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CENTENARY COLLEGE DOMINATES INDIVIDUAL CLASSES, RALLIES TO WIN TEAM COMPETITION AT ZONE 3 ZONES Long Valley, NJ - When you add in the alumni divisions and the Cacchione Cup class (the latter counting as one class though seperate flat and fences sections were held) there were 19 classes at 2011 Zone 3 Zones. Centenary College, which hosted the event at their Equestrian Center in Long Valley, New Jersey, won nine of them. Of the 16 individual undergraduate rides at stake for IHSA Nationals eight of them were secured by Centenary riders. Save for the individual novice flat at least one Centenary rider will be competing in each individual hunter seat class at 2011 IHSA Nationals. The individual intermediate on the flat will include two Cyclones. History will show that Centenary College dominated Zone 3 Zones. However if you were on hand for only the first 12 classes of the day you might have left wondering who exactly would be sent home from the team competition. Through five team classes Lafayette College had 21 points, Penn State University (State College) had 22, host Centenary 23 and Tournament of Champions series powerhouse Delaware Valley College 29. The Aggies won three of the first five team classes and had more than a few wondering if they could win on the Cyclone's home turf. With considerable re-alignment throughout the IHSA prior to the start of the 2010-11 season, it was a foregone conclusion that the year-end Zones shows throughout the country would take on a decidely different look when compared to 2009-10. Zones 2, 6, 7 and 8 would all be comprised of five regions, so each of those Zones would hold their first five-way Zones competitions (Zone 8 would go into the history books ahead of the other three, as their Zones show took place one weekend earlier). The remaining Zones would hold four-way team classes, with only Zones 1 and 3 used to doing it this way. Zone 3 Zones would not look the same on the surface in 2011, as one entire region from the previous season had been removed (now mostly known as Zone 6, Region 5) while an entire region from Zone 2 would be re-named Zone 3, Region 3 and inserted in its' place. The new region, formerly known as Zone 2, Region 1, took on the Zone 3, Region 3 name previously associated with the schools who headed west into Zone 6. Therefore this new region was actually not new at all, with five of the programs having been in the same region since the 1970's. Five others had either come and gone and returned in that time or were generally new. And one other, Centenary College, had been in the original IHSA 'region' prior to 1972, remained with the New York Metropolitan area through mid-1976, was moved into the new Eastern Pennsylvania Region (simply called Region 5) from 1976-82, and was then in Region 1 (renamed Zone 2, Region 1 in 1992) starting in 1984. Since the 1989-90 season Centenary College had set the all-time IHSA record for consecutive hunter seat Region Titles, now at 22 and counting. During that time the Centenary program has produced at least four Reserve National Champion hunter seat teams and the 2009 IHSA National Champion team, of which several riders were entered at today's competition. There was little doubt in the minds of most who follow the IHSA that Centenary would be the team to (try to) beat on April 9th.
Though they were still in the same zone, the other three regions were not identical to their 2009-10 makeup. Zone 3, Region 1 was the least changed, having spun off Franklin & Marshall College to Zone 3, Region 2. Zone 3, Region 4 was without Princeton University and Rider University from New Jersey and Penn State - Berks campus from Pennsylvania. Zone 3, Region 2 gained Penn State - Berks, Franklin & Marshall, Rider and Princeton. However these moves were necessary because the existing Zone 3, Region 2 was being severed into two regions. All but Bucks County Community College, Arcadia University, Temple University and defending Region Champion Delaware Valley College were removed from Region 2 to create Zone 4, Region 4. The 2010-11 version of Zone 3, Region 2 was the closest thing to a "New Region" that Zone 3 could claim. In spite of these changes from one season to the next, none of the existing region champions saw a change in fortune. Penn State (State College) opened up a big lead in Region 1 during the fall and coasted to their eighth consecutive region title. Delaware Valley managed to go undefeated in Region 2 competitions, though on five separate occasions Penn State - Berks was reserve and within single digits of the Aggies. Centenary nearly went undefeated, only falling in the regular season finale (to Marist by a 31-27 count at the Centenary Equestrian Center). And like Penn State (State College) Lafayette earned their third consecutive region title by building up the early lead in Region 4. One could argue that save for Region 2 it was business as usual for the leaders. In Region 2 Delaware Valley benefited from not having to face the University of Delaware for the first time in over 20 seasons (Delaware Valley and the University of Delaware had finished the regular season tied for high point team twice in the previous five seasons). The real question that everyone saw coming a mile away (or months away) was how well would the defending Zone 3 high point teams fair at Zones against a Centenary team with such a revered history? Though the show was held indoors the weather was very good for early April, with temperatures rising into the low '60's. It was generally sunny as a bonus. The first class of the day was the first of two Cacchione Cup phases. Because the Cacchione class at a Zones show does not count towards IHSA Nationals (at least it has not through 2011), not only was the high point open rider from each region invited to participe the runner-up was also invited (This was the only eight-way Cacchione class held at any of the various Zones shows this season). Marissa Cohen, a Centenary College senior from West Chester, Pennsylvania kicked off the competition at 9:24AM when she entered the ring for the Cacchione Cup over fences phase. Seven rides later the jumping phase was completed and the first class of the day with real drama commenced. As would be the case in all of the individual classes, the goal of each rider was to finish inside the top two. The season ends for riders who finish third and below while the top two continue on to IHSA Nationals May 5th through 8th at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Many were grateful for Centenary's decision to provide enough horses so that the top three riders at each of the four Zone 3 Regionals shows could advance to Zones in each individual division. While Centenary had afforded the same number of rides when they hosted Zone 2 Zones one year earlier, individual classes at each of the past nine Zone 3 Zones shows had been made up of only the top two Regionals survivors.
12 riders competed in Individual Open Over Fences, and when the results were announced one of two Centenary competitors had earned the day's first blue ribbon. Every time Campus Equestrian writes about the accomplishments of Centenary College senior Randi Cashman we seemingly always mention that 1) Cashman has represented her region at Nationals in the Individual AQHA Trophy division each of her four seasons at Centenary, and 2) that Cashman is the daughter of United States Military Academy coaches Peter and Sherry Cashman. For the first time we can add 'Individual Zone Champion' honors to this list, as Cashman won the open fences without having to test. Her ride was sensational, and some were confused when Judge William Moroney called three others back to test. All 12 riders were eventually asked to return to the ring for the awarding of ribbons. When Katie Moulton, a Lehigh University senior from Denver, Colorado was announced as fourth it was a dead giveaway that Cashman, who was still standing among the group of four riders, would win. Though she was clearly happy with her draw (she gave him a hug when exiting the ring prior to the call back), Kutztown University junior Alexis Wirth (from Collegeville, Pennsylvania) was third. Julie Weisz, a Gettysburg College junior from Coto de Caza, California was the Reserve Champion (and apparently the best during further testing) while Cashman, who was at one of the novice levels when she started at Centenary in the fall of 2007, won an individual class at Zones for the first time. Peter Cashman had a look of pure joy both when Randi was not announced fourth and again when she was announced as the champion. Michelle Geise, a former University of Scranton rider who was the official photographer at today's show remarked during Cashman's ride that you could never tell she had more of a western background before attending Centenary than hunter seat. Team Open Over Fences followed, with arguably four of the best open riders the IHSA has to offer. Ciara Menkens, a Delaware Valley College sophomore from Brick, New Jersey and who had come up big for the Aggies at two Tournament of Champions events earlier in the season, was fourth. Like Menkens, Danielle Miranda of Lafayette College will be competing at IHSA Nationals in the Cacchione Cup Competition. A junior from Mendham, New Jersey, Miranda was third (both riders had trouble with their third fence during the jumping phase of the Cacchione class earlier). Elizabeth Lubrano, who we thought was a Penn State junior from Glenmore, Pennsylvania is apparently a senior. Lubrano, who represented Region 1 in the Cacchione class at 2010 Nationals spent the fall 2010 semester abroad but won all four of her open flat classes during the spring. Lubrano was the Reserve Champion in team open fences while Kathryn Haley kept the Cyclones unbeaten through two classes. A freshman from Orchard Park, New York who was the recent winner of the USHJA's emerging athletes program, Haley had the most consistant ride. Through one team class it was Centenary 7, Penn State (State College) 5, Lafayette 4 and Delaware Valley 3. Apparently Moroney did not have a clear-cut winner in Individual Intermediate Over Fences, as four of the 12 riders were invited back to test. Emily Hulak, a Rutgers University sophomore from Milford, Connecticut was fourth for the Scarlet Knights' top ribbon of the day. Allison George, a Delaware Valley College sophomore from Bridgewater, New Jersey was third. Samantha Whitley, a Centenary College junior from Virginia Beach, Virginia was the Reserve Champion while Shannon Bilder of Bloomsburg University was the blue ribbon winner. A junior from Jackson, New Jersey, Bilder would prove to be the only Region 4 undergraduate rider to win an individual class at today's show. Moroney did not test any of the team classes, including Intermediate Over Fences. Jessica Grabowski, a junior from West Orange, New Jersey was fourth for Lafayette. Brendan Weiss, the first of two men (with very similar first names) to compete for different schools in consecutive team classes, was third for Penn State. Natasha Klingenstein, a junior from Torrance, California who was making her IHSA post-season debut was second for Centenary. Kelsey Ficara, a freshman from Southampton, New York moved Delaware Valley from fourth to second by winning what was also her IHSA post-season debut. Through two team classes the score was Centenary 12, Delaware Valley 10, Penn State (State College) 9 and Lafayette 7. The Alumni Over Fences division was the smallest class of the day, with only one rider each from Regions 1, 2 and 4 entered (a fourth rider, 1997 Delaware Valley College graduate Tracey Evans Lightner, broke her arm days before Region 4 Regionals or she would have been competing as well). Both 2004 Lehigh University graduate Rachel Suna and 2006 Kutztown University alum (and Penn State-Berks Coach) Chrystal Coffelt Wood had forgettable rides, with Wood nearly destroying a standard but deemed better than Suna's chiping a fence according to Moroney. 2010 Lebanon Valley College graduate Sarah Bechtel, who prior to today was the only LVC undergraduate rider in program history to have competed at a Zones show, had a clear round and thus won the division. Though Bechtel is no longer the only LVC rider to have competed at Zones (Mandi Albright was eighth in individual intermediate over fences earlier today) she can now claim to be the only LVC rider to qualify for IHSA Nationals. Though 12 riders were entered in Individual Novice Fences Moroney did not ask for additional testing. Both Centenary College and Dickinson College had three riders entered in the division, and both would see one of their riders pass through to Nationals. Mary McClintock, a Dickinson College senior from West Bath, Maine was the Reserve Champion while Julie Connors of Centenary was best in the field. From Hebron, Connecticut Connors is undefeated since graduating in December of 2010. Connors pointed out during the fall making her eligible to compete at Regionals even though she had already graduated. Connors won Regionals over teammates Claire Mayer and Kristin Blatt six days earlier. Both Mayer and Blatt came close to surviving Zones, as the former was fourth while the latter was third. The third team class of the day, Team Novice Over Fences, featured three Freshmen. Brendon Williams, a freshman from Stratford, Connecticut was fourth in Team Novice Over Fences for Centenary. Molly Clarke, a junior from Cleveland, Ohio was third for Lafayette. Amanda Pritt, a Penn State freshman from Whiteford, Maryland was second while Chelsea Koerper won the class for Delaware Valley. Like teammate Ficara who went before her Koerper is a freshman from the town of Southampton. Unlike Ficara it is Southampton, Pennsylvania, which is considerably closer to the Delaware Valley campus. Koerper's win made for a change atop the team standings for the time being. Through all the jumping classes it was Delaware Valley 17, Centenary 15, Penn State 14 and Lafayette 11.
Following a schooling/lunch break Individual Walk-Trot was the first flat class of the day. With only one rider qualified in the division out of Region 2 and only two out of Region 1 the individual walk-trot was the smallest individual undergraduate class of the day, with what could have been nine riders. One rider apparently scratched the day of the show reducing the total number down to eight. After Moroney saw everyone walk and trot in each direction he selected Jennifer Washel of Centenary the Reserve Champion and Julia Cederroth of Stevens Institute of Technology the Zone Champion. A senior from Warrington, Pennsylvania, Washel had won the class of seven at Region 3 Regionals a week earlier. Cederroth, a junior from Westfield, New Jersey had finished third in the division at Region 3 Regionals. This marked the first time all day that each of the top two riders had come from the same region. Cederroth is the second rider in Stevens program history to qualify for IHSA Nationals. The only other rider to do so was Kerri Rettig, who won the individual intermediate on the flat at 2005 IHSA Nationals. Alli Weinberger produced Bucknell University's top ribbon of the day with a third. The race for second place team tightened up with the announcements of the Team Walk Trot results a short time later. Fourth place went to Sarah Carlock of Penn State while third went to Amy Priest of Centenary. Melissa Milligan, a Delaware Valley senior coincidentally from Doylestown, Pennsylvania (where the college itself is located) was Reserve Champion while Lafayette sophomore Holly Sandelands won the class. From New Vernon, New Jersey, Sandelands had moved the Leopards out of last place and within a point of the host school for second. Through half the team classes it was Delaware Valley 22, Centenary 19, Lafayette 18 and Penn State 17. As was the case with the individual walk-trot, the Individual Walk-Trot-Canter class saw a pair of Region 3 schools take the top two ribbons. Aryn Davis, a USMA senior from Klickitat, Washington was the Reserve Champion while Debbie Smith, a Centenary sophomore from Newtown Square, Pennsylvania was the blue ribbon winner. Six days earlier the top two placings were reversed at Regionals. Peter Cashman again was beaming, as it had been some time since a USMA hunter seat rider advanced to Nationals. There was some debate as to whom the most recent USMA undergraduate hunter seat rider to qualify for Nationals prior to Davis might be. Though several riders (including noted USMA open rider Jared Marinos) had qualified in various western divisions in the middle part of the last decade it was 2002 graduate Amanda Goldstein who did in fact have the honor. Goldstein rode in three consecutive Cacchione classes (2000-02) and qualified individually to compete in open over fences at 2001 IHSA Nationals in Conyers, Georgia. The eleventh class of the day was Team Walk-Trot-Canter. Erin Duggan of Lafayette was fourth while Nicole Cardinale of Centenary was third. Haleigh Boswell, a sophomore from Woodstock, Maryland earned Penn State their third red team ribbon of the day while Gianna Grupp, a sophomore from Columbus, New Jersey earned Delaware Valley their third blue team ribbon. Very surprisingly Delaware Valley had seemingly pulled away from the rest of the field, though five team classes do not a show maketh. Even more surprising was Centenary only two points out of the cellar so late in the competition. With three team classes to go it was Delaware Valley 29, Centenary 23, Penn State 22 and Lafayette 21.
Twelve riders took part in the twelfth class of the day, the Individual Novice Flat. Though three Centenary riders took part in the division, these Cyclones placed sixth, fifth and third, respectively (Jessica Pabst, who had been second for Centenary at Regionals, was the yellow ribbon winner). A pair of Region 1 riders held down the top two spots. Kim Spackman, a Dickinson College senior from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania who was second in the division at Region 1 Regionals a week earlier, was once again the Reserve Champion. Spackman was overjoyed to be joining teammate McClintock at the final show in Lexington. Winning the individual novice flat was Jack Benedict of Penn State. A senior from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Benedict had already received a nice surprise during the lunch break. It turned out that Nittany Lions head coach Malinda Grice had entered Benedict for the Joan Johnson Scholarship. Tim Cleary, the Public address announcer at today's show, read aloud Grice's nominating statement for the scholarship which seemed to take Benedict aback for a moment. Benedict was the second rider not from Region 3 to win an individual undergraduate class at today's show. The fortunes of the home team turned for the better with Team Novice Flat. Alanna Reiner of Lafayette was fourth, Sarah Mallon of Delaware Valley was third, Kelly Post of Penn State (a junior from Flemington, New Jersey) was the Reserve Champion while Klingstein was the Champion. Peter Cashman was extremely impressed, telling Klingenstein "You did a beautiful job. You got the judge to look past the horse." Apparently Klingenstein had one of the more difficult draws in this four-way division and seemingly made the mount her own (Kudos to all the Centenary horses. Not one rider fell off and at best only one re-ride was needed all day - Editor). Had things gone differently, either Penn State or Lafayette may have been able to move into second. Thanks to Klingenstein the gap between first and second had been sliced in half. Through six: Delaware Valley 33, Centenary 30, Penn State 27 and Lafayette 24. The Alumni Flat was made up of five riders (including Suna and Coffelt Wood from the fences division), and unlike the alumni fences all five entries were at the top of their game. Coffelt Wood finished fifth while 2010 Centenary graduate Mary Bogatko was fourth (many were happy to see their former Cyclone teammate, the 2008 Team Walk-Trot Champion at IHSA Nationals in Burbank, California who rode alumni in Region 4 this season). 1990 Dartmouth graduate Stacy Klein was third while Ashton Phillips will continue to make IHSA Nationals history thanks to his Reserve Champion ribbon. A 1989 graduate of Virginia Intermont College, Phillips has now survived Zones in one alumni division or another every year from 2002 to today. Phillips will set a new IHSA Nationals record by making a tenth consecutive appearance in any individual class. The current coach of both the Princeton University and New York University equestrian teams, Phillips will break his own record (he rode on several other occasions in the 1990's). Suna made amends for her over fences with a blue ribbon effort in alumni flat. For the third time today Centenary had three riders entered in an individual class. Not only did two of them survive to go to Nationals the Cyclones had the top three in Individual Intermediate Flat. Six days earlier Whitley had been third, Ali Krecker (a junior from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts) second and Britt Cunnane (a junior from Medway, Massachusetts) the champion. The placings were jumbled slightly for the rematch, with Krecker (now listed as Alexandra Krecker) in third, Cunnane (now listed as Brittany Cunnane, which was what appeared in all the 2009-10 Zone 2, Region 1 programs) in second and Whitley the Champion. At this point all but one individual class, the open flat, had been completed. Though they did not have any alumni riders entered, Region 3 was cleaning up, with nine of their riders having advanced individually. Region 1 had advanced four undergraduates while Region 4 could claim only rider still in school having advanced (Bilder). Though Coffelt Wood and Phillips had made it to Nationals as alumni Region 2 had yet to advance a single undergraduate rider through to Nationals individually. Could they do this in open flat a short time later?
Team Intermediate Flat was the fourth-to-last class of the day. Kristen Lawrence, a Delaware Valley senior from Montgomery, New Jersey was fourth. Grabowski of Lafayette was third, Weiss of Penn State improved to second while Pabst, a sophomore from Oak Ridge, New Jersey won for the first time in three tries today. The four-point swing between Delaware Valley and Centenary put the Cyclones into the lead for the first time since two team classes had been completed. Lafayette's two year streak of sending a full hunter seat team to Nationals was now over. Penn State could only advance if one of the two riders in open flat were to be completely eliminated, which was unlikely (In the event of a tie with Delaware Valley for second, Penn State would lose the first tiebreaker, which is the number of blue ribbons). Both the Centenary and Delaware Valley riders in team open flat would simply have to hang on to assure both schools would be bound for Nationals with a full hunter seat team in tow. This seemed more than likely considering who those two riders were. Through seven team classes it was Centenary 37, Delaware Valley 36, Penn State 32 and Lafayette 28. The second phase of the Cacchione Cup class was next, with each of the eight riders walking, trotting and cantering in each direction. Eighth place went to Miranda, who will hope for a much better day in Lexington when the jumping phase commences three classes into the May 6th schedule of classes. Weisz was seventh, temporarily falling out of favor with Judge Moroney though she would be highly favored one class later. Sixth went to Kutztown senior Jess Benner, second to Miranda in the Region 4 Cacchione race. Though Benner and Cohen of Centenary are both from the town of West Chester, Pennsylvania they only met for the first time at today's show. Menkens, who would compete in each of the afternoon's final three classes was awarded Fifth place. Cohen, who strangely knew Benner's teammate Wirth (and mutual friend Kelly Gerland, who would ride at Zone 4 Zones for Lynchburg College a day later and advance to Nationals in individual intermediate flat) finished fourth. Kristen Cassone, a Penn State (State College) sophomore from Branchburg, New Jersey was third. Cassone was the Region 1 high point rider for 2010-11, meaning that the Zone 3 Champion and Reserve Champion would be from the group of riders who were second in their respective regions. Cori Reich, a Centenary College sophomore from Ivyland, Pennsylvania who finished 16 points behind Cohen during the regular season earned the red ribbon while Amanda Sager was the Champion. A Penn State - Berks freshman from Dilsburg, Pennsylvania, Sager had finished at least 25 points behind Menkens in the Region 2 open rider standings. Nevertheless Sager excelled today and is the 2011 Zone 3 Zones open champion. Individual Open Flat was the next-to-last class of the day. Save for junior Maggie Gordon of Lehigh University and freshman Roberta Woronowicz of the USMA, each of the other nine riders in the division had already shown at least once during the day. Seven riders were holdovers from the Cacchione Cup class as well (only two riders from Region 2 had reached 28 points in open flat during the regular season, which is why 12 riders were not entered - Editor). Though Region 2 was destined to have their high point hunter seat team advance to Nationals, not one of their 16 individual undergraduate rides was top two quality on this day (Sager was eighth and Menkens sixth in this last attempt). Weisz received her second red ribbon of the day to become one of two individual riders at today's show to survive twice (Whitley being the other). Haley, who was used sparingly during the regular season but did go undefeated in open flat to qualify for Regionals in the first place, was the winner. Including Regionals Haley was six-for-six up to this moment in open classes so far in 2010-11. And to the surprise of few Haley would be the Cyclone's team open flat rider moments later.
The final team class contained the same four riders as the first team class several hours earlier. Lubrano, Menkens, Haley and Miranda took to the ring one final time for Team Open Flat. Miranda was fourth, Lubrano third, Menkens second and Haley again the winner to make it seven-for-seven in flat classes of any kind. With both Haley and Menkens staying on the Cyclones and the Aggies had both made it to another IHSA Nationals show. For Delaware Valley it will be their ninth time in program history with a full hunter seat team at the National show (the other times were in 1986, '88, '90, '93, '94, 2004, '05, '06 and '10). For Centenary it will be their 24th time will a full hunter seat team though three other teams captured region titles before there was a Nationals team competition (these three region champions were then part of a formula to pick the top team out of several regions. In 1978 the Cyclones were the top team in the Nation based on this formula). This will be Centenary's first time as a Zone 3 entry though the Cyclone teams which went to Nationals from 1979 through 1982 were part of what was ostensibly the current Zone 3 (none of the schools were from the State of New York in the old Region 5). The final team totals showed Centenary in first with 44 points, Delaware Valley the Reserve Champion with 41, Penn State third with 36 and Lafayette fourth with 31. Centenary co-coach Michael Dowling not only praised his own riders but made a point of praising the Delaware Valley team that gave the Cyclones such a run for their money. If Centenary's recent track record at IHSA Nationals means something then the Cyclones should fair well in Lexington. If Delaware Valley's track record throughout all of 2010-11 including Tournament of Champions events means something then both programs will represent Zone 3 very well May 5th through 8th. The final breakdown of individual undergraduates by region showed Region 3 claiming ten individual rides at Nationals (eight from Centenary, one each from Stevens and the USMA), Region 1 five rides (two Dickinson, two Gettysburg and one Penn State), Region 4 one ride and Region 2 surprisingly none. Region 2 did claim two alumni rides while Regions 1 and 4 claimed one each. A year after the realignment, a few changes are in the works: One of the Region 2 schools during the 2010-11 season was Temple University. However because Temple is switching coaches (leaving Amber Jewell to coach only Bucks County Community College and Arcadia University instead of three teams) the Owls will leave Zone 3, Region 2 and join Zone 4, Region 4 as all the Philadelphia schools were supposed to be part of this region (Zone 4, Region 4 will also gain the United States Naval Academy, as the Midshipmen desire to start a western team while Zone 4, Region 1 does not offer western). Because of Zone 4, Region 4 gaining some schools, and the fact that Zone 4, Region 4 proved to be larger in numbers that Zone 3, Region 2 was during the 2010-11 season, Region 2 will apparently gain at least two schools from other regions. York College of Pennsylvania, currently located in Zone 3, Region 1, and West Chester University, currently in Zone 4, Region 4 but previously in Zone 3, Region 2, are being discussed as new possibilities for Region 2. Gwynedd-Mercy College may also join the IHSA for the first time in 2011-12 and if so would be placed into Region 2. It appears Regions 3 and 4 of Zone 3 will be unchanged in 2011-12, though if someone reading this wants to start a new IHSA team in their neck of the woods the IHSA always has their arms wide open. --Steve Maxwell Show Incidentals: Partly sunny skies with temperatures reaching the low '60's. Entire show held indoors. Start time: 9:24AM. Finish: 4:09PM - includes 48 minute lunch break. Coaches and Captains meeting held prior to start of show. Judge: William Moroney. Stewards: Jewell/Bucks County Community College and Arcadia University, Groomes/Gettysburg College, Sykes/Drew University and Kalmar/Lehigh University. Class-By-Class Results from 2011 Zone 3 Zones in Long Valley, New Jersey, listed in the order in which they were held, with the top two riders in each individual class advancing to IHSA Nationals May 5th through 8th in Lexington, Kentucky: Individual Open Equitation Over Fences: 1. Randi Cashman, Centenary College. 2. Julie Weisz, Gettysburg College. 3. Alexis Wirth, Kutztown University. 4. Katie Moulton, Lehigh University. 5. Kristen Cassone, Penn State University (State College). 6. Danielle Miranda, Lafayette College. 7. Katie Kramer, Drew University. 8. Ciara Menkens, Delaware Valley College. 9. Larissa Ott, Penn State University - Berks Campus. 10. Christina Wolf, Dickinson College. 11. Amanda Sager, Penn State University - Berks Campus. 12. Marissa Cohen, Centenary College. Team Open Equitation Over Fences: 1. Kathryn Haley, Centenary College. 2. Elizabeth Lubrano, Penn State University. 3. Danielle Miranda, Lafayette College. 4. Ciara Menkens, Delaware Valley College. Individual Intermediate Equitation Over Fences: 1. Shannon Bilder, Bloomsburg University. 2. Samantha Whitley, Centenary College. 3. Allison George, Delaware Valley College. 4. Emily Hulak, Rutgers University. 5. Alexa Aubel, York College of Pennsylvania. 6. Katherine Lembeck, Franklin & Marshall College. 7. Nicole Lake, Bucknell University. 8. Mandi Albright, Lebanon Valley College. 9. Emma Richards, Drew University. 10. Carolyn Robinson, Kutztown University. 11. Kristen Lawrence, Delaware Valley College. 12. Jessica Pabst, Centenary College. Team Intermediate Equitation Over Fences: 1. Kelsey Ficara, Delaware Valley College. 2. Natasha Klingenstein, Centenary College. 3. Brendan Weiss, Penn State University (State College). 4. Jessica Grabowski, Lafayette College. Alumni Equitation Over Fences: 1. Sarah Bechtel, Lebanon Valley College. 2. Chrystal Coffelt-Wood, Kutztown University. 3. Rachel Suna, Lehigh University. Individual Novice Equitation Over Fences: 1. Julie Connors, Centenary College. 2. Mary McClintock, Dickinson College. 3. Kristen Blatt, Centenary College. 4. Claire Mayer, Centenary College. 5. Julia Sturgeon, Dickinson College. 6. Liz Morelli, Delaware Valley College. 7. Kim Spackman, Dickinson College. 8. Courtney Dyson, Delaware Valley College. 9. Ciara Waters, University of Scranton. 10. Marissa Zondag, Moravian College. 11. Frannie King, Penn State University - Berks Campus. 12. Alyssa Piccoli, Kutztown University. Team Novice Equitation Over Fences: 1. Chelsea Koerper, Delaware Valley College. 2. Amanda Pritt, Penn State University (State College). 3. Molly Clarke, Lafayette College. 4. Brendan Williams, Centenary College. Individual Walk-Trot Equitation On The Flat: 1. Julia Cederroth, Stevens Institute of Technology. 2. Jennifer Washel, Centenary College. 3. Alli Weinberger, Bucknell University. 4. Caitlin Phillips, Bloomsburg University. 5. Evelyn Szczepanek, Penn State University - Berks Campus. 6. Rachel McGovern, Rutgers University. 7. Kat Knapp, United States Military Academy. 8. Allie Forbes, Wilson College. Team Walk-Trot Equitation On The Flat: 1. Holly Sanderlands, Lafayette College. 2. Melissa Milligan, Delaware Valley College. 3. Amy Priest, Centenary College. 4. Sarah Carlock, Penn State University (State College). Individual Walk-Trot-Canter Equitation On The Flat: 1. Debbie Smith, Centenary College. 2. Aryn Davis, United States Military Academy. 3. Briana Krans, Moravian College. 4. Melissa Pruitte, Rider University. 5. Colleen McCormick, University of Scranton. 6. Katherine Coney, Bucknell University. 7. Annie Cecil, Susquehanna University. 8. Devon Simone, Centenary College. 9. Becca Ford, Lehigh University. 10. Molly Rumsey, Temple University. 11. Michelle Stolte, Penn State University (State College). 12. Lauren Hale, Delaware Valley College. Team Walk-Trot-Canter Equitation On The Flat: 1. Gianna Grupp, Delaware Valley College. 2. Haleigh Boswell, Penn State University (State College). 3. Nicole Cardinale, Centenary College. 4. Erin Duggan, Lafayette College. Individual Novice Equitation On The Flat: 1. Jake Benedict, Penn State University (State College). 2. Kim Spackman, Dickinson College. 3. Jessica Pabst, Centenary College. 4. Miranda Brooks, Kutztown University. 5. Sydney Eggleston, Centenary College. 6. Kaitlyn Bohlke, Centenary College. 7. Adria Wyszynski, Temple University. 8. Shea Murrell, Rutgers University. 9. Courtney Dyson, Delaware Valley College. 10. Makenzie Danton, Penn State University - Berks Campus. 11. Rhiannon Diak, Bloomsburg University. 12. Amanda Maggiano, Susquehanna University. Team Novice Equitation On The Flat: 1. Nastasha Klingenstein, Centenary College. 2. Kelly Post, Penn State University (State College). 3. Sarah Mallon, Delaware Valley College. 4. Alanna Reiner, Lafayette College. Alumni Equitation On The Flat: 1. Rachel Suna, Lehigh University. 2. Ashton Phillips, Virginia Intermont College. 3. Stacy Klein, Dartmouth College. 4. Mary Bogatko, Centenary College. 5. Chrystal Coffelt-Wood, Kutztown University. Individual Intermediate Equitation On The Flat: 1. Samantha Whitley, Centenary College. 2. Brittany Cunnane, Centenary College. 3. Alexandra Krecker, Centenary College. 4. Greer Luce, Gettysburg College. 5. Carolyn Robinson, Kutztown University. 6. Allison George, Delaware Valley College. 7. Lindsay Zacco, Susquehanna University. 8. Brooke Shinners, Penn State University (State College). 9. Emily Odle, Lafayette College. 10. Mary Elena Cassetori, University of Scranton. 11. Sarah Keyser, Bucks County Community College. 12. Carrie Filebrown, Arcadia University. Team Intermediate Equitation On The Flat: 1. Jessica Pabst, Centenary College. 2. Brendan Weiss, Penn State University (State College). 3. Jessica Grabowski, Lafayette College. 4. Kristen Lawrence, Delaware Valley College. Cacchione Cup Class: 1. Amanda Sager, Penn State University - Berks Campus. 2. Cori Reich, Centenary College. 3. Kristen Cassone, Penn State University (State College). 4. Marissa Cohen, Centenary College. 5. Ciara Menkens, Delaware Valley College. 6. Jess Benner, Kutztown University. 7. Julie Weisz, Gettysburg College. 8. Danielle Miranda, Lafayette College (Editor's Note: This class does not count towards IHSA Nationals. Cassone, Menkens, Cohen and Miranda were all automatically qualified for Nationals as the riders from their respective regions with the most combined open flat and fences points during the regular season). Individual Open Equitation On The Flat: 1. Kathryn Haley, Centenary College. 2. Julie Weisz, Gettysburg College. 3. Kristen Cassone, Penn State University (State College). 4. Jess Benner, Kutztown University. 5. Cori Reich, Centenary College. 6. Ciara Menkens, Delaware Valley College. 7. Roberta Woronowicz, United States Military Academy. 8. Amanda Sager, Penn State University - Berks Campus. 9. Elizabeth Lubrano, Penn State University (State College). 10. Maggie Gordon, Lehigh University. 11. Danielle Miranda, Lafayette College. Team Open Equitation On The Flat: 1. Kathryn Haley, Centenary College. 2. Ciara Menkens, Delaware Valley College. 3. Elizabeth Lubrano, Penn State University (State College). 4. Danielle Miranda, Lafayette College. Final Hunter Seat Team Totals, with the top two teams advancing to IHSA Nationals: Centenary College (2011 Zone Champion) 44; Delaware Valley College (Reserve) 41; Penn State University (State College) 36 and Lafayette College 31.
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