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IDA Show 2/25/10
St. Andrews

Results
Greta Frisen qualified for Nationals! Going into today's competition Greta and Sierra Mills from Virginina Intermont were tied for reserve champion in our region with 19 points each. (Only the champion and reserve champion qualify for the National competition). Neither rider earned points at today's show so it came down to their average percentage for the year. Greta beat Sierra by 4/10ths of a percentage point to earn the ride at the National competition in April. (Hosted by SAPC)

SAPC Team B Won today.

Casey Curtis - 5th at First Level - 61.11%
Donna Fowble - 3rd Upper Training - 66.4%
Lindsay Agaliotis - 2nd Lower Training - 61.79%
Jessica Cusaac - 2nd Intro 70% and......Reserve High Point Rider for the day!!!!!!!!!

Individual Results

Madison Webb - 3rd Lower Training - 61.43%
Lauren Parker - 6th Lower Training - 53.93%
Olivia Taylor - 5th Intro - 66%

Today's judge is known for her high standards and lower scores. These scores reflect her high standards.

IHSA Recap

Virginia Intermont is High Point Team for the season and will represent Zone 4 Region 3 at Zone Championships where they hope to earn a spot at National show being held in May at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.

St. Andrews was Reserve High Point Team for the season.

The following St. Andrews riders earned enough points throughout the season to represent St. Andrews at the Zone 4 Region 3 Regional Show being held at St. Andrews on March 20. At this show riders hope to qualify for a spot at the Zone Championship which will be held April 10-11 at Virginia Tech., where they will try to earn a spot in the National Show in May.

Leah Davison - Walk Trot
Jenn Callahan - Avanced Walk Trot Canter
Sarah Rafferty - Novice Flat
Andrew Michael - Novice Over Fences
Rob Jacobs - Intermediate Flat and Intermediate Over Fences
Audrey Bolte - Intermediate Flat
Audrey Hayden - Intermediate Over Fences

IHSA Hunt Seat 2/18/10

Hosted by Virginia Intermont College

High Point Team - Virginia Intermont
Reserve High Point Team - St. Andrews

High Point Rider - Lindsay Ann Skully - NC State
Reserve High Point Rider - Alexandra Duffy and Loren Kirk both from NC State tied

St. Andrews rider placements for 1st and 2nd
Leah Davison - 2nd - Walk Trot
Katherine Laughlin - 2nd - Advanced Walk Trot Canter
Aryelle Lawson - 2nd - Advanced Walk Trot Canter
Emily Caton - 1st - Novice Flat
Sami Cram - 1st - Novice Flat
Sarah Rafferty - 2nd - Novice Flat
Kali Cram - 1st - Novice Over Fences
Andrew Michael - 1st - Novice Over Fences
Audrey Hayden - 2nd - Open Flat
Kim Graves - 2nd - Open Over Fences
Rob Jacobs - 1st Intermediate Over Fences

IHSA Western Recap

The St. Andrews Intercollegiate Western Team wins the High Point Team Award for Zone 4 and advances to the National Semi-Finals!

Led by junior Kelsey Moody who qualified for the National Semi-Finals in Open Horsemanship and in Open Reining, the St. Andrews Team dominated the Regional Finals.

In addition to Kelsey's wins, the Novice Horsemanship was won by Shannon Leggett, the Intermediate Horsemanship was won by Megan Stiles, and the Beginner Horsemanship was won by Kimmie Simonsen.

Kelsey Moody will represent St. Andrews and Zone 4 at the IHSA Nationals in May at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky in the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) High Point Rider Competition.

IHSA Western 2/14/10

Hosted by St. Andrews Presbyterian College

Reining
1st- Kelsey Moody SAPC
2nd- Erica Hill SAPC

Open Horsemanship
1st- Kelsey Moody SAPC

Advanced Horsemanship
1st Brittney Nelson NCA&T
2nd Jessica Landreth NCA&T
3rd- Lora Walls VT
4th- Jeni Lamb VT

Novice Horsemanship
1st- Shannon Leggett SAPC
2nd- Danielle Barns NCA&T

Intermediate Horsemanship
1st- Megan Stiles SAPC
2nd Molly Standfield NCA&T
3rd- Chelsea McPherson NCSU
4th- Page Potter NCSU
5th- Alex Meyers SAPC
6th- Tracey Turnbull NCSU

Walk/Jog
1st- Kimmie Simonsen SAPC
2nd- Amber Lassiter NCA&T
3rd- Chris Ratliff NCSU

IHSA Hunt Seat 2/14/10

Hosted by UNC Greensboro/Elon University

High Point Team - Virginia Intermont and Virginia Tech tied
Reserve High Point Team - UNC Greensboro

High Point Rider - Paige Messick - Virginia Tech
Reserve High Point Rider - Katie Wood - UNC Greensboro

St. Andrews rider placements for 1st and 2nd
Jennifer Callahan - 2nd - Advanced Walk Trot Canter
Sarah Rafferty - 2nd - Novice Flat
Audrey Bolte - 1st - Intermediate Flat

IHSA Western 2/13/10

Hosted by St. Andrews Presbyterian College

Reining- Sect A
1st- Kody Zaagman NCSU
2nd- Maggie Gregg VT
3rd- Erica Hill SAPC

Reining- Sect B
1st- Kelsey Moody SAPC
2nd- Ethan Hefner NCSU
3rd- Jeni Lamb VT

Open Horsemanship- Sect A
1st-Kelsey Moody SAPC
2nd-Jessica Landreth NCA&T
3rd-Ethan Hefner NCSU
4th-Jeni Lamb VT

Open Horsemanship- Sect B
1st- Kody Zaagman NCSU
2nd-Jessica Cutler SAPC
3rd-Maggie Gregg VT
4th-Erica Hill SAPC

Advanced Horsemanship- Sect. A
1st- Collins Mehfound VT
2nd- Shannon Leggett SAPC
3rd- Tony Fernandez SAPC

Advanced Horsemanship- Sect. B
1st- Brittany Nelson NCA&T
2nd- Brittany Spears NCSU
3rd- Rachel Buckler SAPC

Novice Horsemanship- Sect. A
1st- Kelsey Pecsek VT
2nd- Alison Wrightenberry SAPC
3rd- Danielle Barnes NCA&T
4th- Sterling Schmidt NCSU

Novice Horsemanship- Sect. B
1st- Page Potter NCSU
2nd- Megan Stiles SAPC
3rd- Gabriel Mastromano VT
4th- Molly Stanfield NCA&T

Intermediate II Horsemanship
1st- Lauren Cummings VT
2nd- Brittany Powel SAPC
3rd- Claiborne Hammond VT
4th-Lauren Daughtry NCSU
5th- Emily Kochakian SAPC
6th- Maroone Simaan NCA&T

Intermediate I Horsemanship
1st- Kimmy Simonsen
2nd- Laura Thomas
3rd- Amber Lassiter

Walk/Jog
1st- Leah Davidson SAPC
2nd- Emily McCall VT
3rd- Amanda Miller NCSU
4th- Shelly Whittemore SAPC
5th- Kathryn Slaughter VT

IHSA Western 2/12/10

Hosted by St. Andrews Presbyterian College

Reining
1st- Kody Zaagman NCSU
2nd-Kelsey Moody SAPC
3rd- Erica Hill SAPC

Open Horsemanship
1st- Erica Hill SAPC
2nd-Kody Zaagman NCSU
3rd-Kelsey Moody SAPC
4th-Maggie Gregg VT
5th-Brandon Armwood NCA&T
6th-Jessica Cutler SAPC

Advanced Horsemanship- Sect. A
1st-Brittany Nelson NCA&T
2nd-Shannon Leggett SAPC
3rd-Brittany Spears NCSU
4th-Jeni Lamb VT

Advanced Horsemanship- Sect. B
1st-Tony Fernandez SAPC
2nd-Rachel Buckler SAPC
3rd-Collins Mehfoud VT

Novice Horsemanship
1st- Megan Stiles SAPC
2nd-Alison Wrightenberry SAPC
3rd-Maggie Haas NCSU
4th-Molly Stanfield NCA&T
5th-Kelsey Pecsek VT
6th- Gabriel Mastromano

Intermediate II Horsemanship Sect. A
1st- Alex Myers SAPC
2nd-Lauren Daughtry NCSU
3rd- Page Potter NCSU
4th- Claiborne Hanmond VT

Intermediate II Horsemanship- Sect. B
1st- Tracey Turnbull NCSU
2nd-Brittany Powel SAPC
3rd-Laren Cummings VT
4th-Maroone Simaan NCA&T

Intermediate I Horsemanship
1st-Kimmie Simonsen SAPC
2nd- Lauren Cabral VT
3rd- Tiffany Shephard SAPC

Walk/Jog
1st-Chris Ratliff NCSU
2nd-Shelly Whittemore SAPC
3rd-Kat Slaughter VT
4th-Emily McCall VT
5th- Susannah Morehead NCSU

IDA Region I 2/08/10

Hosted by Virginia Tech

Andrea Tito earned 74% in Training Level Test 3 to win her division and the title of High Point Rider at the IDA Show at Virginia Tech. Tito rode Tech's horse Tudor to a convincing victory beating Virginia Intermont's Brian Myers into second place with a 71.2%.

Teammates Donna Fowble 3rd in Training Level Test 1 with 68.3% and Jessica Cusaac 5th in Intro Test B with 64.5% helped carry the SAPC team into 4th place.

Lauren Parker riding as an individual for SAPC earned 5th place in Training Level Test 1 with 63.9%.

New team member Casey Curtis had a promising ride at her first ever dressage show riding in the first level division. Catch riding a strange horse at this level is a true test of a rider's horsemanship and feel. Casey is off to a great start.

Student coach for the IDA team, Greta Friesen, has worked hard to help prepare our riders to compete in the most competitive IDA region in the country. Greta has shared her knowledge with her fellow riders and has helped develop them as riders and competitors.

IHSA Hunter Seat 2/6/10

Hosted by St. Andrews

High Point Team - Virginia Intermont
Reserve High Point Team - St. Andrews

High Point Rider - Liz Mirson - Virginia Intermont
Reserve High Point Rider - Ashley Miller - Virginia Intermont

St. Andrews rider placements for 1st and 2nd:
Brittany Calderwood - 1st - Beginning Walk Trot Canter
Caitlin Karolak - 1st - Advanced Walk Trot Canter
Kali Cram - 1st - Novice Flat
Sami Cram - 2nd - Novice Flat
Missy Hughes - 1st - Novice Flat
Andrew Michael - 1st - Novice Flat
Sami Cram - 1st - Novice Over Fences
Kim Graves - 2nd - Intermediate Flat
Rob Jacobs - 1st - Intermediate Flat
Caroline Taylor - 2nd - Intermediate Over Fences
Kelsey Moody - 2nd - Open Flat
Audrey Hayden - 2nd - Open Over Fences

IDA Region I

NCSU hosted by Buckhorn Farm, Apex, NC

12/5/09

First Level Test 2

Greta Friesen 2nd, 66.38%

Introductory Level Test B

Jessica Cusaac 3rd, 70.50%

St. Andrews 5th, 65.53%, 9 points

IHSA Region 3 Zone 4 Hunter Seat

Virginia Intermont College
11/17/09

St. Andrews Reserve High Point Team

(Currently 2nd in regional standings)

Individual Results

Blake Liljestrand  - 1st Place in Walk Trot

Brittany Calderwood    1st place in Beginning Walk Trot Canter

Alie McGraw  -  2nd in Novice Over Fences

Rob Jacobs  -  1st Place in Intermediate Flat

Rob Jacobs  -  2nd in Intermediate over fences

Caroline Taylor  -  2nd place in Intermediate over fences

Katie Hansen  -  1st in Open Flat

IHSA Region 3 Zone 4 Western

St. Andrews Presbyterian College
11/09/09

St. Andrews High Point Team

(Currently 1st in Regional Team Standings)

Erica  Hill High Point Rider

(Currently 2nd in Regional AQHA High Point Standings)

Kelsey Moody Reserve High Point Rider 

(Currently first in Regional AQHA High Point Standings)

Individual Results

Kimmie Simonsen  -  1st place in Intermediate I Horsemanship

Alex Meyer  -  1st in Intermediate II Horsemanship

Brittany Powell  -  1st in Intermediate II Horsemanship

Allison Wrightenberry  -  2nd in Novice Horsemanship

Shannon Leggett  -  1st in Advanced Horsemanship

Erica Hill  -  1st in Open Horsemanship

Kelsey Moody  -  1st in Open Horsemanship

Jessica Cutler  -  2nd in Open Horsemanship

Jocelyn Tanner  -  2nd in Open Horsemanship

Erica Hill  -  1st in Reining

Kelsey Moody  -  2nd in Reining

IHSA Region 3 Zone 4 Western

St. Andrews Presbyterian College
10/31/09

St. Andrews High Point Team

Kelsey Moody High Point Rider

Individual Results

Shelley Whittemore  -  2nd - Beginner Horsemanship

Jake Nix  -  1st in Intermediate I Horsemanship

Brittany Powell  -  1st in Intermediate II Horsemanship

Melissa Fuquay  -  2nd in Intermediate II Horsemanship

Megan Stiles  -  2nd in Novice Horsemanship

Kayla Hay  -  2nd in Advanced Horsemanship

Kelsey Moody  -  1st in Open Horsemanship

Jessica Cutler  -  2nd in Open Horsemanship

Kelsey Moody  -  1st in Reining

Erica Hill  -  2nd in Reining

11/8 - ANRC Equitrial

American National Riding Commission

St. Andrews hosted an ANRC Equitrial on Sunday, November 8, 2009. Ten students participated in the Equitrial and received a National Rider Rating. The testing for the ratings included a hunter seat equitation flat test that included movements from the USEF equitation tests and a hunter seat equitation medal course over fences. Riders tested for either Level 1 (the introductory level) or Level 2 (the intermediate level). The testing was judged by Laura Norment from New Bern, NC an ANRC and USEF judge.

Congratulations to these St. Andrews riders!

Level One
Audrey Bolte
Jenn Callahan
Karen Gruninger
Katy Hutchings
Betsy Kaplan
Katherine Laughlin – High Point Rider Level One

Level Two
Kim Graves
Katie Hansen – High Point Rider Level Two
Audrey Hayden
Caroline Taylor

IHSA Region 3 Zone 4 Western

St. Andrews Presbyterian College
10/04/09

High Point Team
St. Andrews - 38

Reserve High Point Team
NC State - 29

High Point Rider
Kelsey Moody - St. Andrews

Reserve High Point Rider
Kody Zaagman - NCSU

Individual Results for SAPC Riders
Beginner Horsemanship:
Leah Davison - First place
Shelley Whittemore - First place

Intermediate Horsemanship I:
Jake Nix - Third place

Intermediate Horsemanship II:
Brittany Powell - Fourth place
Kelley Ward - First place

Novice horsemanship:
Alison Wrightenberry - First place
Megan Stiles - First place

Advanced Horsemanship:
Tony Fernandez - Second place
Kayla Hay - First Place

Open Horsemanship:
Jessica Cutler - Third place
Erica Hill - Second Place
Kelsey Moody - First place
Hannah Mowbray - Fifth place

Reining:
Erica Hill - Second place
Kelsey Moody - First Place

Team Standings
St. Andrews Presbyterian 76
North Carolina State 60
Virginia Tech. 47
North Carolina A & T 42
Martin Community College 31

AQHA HIGH POINT STANDINGS
Kelsey Moody St. Andrews 28
Kody Zaagman NCSU 23
Erica Hill SAPC 17
Maggie Gregg VT 14
Jessica Cutler SAPC 11
Scott Davis MCC 10
Ethan Hefner NCSU 8
Brandon Armwood NC A&T 7
Erin Lubeshkoff VT 6
Jocelyn Tanner SAPC 4

Three St. Andrews IHSA riders qualified for the Western Regionals after the competitions Oct. 3-4.

Kimmie Simonsen - Beginner Horsemanship
Megan Stiles - Intermediate Horsemanship II
Shannon Leggett - Novice Horsemanship

St. Andrews Presbyterian College
10/03/09

High Point Team
St. Andrews - 38

Reserve High Point Team
NC State - 31

Team Standings
St. Andrews Presbyterian 38
North Carolina State 31
Virginia Tech. 23
North Carolina A & T 19
Martin Community College 18

High Point Rider
Kelsey Moody - St. Andrews

Reserve High Point Rider
Kody Zaagman - NCSU

Individual Results for SAPC Riders
Kimmy Simonsen - Beginner Horsemanship - First place
Shelley Whittemore - Beginner Horsemanship - First Place
Jake Nix - Intermediate Horsemanship I - Third Place
Alex Meyer - Intermediate Horsemanship II - First place
Megan Stiles - Intermediate Horsemanship II - First place
Shannon Leggett - Novice Horsemanship - Second place
Alison Wrightenberry - Novice Horsemansip - Second place
Rachel Buckler - Advanced Horsemanship - Third place
Kayla Hay - Advanced Horsemanship - Second place
Jessica Cutler - Open Horsemanship - First Place
Erica Hill - Open Horsemanship - Fourth Place
Kelsey Moody - Open Horsemanship - First place
Jocelyn Tanner - Open Horsemanship - Third place
Erica Hill - Reining - Third place
Kelsey Moody - Reining - First Place

AQHA HIGH POINT STANDINGS
Kelsey Moody St. Andrews 14
Kody Zaagman NCSU 9
Maggie Gregg VT 8
Jessica Cutler SAPC 7
Erica Hill SAPC 7
Ethan Hefner NCSU 5
Scott Davis MCC 5
Jocelyn Tanner SAPC 4
Erin Lubeshkoff VT 2
Brandon Armwood NC A&T 2

IHSA Hunter Seat Zone 4, Region 3

Eighteen colleges and universities have hunter seat teams with over 450 riders who compete in Region 3. The first show of the regular season was held on Saturday, September 26, 2009 with seventeen teams in attendance. St. Andrews Presbyterian College was the Champion Team with 47 points (out of a possible 49 points). The Reserve Champion Team was Virginia Tech with 37 points; third was Virginia Intermont (31 points); fourth was Duke (30 points); fifth was Elon (27 points); sixth was NCSU (26 points); seventh was UNC-CH (25 points); eighth was UNC-G (22 points); ninth was ASU (19 points) and tenth was ECU (16 points).

St. Andrews was led by junior Rob Jacobs (2009 Individual Novice Fences National Champion) who won the Intermediate Division over fences and flat classes. Rob was the Champion High Point Rider of the horse show. St. Andrews freshman, Katie Hansen, starred in the Open Division winning both her over fences and flat classes and was the Reserve Champion High Point Rider. Other winning riders contributing to the success of the team included Audrey Bolte (Intermediate), Alie Rob Jacobs and Katie HansenMcGraw, Sami Cram, and Kali Cram (Novice); Sara Warren and Jenn Callahan (Walk, Trot, Canter) and Blake Liljestrand (Walk, Trot). Many other St. Andrews riders had strong performances which increased the points for St. Andrews including Andrew Michael, Kelly Harmel, Casey Curtis, Katelyn Lang, and Caroline Taylor. The St. Andrews Hunter Seat Team is coached by Ashley Duda.

The remaining fall competition schedule:
Sunday, October 18 at Virginia Tech
Sunday, October 25 at Duke University
Tuesday, November 17 at Virginia Intermont College

Colleges and Universities competing in IHSA Zone 4, Region 3:
Appalachian State University
Averett University
Davidson College
Duke University
East Carolina University
Elon University
Martin Community College
North Carolina A&T State University
North Carolina State University
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Virginia Intermont College
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest University
Western Carolina University

IDA - Dressage

IDA Show at Averett - Sept. 27

SAPC Team A.
Team average of 62.55%
Greta Friesen
Rob Jacobs
Lindsay Agliotis
Olivia Taylor

Individual Placings
Greta Friesen, First Level Test 1. 68.33% 1st
Lindsay Agliotis, Training Level Test 1. 57.83% 5th
Olivia Taylor, Introductory Test B. 61.50% 6th

First St. Andrews Dressage Series Show Oct. 3rd

Judge Marsha Bryant "r" Southern Pines, NC

Introductory Level Test B

1st Hannah Soloway, Moses 63.5%

2nd Christine Brown, Nikitta 61.5%

3rd Katelee Johnson 58%

Training Level

1st Lauren Parker, Moses 65.7%

2nd Andrea Tito, Moe 61.6%

Tied 3rd Lindsay Agliotis, Corky & Donna Fowble, Lexus 57.82%

IDA Show at Virginia Intermont - Oct. 4

SAPC Team A

Team Average of 64.207%

Greta Friesen

Rob Jacobs

Lindsay Agliotis

Jessica Cusaac

Individual Placings

Greta Friesen, First Level Test 2. 65.55% 5th

Rob Jacobs, Training Level Test 3. 60.40% 6th

Jessica Cusaac, Introductory Level Test B. 66.67% 6th

Second St. Andrews Dressage Series Show Oct. 16th

Judge Kris Hamilton "L" Raeford, NC

Introductory Level Test B

1st Hannah Soloway, Moses 64%

2nd Katelee Johnson, Nikkita 60.5%

Training Level

1st Lindsay Agaliotis, Corky 62%

2nd Andrea Tito, Nikkita 60.4%

3rd Paige Tillison, Corky 60%

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