2018 USPA Intercollegiate Polo Club Catalog

USPA INTERCOLLEGIATE

POLO CLUB CATALOG 2018 Start your college search here!

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WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF INTERCOLLEGIATE POLO! Whether you are a seasoned interscholastic player

women’s teams competing in separate divisions

who has been in the program since 5th grade, or

across four regions advancing their way through

a young NYTS player looking to try your hand at

regular season and tournament play, all vying for

arena polo, this resource is for you! Please allow

a chance at the national championship.

these following pages to give you a brief introduction to our 38 established USPA Intercollegiate Polo Programs. Whether you are looking for a big school or small, archeology or zoology, we offer a wide range of institutions across the United States and Canada to fit your needs.

The intercollegiate program continues to see growth year after year and receives tremendous support from the Board of Governors of the USPA to afford us the opportunity to support existing programs and launch new initiatives such as the USPA Intercollegiate Scholarship Program.

The USPA Intercollegiate Polo Program is steeped in history with the very first National Chamionship having been held in 1922. Yale and Princeton were the sole competitors, Princeton coming out the victor. Today there are 22 men’s teams and 28

As you begin your college journey, please reach out to anyone on the I/I team with any questions or comments. We are here to help!

Passion. Dedication. Excellence.

Amy Fraser

DIRECTOR, INTERCOLLEGIATE & INTERSCHOLASTIC POLO

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WESTERN A

Cal Poly Polo Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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Oregon State University Polo Club . . . 6

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Polo Club of Montana State . . . . . . . 7

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Stanford University Polo Club . . . . . . 8

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University of Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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University of Southern California . . . 10

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Washington State University Polo Club . 11

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Westmont Polo Club . . . . . . . . . . 12

CENTRAL

SOUTHEASTERN A

Emory University Polo Club . . . . . . 25

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Michigan State University Polo Club . 26

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Polo Club at Virginia Tech . . . . . . . 27

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University of Kentucky Polo Club . . . 28

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University of Louisville Polo Club . . . 29

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University of Miami Polo Club . . . . . 30

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University of Michigan . . . . . . . . . 31

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University of Wisconsin-Madison . . . 32

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Virginia Polo Team, Inc . . . . . . . . . 33

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Washington & Lee Polo Club . . . . . . 34

NORTHEASTERN A

Alfred State Polo Club . . . . . . . . . 35

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Brown University Polo Club . . . . . . 36

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Cornell Polo Club . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Harvard University Polo Club . . . . . 38

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Colorado State University Polo Club . . 15

E

Princeton University Polo . . . . . . . 39

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Oklahoma State University . . . . . . . 16

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Roger Williams University Polo Club . 40

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Southern Methodist University Polo Club 17

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Skidmore College Polo Club . . . . . . 41

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Texas A&M University Polo Club . . . . 18

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UCONN Polo Club . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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Texas Christian University . . . . . . . 19

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University of Massachusetts Polo . . . 43

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Texas State University Polo Club . . . 20

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University of Pennsylvania Polo Club . 44

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Texas Tech Polo Club . . . . . . . . . . 21

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University of Western Ontario Polo . . 45

University of Texas Polo Club . . . . . 22

M Yale Polo & Equestrian Center . . . . . 46

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WESTERN REGION Washington State University Polo Club Oregon State University Polo Club

Stanford University Polo Club

Cal Poly Polo Club Westmont Polo Club University of Southern Califorina

University of Idaho Polo Club of Montana State

CAL POLY POLO CLUB Facility

Los Osos, CA

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Student Organization

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 7 miles

MEMBERS 22

Horses: 30

GPA 3.92

tristanoland@gmail.com www.calpoly.edu

School SIZE 22,000 Students SAT 1300

POLO CLUB INFO groups/72448523020

Team

Did you know?

CONTACT Trista J. Noland tristanoland@gmail.com

COACH Megan Judge

We are 5 minutes from the ocean and surfing; 2 hours from skiing; and 3 hours from LA and SF.

We regularly practice and play on the grass fields in Santa Ynez and Santa Barbara.

Our alumni are veterinarians, doctors, attorneys, entrepreneurs and executives all over the country.

(805) 801-9410 megan@centralcoastpolo.com

Cal Poly Polo Club | WESTERN REGION | 5

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Facility TYPE TBD

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION TBD

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL TBD

MEMBERS 21

Corvalis, OR

Horses: TBD

GPA 3.58

polo@oregonstate.edu www.oregonstate.edu

School SIZE 29,000 Students SAT 1180

POLO CLUB INFO OregonStatePolo

Team

Did you know?

COACH: TBD CONTACT Troy Haslem (360) 624-7139 haslemt@oregonstate.edu

Students come from all 50 states and more than 80 countries

6 | WESTERN REGION | Oregon State University Polo Club

OSU is one of only two land, sea, space, and sun grant research institutions in the United States

Highest GPA of any Oregon School

POLO CLUB OF MONTANA STATE Facility TYPE Indoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV

LOCATION On Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 2 miles

MEMBERS 14

Bozeman, MT

Horses: 8

GPA 3.6

poloclubofmsu@gmail.com

www.montana.edu

School SIZE 17,000 Students SAT 1200

POLO CLUB INFO Montana State University Polo Club

Team

Did you know?

COACH Rob Brooks (406) 580-4203 brooksleather@aol.com

CONTACT

Montana State University was founded in 1893Montana’s LandGrant University.

There are more than 100 miles of trails in and around campus that are easily accessible.

The University has hosted the National College Rodeo Finals for more than 30 years now.

Elizabeth Johnson (701) 425-3532 poloclubofmsu@gmail.com

Polo Club of Montana State | WESTERN REGION | 7

STANFORD UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Facility

Stanford CA

Team

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL A few miles

MEMBERS 15

Horses: 23

School SIZE 18,000 Students SAT 1520

POLO CLUB INFO stanfordpoloclub@lists.stanford.edu StanfordPoloClub

GPA 3.95

Did you know?

www.stanford.edu spc.stanford.edu

COACHES Mike Zeliger & Heather Lake Mike: (508) 454-1099 michael.zeliger@klgates.com

Stanford has one of the best financial aid programs of the Ivy leagues (though we’re not actually an Ivy league institution)

8 | WESTERN REGION | Stanford University Polo Club

Most students live on campus all 4 years -- it is rare to live off campus

Stanford technically has no mascot. The tree was a student invention and the color cardinal is not officially our mascot either.

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Facility TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 12 miles

MEMBERS 15-20

Moscow, ID

Horses: 7-14

GPA 3.4

uofihorsepolo@hotmail.com www.uidaho.edu

Did you know?

COACH Weston Rogers (208)-771-1146 westonr@me.com

CONTACT Rachel Rosasco

School SIZE 11,780 Students SAT 1120

POLO CLUB INFO uofipolo

Team

Students are from 50 states and 79 countries

Undergraduates can choose from majors within 8 colleges, and grad students can earn degrees in more than 80 master’s programs.

Sports teams are called the Vandals, thanks to an old newspaper account of the 1917 basketball team vandalizing opponents on the court.

(209)-753-8250 rosa2679@vandals.uidaho.edu

University of Idaho | WESTERN REGION | 9

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Facility

Los Angeles CA

Team

TYPE Outdoor/Covered

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 25 miles

MEMBERS 15

Horses: 9-12

School SIZE 18,000 Students SAT 1450

POLO CLUB INFO uscpolo@gmail.com uscpolo

GPA 3.73

Did you know?

www.usc.edu www.uscpoloclub.org

COACH Ardeshir Radpour (818) 437-1600 ardeshir@radpour.com

USC is the only university in the world to have a gold medalwinning athlete in every summer Olympiad since 1912.

10 | WESTERN REGION | University of Southern California

The only university to have an alum nominated for an Oscar every year since the Academy Awards’ inception in 1929.

When USC began, tuition was just $15.00 a term, and students were not allowed to leave without the consent of the university president.

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Facility TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 30 minutes

MEMBERS 25

Pullman, WA

Horses: 8 POLO CLUB INFO

www.wsu.edu 53398.orgsync.com/org/ wsuhorsepoloclub

COACH Annie Frosolone (360) 969-5715 annie.frosolone@gmail.com

CONTACT

School SIZE 20,000 Students SAT 1110 GPA 3.31

wsupolo@yahoo.com WSUpolo

Team

Did you know?

WSU started as an agricultural college and remains a popular choice for agriculture and pre-vet students, but it is also well-known for its engineering, neuroscience, business, and communications programs.

WSU is home to a one-of-a-kind bear center that takes in unreleasable grizzly bears and researches bear biology and ecology.

The university is famous for its Cougar Gold cheese and Ferdinand’s ice cream, produced on campus with milk from the university dairy.

Sarah Willsey sarah.willsey@wsu.edu

Washington State University Polo Club | WESTERN REGION | 11

WESTMONT POLO CLUB Facility

Santa Barbara CA

Team

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE MEMBERS 6 FROM SCHOOL 7 miles/10 mins

Horses: 15

School SIZE 1,300 Students SAT 1300

POLO CLUB INFO jeffpolo54@gmail.com Westmont-Polo-Team

GPA 3.92

Did you know?

www.westmont.edu

COACH Jeff Scheraga (315) 256-5797

12 | WESTERN REGION | Westmont Polo Club

We are 5 minutes from the ocean and surfing; 2 hours from skiing; and 3 hours from LA and SF.

We regularly practice and play on the grass fields in Santa Ynez and Santa Barbara.

Our alumni are successful veterinarians, doctors, attorneys, entrepreneurs and executives all over the country.

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WINNING ALWAYS MAKES THINGS MORE FUN, NO DOUBT, BUT I VALUE THE EXPERIENCES I GAINED WITH MY TEAMMATES MUCH MORE THAN THE RESULTS. THE INDOOR GAME QUICKLY CAUGHT MY EYE WITH ITS EMPHASIS ON TEAMWORK AND STRATEGY…”

- ANDREW BEGG

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CENTRAL REGION

Colorado State University Polo Club

Oklahoma State University Texas Tech Polo Club Texas Christian University University of Texas Polo Club

Southern Methodist University Polo Club

Texas A&M University Polo Club

Texas State University Polo Club

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Facility

Team

TYPE Indoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 5 minutes

MEMBERS 40

Fort Collins, CO

Horses: 30 POLO CLUB INFO

SAT 1210 GPA 3.59

coloradostatepolo@gmail.com CSUPolo www.colostate.edu

School SIZE 33,000 Students

Did you know?

equinescience.agsci.colostate. edu/polo-club

COACH: TBD President: Bennett Moore (205) 383-7081 bennettmoore97@gmail.com

Downtown Fort Collins inspired Disneyland’s Main Street.

Colorado State’s New On-Campus Football Field

Horsetooth Reservoir and Roosevelt National Forest are both close to Fort Collins

Advisor: Jason Bruemmer (970) 491-8409 jason.bruemmer@colostate.edu

Colorado State University Polo Club | CENTRAL REGION | 15

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY Facility TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 5-10 miles

MEMBERS 20

Stillwater, OK POLO CLUB INFO

Team

Horses: 18

School SIZE 21,000 Students SAT 1160

okstatepolo@yahoo.com

GPA 3.52

oklahoma.polo go.okstate.edu

Did you know?

COACH David Ragland (405) 833-5783 dragok@aol.com

CONTACT Devan Groves (815) 219-9726 dgroves96@gmail.com

16 | CENTRAL REGION | Oklahoma State University

The OSU Student Union is the largest comprehensive university union in the world.

OSU’s Colvin Center has been named one of the top six collegiate sports facilities in the nation.

OSU has students representing all 50 states and 120 countries

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Facility

Flower Mound, TX

Team

TYPE Indoor/Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 40 minutes

MEMBERS 20

Horses: 20

School SIZE 12,000 Students SAT 1370 GPA 3.64

POLO CLUB INFO polotom@usapolo.com SMU-Polo-Team www.smu.edu

COACH Tom Goodspeed (619) 993-5553 polotom@usapolo.com

Did you know?

SMU’s eight libraries house the largest private collection of research materials in the Southwest, with more than four million volumes.

Students can elect to study abroad with over 150 programs and in 50 countries.

Alumni have won Tony, Grammy, Emmy and Academy awards and a Pulitzer Prize.

Southern Methodist University Polo Club | CENTRAL REGION | 17

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Facility

College Station, TX

TYPE Indoor/Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL First: 5 mins/Second: 45 mins

MEMBERS 12-13 (Club 50-60)

Horses: 20

GPA 3.55

omarpolio@tamu.edu www.aggiepolo.com

Did you know?

COACH Mike McCleary (979) 219-0162 mpmpolo@txcyber.com

School SIZE 66,000 Students SAT 1250

POLO CLUB INFO aggiepolo

Team

It’s a campus tradition to put a penny on the foot of the Sul Ross statue for good luck on their exam

CONTACT Omar Polio (713) 261-9981 omarpolio@tamu.edu

18 | CENTRAL REGION | Texas A&M University Polo Club

The Big Event, which is appropriately named, is the largest single-day event with over 20,000 student pitching in to participate in community and service.

Texas A&M has a Midnight Yell pep rally every year, where the lights are turned off for a period and students kiss their date in the dark! If you don’t have a date, you flick a lighter to signal other singles.

TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Facility

Team

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 60 minutes

MEMBERS 23

Oak Point, TX

Horses: 30

School SIZE 10,323 Students SAT 1260

POLO CLUB INFO

GPA 3.58

tcupoloclub@gmail.com TCU Polo Team www.facebook.com/TCUPolo/

COACH Vaughn Miller (214) 533-5411 coach@prestonwoodpolo.com

PRESIDENT Paige Browning

Did you know?

TCU offers more polo than almost any college in America! We play both indoor and outdoor polo up to 3 times a week!

TCU is a Divsion 1 school dominant in a variety of sports: football, baseball, basketball, rifle team and individual golf.

In the Fall of 2017, TCU will have completed construction on a brand new Greek village including 13 sorority houses and 11 fraternity houses.

TCU is located on 272 acres with only 8,500 undergraduate students and a 13:1 student to faculty ratio. The size and notoriety of our campus gives students the big school feeling with a small, private school experience. Â

(951) 816-9044 paige.n.browning@tcu.edu

Texas Christian University | CENTRAL REGION | 19

TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Facility

Team

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 15 minutes

MEMBERS 28

San Marcos, TX

Horses: 16

School SIZE 38,808 Students SAT 1100

POLO CLUB INFO countylinepolo@gmail.com TexasStatePoloClub

GPA 3.28

Did you know?

www.txstate.edu texasstatepolo.wix.com/ txstatepoloclub

COACH Seth Bray

The San Marcos River is a clear spring fed river that flows through our campus.

(512) 914-8490 countylinepolo@gmail.com

20 | CENTRAL REGION | Texas State University Polo Club

If we are not playing polo, we are tubing and enjoying the San Marcos River.Â

We are centrally located in between Austin and San Antonio which travel time takes short minutes to get to either town.

TEXAS TECH POLO CLUB Facility

Team

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport/Student Organization

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 15 miles

MEMBERS 30

Lubbock, TX

Horses: 30

School SIZE 37,000 Students SAT 1180

POLO CLUB INFO texastechpolo16@gmail.com Texas Tech Polo

GPA 3.44

Did you know?

http://ttu.orgsync.com

COACH Walker Rainey (325) 669-9105

The Polo barn is less than 15 minutes from campus

Lubbock has over 260 days of sunshine a year Â

All sporting events are free for students

wwrainey1944@gmail.com

Texas Tech Polo Club | CENTRAL REGION | 21

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS POLO CLUB Facility

Team

TYPE Indoor/Outdoor

Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport/Student Organization

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 30 miles

MEMBERS TBA

Austin, TX

Horses: 6

School SIZE 40,000 Students SAT 1350

POLO CLUB INFO

GPA 3.75

hollywood@utexas.edu texaspoloteam www.utexas.edu

Did you know?

utexas.collegiatelink.net/ organization/texaspoloteam

COACH Ethan Galis (817) 991-1366 ethan.galis@gmail.com

PRESIDENT Holly Wood (713) 997-0636 hollyalexandrawood@gmail.com

22 | CENTRAL REGION | University of Texas Polo Club

There are 7 Museums on Campus

Over 1,300 student organizations

There are 119 Undergraduate Degree options

“

IN REGARDS TO THE KIND OF POLO THAT COLLEGE OFFERS, IT DEFINITELY TEACHES YOU ABOUT PLAYING AS A TEAM, PLAYING HARD, AND LEARNING HOW TO RIDE DOZENS OF DIFFERENT HORSES.” - FELIPE VIANA

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SOUTHEASTERN REGION University of WisconsinMadison

Michigan State University Polo Club

University of Louisville Polo Club

University of Michigan

Washington & Lee University

University of Kentucky Polo Club

Virginia Polo Team, Inc.

Polo Club at Virginia Tech

Emory University Polo Club

University of Miami Polo Club

EMORY UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Facility

Atlanta, GA

POLO CLUB INFO

Team

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 12

45 mins/26 miles

School Horses: 8

www.facebook.com/EmoryPolo/

SAT 2030–2270 GPA 3.71 – 3.97

emorypolo@gmail.com Emory University Polo Club

SIZE 7,600 Students

Did you know?

COACH Frankie Questel (619) 971-4591 fquestel88@gmail.com

CONTACT

Our unofficial mascot is a skeleton named Dooley.

Our quad is in the shape of a Coke bottle.

The Dali Lama is a Presidential Distinguished Professor and teaches a class once every four years at Emory.

Monica Schweizer (617) 309-8565 monica.marie.schweizer@emory.edu

Emory University Polo Club | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | 25

Michigan State

Polo

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB ®

Facility

Mason, MI

Team

TYPE Indoor

Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Student Organization

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 30

10-15 mins/8-9 miles

School Horses: 12

POLO CLUB INFO

SIZE 50,000 Students SAT 1190 GPA 3.68

msupolo@msu.edu Michigan State University Polo Club www.msu.edu/~msupolo/

COACH Paul & Sarah Knapp (616) 617-9391 sarah@boutiqueemmanuel.com

Did you know?

MSU has over 200 academic programs with several highly ranked degree granting colleges, including the College’s of Education, Business, Nursing, and James Madison (a poli-sci and pre-law college).

26 | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | Michigan State University Polo Club

MSU was ranked #1 in college sports overall in 2015 and we are consistently ranked in basketball, football, baseball, and hockey.

MSU also has over 700 student organizations, from Underwater Hockey to the Quidditch Club to the Multicultural Business program, including many honors organizations.

POLO CLUB AT VIRGINIA TECH Facility

Team

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Women | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Student Organization

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 10 minutes

MEMBERS 30

Blacksburg, VA

School

Horses: 9

SIZE 26,000 Students SAT 1280

POLO CLUB INFO

GPA 3.64

poloclubatvt@gmail.com PoloClubAtVirginiaTech www.vt.edu

Did you know?

vtpoloclub.weebly.com

COACH: TBD CONTACT Anisa Gamble

The main campus has 216 buildings and even an airport

In 2015, Princeton Review names VT with #1 Best Food

There are more than 80+ bachelor degrees.

anisag96@vt.edu

Polo Club at Virginia Tech | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | 27

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY POLO CLUB Facility

Lexington, KY

Team

TYPE Indoor/Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 25 minutes

MEMBERS 20

Horses: 11-14

School SIZE 30,000 Students SAT 1210

POLO CLUB INFO wildcatpolo1@gmail.com U of Kentucky Polo

GPA 3.68

Did you know?

www.uky.edu ukpolo.webs.com

COACH: Jorge Vasquez PRESIDENT Ben Lynch benjamin.lynch1551@gmail.com

Lexington is the “Horse Capital of the World” and is home to the KY Horse Park and Keeneland Race Track

28 | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | University of Kentucky Polo Club

The Men’s Basketball team is the winningest program in the country.

Students can get involved in over 350 organizations including Greek Life

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE POLO CLUB Facility

Louisville, KY

TYPE Outdoor & Covered Arena

Varsity Men | Varsity Women

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 45 minutes

MEMBERS 10-15

Horses: 6-8

GPA 3.6

brittany.adamspope@louisville.edu www.louisville.edu

COACH Mark Klan 502-396-6444 mjklan@bluegrass.net

CONTACT Dr. Brittany Adams-Pope

School SIZE 23,000 Students SAT 1190

POLO CLUB INFO polo.club.uofl

Team

Did you know?

A 128,000 sq. ft. cutting-edge center includes an exercise facility, six basketball courts, a multi-activity court, jogging track, aerobics studios, fitness labs, a gaming area, and classrooms.

UofL is one of only 16 schools nationally to be named among America’s “Best of the Best” LGBTQ-friendly universities in Campus Pride Index, and the only university in the south to earn designation.

Churchill Downs is home to the Kentucky Derby and is minutes from campus

(502) 852-7270 brittany.adamspope@louisville.edu

University of Louisville Polo Club | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | 29

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI POLO CLUB Facility

Coral Gables, FL

Team

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 75 miles

MEMBERS 25

Horses: 30

School SIZE 17,000 Students SAT 1360

POLO CLUB INFO umiamipolo@gmail.com UMiamiPolo

GPA 3.6

Did you know?

www.Miami.edu

COACH Senter Johnson (203) 253-0949 senterjohnson@gmail.com

UM’s colors are green, white and orange, representing Florida’s orange tree! Green for the leaves, white for the blossoms and orange for well, the orange.

As a football tradition, Miami players and fans hold up four fingers at the beginning of the 4th quarter at every home football game to indicate they own the last quarter

PHOTOS BY: GAIL DAMON

30 | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | University of Miami Polo Club

University of Miami’s on-campus Sports Hall of Fame houses an authentic Seminole war canoe that was hand carved and painted by tribes people in 1955.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Facility TYPE Indoor/Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Student Organization

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 30 minutes

MEMBERS 15

Ann Arbor, MI

Horses: 12

GPA 3.83

mipoloclub@gmail.com www.umich.edu

School SIZE 40,000 Students SAT 1450

POLO CLUB INFO MIPoloClub

Team

Did you know?

COACH Emmalyn Wheaton (517) 303-1606 detroitpoloschool@hotmail.com

CONTACT

We are the #1 Public University in the United States!

Ann Arbor is consistently voted a top ten College Town.

We have a great relationship with the Detroit Polo Club that benefits all of our members.

Caleb Pilukas (248)-228-4299 calebjp@umich.edu

University of Michigan | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | 31

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON Facility

Madison, WI

POLO CLUB INFO

Team

TYPE Indoor/Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 20

Indoor: 15-20 mins Outdoor: 15-20 mins

School Horses: 16

SIZE 31,000 Students SAT 1370 GPA 3.85

poloclubuw@gmail.com PoloClubUW poloclubuw.weebly.com

COACH Claudio Gauna Nestor (630) 302-7455 gaunanestor@yahoo.com

CONTACT

Did you know?

Every winter the two opposing dorm locations (Southeast and Lakeshore) have an epic snowball fight on Bascom Hill

Ruth Dumesic (608) 444-5979 jdumesic@wisc.edu

32 | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | University of Wisconsin-Madison

We are located minutes away from State Street which has several parades throughout the year including Freakfest during Halloween

Madison aims to give it’s members frequent opportunities to play in games and also offers outdoor polo during the summer season

VIRGINIA POLO TEAM, INC Facility

Charlottesville, VA

TYPE Indoor/Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 5 miles

MEMBERS 38-42

Horses: 60-70

GPA 4.23

llopez@vapolo.org www.virginia.edu www.vapolo.org

COACH Lou Lopez (434) 409-2637 llopez@vapolo.org

School SIZE 22,391 Students SAT 1410

POLO CLUB INFO VirginiaPoloClub

Team

Did you know?

The Virginia Polo Center is a 75 acre facility consisting of a 400’ X 150’ outdoor arena with lights, a 250’ x 100’ indoor arena, and a regulation Bermuda grass field.

There is a 1,500 square foot club house with a 4 bedroom 2 bath residence named the Beh (pronounced bay) house.

Winners of 11 Men’s nationals Championships, and 10 Women’s National Championships.

Virginia Polo | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | 33

WASHINGTON & LEE POLO CLUB Facility

Lexington, VA

Team

TYPE Indoor/Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 8 minutes

MEMBERS 20

Horses: 6 POLO CLUB INFO

School SIZE 1,800 Students SAT 1450

eblinga19@mail.wlu.edu

GPA 3.96

Washington and Lee Polo Club www.wlu.edu

Did you know?

COACH Rodger Rinehart (540) 460-8068 rodger@jfbrownrealestate.com

CONTACT Amanda Ebling

We have recently been revived since our original founding in the 1960’s. We’re rapidly on the rise towards once again becoming a competitive intercollegiate team.

(314) 323-7816 eblinga19@mail.wlu.edu

34 | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | Washington & Lee Polo Club

We have a great friendship with UVA’s Virginia Polo Center, which is only an hour away from us. We frequently visit to work, play, and stay overnight in their clubhouse!

We practice and play in 150’ x 300’ coliseum which can seat up to 4,000 people.

We can’t wait to host the student body and Lexington community at our games!

NORTHEASTERN REGION

Skidmore College Polo Club Cornell Polo Club University of Western Ontario Polo

Alfred State Polo Club

University of Massachusetts Polo

Harvard University Polo Club

UCONN Polo Club

Roger Williams University Polo Club Brown University Polo Club

University of Pennsylvania Polo Club

Yale Polo & Equestrian Center Princeton University Polo

ALFRED STATE POLO CLUB Facility

Team

TYPE Indoor/Outdoor

Varsity Women | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 50 miles

MEMBERS 3

Piffard, NY

Horses: 13

School SIZE 3,500 Students SAT TBD

POLO CLUB INFO

GPA 3.04

campbeAC@alfredstate.edu AlfredStatePolo www.alfredstate.edu

Did you know?

COACH Terry Mehlenbacher (585) 729-8037 t-mehl@rochester.rr.com

CONTACT Rob Donnan (585) 746-6897 rob.donnan6897@gmail.com

36 | NORTHEASTERN REGION | Alfred State Polo Club

Alfred State is in a rural area that centers a lot of their offered classes with hands-on programs.

Alfred State’s Western Team has been made me a validity NCAA sport.

Alfred State has a brand new tubing hill on campus!

BROWN UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Facility

Team

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 30 minutes

MEMBERS 15

Portsmouth, RI

Horses: 14

School SIZE 9,380 Students SAT 1500

POLO CLUB INFO

GPA 4.08

brownpoloclub@gmail.com BrownPoloClub

Did you know?

www.brown.edu www.brownrec.com/sports/polo

COACH Minnie Keating, CPI minnie@nptpolo.com

Brown has an open curriculum, meaning that students may choose whichever classes they wish to take without being restricted by any core requirements.

Brown has the oldest undergraduate engineering program out of all the Ivy League universities.

Every year, the Brown Concert Agency holds a concert known as ‘Spring Weekend’ on the main green. Past headliners have included Fetty Wap, Tinashe, Diplo and Childish Gambino.

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CORNELL POLO CLUB Facility TYPE Indoor

Team

LOCATION On Campus

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club | First Year

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

TYPE Varsity Sport

1.5 miles/2 minutes

MEMBERS 42 (Club: 20)

Ithaca, NY

Horses: 50

GPA 3.18

dle6@cornell.edu www.cornell.edu

Did you know?

COACH David Eldredge (607) 280-0229 dle6@cornell.edu

38 | NORTHEASTERN REGION | Cornell Polo Club

SIZE 14,300 Students SAT 1050

POLO CLUB INFO Cornell Polo

School

Cornell is the only public-ivy league school.Â

Slope Day celebrates the final day of spring classes with live music. Performers include: Ludacris, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Pussycat Dolls, Ben Folds, Kanye West, O.A.R., Snoop Dogg, The Game

Cornell has over 900 student organizations.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Facility

Team

TYPE Indoor/Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 60 minutes

MEMBERS 25

Hamilton, MA

Horses: 18

School SIZE 6,655 Students SAT 1540

POLO CLUB INFO

GPA 4.1

harvardpolo@gmail.com HarvardPolo www.harvard.edu

Did you know?

harvardpolo.com

COACH Crocker Snow Jr. (978) 356-4422 crockersnowjr@earthlink.net

The Harvard Library—the largest academic library in the world

Harvard was established before calculus had even been invented.

In 2013, Harvard’s financial aid increased to a record total of $182 million.

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PRINCETON UNIVERSITY POLO Facility

Team

TYPE Indoor/Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 40 minutes

MEMBERS 10

Princeton, NJ

Horses: 10

School SIZE 8,180 Students SAT 2240

POLO CLUB INFO princetonuniversity.polo @gmail.com PrincetonPoloClub

GPA 3.9

Did you know?

www.princeton.edu poloclub.princeton.edu

COACH Hesham El-Gharby (908) 285-1210 heshame@earthlink.net

The Princeton University Chapel is the third largest University chapel in the world.

CONTACT Nikolas Weissmueller (609) 865-0358 ntw@princeton.edu

40 | NORTHEASTERN REGION | Princeton University Polo

Twenty-six thousand alumni, family and friends attend Reunions every year. At Princeton, every class has a reunion every year.

Princeton has won more Ivy League titles than any other member of the League.

ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Facility

Team

TYPE Indoor/Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Varsity Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 6 miles

MEMBERS 6

Bristol, RI

Horses: 14

School SIZE 4,800 Students SAT 1200 GPA 3.34

POLO CLUB INFO tedtorrey@me.com Roger Williams University Polo Club

Did you know?

www.rwu.edu

COACH Ted Torrey (401) 848-4536 tedtorrey@me.com

Overlooks Mount Hope Bay in Bristol, Rhode Island, is a short trip from Providence, Boston and New York

Freshman and Sophomores are required to live on campus

RWU has 20 Varsity teams

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SKIDMORE COLLEGE POLO CLUB Facility

Saratoga Springs, NY

TYPE Indoor/Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 40

10 minutes

School Horses: 16

Skidmore Polo Club

SIZE 2,500 Students SAT 1300-1320 GPA NA

POLO CLUB INFO Worthwein@aol.com

Team

Did you know?

www.skidmore.edu

COACH Will Orthwein (518) 526-5708 Worthwein@aol.com

42 | NORTHEASTERN REGION | Skidmore

Skidmore offers more than 1,000 different courses

Nearly 70% of students participate in an internship during their Skidmore career, a number of which are funded by the College.

Saratoga Springs is known for its “health, history and horses”

UCONN POLO CLUB Facility TYPE Indoor-Heated Barn

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION On Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 5 minute walk

MEMBERS 15

Storrs, CT

Horses: 24

UConn Polo

School SIZE 27,000 Students SAT 1300

POLO CLUB INFO anders.carlton@uconn.edu (P) & julianna.gallo@uconn.edu (VP)

Team

GPA 3.67

Did you know?

www.uconn.edu polo.rso.uconn.edu

COACH Patrick Marinelli

Top 20 public university

UConn makes its own ice cream on campus and it’s amazing!

One of the best polo arenas and programs in the country

Pmarinelli@farmingtonpolo.com

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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS POLO Facility

Amherst, MA

Team

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Women | JV

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Student Organization

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 15 minutes

MEMBERS 15

Horses: 7-10

School SIZE 23,000 Students SAT 1290

POLO CLUB INFO

GPA 3.83

umasspolo@gmail.com UMass Polo www.umass.edu

Did you know?

COACH Hilary Blythe crbhjm@gmail.com

CONTACT

UMASS is one of the major public research universities in America

Hannah Okonsky hokonsky@umass.edu

44 | University of Massachusetts Polo | NORTHEASTERN REGION

Sustainability is our way of life. Nationally, our campus is rated gold for sustainability leadership

90 miles from Boston and 175 miles from New York City

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA POLO CLUB Facility TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Student Organization

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 7 miles

MEMBERS 12

Philadelphia, PA

Horses: 12

COACH Lezlie Hiner (267) 971-5734 wtr@worktoride.net

SIZE 22,000 Students

GPA 3.93

upennpolo@gmail.com www.upenn.edu

School SAT 1510

POLO CLUB INFO upennpolo

Team

Did you know?

It is a tradition to throw toast on the field during all home football games

It is a freshman myth to never cross the compass embedded into the center of Locust Walk or else you will fail your first set of midterms.

Donald Trump, Tory Burch, Noam Chomsky, John Legend, and the current president of Harvard are all Penn alumni.

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UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO POLO Facility

Southern Ontario, Canada

Team

TYPE Indoor/Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 100 miles/

MEMBERS 12

2 hour drive

School Horses: 24

POLO CLUB INFO

SIZE 25,500 Students SAT 1100 (2400 scale) GPA 3.74

fmassalin@vrgcapital.com Western University Polo Club www.uwo.ca

Did you know?

COACH Scott Weir (416) 930-1389 skwpolo@mac.com

CONTACT

Founded in 2015 by the current players

Fernando Massalin (416) 581-8850 fmassalin@vrgcapital.com

46 | NORTHEASTERN REGION | University of Western Ontario Polo

First Canadian Intercollegiate team to reach Nationals in its inaugural year

All members previously played for the Toronto Interscholastic team.

YALE POLO & EQUESTRIAN CENTER Facility TYPE Indoor LOCATION Off Campus DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 20 minutes

Bethany, CT

Team Competitive Men | Competitive Women | JV | Club TYPE Club Sport MEMBERS

Intercollegiate: 25

Horses: 18

High School:10 Club: 15

School

POLO CLUB INFO branden.vanloon@yale.edu

SIZE 13,000 Students

yalepolo

SAT 1540

www.yale.edu

GPA 4.19

yalepolo.wix.com/yalepoloteam

Did you know?

COACH Branden Van Loon (607) 592-5360 branden.vanloon@yale.edu

3rd oldest university but home to the oldest collegiate daily newspaper

Yale is home to an exclusive Secret Society called, Skull and Bones. Members have included George Bush Sr and Junior and John Kerry.

Yale freshmen are treated to a formal holiday banquet each year just like Harry Potter-style Hogwarts feast.

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USPA POLO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PA S S I O N. D E D I C AT I O N. E XC E L L E N C E .

SIX $4,000

scholarships awarded annually (Auto Renewable)

Open to current interscholastic & intercollegiate players

TO APPLY YOU’LL NEED:

1. 3.0 GPA 2. Two letters of recommendation 3. Short essay DEADLINE: MAY

FOR FULL SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES & APPLICATION DETAILS, PLEASE VISIT 48

uspolo.org