MURRAY, Ky. - Midway's
Lauren Arens-Ennis has clinched a spot at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Tournament.
Competing at the IHSA Semifinals on Sunday, Arens-Ennis, a junior on the Midway western team, was the reserve champion in individual level-one horsemanship competition.
That performance was enough to qualify her for IHSA Nationals, which will be held in Mill Spring, N.C. on May 1-3.
Midway has been well represented at nationals in recent years. The Eagles finished third as a team in both
2023 and
2024, while
Alana Utlak was a
level-two horsemanship champion in each of
the last two seasons.
Arens-Ennis was one of two Eagles to ride at the semifinals this weekend. On Saturday,
Tate Gill finished fifth in open horsemanship.