Congrats to IHSA All-Academic Award winners!

East Campus equine program bannerCongratulations to 18 Black Hawk College equestrian team members who recently received the International Horse Shows Association National All-Academic Award!

The IHSA National All-Academic Award recognizes the individual academic achievements of its undergraduate and alumni members each year. Nominees must be full-time students and must have participated in at least one regular-season IHSA horse show during the academic year. Black Hawk College has both Western and Hunt Seat IHSA equestrian teams.

The award is based on a student’s GPA from Fall 2019 grades.

The BHC award winners are:

All-Academic Award First Team (GPA 3.8 or higher)

  • Mackenzie Berkland of Ruthven, IA
  • Teresa Brun of Edmore, MI
  • Elena Chapa of Maple Park, IL
  • Sophie Otto of Gridley, IL
  • Lauren Russell of Morton, IL
  • Andrea Seabloom of Woodhull, IL
  • Hailey Tackett of East Peoria, IL
  • Shelby Trunnell of Kappa, IL

All-Academic Award Second Team (GPA 3.5 or higher)

  • Emily Barbknecht of Waseca, MN
  • Alexandria Estes of Muscatine, IA
  • Holly Hall of Andrews, IN
  • Ashley Heimann of Warren, IL
  • Anna Marolf of Milan, IL
  • Rachel McCann of Sterling, IL
  • Adria Ray of Vassar, MI
  • Sarah Tarr of Dawson, IL
  • Taylor Trone of Lewistown, IL
  • Bailey Wight of Bloomington, IL