All of the St. Andrews riders represented their school very well with beautiful rides. At the end of the day the following riders qualified as individuals to ride at IHSA zones at Goucher College, Easter weekend.
Katie Hansen – Open Flat & Open Fences
Kim Graves – Open Fences
Kayla McBath – Intermediate Flat
Alie McGraw – Novice Fences
Congratulations to all our regional qualifiers; Hillary Todd, Caitlin Karolak, Katie Mentzel and Chandalyn Chrzanowski.
Chartwells catered lunch which was followed by the year end awards. Equestrian Director Peggy McElveen conducted the awards ceremony which included the team results, Cacchione Cup placings, Horse of the Year, Team Leadership, Sportsmanship, Coach of the Year and then two special awards to recognize St. Andrews’ hardworking Event Manager Heather Wile, and a Horse Care award recognizing the many hours students spend preparing and caring for horses used in IHSA. The recipient of this award was Sami Cram.
St. Andrews’ horse Pepi la Pew, better known as Skunk, was voted horse of the year and Ashley Duda received the Coach of the Year Award for not only winning the region but also for the many hours she spends preparing the horses and students for IHSA shows. St. Andrews hosted four regular IHSA hunter seat shows this year, regionals and will play an enormous role in hosting IHSA Nationals in Raleigh in May.
The team results were decided at the last regular show of the year with St. Andrews winning the region ahead of UNC Chapel Hill and East Carolina University. St. Andrews’ students represented the school well in the Regional Cacchione Cup with Katie Hansen as the champion, Kim Graves reserve and freshman Regina Barasch placing 7th. Katie Hansen will ride at Nationals in the Cacchione Cup.
Go Knights!
So proud of SAU riders. Great job! Jackie, thank you for all your hard work and dedication. Really appreciate and look forward to your blog. Good luck at National. Go Knights!
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