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IHSA ZONE 8 - REGION 2

Hudson Gauthier of the University of Southern California (on left) has dominated the novice division the past two seasons. From Venice Beach, California Gauthier won the individual novice equitation class at Zone 8 Zones on March 29th and then posed with head coach Kat Griffiths for this photo on May 1st after placing fourth in the same division at 2026 IHSA Nationals. A year earlier Gauthier won the team novice class for the Trojans at 2025 Nationals. Gauthier has one more semester; Could Gauthier qualify for Regionals individually in one of the intermediate divisions?

Only three Region 2 riders competed at 2026 IHSA Nationals and Keira Loudabarger of Arizona State University (pictured) was the only one not from the University of Southern California to take part. From Gilbert, Arizona Loudabarger was second at Zones in the individual limit flat to qualify for Nationals. Loudabarger told us that though she is a sophomore in 2025-26 she will graduate in December of 2026. Loudabarger could possibly point out of another division during the fall.

This photo dates from 2025 IHSA Nationals, which were also held at Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, North Carolina (May of 2026 marked the first time IHSA Nationals were held at the same facility three years in a row). On the right is Lily Farley of the University of California at Los Angeles, who qualified for Nationals with a second in individual intermediate on the flat at 2025 Zone 8 Zones. On the left is Bruins head coach Deirdra Davis, who this season had five riders in the top ten of the Region 2 open rider standings through eight shows (including Farley). At the time a sophomore from Colorado Springs, Colorado, Farley closed out the 2024-25 season with an eighth in individual intermediate flat at Nationals.

Another photo from 2025 IHSA Nationals which features a 2025-26 Region 2 top ten open rider is this one of Emily Ilfeld of Cal Poly - Pomona (on left) and Broncos head coach Kate McComas. Ilfeld and McComas are in front of one of the television monitors which shows the live feed from the hunter seat ring (viewers at home can stream either the hunter seat live feed or the western one or both if they cannot attend in person). From Trabuco Canyon, California Ilfeld was second in individual open on the flat at 2025 Zone 8 Zones to advance to North Carolina for the year-end IHSA show.

Laura Jun of the University of Southern California (pictured near the Nationals draw table) rode twice at 2026 IHSA Nationals. The freshman from Menlo Park, California led the Region 2 hunter seat open rider standings and placed second in the Cacchione Cup Class at Zones on March 29th. Jun also won the individual open on the flat that day. At Nationals Jun kept the momentum going, placing second in individual open flat on May 1st and earning tenth place in the Cacchione Cup two days later. Thus Jun can claim to be the tenth-best hunter seat open rider in the entire nation for the 2025-26 season.

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Schools which competed in Zone 8, Region 2 during the 2025-26 school year: Arizona State University, Cal Poly - Pomona, University of Arizona, University of California at Los Angeles, University of California at San Diego and University of Southern California.

Winter/Spring 2026 Show Schedule for Zone 8, Region 2 (Zone 8, Region 2 is currently Hunter Seat Only):

Saturday, February 7 Arizona State University (Host) at Crossroads Farm, Gilbert, AZ 9:00AM

Sunday, February 8 Arizona State University (Host) at Crossroads Farm, Gilbert, AZ 9:00AM

Saturday, February 14 Cal Poly - Pomona (Host) on campus at Kellogg Arabian Horse Center, Pomona, CA 10:00AM

Sunday, February 15 Cal Poly - Pomona (Host) on campus at Kellogg Arabian Horse Center, Pomona, CA 10:00AM

Saturday, February 28 University of California at Los Angeles/University of California at San Diego (Co-Hosts) at Hansen Dam Equestrian Center, Lake View Terrace, CA 10:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, March 1 University of California at Los Angeles/University of California at San Diego (Co-Hosts) at Hansen Dam Equestrian Center, Lake View Terrace, CA Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, March 1 Zone 8, Region 2 Hunter Seat Regionals at Hansen Dam Equestrian Center, Lake View Terrace, CA HELD FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE FINAL REGULAR SEASON SHOW

Sunday, March 29 ZONE 8 ZONES Hosted by Stanford University at the Stanford Red Barn Equestrian Center, Stanford, CA Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Friday through Sunday, May 1 - 3 IHSA NATIONALS at Tryon International Equestrian Center, Mill Spring, NC Time each day TBA ENGLISH AND WESTERN

If any Region 2 schools currently field a Western team these schools would show Western in Zone 8, Region 1. Show Schedule subject to change.

Recent Region 2 Team Champions (During the 2019-20 season Western was not legal meaning there were fewer than five Region 2 Western shows held while no Region 2 Western shows were held in 2021-22 or 2022-23)

Hunter Seat:

1997 - University of San Diego
1998 - University of San Diego
1999 - ????????????????
2000 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2001 - ????????????????
2002 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2003 - University of San Diego
2004 - University of San Diego
2005 - University of San Diego
2006 - University of Southern California
2007 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2008 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2009 - University of Southern California
2010 - University of Southern California
2011 - University of Southern California
2012 - University of Southern California
2013 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2014 - University of Southern California
2015 - University of Southern California
2016 - University of Southern California
2017 - University of Southern California
2018 - University of Southern California
2019 - University of Southern California
2020 - University of Southern California
2022 - University of Southern California
2023 - University of Southern California
2024 - University of Southern California
2025 - University of Southern California
2026 - University of Southern California

Western:

1997 - ??????????????????
1998 - ??????????????????
1999 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2000 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2001 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2002 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2003 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2004 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2005 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2006 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2007 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2008 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2009 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2010 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2011 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2012 - Arizona State University
2013 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2014 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2015 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2016 - University of Arizona
2017 - Cal Poly-Pomona
2018 - University of Arizona
2019 - Arizona State University
2022 - Mount San Antonio College

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