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IHSA ZONE 2 - REGION 4

From Villanova, Pennsylvania, Fairfield University sophomore Emma Spence-Bowen is seen here in the office at Silvermine Farm after winning her limit flat class on October 18th. Spence-Bowen said she needed two more flat points to go to Regionals. With a first and a third that day Spence-Bowen was part of a three-way question-off for reserve high point rider. The Stags are comfortably in third place within Region 4 headed into the winter break.

The Holiday Tournament of Champions was hosted by Centenary University in Long Valley, New Jersey on December 6th and eight of the top ten teams from 2025 IHSA Nationals had a full team entered including Sacred Heart University. The Pioneers, the runner-up at each of the past two IHSA Nationals events, rallied to take fifth place thanks to a blue ribbon for novice rider Olivia Dolan (on right) in the final team class. First-year head coach Hanna Lloyd (on left, herself a former Sacred Heart rider class of '23) poses with the sophomore from Westfield, Massachusetts whose novice win moved the Pioneers into a tie with St. Lawrence University at 27 each (St. Lawrence won the tiebreaker). The Pioneers find themselves in second place in the competitive Region 4 after five fall shows.

Turning our attention from the two Connecticut-based schools to those in the Empire State Laney Hawkins of New York University sits in a "Violets" chair as this is the school's nickname. This was also on October 18th, and the senior from Hilton Head, South Carolina was fourth in limit over fences that day to qualify for Regionals in the division. NYU holds fourth place through the fall, nine points ahead of Stony Brook.

There are IHSA programs at the moment that can claim to have had three head coaches in the past three seasons. Stony Brook University can claim that Trish Watro (on left) is only the third head coach the Seawolves' program has had since the 1960's! George Lukemire was the first, Myrna Treuting the second and starting in the fall of '25 Watro. On the right is Danika Riley of Stony Brook, a freshman from Woodbury, New York who holds her first-ever IHSA blue ribbon after winning the second section of pre-novice on October 18th. Riley explained that there are two "Woodburys" in New York State, with one on Long Island and the other in Orange County, New York. Though Stony Brook University is in Suffolk County, Long Island Riley is from the Woodbury in Orange County. That Woodbury is known for a group of outlet stores under the name "Woodbury Commons" (and Riley has even worked there prior to enrolling at Stony Brook).

Kaitlyn McVeigh of Pratt Institute (on left, with head coach Jake Pittari) managed to qualify for Regionals not once but twice on October 18th. The junior from San Diego, California was third in limit fences and a a short time later fourth in limit flat. Each ride added enough points that McVeigh will be riding in the intermediate divisions for the rest of the regular season. Pratt Institute is only two points behind Stony Brook and eleven behind New York University headed into 2026.

When we last updated our Region 4 photos Katelyn Gayson of Adelphi University was on this page after having earned seven of the schools' twelve points at last fall's Sacred Heart show. This time a new member of the Gayson family appears. She is Allison Gayson (pictured), a freshman from Mineola, Long Island who is seen here after winning her pre-novice class on October 18th (another show hosted by Sacred Heart). At this point Allison Gayson was undefeated in two pre-novice rides. Adelphia University is one of seven teams in triple digits, going into the break with 104 points.

With 97 points St. Joseph's University of Patchogue is very close to triple digits. Coach Pam Marsden (on left) poses with Colleen Brennan, who is another rider to win her first IHSA blue ribbon at the October 18th Sacred Heart show. A freshman from Centereach, Long Island, Brennan won the first of three sections of introductory equitation.

Her picture was on the previous Region 4 page. This is a more recent photo of Mikhaela Freitor of Hofstra University, taken at that same October 18th show. A junior from Princeton, New Jersey, Freitor was second in intermediate fences that day and was the only Hofstra rider entered competing above the limit level. Freitor was also fifth in intermediate fences to earn seven of Hofstra's 19 points that day.

Molloy University had a rider qualified for Regionals before the October 18th Sacred Heart show. Riley Alexander (pictured), a junior from Islip, Long Island, qualified for Regionals at the October 5th St. Joseph's show in novice equitation. Molloy has been very consistant, earning nine points at three of the fall shows and ten points at each of the other two.

From Farmingdale, Long Island, Saige Hinch of Long Island University is seen here after winning her novice equitation class on October 18th. The Sharks junior thought she pointed out of the division with the blue ribbon. Hinch was the eighth of nine LIU riders to win a class that day. The Sharks won at Sacred Heart by a 47-40 margin over the hosts and lead the region by nine points overall 210-201 though it is not yet clear how many more Region 4 regular season shows will take place in early 2026.

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Schools competing in Zone 2, Region 4 during the 2025-2026 school year: Adelphi University, Fairfield University, Hofstra University, Long Island University - Post, Molloy University, New York University, Pratt Institute, Sacred Heart University, St. Joseph's University (NY) and Stony Brook University.

Winter/Spring 2026 Show Schedule for Zone 2, Region 4 (Zone 2, Region 4 is currently Hunter Seat or English Only):

Sunday, March 1 Pratt Institute (Host) at Jamaica Bay Riding Academy, Brooklyn, NY 9:00AM

Sunday, March 8 Long Island University (Host) at North Shore Equestrian Center, Brookville, NY 9:00AM

Sunday, March 15 Molloy University/Adelphi University (Co-Hosts) at Sagamore Hills Stables, Northport, NY Time TBA

Date TBA Zone 2, Region 4 Regionals at North Shore Equestrian Center, Brookville, NY 9:00AM

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

Regionals will be held on either March 28, 29 or 30. Show Schedule subject to change.

Recent Region 4 Team Champions (Most of this region known as Zone 3, Region 1 1992-2005)

1997 - Fairfield University
1998 - S.U.N.Y. - Stony Brook
1999 - Fairfield University
2000 - Fairfield University
2001 - St. Josephs' College
2002 - Fairfield University
2003 - Fairfield University
2004 - Stony Brook University
2005 - Yale University
2006 - Columbia University
2007 - Fairfield University
2008 - New York University
2009 - New York University
2010 - St. Josephs' College
2011 - New York University
2012 - Stony Brook University
2013 - Stony Brook University
2014 - Long Island University - C.W. Post College
2015 - St. Josephs' College
2016 - St. Josephs' College
2017 - Long Island University - Post
2018 - Long Island University - Post
2019 - Long Island University - Post
2020 - Long Island University - Post
2022 - Long Island University - Post
2023 - Long Island University - Post
2024 - Long Island University - Post
2025 - Sacred Heart University

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