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IHSA ZONE 8 - REGION 4

Nine schools officially signed up as members of Zone 8, Region 4 in 2025-26 and as of May of 2026 seven of those schools can say their team has been a Hunter Seat Region Champion at least once since 2013! The latest Region 4 school to win a region title made IHSA history by doing so. The University of British Columbia is the new Zone 8, Region 4 English Region Champion, and they are the first school in the 59 year history of the IHSA located in Canada to accomplish this feat. Many a Canadian school has sent a rider to Regionals, Zones, Semifinals and Nationals but until now no Canadian school had won a region title and sent a full hunter seat team to a Zones event. Head coach Natalie Nahirney Adler (on right, who rode for UBC at Nationals late in the teens) poses with Anina Backman - Choo of the Thunderbirds prior to the start of 2026 IHSA Nationals. While UBC was third in the Zone 8 Zones team competition on March 29th Backman - Choo (a fourth year student from Vancouver, British Columbia) was second in individual open over fences to qualify for Nationals in the division. Nahirney Adler is holding the 2026 IHSA Nationals show program, of which the front cover was designed by Anna Trimble of the Thunderbirds (not Pictured). Trimble was another UBC rider who showed at Zones, placing seventh in individual intermediate flat and fourth in team intermediate over fences.

From Enumclaw, Washington, Nicole Poussier of the University of Washington (pictured) made the top four at the Las Cruces, New Mexico Semifinal not once but twice. On March 21st Poussier started the day with a third in individual ranch riding and followed it up with a first in level II western horsemanship a few hours later. Poussier closed out her junior season with a tenth place finish in level II at IHSA Nationals on May 3rd.

The only Zone 8, Region 4 rider to win an individual class at Zone 8 Zones in Stanford, California on March 29th was Anika Mehta of the University of Oregon (on right). Seen here with head coach Emily Honey at Nationals on May 1st the junior from Danville, California got to ride at Zones not far from her hometown. Mehta won the individual intermediate over fences to advance to Nationals in the division.

Jacquelyn Wittler of Oregon State University (center) also competed at Zones on March 29th, placing sixth in individual novice equitation. However it was at the Las Cruces, New Mexico Semifinal that Wittler figured big in the team competition. Wittler was second in team level II horsemanship and third in team ranch riding on March 22nd as the Beavers claimed reserve high point team honors, only trailing eventual IHSA National Champion West Texas A & M University by a 33-30 score. From Grants Pass, Oregon, Wittler is seen here with her parents on day two of IHSA Nationals in Mill Spring, North Carolina. Wittler closed out her senior year with a sixth in team ranch riding. This was one day after placing eighth in team level II horsemanship. Oregon State went on to place ninth at 2026 Nationals in the western team competition.

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Schools which competed in Zone 8, Region 4 during the 2025-2026 school year: Central Washington University, Oregon State University, University of British Columbia, University of Idaho, University of Oregon, University of Washington, Washington State University, Western Oregon University and Western Washington University.

Winter/Spring 2026 Show Schedule for Zone 8, Region 4:

Sunday, January 31 University of British Columbia (Host) at Burkwood Farms, Bellingham, WA 9:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, February 1 University of British Columbia (Host) at Burkwood Farms, Bellingham, WA 9:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, February 14 Western Washington University (Host) at Lang's Horse and Pony Farm, Mount Vernon, WA 9:00AM 2 WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, February 21 University of Washington (Host) at Stanwood Equestrian Center, Stanwood, WA 9:00AM 2 WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, February 22 Zone 8, Region 4 Western Regionals at Stanwood Equestrian Center, Stanwood, WA Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, March 14 University of Oregon (Host) at Lake Oswego Equestrian Center, Lake Oswego, OR Time TBA ONLY

Sunday, March 15 Zone 8, Region 4 Hunter Seat Regionals Lake Oswego Equestrian Center, Lake Oswego, OR Time TBA ONLY

Saturday, March 21 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 1 Hosted by New Mexico State University at the New Mexico State Equestrian Center, Las Cruces, NM Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, March 22 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 2 Hosted by New Mexico State University at the New Mexico State Equestrian Center, Las Cruces, NM Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

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

Show Schedule subject to change.

Recent Region 4 Team Champions (Region 4 created from a portion of region 3 prior to the 2001-02 season)

Hunter Seat:

2002 - University of Washington
2003 - Oregon State University
2004 - Oregon State University
2005 - Oregon State University
2006 - Oregon State University
2007 - Oregon State University
2008 - Oregon State University
2009 - Oregon State University
2010 - Oregon State University
2011 - Oregon State University
2012 - Oregon State University
2013 - Western Washington University
2014 - Oregon State University
2015 - Oregon State University
2016 - Oregon State University
2017 - Oregon State University
2018 - Central Washington University
2019 - University of Oregon
2020 - Washington State University
2024 - University of Washington
2025 - University of Oregon
2026 - University of British Columbia

Western:

2002 - Oregon State University
2003 - Oregon State University
2004 - Oregon State University
2005 - Oregon State University
2006 - Oregon State University
2007 - Oregon State University
2008 - Oregon State University
2009 - Oregon State University
2010 - Oregon State University
2011 - Oregon State University
2012 - Oregon State University (2011-12
IHSA Western National Champions)
2013 - Oregon State University
2014 - Oregon State University
2015 - Oregon State University
2016 - Oregon State University
2017 - Oregon State University
2018 - Oregon State University
2019 - Oregon State University
2020 - Oregon State University
2023 - Oregon State University
2024 - Oregon State University
2025 - Oregon State University
2026 - Oregon State University

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