Junior Tournament and USPA NYTS

JUNIOR TOURNAMENT 2020

PRESENTED BY BILL FICK FORD

HPC’s 2020 Junior Tournament, presented by Bill Fick Ford, took an expedited route this year with just one day of play for three levels: Lead Line, Intermediate, and Advanced (also called National Youth Tournament Series or NYTS). The Intermediate and Lead Line divisions gave our youngest up-and-coming polo stars a chance to show their stick-and-ball skills on the field.

Intermediate Winning team:

American National: JB Long, Ava Seward, Trent Flore MVP: JB Long

Lead Line Winning Team:

Virnau Sealy Tractor: Bradie Kimbrough and Allie Eickenhorst 2nd place BTA: Colin Maddox and Carty Krueger

NATIONAL YOUTH TOURNAMENT SERIES 2020

PRESENTED BY BILL FICK FORD

The NYTS qualifiers give our talented young players a chance to compete at the national level. Qualifiers are held at polo clubs across the United States during the summer months. NYTS All-Stars are announced at each qualifier, and each All-Star is in contention for being selected for the NYTS Championship, held each year in the fall.

The National Youth Tournament Series (NYTS) qualifier division, presented by Bill Fick Ford, had three teams competing: Bill Fick Ford, Horsegate, and Vintage Polo. All-Stars are selected at each NYTS qualifier based on their horsemanship, sportsmanship, playing ability current handicap and team ability. The five All-Stars selected will compete for spots on the NYTS Championship team.

The club would like to thank Bill Frick Ford for their generous sponsorship of the 2020 Houston Polo Cub Junior Tournament and NYTS Qualifier.

Winning team: Vintage Polo: Isabel Artzer, Grace Parker, Lily Lequerica, Vance Miller, presented by William Wood with Bill Fick Ford All-Stars: Lance Stefanakis, Joe Bob Lequerica, Vance Miller, Lily Lequerica, Niklaus Felhaber, presented by William Wood with Bill Fick Ford

All players showed incredible horsemanship, sportsmanship, and playing ability, making the future of polo in Houston look very bright!