen) qualified for Regionals in both limit divisions. The junior from Newburgh, New York was joined at Regionals by teammates Sophia Eadie (who went on to place third in individual introductory at Zones) and Molly Tamweber (who closed out 2026 with a ninth at Zones in individual novice).

From Los Altos, California, Neve Cetinok was the only Hamilton College rider to qualify for Regionals this season. Seen here at the November 2, 2024 Morrisville State College show (when Morrisville was still showing hunter seat), Cetinok was ninth in the Region 3 hunter seat open rider standings and closed out her junior year riding at Regionals in the open flat division.

Three Oneonta State College riders qualified for Regionals including Elenore Manning (on left, with head coach Deb Pernat). The sophomore from Skaneateles, New York was one of thirteen Region 3 riders to point out of novice equitation in 2025-26.

And speaking of novice equitation Emily Bitting of Siena University is yet another of the thirteen to point out. A senior from Saugerties, New York, Bitting is seen here at that same November 22nd Skidmore show in the team chair which is usually where coach Hanlon is found. Bitting pointed out of novice eq during the November 1st show at Dutch Manor which Siena hosted.

The State University of New York at Cobleskill was leading the region through the first two shows of the season, due to a 46-32 win for the Fighting Tigers over the Thoroughbreds in the season opener which Cobleskill hosted on October 26th. Eventually Skidmore would win the region by an even 40 points, 339-299. Head coach Ray Whelihan (on right) is seen here with Erin Hayes of the Fighting Tigers at the November 18, 2023 Skidmore show. A senior from Holland, New York, Hayes qualified for Regionals in intermediate flat. The Fighting Tigers sent ten different hunter seat riders to Regionals, the most of any school in Region 3 for the 2025-26 season.

Skidmore College and RPI just missed tying Cobleskill, with each of these two sending nine riders to Regionals. Frances Gallagher (pictured) is one of the nine for the Thoroughbreds. A senior from Princeton, New Jersey, Gallagher was first in novice equitation at the February 21st Siena show to point out of the division. Skidmore made it 27 consecutive Region Titles in 2025-26, the second-longest active streak in the IHSA behind Centenary with 36. The 2025-26 season will also be remembered as the year Skidmore popularized the modern-day hunter seat doubleheader. Rather than hold two consecutive shows on the same day, Thoroughbreds head coach Belinda Colgan staged 'overlapping" shows on November 15th and February 28th. Riders in show one would compete in the first class of the day (normally a section of Open Fences). Then the next class would be made up of almost exactly the same group of riders jumping the same group of open fences, except that this was the first class of show two! Two judges would be used, with one scoring show one and the other scoring show two. And as one might expect, each judge would get a break while the other judge would - eh - judge a class. Following the November 15th doubleheader the word spread, and the likes of Zone 4, Region 5 and others went on to give this overlapping doubleheader concept a try.

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Schools which competed in Zone 2, Region 3 during the 2025-2026 school year: Colgate University, Hamilton College, Hartwick College, Morrisville State College, Oneonta State College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Siena College, Skidmore College, the State University of New York at Albany and the State University of New York at Cobleskill.

Winter/Spring 2026 Show Schedule for Zone 2, Region 3:

Saturday, February 14 State University of New York at Oswego (Host) at the Morrisville State College Equine Center, Morrisville, NY Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, February 15 State University of New York at Oswego (Host) at the Morrisville State College Equine Center, Morrisville, NY 9:00AM 2 WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, February 21 Siena College (Host) at Dutch Manor, Guilderland, NY 9:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, February 28 Skidmore College (Host) at the Van Lennep Riding Center, Saratoga Springs, NY 8:00AM 2 ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, March 1 Zone 2, Region 2/3 Western Regionals Hosted by Morrisville State College (Host) at the Morrisville State College Equine Center, Morrisville, NY Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, March 15 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 1 Hosted by the University of Findlay at the University of Findlay Equine Animal Science Center, Findlay, OH Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, March 16 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 2 Hosted by the University of Findlay at the University of Findlay Equine Animal Science Center, Findlay, OH Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, March 28 Zone 2, Region 3 Hunter Seat Regionals Hosted by Skidmore College at the Van Lennep Riding Center, Saratoga Springs, NY Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, April 4 ZONE 2 ZONES at Lehman Farms, Pittsford, NY Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Friday through Sunday, May 1 - 3 IHSA NATIONALS at Tryon International Equestrian Center, Mill Spring, NC Time each day TBA ENGLISH AND WESTERN

Zone 2, Region 2 and Zone 2, Region 3 show as one region for Western again in 2025-26. Starting in 2025-26 Colgate University shows Western in Zone 1. Please visit the Zone 1, Region 3 page for Colgate Western Results. Show Schedule subject to change.

Recent Region 3 Team Champions (Region 3 created by spinning off eleven schools from Region 2 prior to the 2000-01 season for hunter seat and 2002-03 season for stock seat)

Hunter Seat:

2001 - Skidmore College
2002 - Skidmore College
2003 - Skidmore College
2004 - Skidmore College
2005 - Skidmore College
2006 - Skidmore College
2007 - Skidmore College
2008 - Skidmore College
2009 - Skidmore College
2010 - Skidmore College (2009-10
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2011 - Skidmore College
2012 - Skidmore College
2013 - Skidmore College (2012-13
IHSA Hunter Seat Co-National Champions)
2014 - Skidmore College
2015 - Skidmore College
2016 - Skidmore College
2017 - Skidmore College
2018 - Skidmore College (2017-18
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2019 - Skidmore College
2020 - Skidmore College
2022 - Skidmore College
2023 - Skidmore College
2024 - Skidmore College
2025 - Skidmore College
2026 - Skidmore College

Western:

2003 - S.U.N.Y. - Morrisville
2004 - Morrisville State College
2005 - Morrisville State College
2006 - Morrisville State College
2007 - Morrisville State College
2008 - Morrisville State College
2009 - Morrisville State College
2010 - Morrisville State College
2011 - Morrisville State College
2012 - Morrisville State College
2013 - Morrisville State College
2014 - Morrisville State College
2015 - Morrisville State College
2016 - Morrisville State College
2017 - State University of New York at Cobleskill
2018 - State University of New York at Cobleskill
2019 - Morrisville State College
2020 - Morrisville State College
2022 - Morrisville State College
2023 - Morrisville State College
2024 - Morrisville State College
2025 - S.U.N.Y. - Oswego
2026 - Cornell University

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