Team History and AchievementsAUEQ was co-founded in the Fall of 2003 by Jessie Loutoo (’06) and Lana Ciaramella (’07). It started with a group of about ten girls, of which only about three consistently competed. Come the spring semester, enrollment on the team increased and the competing body doubled in size. The team successfully hosted their first home IHSA horse show alongside University of Maryland-College Park at Oatland Stables. By 2015 a show team was solidified and in April 2016, Elaina Bade was the first AUEQ teammate to qualify in hunt seat equitation for IHSA Nationals, held at the Kentucky Horse Park. In the Fall of 2023, the team celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Achievements: Individual National Qualifiers: 2016 - Elaina Bade ('16) - Intermediate Flat Individual Zone Qualifiers: 2024 - Phebe Koundinya ('27) - Novice Flat 2023- Elizabeth Margeotes ('23) - Limit Fences 2019 - Irena Volkov ('19) - Inter. Fences 2019 - Irena Volkov ('19) - Inter. Flat 2017 - Hannah Goldbach ('18) - Inter. Flat 2017 - Hannah Goldbach ('18) - Novice Fences 2017 - Scarlett Keane ('18) - Novice Flat 2016 - Elaina Bade ('16) - Intermediate Flat 2016 - Elaina Bade ('16)- Novice Fences 2014 - Elaina Bade ('16)- Novice Flat Individual Regional Qualifiers: 2024 - Eryn Mikulicz ('26) - Limit Fences 2024 - Jelinda Montes ('24) - Limit Flat 2024 - Julien Halgen ('25) - Intermediate Fences 2024 - Phebe Koundinya ('27) - Novice Flat 2023- Alexa McCormick ('25) - Limit Flat 2023- Katie Holzapfel ('23) - Limit Flat 2023 - Elizabeth Margeotes ('23) - Limit Fences 2023 - Elizabeth Margeotes ('23) - Limit Flat 2019 - Emilia James ('20) - Limit Fences 2019 - Abby Sklencar ('22) - Walk Trot Canter 2019 - Lauren Meadows ('22) - Walk Trot Canter 2019 - Paige Cornfield ('19) - Inter. Flat 2019 - Irena Volkov ('19) - Inter. Fences 2019 - Irena Volkov ('19) - Inter. Flat 2018 - Hannah Goldbach ('18) - Inter. Fences 2018 - Sophie Harcleroad ('20) - Nov. Flat 2018 - Tariq Shahwan ('18) -Walk Trot Canter 2017 - Hannah Goldbach ('18) - Inter. Flat 2017- Elizabeth Kazan ('19) - Novice Flat 2017- Elizabeth Kazan('19) - Novice Fences 2017- Hannah Goldbach ('18) - Novice Fences 2017- Scarlett Keane ('18) - Novice Flat 2017 - Paige Cornfield ('19) - Novice Fences 2017 - Moriah Mitchell ('18) -Walk Trot Canter 2016 - Elaina Bade ('16) - Intermediate Flat 2016 - Elaina Bade ('16) - Novice Fences 2016 - Hannah Goldbach ('18) - Novice Flat 2016 - Antoinette D'Addario('18)-Nov. Fences 2016 - Lexie McGinniss ('19)-Inter. Flat 2014 - Elaina Bade ('16)- Novice Flat 2013 - Michelle Lindhal ('13) 2013 - Micah Deglidish('13) 2013 - Emilie Cassano ('16)
AU Equestrian Team Athlete of the Year: 2023 - Elizabeth Margeotes ('23) 2017 - Hannah Goldbach ('18) & Elizabeth Kazan ('19) 2016 - Elaina Bade ('16) 2015 - Scarlett Keane ('18) 2014 - Jessica Baker ('16) 2013 - Paige Rylander ('15) Sportsmanship: 2016 - Elaina Bade - IHSA/USHJA Zone 4 Coaching: 2016 - Astrid Dalley - Zone 4 Region 1 Coach of the Year 2021 - Astrid Dalley - Zone 4 Region 1 Coach of the Year Horses: 2023 - Ontario - Zone 4 Region 1 - Horse of the Year |