IEA News

The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) is proud to announce the complete list of winners of the 2019-2020 Zone Scholarship Awards. The vast majority of Zone Scholarships are given to graduating seniors through an application process based on academics, years in the IEA, volunteerism, letters of recommendation, and written essays. Additionally, some Zones/Regions raise additional funds for riders in their areas to be awarded for various accomplishments. Zone Scholarship awards are typically announced and awarded at each Zone Finals.

IEA Zone Scholarships are separate cash awards from the IEA National Sportsmanship Award Winner, who receives up to $2,000, or any National Finals Awards given to Senior riders based on their placings at National Finals. In addition to Zone Scholarships and the National Sportsmanship Award, the IEA distributes approximately $15,000 each year in cash at Hunt Seat, Dressage, and Western National Finals to the top two highest placing Seniors in each class.

Due to the cancellation of all National Finals for the 2019-2020 season, IEA elected to distribute the National Finals Scholarship funds to all Senior riders through an application process. Those awards will be announced separately.

Dressage Zone

• $500……SAMANTHA SCIGOUSKI – Foxrun Equestrian Team (Shipshewana, IN)

Western Zone

• $1,000…RYANN PIPERNO – Saddlebrook Equestrian Team (Schwenksville, PA)
• $500……KATHRYN MATTERO – Knelly Equestrian Team (Berwick, PA)
• $250……ALLIE DRAKE – On Eagles Wings (Kirkland, IL)
• $250……HANNAH JANE LUCAS – Hammond School Equestrian Team (Hopkins, SC)

Hunt Seat Zone 1

• $1,000…SIENA ROSATO – Folly Farm (Simsbury, CT)
• $500……KATE MAS – Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, MA)

Hunt Seat Zone 2

• $500……DANIELLA MAURER – Sagamore Hills Stables (Huntington, NY)
• $500……JESSELYN MURPHY – Hunter’s Ridge (Lockport, NY)
• $500……MARIA VAUGHN – Foxmoor Equestrian Team (Horseheads, NY)

Hunt Seat Zone 3

• $500……ELLISON BEAVER – Fox Run Equestrian (High Point, NC)
• $500……SARAH MANGUM – MacNair’s and the Triangle (Raleigh, NC)

Hunt Seat Zone 4

• $1,000…TAYLOR CONNELLY – Holy Innocents Equestrian Team (Atlanta, GA)
• $750……HANNAH CLARK – Wendover Equestrian Team (Orlando, FL)
• $500……BRIANNA TAYLOR – Tally Ho SC (Timmonsville, SC)

ZONE 4 Horsemanship Test Scholarship Award Winners

• $500……LAURA SCHETTLER – West Forsyth HS Equestrian Team (Cumming, GA)
• $400……NICOLE IMBEAULT – Shamrock Manor Equestrian Club (Alpharetta, GA)
• $300……EMALEIGH WALTERS – Topsail Equestrian (Ravenel, SC)
• $200……ARIANA SCHNEIDER – Sycamore Hills (Ashland City, TN)
• $100……LAINIE RUBIN –Tally Ho SC (Timmonsville, SC)
• $50……..ELIZABETH AUGUSTUS – Blue Point Stables, LLC (Kingston, TN)

Hunt Seat Zone 5

• $1,500…SAMANTHA SCIGOUSKI – Foxrun Equestrian Team (Shipshewana, IN)
• $1,000…FAITH WATSON – Dare Equestrian Team (Hilliard, OH)
• $800……ALYSSA ROBBINS – West Licking District (Pataskala, OH)
• $800……ISABEL TURNER – Hunter’s Pointe Farm (Cicero, IN)
• $800……SARA HENE – Camelot Equestrian (Oswego, IL)
• $500……ELIZABETH DOUGLASS – Team Somerset (West Dundee, IL)
• $500……MADELINE JAMES – Stonegate Equestrian Team (Coolville, OH)
• $500……GEORGIA MURRAY – Olive Hill Equestrian Team (Lexington, KY)
• $300……SUMMER VAGTS – Sapphire Equestrian Farm (Sleepy Eye, MN)
• $300……OLIVIA BRANSFORD – Childress Rogers Stables Equestrian (Milford, OH)
• $300……MARIANNA GEORGE – Synergy Equestrian Team (Chardon, OH)

Zone 5 – Regions 9 & 10 provided additional scholarship money to the following:

• $850……MIKAYLA PETERS – Tower Hill Equestrian Team (Hampshire, IL)
• $400……ABYGAYLE GREEN – Platinum Farm (Marengo, IL)
• $350……SASHA CICHON – Cliffwood Farm (Richmond, IL)
• $400……MIKAYLA HELDT – Cross Winds Farm, LLC (Marengo, IL)
• $350……SABRINA ALBERS – Dunham Woods Farm (Elgin, IL)

Hunt Seat Zone 7

• $1,000…TAYLOR McCOY – Prospering Farm (Prosper, TX)

Hunt Seat Zone 8

• $1,000…KAILIE PLOTNIK – Scottsdale Equestrian Team III (Scottsdale, AZ)
• $500……AVA KNOSHAUG – Front Range Equestrian Team (Parker, CO)

Hunt Seat Zone 9

• $500……CELESTE BAIRD – Forest Reach – Lake Oswego (Estacada, OR)
• $500……SYDNEY SEGAL – Forest Reach – Lake Oswego (Estacada, OR)

Hunt Seat Zone 10

• $2,500…KENDALL ZEMAN – Sequoia Hills Stars (Woodlake, CA)
• $2,000…LILLIAN KANN – Red Barn (Stanford, CA)
• $1,500…CORDELIA EDWARDS – Far West Farms (Calabasas, CA)
• $1,000…TABER BALL – Chestnut Hills (Bonsall, CA)
• $1,000…KIMBERLY EVENSEN – Bridges Equestrian (San Juan Capistrano, CA)
• $1,000…TAYLOR LAMB – Kalember Equine (Sebastopol, CA)
• $1,000…ERIN VIGIL – Team KMT (Castro Valley, CA)

Hunt Seat Zone 11

• $500……AVERY SCHAEFER – Briarwood Farm Equestrian Team (Ringoes, NJ)

Congratulations to all Zone Scholarship Award Winners. We wish you continued success as you head off to college and further your equestrian pursuits.