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IHSA ZONE 7 - REGION 5

Four riders were tested in the individual limit over fences division at IHSA Nationals on May 3rd and one of them was Andrea Battram of Saint Louis University (pictured). Seen here waiting for horse draw the junior coincidentally from St. Louis, Missouri finished third in the division. Battram was the first Zone 7, Region 5 rider to compete at 2024 IHSA Nationals and as it turned out also received the best ribbon of any Region 5 rider entered.

A junior from Wilmington, Illinois, Payton Koopman (on right) became the first Truman State rider to qualify for IHSA Nationals in a decade when she placed third in individual ranch riding at the Albion, Michigan Semifinal on March 23rd. Koopman and Bulldogs head coach Emily Costello posed for this photo prior to horse draw during the first day of IHSA Nationals at Tryon International on May 3rd.

In that individual ranch riding class in Albion, Michigan on March 23rd Kia Davis of Southern Illinois University was fourth just behind Koopman. A senior from Macomb, Illinois, Davis (on left) and head coach Casey Parr are seen here near the western arena stands prior to Davis closing out her final IHSA season with a seventh in the individual ranch class (which was the first western class of any kind held at 2024 IHSA Nationals) on May 3rd.

At 2024 IHSA Nationals we asked Sophie Karney of Missouri State University (on right, with head coach Natalie Mook) where she is from and what year she is in college. Karney said she is from Louisa, Virginia and she is a senior. However Karney added she will still be enrolled at Missouri State next season, and still has IHSA elibility remaining (which means she has not yet used up all eight semesters in which she is allowed to compete). On March 30th Karney was second in individual limit flat at Zone 7 Zones in Roscoe, Illinois to advance to Tryon to compete at Nationals in the same division.

Strange as it may sound Iowa State University shows English in Zone 7, Region 4 and Western in Zone 7, Region 5 while Black Hawk College officially shows Western in Zone 7, Region 4 and English in Zone 7, Region 5! This swap has to do with balancing out the IHSA Western numbers in this part of the country. The Cyclones captured the Zone 7, Region 5 western region title in 2023-24 and open rider Jessica Theobald (on right) was the region's top open western rider. As a result Theobald advanced directly to 2024 IHSA Nationals at Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, North Carolina to compete against 20 others in the individual high point open western rider competition. A senior from Clear Lake, Iowa, Theobald is seen here with Iowa State head coach Kelly Blair prior to competing in the reining phase of the individual high point on May 5th.

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The Zone 7, Region 5 Smorgasbord

Schools competing in Zone 7, Region 5 during the 2024-2025 school year: Black Hawk College, Illinois State University, Kansas State University, Missouri State University, Northern Illinois University, Northwest Missouri State University, Saint Louis University, Southeast Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Truman State University, University of Kansas, Washington University in St. Louis and Western Illinois University.

Winter/Spring 2025 Show Schedule for Zone 7, Region 5:

Saturday, February 22 Missouri State University (Host) at Pinegar Arena at the Darr Agricultural Center, Springfield, MO 11:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, February 23 Missouri State University (Host) at Pinegar Arena at the Darr Agricultural Center, Springfield, MO 9:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, February 23 Zone 7, Region 5 Western Regionals Hosted by Missouri State University at Pinegar Arena at the Darr Agricultural Center, Springfield, MO HELD FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE FINAL REGULAR SEASON WESTERN SHOW - WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, March 8 Missouri State University (Host) at Pinegar Arena at the Darr Agricultural Center, Springfield, MO Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, March 8 Missouri State University (Host) at Pinegar Arena at the Darr Agricultural Center, Springfield, MO HELD FOLLOWING FIRST SHOW OF THE DAY - FLAT CLASSES ONLY; CONTINUED ON 3/9 - ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, March 9 Missouri State University (Host) at Pinegar Arena at the Darr Agricultural Center, Springfield, MO CONTINUATION OF 3/8 AFTERNOON SHOW - FENCES CLASSES ONLY - ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, March 9 Zone 7, Region 5 Hunter Seat Regionals Hosted by Missouri State University at Pinegar Arena at the Darr Agricultural Center, Springfield, MO HELD FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE FINAL REGULAR SEASON SHOW - ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, March 15 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 1 Hosted by West Texas A & M University on campus at the West Texas A & M Horse Center, Canyon, TX Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, March 16 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 2 Hosted by West Texas A & M University on campus at the West Texas A & M Horse Center, Canyon, TX 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

Black Hawk College, Illinois State University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale and Western Illinois University are located in Zone 7, Region 5 for hunter seat but in Zone 7, Region 4 for Western. Iowa State University is located in Zone 7, Region 4 for Hunter Seat but in Zone 7, Region 5 for Western. All times listed are Local Time. Show Schedule subject to change.

Recent Zone 7, Region 5 Team Champions (Most of the region was known as Zone 9, Region 2 2002-2010 and was re-named Zone 7, Region 5 prior to the fall of 2010. Western divided into two regions starting fall 2016 through early 2020. An Asterisk * indicates school was Zone 7, Region 4 Western Region Champion)

Hunter Seat:

2003 - Kansas State University
2004 - Kansas State University
2005 - Kansas State University
2006 - Kansas State University
2007 - Northern Illinois University
2008 - Northern Illinois University
2009 - Northern Illinois University
2010 - Truman State University
2011 - Truman State University
2012 - Truman State University
2013 - Northern Illinois University
2014 - Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
2015 - Kansas State University
2016 - Kansas State University
2017 - Kansas State University
2018 - Northern Illinois University
2019 - Truman State University
2020 - Illinois State University
2022 - Washington University in St. Louis
2023 - Kansas State University
2024 - Kansas State University

Western:

2003 - Kansas State University
2004 - Black Hawk College
2005 - Kansas State University
2006 - Kansas State University
2007 - Black Hawk College
2008 - Black Hawk College
2009 - Black Hawk College
2010 - Black Hawk College
2011 - Black Hawk College
2012 - Black Hawk College
2013 - Black Hawk College
2014 - Black Hawk College
2015 - Black Hawk College
2016 - Black Hawk College
2017 - Black Hawk College*
2017 - Northeastern Oklahoma A and M College
2018 - Black Hawk College*
2018 - Northeastern Oklahoma A and M College
2019 - Black Hawk College*
2019 - Northeastern Oklahoma A and M College
2020 - Black Hawk College*
2020 - Northeastern Oklahoma A and M College
2022 - Black Hawk College (2021-22
IHSA Western National Champions)
2023 - Black Hawk College
2024 - Iowa State University

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