Paige Sims and Morgan Stone qualified for IHSA Western Equestrian Regionals with strong performances at Alfred University this weekend. As a team, Alfred State finished tied for high point team honors at the Saturday show.
Sims rode to second place in Level 2 Horsemanship and Level 2 Ranch Riding on Sunday while Stone was second in Rookie on Sunday after finishing fifth on Saturday.
The pair joins Jacklyn Crow and Madeline Darkow who qualified for Regionals last weekend. IHSA Regionals will be held Feb. 21 at Slippery Rock University.
First place winners on Saturday included Zoey Kent (Rookie), Adeline McIver (Rookie), Adilicia Thomas (Level 1), and Ava Witman (Rookie). Ethe Hemphill was second in Beginner, Miriam Manning was second in Rookie, Chelsea Pouthier was second in Rookie, and Keira Sulkey was second in Level 2 and Level 2 Ranch.
On Sunday, Darkow led the team with a first-place finish in Level 1. Pouthier was second in Rookie, Thomas was second in Level 1, and Ashley Wolfe was second in Open Horsemanship and third in Open Reining. Crow (Level 1) and McIver (Rookie) earned third place.
Alfred State is back in action at West Virginia University on Nov. 21-22.