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IHSA ZONE 7 - REGION 1

On December 7, 2024 Purdue University was one of fifteen schools to compete in the annual Holiday Tournament of Champions invitational. And Anna Cahill (on left) earned a third of the Boilermaker's 21 points that day! Seen here with head coach Kathryn Kraft, the senior from Glenview, Illinois was third in open flat and fourth in open fences. Purdue was technically ninth out of 16 teams (Savannah College of Art & Design fielded two teams) at the Virginia Tech-hosted event. The Boilermakers will also compete in the next Tournament of Champions event, the Winter Tourney hosted by SCAD in Hardeeville, South Carolina on January 25th.

For almost a year now we have posted a photo of Megan Manleif of St. Mary of the Woods College with head coach Tabatha Taylor on this page, this since Manleif was third in individual ranch riding at 2023 IHSA Nationals. But Manlief showed multiple times at 2024 Nationals so she deserves to stay on the page! From Westport, Indiana Manlief is seen here between her parents after placing second in individual open western horsemanship in Mill Spring, North Carolina on May 3rd. Manlief's other 2024 IHSA Nationals rides produced a ninth in team open western horsemanship, a fourth in team open reining and a seventh in the individual high point open rider division, that last one making Manleif the seventh-best IHSA western rider nationwide for the 2023-24 season.

Kyley Pelfrey of St. Mary of the Woods College was one of only five riders to show both English and Western at IHSA Nationals at Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring May 3rd through 5th. A sophomore from Greencastle, Indiana, Pelfrey rode exactly once each day. Pelfrey was fourth in individual novice equitation on May 3rd, third in team ranch riding on May 4th and finally eighth in individual level Ii western horsemanship on May 5th (the day this photo was taken). Pelfrey improved on her Semifinal team placing (a sixth in team ranch riding) and accounted for seven of the Pomeroy's 18 western team points at Nationals.

In at least one dictionary "Selfless" is defined as being more concerned with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own, or unselfish. Purdue University hunter seat head coach Kathryn Kraft (on right) fits that description. Kraft had no issue with shoveling things while waiting for Purdue's Nicolas Laplante (on left) to compete in individual limit on the flat at 2024 IHSA Nationals on May 3rd. A sophomore from Carmel, Indiana, LaPlante had won the same class at Zone 7 Zones in Roscoe, Illinois on March 30th to advance to Tryon in the division.

For the first time since 2010 St. Mary of the Woods College fielded a full hunter seat team at an IHSA Nationals event. One of the reasons the Pomeroys improved so much in 2023-24 was freshman open rider Jaden Perry (pictured). Perry (who like Laplante of Purdue hails from Carmel, Indiana) completed her freshman year by competing in every possible open level hunter seat class held at IHSA Nationals. Perry was tenth in both individual open on the flat and the 2024 Nationals Cacchione Cup Competition, the latter making her the tenth-best IHSA hunter seat rider nationwide in 2023-24. Last season Purdue surprised some by capturing both the Region 1 English and Western Region Titles. This season Perry loomed large for the hunter seat team as the Pomeroys captured both the Region 1 English and Western Region Titles.

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The Zone 7, Region 1 Smorgasbord

Schools competing in Zone 7, Region 1 during the 2024-2025 school year: Ball State University, Butler University, Earlham College, Indiana University, Purdue University, St. Mary of the Woods College, Taylor University, University of Illinois (Urbana - Champaign) and University of Notre Dame/St. Mary's College (IN).

Winter/Spring 2025 Show Schedule for Zone 7, Region 1:

Saturday, February 15 Taylor University (Host) at Rope This Ranch, Upland, IN Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, February 16 Taylor University (Host) at Rope This Ranch, Upland, IN Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, February 22 University of Illinois (Urbana - Champaign) at Stonegate Farm, Coolville, OH Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, February 23 University of Illinois (Urbana - Champaign) at Stonegate Farm, Coolville, OH Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, March 1 Zone 7, Region 1 Regionals Hosted by St. Mary of the Woods College on campus, Saint Mary of the Woods, IN Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, March 8 Host TBA (Host) at Stonegate Farm, Coolville, OH Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, March 9 Zone 7, Region 1 Hunter Seat Regionals at Stonegate Farm, Coolville, OH Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, March 15 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 1 Hosted by Black Hawk College at the Black Hawk College East Campus Ag Arena, Galva, IL Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, March 16 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 2 Hosted by Black Hawk College at the Black Hawk College East Campus Ag Arena, Galva, IL Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, March 29 ZONE 7 ZONES at Ledges Sporting Horses, Roscoe, IL Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Friday through Sunday, May 2 - 4 IHSA NATIONALS at Tryon International Equestrian Center, Mill Spring, NC Time each day TBA ENGLISH AND WESTERN

Show Schedule subject to change.

Recent Zone 7, Region 1 Team Champions (most of the region known as Zone 9, Region 1 prior to the 2010-11 season)

Hunter Seat:

2003 - Purdue University
2004 - Purdue University
2005 - University of Notre Dame
2006 - Indiana University
2007 - Purdue University
2008 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2009 - Purdue University
2010 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2011 - Purdue University
2012 - Purdue University
2013 - Purdue University
2014 - Purdue University
2015 - University of Illinois (Urbana - Champaign)
2016 - Purdue University
2017 - Purdue University
2018 - Purdue University
2019 - Purdue University
2020 - Purdue University
2021 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2022 - Purdue University
2023 - Purdue University
2024 - St. Mary of the Woods College

Western:

2003 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2004 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2005 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2006 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2007 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2008 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2009 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2010 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2011 - Purdue University
2012 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2013 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2014 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2015 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2016 - Ball State University
2017 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2018 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2019 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2020 - Ball State University
2021 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2022 - St. Mary of the Woods College
2023 - Purdue University
2024 - St. Mary of the Woods College

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