Annabelle Gitterman, Lauren Trexler, Sophia Korovin and Harper Eskey secured a trip to Nationals, as the St. Lawrence University riding team placed third overall at the 2026 IHSA Zone II Finals, hosted by RIT at Lehman Farms in Pittsford, N.Y. this past Saturday.  

Eskey qualified in both the Open Flat and Cacchione Cup. She will represent Zone 2, Region 2 in the high point rider competition for the fourth year in a row.

Gitterman took home the Zone 2 Champion honors in the Intermediate Flat, while Trexler, Korovin and Eskey were named Zone 2 Reserve Champions in their respective classes.  

Earning team results for the Saints, Lainey Rockacy placed first in both Intermediate Fences and Limit Flat, while Cate Weis placed first in Limit Fences and Gitterman was second in Open Fences. An unfortunately timed injury of the team's level one rider provided a significant handicap to the riding Saints. 
 
Skidmore claimed the team title with 42 points, while Long Island placed second with 40 and St. Lawrence finished third with 36.    
 
The group of four Saints will continue to train and prepare to head to the IHSA Nationals at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, N.C., May 1-3.  

IHSA Zone 2 Finals – Saturday, April 4 

Zone 2 Champion  
Annabelle Gitterman – Intermediate Flat 

Zone 2 Reserve Champion 
Lauren Trexler – Intermediate Fences 
Sophia Korovin – Novice Flat 
Harper Eskey – Cacchione Cup 
Harper Eskey – Open Flat 
 
Zone 2 Individual Results 
Harper Eskey – Open Fences – Sixth Place 
Sophia Wirtz – Open Fences – Ninth Place 
Annie Kammer – Limit Fences – Third Place 
Scarlett Haas – Limit Flat – Fifth Place 
Fiona Malcarney – Limit Flat – Eighth Place 
Mattie Porter – Novice Flat – Third Place  
 
Zone 2 Team Results 
Annabelle Gitterman – Open Fences – Second Place 
Lainey Rockacy – Intermediate Fences – First Place 
Cate Weis – Limit Fences – First Place 
Lainey Rockacy – Limit Flat – First Place 
Grace Lagerstedt – Novice Flat – Fifth Place 
Sophia Wirtz – Intermediate Flat – Third Place 
Harper Eskey – Open Flat – Third Place 
 
Horse of the Show 
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