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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, March 9, 2011
IVHS Equestrians have strong showing
By Darcy Wallace
IVN Staff Writer
Illinois Valley Equestrian athletes
continued to raise the bar at their second
weekend tournament March 4-6, with
several students placing near the top of
the rankings.
According to equestrian coach
Desiree Eddy, scores are averaged with
the results from previous meets, so this
week’s placements also take the first meet
into account.
Illinois Valley’s in-hand obstacle
relay team, which placed fourth in the
Feb. 4-6 meet, fell to fifth overall over the
weekend. It’s still an impressive ranking
out of 27 total teams.
Though
teammates
Lorraine
Schlabach, Jessie Rollins and others are
seasoned competitors, others are learning
on the fly.
“Oscar [Flores] had to ride a new
horse and had just a couple of hours with
him,” Eddy said. “But he ran a 19-second
barrel run which is impressive in our
area.”
Eddy said freshman Meghan Flores
placed 15th in the in-hand classes while
Schlabach placed seventh. Despite
her inexperience, Eddy gave credit for
placing in the top 15 during her first year
competing.
“Meghan did really well in the in-
hand classes as well as [Schlabach],”
Eddy said. “Meghan is a freshman and
learning as she goes. [Schlabach] has
done this for two years.”
Weekend-long equestrian meets,
with many activities held all over the
arena, take plenty of setup and time
commitment not just from students, but
also from parent volunteers.
According to Eddy, Illinois Valley
equestrians had to rush from one end of
the arena to the other right after finishing
one event, barely making it in time for the
team birangle. Despite the hectic rush, IV
teammates fared well in the event.
“Mali [Whicheloe] and her partner
Jessie [Rollins] ran a 28-second team
birangle run,” Eddy said. “The announcer
said IV was well worth the wait.”
Eddy said parent volunteers are
crucial for the team’s success, helping
clean up and reset after events, keeping
equestrians fed and sticking by them all
through the weekend.
“It takes lots of dedication to get
through these meets,” Eddy said. “They
spend eight hours running from arena
to arena. They’re jogging next to them,
feeding them…they’re there all three
weekends.”
Illinois Valley equestrians are equally
grateful for their parents’ help and try
to do what they can to contribute, Eddy
added.
“I know I couldn’t get anywhere
without the parents’ work this year,” she
said.
Snow in the days before the meet
also threw a wrench in Illinois Valley’s
practice plan, making it nearly impossible
to find dry land to practice drills on.
Eddy said the team hopes to compete
at the State level in the keyhole event and
in in-hand relay.
“The kids are really pushing for
State,” Eddy said. “The kids are practicing
as much as they can. We literally
practiced…in a foot of snow.”
Illinois Valley students are scheduled
to compete again Friday through Sunday,
April 15-17 at the Jackson County Expo.
(Photos by Dan Mancuso, Illinois Valley News)
Junior Tyler Robbins #12, drives down court against
Santiam Christian Academy Mar. 4.
Senior Alex Hess tries to pass his way out of a tight
spot against Dayton Mar. 3.
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