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IHSA ZONE 8 - REGION 5

In 2024-25 the University of Colorado at Boulder captured their first hunter seat Region Title in eight years. Two members of the Buffaloes advanced through to 2025 IHSA Nationals, with Marleigh Hill (on right) the first of them to compete. A senior from Frederick, Maryland, Hill had previously placed second in individual limit over fences at Zone 8 Zones on April 5th. Head coach Erin Mullane Baca posed with Hill prior to her ride in the same division at Nationals on May 2nd.

36 IHSA Regions hold English competitions. Provided they hold five English regular season shows, each region sends their rider with the most combined open flat and fences points to compete at Zones in the Cacchione Cup division. The open division is the most difficult level, with riders often having many years of riding and showing experience. If they make the top three in the class of either four or five riders they go to IHSA Nationals to again compete in the Cacchione class. Only 24 riders get there. Seen here waiting for horse draw on May 3rd, Maddie Hawks of Colorado State University represented Region 5 at 2025 IHSA Nationals. From Redding, Connecticut, Hawks previously placed third in the division at Zones on April 5th. Hawks was the 21st of 24 riders to show over fences in the Cacchione jumping phase, receiving a score of '84.5.' The flat phase results would put Hawks in eleventh place overall. It is the judge's discretion as to how many riders are called back to test. This time only five were called back which meant only ten riders would be placed. Still the printed Cacchione fences and flat phase results will show that Hawks finished her junior year as the eleventh best hunter seat open rider out of well over 100 open riders to compete in the IHSA during the 2024-25 season.

While the University of Colorado at Boulder captured their first hunter seat title in eight years, Colby Community College captured their first Region Title of any kind ever! The Colby CC Western Team won Region 5, ending the University of Nebraska at Lincoln's 15 year run of region titles. At Semifinals in Texas Colby survived, sending a full Western team to IHSA Nationals for the first time in program history. On May 2nd Lily Cannon was the first Colby rider to compete at Nationals, and Cannon is seen here after placing eighth in team level one horsemanship to give Colby their first two team points at an IHSA Nationals event. Colby CC would score seven and a half more points to place tenth in their first visit to Nationals with a full western team (photo courtesy Sara Jamison/Colby Community College Equestrian Team).

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The Zone 8, Region 5 Smorgasbord

Schools competing in Zone 8, Region 5 during the 2025-2026 school year: Cloud Community College, Colby Community College, Colorado College, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Laramie County Community College, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, University of Denver, University of Nebraska at Lincoln and University of Wyoming.

Winter/Spring 2026 Show Schedule for Zone 8, Region 5:

Saturday, January 31 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs/University of Denver (Co-Hosts) at MM Equestrian at Diamond J Equestrian Center, Fountain, CO 10:00AM (MOUNTAIN TIME) ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, February 1 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs/University of Denver (Co-Hosts) at MM Equestrian at Diamond J Equestrian Center, Fountain, CO 9:15AM (MOUNTAIN TIME) ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, February 7 University of Nebraska at Lincoln (Host) on campus at the Animal Science Arena, Lincoln, NE 10:00AM (CENTRAL TIME) WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, February 8 University of Nebraska at Lincoln (Host) on campus at the Animal Science Arena, Lincoln, NE 10:00AM (CENTRAL TIME) WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, February 21 Colorado State University (Host) on campus at the B.W. Pickett Equine Center, Fort Collins, CO 10:00AM (MOUNTAIN TIME) WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, February 22 Zone 8, Region 5 Western Regionals Hosted by Colorado State University on campus at the B.W. Pickett Equine Center, Fort Collins, CO Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, March 14 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs/University of Denver (Co-Hosts) at MM Equestrian at Diamond J Equestrian Center, Fountain, CO Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, March 15 Zone 8, Region 5 Hunter Seat Regionals at MM Equestrian at Diamond J Equestrian Center, Fountain, CO Time TBA ENGLISH 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

Starting times listed are local time. Show Schedule subject to change.

Recent Zone 8, Region 5 Team Champions (Most of the Region known as Zone 7, Region 1 prior to mid-2010):

Hunter Seat:

1997 - Colorado State University
1998 - Colorado State University
1999 - Colorado State University
2000 - Colorado State University
2001 - Colorado State University
2002 - Colorado State University
2003 - Colorado State University
2004 - Colorado State University
2005 - Colorado State University
2006 - New Mexico State University
2007 - West Texas A & M University
2008 - West Texas A & M University
2009 - University of Colorado at Boulder
2010 - University of Wyoming
2011 - University of Colorado at Boulder
2012 - University of Colorado at Boulder
2013 - University of Colorado at Boulder
2014 - University of Colorado at Boulder
2015 - University of Colorado at Boulder
2016 - University of Colorado at Boulder
2017 - University of Colorado at Boulder
2018 - Colorado State University
2019 - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
2020 - Colorado State University
2022 - Colorado State University
2023 - Colorado State University
2024 - Colorado State University
2025 - University of Colorado at Boulder

Western:

1997 - New Mexico State University
1998 - New Mexico State University (1997-
98 IHSA Stock Seat National Champions)
1999 - New Mexico State University
2000 - New Mexico State University
2001 - Colorado State University
2002 - Colorado State University
2003 - Colorado State University
2004 - New Mexico State University
2005 - New Mexico State University
2006 - New Mexico State University
2007 - West Texas A & M University
2008 - West Texas A & M University
2009 - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
2010 - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
2011 - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
2012 - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
2013 - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
2014 - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
2015 - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
2016 - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
2017 - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
2018 - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
2019 - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
2020 - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
2022 - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
2023 - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
2024 - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
2025 - Colby Community College

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