Cascade High School Equestrian Team wins District title

For the fourth year in a row, Cascade’s Washington State H.S. Equestrian Team (WAHSET) won the District One Team “High Point Title” earning the honor over the course of competition during the season’s three meets held in March and April.
The team of nine student athletes was led by five Seniors - Monica Alloway, Schyler Archer, Hollie Dahl, Mackenzie Imes, and Jacob Masengale. Sophomore Hailey Bermingham and Freshmen Ava Holmes, Baz Lloyd, and Sasha Morgan rounded out the team and also contributed to the highly successful season.
Competing in WAHSET’s District One against other schools from Mt. Spokane, Deer Park, Colville, Wenatchee, Ephrata, Chelan, Cheney, Mead, and Smokiam), the Cascade team averaged 177.56 points per student athlete, besting 6 other teams in the “Small Team” category (10 students and under). Additionally, the team’s average was also higher than that of the team who won the District’s “Medium Team” size.
Points were earned in Individual and Team events in Performance, Cattle, and Gaming Events over the season. Students may participate in up to five Individual as well as other Team events. Medals were awarded based on total points earned in each event over the three meets.
Of note, every Cascade team member qualified for the upcoming statewide competition as either a Medal winner or as an Alternate participant. In addition to the High Point title, specific results and District Awards earned over the course of the season are listed below:
Individual Events
•Jacob Masengale (GOLD in Working Rancher and Break-away Roping; Alternate in Steer Daubing and Figure-8)
•Schyler Archer (BRONZE in Keyhole, Alternate for Trail Equitation, and Individual Flags
•Hollie Dahl (BRONZE in Showmanship, State Qualifier in Barrels, Alternate for Reining and Stock Seat Equitation.
•Ava Holmes (Alternate in Hunt Seat Equitation and Hunt Seat Over Fences)
•Baz Lloyd (State Qualifier in Working Rancher and Alternate in Break-away Roping)
Team Events
•Drill (Freestyle Fours) GOLD (Alloway, Archer, Dahl, Imes, Masengale)
•In Hand Obstacle Relay (IHOR) GOLD (Alloway, Archer, Dahl, Imes)
•Team Sorting GOLD (Alloway, Dahl)
•Working Pairs GOLD (Alloway, Dahl)
•Two-Person Birangle Alternate (Dahl, Masengale)
•IHOR Team Alternate (Bermingham, Holmes, Lloyd, Masengale, Morgan)
•Canadian Flag Alternate (Alloway, Archer, Dahl, Imes, Masengale)
Cascade’s WAHSET team is led by a number of volunteer coaches. Kathy Wendlandt (Team Advisor and Performance Coach) said that the successful season would not have been possible without the coaches. She added, “Our Cascade H.S. Equestrian Team would just be a group of talented riders, but with the coaches’ willingness to share their expertise and volunteer countless hours of time, our riders gained the knowledge and tools to be fierce competitors in their chosen events.” The other coaches are listed below:
•Cindy Fowler (Drill Coach)
•Dave & Heidi Masengale, Performance & Cattle Coaches
•Linda Coates-Markle, English Performance Coach
•Jeremy Price, Gaming Coach                                                                                     •Dee Olin, English Performance Coach
•Linda Simon, Performance Coach            
•Cathleen Yedinak, Jumping Coach
The statewide competition was May 17-20 at the Grant County Fairgrounds in Moses Lake for all representative schools from the 7 State WAHSET districts, which included 520 student athletes and their horses. The competition was open to the public.