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IHSA ZONE 3 - REGION 5

From Westhampton, Long Island, Sara Dunathan of the University of Delaware is seen here with "Sobe" at the October 27, 2024 Drexel show at the Dream Park. Dunathan won both of her limit classes to claim outright high point rider honors that day. Dunathan was one of four Region 5 riders to compete in more than one individual class at 2026 Zone 3 Zones in Long Valley, New Jersey on April 4th. Dunahan closed out her junior year with a fourth in individual limit flat and a sixth in individual limit fences.

From Exton, Pennsylvania, Jesse Van Tassel of West Chester University (on left) is seen here with Golden Rams head coach Wendy Myers during the February 16, 2025 show co-hosted by Temple University and Bucks County Community College. In 2025-26 Van Tassel finished third in the Region 5 hunter seat open rider standings while West Chester was reserve high point team behind the University of Delaware. Van Tassel also qualified for Regionals in both open divisions.

Yet another rider to make the top ten in the Region 5 hunter seat open rider standings was Hannah Freeman of Rowan University (pictured). From Vineland, New Jersey, Freeman did not join the Rowan team until her senior year. Freeman finished sixth overall among the open riders and qualified for Regionals in open fences. With a late surge Rowan moved from sixth to third place for the season over the final two shows.

One season ago Villanova University finished tenth out of 14 schools in the Region 5 hunter seat team standings. At that time head coach Beth Orem (on right) said that the team is made up almost completely of new riders. During the fall of 2025 Orem once again stated that her Villanova team is made up mostly of new riders. But these new riders led the Wildcats all the way to fourth place overall! Orem is seen here with Sophia Gizzo, a freshman from San Diego, California who competed in the limit levels for the Wildcats in 2025-26.

Villanova finished seven points behind Rowan. And Stockton University finished six points behind Villanova for fifth place within Region 5. Ella Marinucci (on left) is the new show coach for the Ospreys in 2025-26. Marinucci is seen here with Skylar Ballin, a junior from West Creek, New Jersey who placed sixth in individual introductory equitation at Zone 3 Zones on April 4th.

Another of the riders to compete twice individually at Zones was Katherine Mastropaolo of Drexel University (on left). Beth Orem coaches both Drexel and Villanova, and between them Mastropaolo is the only rider who qualified for 2026 Regionals. Mastropaolo and Orem are seen here at that same October 2024 Drexel show at the Dream Park following Mastropaolo's first in open flat to start the day. A sophomore from Readington, New Jersey (where she grew up riding with former Rider University head coach Katie Benson at Briarwood Farm), Mastropaolo was fifth in individual open over fences and third in individual open flat in Long Valley, New Jersey on April 4th. The Dragons finished in sixth place, only two points behind Stockton.

The seventh and final Region 5 team to reach triple digits in 2025-26 was the University of Pennsylvania. Two Quakers qualified for Regionals, with one of them being Laura Aviles (on right). Seen here with head coach Dana Epps, the senior from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico pointed out of novice equitation. After scoring 104 points during the regular season, Penn competed in the All-Ivy League competition at Cornell University on April 19th (during which this photo was taken). The Quakers edged out Princeton 14-13 in a close race for third place.

Fritz Royce of Millersville University (on right, with coach Rachel Grice) is one of many Zone 3 riders who can show both English and Western. A sophomore from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Royce wears number 1477, a four-digit number which indicates a Zone 3 rider is entered in both disciplines. The Millersville hunter seat team may have missed triple digits but the Marauders' finished only eight points behind the Quakers.

We don't often do this but we are re-using a photo of Kendall Rohrbach that previously appeared on this page. This is because the Penn State - Berks Campus rider made it all the way to Zones. Seen here at the Dream Park at that same October 2024 Drexel show, the senior from Oley, Pennsylvania placed eighth in individual limit on the flat at Zones in Long Valley, New Jersey on April 4th. Not pictured is Berks coach Bryan Bradley, who is the 2026 IHSA Lifetime Achievement Award winner.

Two Salisbury University riders qualified for 2026 Regionals with one of them being Alec Marshall (on left). The senior from Annapolis, Maryland is seen here with Seagulls assistant coach Ellen Gregory during the November 16th Washington College/West Chester University show at Heaven's Gate. Marshall was already qualified for Regionals in novice equitation when this photo was taken.

Leah Dieterich of Franklin & Marshall College (on left) is seen here with Dips head coach Erika Kurtz during the March 8th Salisbury University show (which was held at Havenshire Farm). The sophomore from Bristol, Rhode Island placed second in her novice equitation class to qualify for Regionals in the division. Dieterich would be the lone F & M rider to qualify for Regionals in 2026.

And finally here is a photo from Zone 3 Zones in Long Valley, New Jersey. It features University of Delaware head coach Whitney Carmouche (on left) with Caroline Giddings of the Blue Hens. A senior from Ambler, Pennsylvania, Giddings was another rider who qualified for Regionals at the March 8th Salisbury show. The March 8th show was in fact the final Region 5 Regular Season show of 2025-26 and Giddings was fourth in intermediate fences to extend her season one more show. In fact it would extend two shows to April 4th when Giddings was fourth in individual intermediate over fences to close out four years at the Newark, Delaware school. Carmouche has now been at the helm at UDel for twelve consecutive Region Titles, with the Blue Hens besting West Chester by 99 points for the top spot in Region 5 this season.

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Schools which competed in Zone 3, Region 5 during the 2025-26 school year: Bucks County Community College, Drexel University, Franklin & Marshall College, Millersville University, Penn State University - Berks Campus, Rowan University, Salisbury University, Stockton University, Temple University, University of Delaware, University of Pennsylvania, Villanova University, Washington College and West Chester University.

Winter/Spring 2026 Show Schedule for Zone 3, Region 5:

Saturday, February 7 Penn State University (Host) at Eagle Valley Equestrian Center, Bellefonte, PA 9:00AM 2 WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, February 15 Rowan University (Host) at Havenshire Farm, Townsend, DE 9:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, February 28 Rutgers University (Host) at Saddlebrook Equestrian Center, Schwenksville, PA Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, February 28 Zone 3 Western Regionals at at Saddlebrook Equestrian Center, Schwenksville, PA HELD FOLLOWING THE FINAL REGULAR SEASON WESTERN SHOW - WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, March 1 University of Delaware (Host) at Havenshire Farm, Townsend, DE 9:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, March 8 Salisbury University (Host) at Havenshire Farm, Townsend, DE 9:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, March 21 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 22 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 3, Region 5 Hunter Seat Regionals at Havenshire Farm, Townsend, DE 10:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, April 4 ZONE 3 ZONES at the Centenary University Equestrian Center, Long Valley, NJ 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

The Rutgers Western Shows scheduled for January 31st have been cancelled due to weather concerns. One single show has been added prior to the start of Western Regionals on February 28th. Schools in each Zone 3 Hunter Seat Region will show Western as part of one big region again in 2025-26. Show Schedule subject to change.

Recent Region 5 Team Champions (Region 5 known as Zone 4, Region 4 2010-13 and was spun off from part of Zone 3, Region 2 following the 2009-10 season)

Hunter Seat:

1997 - University of Delaware (1996-97
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
1998 - Kutztown University
1999 - University of Delaware
2000 - University of Delaware
2001 - University of Delaware
2002 - University of Delaware
2003 - University of Delaware
2004 - Delaware Valley College
2005 - Delaware Valley College
2006 - Delaware Valley College
2007 - University of Delaware
2008 - University of Delaware
2009 - Delaware Valley College
2010 - Delaware Valley College
2011 - University of Delaware
2012 - University of Delaware
2013 - Drexel University
2014 - University of Delaware
2015 - University of Delaware
2016 - University of Delaware
2017 - University of Delaware
2018 - University of Delaware
2019 - University of Delaware
2020 - University of Delaware
2022 - University of Delaware
2023 - University of Delaware
2024 - University of Delaware
2025 - University of Delaware
2026 - University of Delaware

Western:

1999 - Kutztown University
2000 - Kutztown University
2001 - University of Delaware
2002 - Rutgers University
2003 - Bucks County Community College
2004 - Bucks County Community College
2005 - Delaware Valley College
2006 - Delaware Valley College
2007 - Delaware Valley College
2008 - Delaware Valley College
2009 - Washington College
2010 - University of Delaware
2011 - University of Delaware
2012 - University of Delaware
2013 - University of Delaware
2014 - University of Delaware
2015 - University of Delaware
2016 - University of Delaware
2017 - Delaware Valley University
2018 - Delaware Valley University
2019 - Penn State University (State College)
2020 - University of Delaware
2022 - Delaware Valley University
2023 - Delaware Valley University
2024 - Penn State University (State College)
2025 - Delaware Valley University
2026 - Penn State University (State College)

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