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IHSA ZONE 4 - REGION 5

On October 1, 2023 High Point University was by coincidence high point team! This would be the only time during the 2023-24 regular season that Emory & Henry College would be kept out of the top spot. Ashley Cottone (pictured), a senior from Fort Lauderdale, Florida led the way for the host Panthers with a first in intermediate flat and a second in intermediate fences as High Point edged out the Wasps 39-38. Cottone finished her season with a fourth in individual intermediate fences at Zone 4 Zones in Sweet Briar, Virginia on April 6th.

Appalachian State University head coach David Bon-Keen (on right) showed considerable school spirit on March 23rd when he wore the Mountaineer's school colors! Melissa Muntyan (on left) is one of seven Appalachian State riders to qualify for Regionals in 2023-24. A senior from Greensboro, North Carolina with one semester remaining, Muntyan qualified in intermediate fences.

From Chattanooga, Tennessee, Erin Maxwell of Wake Forest University (pictured) was third in the Region 5 open rider standings behind Emma Pell of Emory & Henry and Emily Ann Wright of UNC-Greensboro. Maxwell finished her senior year by placing tenth in individual open on the flat at Zone 4 Zones in Sweet Briar, Virginia on April 6th.

Like Appalachian State and Emory & Henry, Western Carolina University had seven Regional Qualifiers, including two seen here at E and H on March 23rd. Suzannah McWilliam of the Catamounts (on right) was fourth in the Region 5 open rider standings. A senior from Lexington, South Carolina, McWilliam qualified for Regionals in open flat. Her teammate Luaren Moon (on left) qualified for Regionals in both limit flat and intermediate fences. A senior from Fuqay-Varina, North Carolina, Moon finished her season by placing tenth at Zones in the intermediate fences.

On March 23rd Averett University did not have a rider entered until the fourth class of the day. That is when Paige Johnson of the Cougars was second in her intermediate fences. Seen here with head coach Kristen Kelley, Johnson (on left) qualified for Regionals over the jumps that day. The junior from Ooltewah, Tennessee was already qualified for Regionals in intermediate flat and racked up 24 points in open flat to make the Region 5 top ten in the open rider standings.

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro finished second overall behind Emory & Henry in the Region 5 team standings. Four Spartans qualified for Regionals including Reagan Calhoun (pictured). A senior from Hickory, North Carolina, Calhoun was one of thirteen Region 5 riders to qualify for Regionals in the novice equitation division. This made novice easily the largest class at Regionals on March 24th.

The University of North Carolina at Asheville had four riders entered at the March 23rd Emory & Henry show including Olivia White (pictured). A sophomore, White hails from Wake Forest, North Carolina, and White clarified to this writer that Wake Forest University is not in the town of Wake Forest but rather in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. One of White's Asheville teammates who was not entered on March 23rd is Marguerite Perryman, who was one of only two Region 5 riders to point out of introductory equitation in 2023-24. Perryman went on to place second in the intro class at Zones which means she will compete one more time this season at IHSA Nationals in Mill Spring, North Carolina on May 4th.

Radford University had one rider entered at the March 23rd Emory & Henry show and she is Jennifer Yudt (on right, with head coach Reanna Willey). A sophomore from Centreville, Virginia, Yudt was second in intermediate fences that day. Yudt started the year in limit fences, and was the lone member of the Highlanders to qualify for Regionals when she pointed out of that division at the November 12th Emory & Henry show.

Olivia Chapman (on left) and Arden Pierce (on right) were the first two Appalachian State University riders to compete at the March 23rd Emory & Henry show. They rode in separate sections of open fences, with Chapman fifth and Pierce fourth. A senior from Spartanburg, South Carolina, Pierce pointed up twice in different fences divisions in 2023-24. A second in the season opener made her a Regional Qualiifer in intermediate fences, and the fourth on March 23rd meant a round over the open fences was in the works for March 24th. Chapman, a senior from Durham, North Carolina, qualified for Regionals in intermediate fences with a first at the February 17th Averett show.

While Emma Pell ran away with Region 5 2023-24 high point open rider honors her Emory & Henry College open level teammate Sara Bender (pictured) had the better day at the Region 5 regular season finale hosted by the Wasps on March 23rd. A junior from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Bender was high point rider that day with Pell reserve high point. Bender is seen here after winning her open flat roughly two hours after winning her open fences. The Wasps won nine of the first ten classes in which they had a rider entered and tied their season-high with 47 points to finish 8-and-1 while finishing over 100 points ahead of second place UNC-Greensboro.

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Schools competing in Zone 4, Region 5 during the 2023-2024 school year: Appalachian State University, Averett University, Emory & Henry College, High Point University, Radford University, University of North Carolina at Asheville, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Wake Forest University and Western Carolina University.

Winter/Spring 2024 Show Schedule for Zone 4, Region 5:

Saturday, February 17 Averett University (Host) at the Averett University Equestrian Center, Providence, NC 10:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, February 18 University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Host) at Townley Equestrian Center, Randleman, NC 10:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, March 23 Emory & Henry College (Host) at Intermont Equestrian Center, Bristol, VA 9:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, March 24 Zone 4, Region 5 Regionals Hosted by Emory & Henry College at Intermont Equestrian Center, Bristol, VA 10:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, April 6 ZONE 4 ZONES Hosted by Sweet Briar College at the Harriet Rogers Riding Center, Sweet Briar, VA Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Friday through Sunday, May 3 - 5 IHSA NATIONALS at Tryon International Equestrian Center, Mill Spring, NC Time each day TBA ENGLISH AND WESTERN

Appalachian State University competes in Zone 4, Region 3 Western shows. Please visit the Zone 4, Region 3 page for western information on Region 5 Schools. Show Schedule subject to change.

Recent Region Champions (Zone 4, Region 5 created from a portion of Zone 4, Region 3 prior to the 2010-2011 season and Known as Zone 5, Region 4 2010-14):

2000 - Virginia Intermont College
2001 - Virginia Intermont College
2002 - Virginia Intermont College
2003 - Virginia Intermont College
2004 - Virginia Intermont College (2003-04
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2005 - Virginia Intermont College (2004-05
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2006 - Virginia Intermont College
2007 - Virginia Intermont College (2006-07
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2008 - Virginia Intermont College
2009 - Virginia Intermont College
2010 - Virginia Intermont College
2011 - Virginia Intermont College
2012 - Virginia Intermont College
2013 - Virginia Intermont College
2014 - Virginia Intermont College
2015 - Virginia Tech
2016 - Virginia Tech
2017 - Emory & Henry College
2018 - Virginia Tech
2019 - Emory & Henry College (2018-19
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2020 - Emory & Henry College
2022 - Emory & Henry College (2021-22
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2023 - Emory & Henry College
2024 - Emory & Henry College

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