Campus Equestrian: Zone 6, Region 3

IHSA ZONE 6 - REGION 3

Midway University has won three consecutive Western Region Titles and Lakyn Wilson of the Eagles might have been a member of the team for each of them. From Madison, Indiana, Wilson is seen here before competing in individual level I horsemanship at IHSA Nationals in Lexington, Kentucky on May 5th. Pronounced "Lake-in" the senior followed up her blue ribbon in the division at the Mississippi Semifinal with a red ribbon in her final IHSA ride at Alltech Arena.

Since leaving Region 2 for Region 3 Miami University of Ohio has won three of the past four hunter seat Region Titles. Roberta Cullinan (pictured) was the first of two hunter seat Red Hawks to compete at 2023 IHSA Nationals. From Gurney, Illinois, Cullinan closed out her sophomore year by placing seventh in individual limit on the flat at Nationals on May 4th.

Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park has over 5,000 permanent seats including some skyboxes you might notice behind Emma Owens of Morehead State University and western coach Luke Brock. A senior, Owens managed to ride for the final time in an IHSA event in her hometown of Lexington, Kentucky. After placing fourth in individual rookie western horsemanship in the Verona, Mississippi Semifinal on March 18th Owens was fifth in the same division at Nationals on May 7th.

This writer is also the Campus Equestrian photographer, and I took almost 400 photos during the four days of 2023 IHSA Nationals competition. The third of those nearly 400 is this picture of the University of Kentucky's Maegen Fitzgerald. From Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Fitzgerald is sitting in the stands watching horse schooling prior to the start of Nationals on May 4th. Fitzgerald would ride in two classes that day, placing tenth in individual intermediate over fences and sixth in individual intermediate on the flat to close out her junior year.

As is the norm there were very few freshman entered in the individual classes at 2023 IHSA Nationals, due in most part for the need to reach 36 points in their first season of IHSA competition just to ride at Regionals let alone advance through to either Zones or Semifinals and then on to Nationals. One of a small number to defy the odds is Shelby Carrico of Morehead State University (on right, with coach Brock). From Piketon, Ohio, Carrico was fourth in individual open reining at Semifinals on March 18th to send her through to Lexington. Carrico and Brock are seen here waiting for horse draw at Nationals on May 7th. Carrico would close out her freshman year with another fourth in individual open reining towards the end of the day.

151 was a lucky number for Jordan Schauer of Midway University, even luckier than number 406 was for her at 2022 Nationals in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania a year earlier. Previously we had a photo of Schauer (on left) with head coach Conner Smith at '22 Nationals in which Smith held her number 406 following a second in team ranch riding posted on this page. But Schauer bettered that performance in Lexington. In the very first western class of the 2023 event - the individual ranch riding - Schauer was best in the field of 12 to take home the blue ribbon on May 5th. Then on May 6th Schauer added a fourth in individual level II horsemanship. From Centerburg, Ohio, Schauer has yet to place below fourth at IHSA Nationals through her first two years in college. All we can say is keep posing with those numbers and coach Smith before riding at an IHSA Nationals event!

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Schools which competed in Zone 6, Region 3 during the 2022-2023 school year: Miami University of Ohio, Midway University, Morehead State University, Northern Kentucky University, University of Cincinnati, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville and Xavier University of Ohio.

Winter/Spring 2023 Show Schedule for Zone 6, Region 3

Saturday, January 28 Midway University (Host) on campus at the Midway University Equestrian Center, Midway, KY 10:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, January 29 Midway University (Host) on campus at the Midway University Equestrian Center, Midway, KY 10:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, February 11 Morehead State University (Host) on campus at the Derrickson Agricultural Complex, Morehead, KY 10:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, February 12 Morehead State University (Host) on campus at the Derrickson Agricultural Complex, Morehead, KY 10:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, February 18 Miami University of Ohio (Host) at John W. Browne Stables at the Miami Equestrian Center, Oxford, OH 10:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, February 19 Miami University of Ohio (Host) on campus at Miami Equestrian Center, Oxford, OH 10:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, February 25 Miami University of Ohio (Host) at John W. Browne Stables at the Miami Equestrian Center, Oxford, OH 9:30AM ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, February 26 Miami University of Ohio (Host) at John W. Browne Stables at the Miami Equestrian Center, Oxford, OH 9:30AM ENGLISH ONLY

Date TBA Zone 6, Region 3 Western Regionals Site and Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Date TBA Zone 6, Region 3 Hunter Seat Regionals Site and Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, March 18 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 1 at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Verona, MS 9:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, March 19 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 1 at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Verona, MS 9:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, April 1 ZONE 6 ZONES at the Lake Erie College George M. Humphrey Equestrian Center, Concord, OH Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Thursday through Sunday, May 4 - 7 IHSA NATIONALS at Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY Time each day TBA ENGLISH AND WESTERN

Show Schedule subject to change.

Recent Region 3 Team Champions (NOTE: Most of Zone 6, Region 2 was re-named Zone 6, Region 3 before the start of the 2010-11 season. Please visit the Zone 6, Region 2 page for previous Zone 6, Region 2 Region Champions)

Hunter Seat:

1997 - University of Findlay
1998 - Otterbein College
1999 - Otterbein College
2000 - University of Findlay
2001 - University of Findlay (2000-01
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2002 - University of Findlay
2003 - University of Findlay
2004 - University of Findlay
2005 - University of Findlay
2006 - University of Findlay
2007 - University of Findlay
2008 - University of Findlay
2009 - University of Findlay
2010 - University of Findlay
2011 - University of Kentucky
2012 - University of Kentucky
2013 - University of Kentucky
2014 - University of Kentucky
2015 - University of Kentucky
2016 - University of Kentucky
2017 - University of Kentucky
2018 - University of Kentucky
2019 - Miami University of Ohio
2020 - University of Kentucky
2022 - Miami University of Ohio
2023 - Miami University of Ohio

Western:

1997 - Otterbein College
1998 - Otterbein College
1999 - University of Findlay
2000 - University of Findlay
2001 - University of Findlay (2000-01
IHSA Western National Champions)
2002 - University of Findlay
2003 - University of Findlay
2004 - University of Findlay
2005 - University of Findlay (2004-05
IHSA Western National Champions)
2006 - University of Findlay
2007 - University of Findlay (2006-07
IHSA Western National Champions)
2008 - University of Findlay
2009 - University of Findlay (2008-09
IHSA Western National Champions)
2010 - University of Findlay (2009-10
IHSA Western National Champions)
2011 - University of Cincinnati
2012 - Morehead State University
2013 - University of Kentucky
2014 - University of Kentucky
2015 - University of Kentucky
2016 - University of Louisville
2017 - University of Kentucky
2018 - University of Kentucky
2019 - Miami University of Ohio
2020 - Midway University
2022 - Midway University
2023 - Midway University

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