2019 USPA Intercollegiate Polo Club Catalog

2019 Catalog

USPA Intercollegiate Polo Club

Catalog

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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

Amy Fraser

Director, Intercollegiate & Interscholastic Polo

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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!

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COLLEGE Polo Western A Cal Poly Polo Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 B Oregon State University Polo Club . . . 6 C Polo Club of Montana State . . . . . . . 7 D Point Loma Nazarene. . . . . . . . . . . 8 E Stanford University Polo Club . . . . . . 9 F University of Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . 10 G University of California-Santa Barbara. 11 H University of Southern California. . . 12 I Washington State University Polo Club. 13

Central A Colorado State University Polo Club . . 16 B Oklahoma State University. . . . . . . 17 C Southern Methodist University Polo Club.18 D Texas A&M University Polo Club. . . . 19 E Texas Christian University . . . . . . . 20 F Texas State University Polo Club . . . 22 G Texas Tech Polo Club. . . . . . . . . . 22 H University of North Texas . . . . . . . 23 I University of Texas Polo Club . . . . . 24

Southeastern A Emory University Polo Club . . . . . . 27 B George Washington University . . . . 28 C Michigan State University Polo Club. 29 D Polo Club at Virginia Tech . . . . . . . 30 E University of Kentucky Polo Club . . . 31 F University of Louisville Polo Club . . . 32 G University of Miami Polo Club. . . . . 33 H University of Michigan . . . . . . . . . 34 I University of South Carolina-Aiken . . 35 J University of Wisconsin-Madison. . . 36 K Virginia Polo Team, Inc. . . . . . . . . 37 L Washington & Lee Polo Club. . . . . . 38

Northeastern 41 42 43 44 Roger Williams University Polo Club. 45 Skidmore College Polo Club . . . . . . 46 UCONN Polo Club . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 University of Massachusetts Polo. . . 48 University of Pennsylvania Polo Club. 49 University of Western Ontario Polo. . 50 Yale Polo & Equestrian Center. . . . . 51

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B Cornell Polo Club . . . . . . . . . . . .

C Harvard University Polo Club . . . . .

D Princeton University Polo . . . . . . .

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Western Region Washington State University Polo Club Oregon State University Polo Club

Stanford University Polo Club

Cal Poly Polo Club University of CaliforniaSanta Barbara University of Southern Califorina Point Loma Nazarene

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, CPI

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 Indoor/Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

Location Off Campus

Type Club Sport

Distance from SCHOOL 60 miles

Members 15

Corvalis, OR

Horses: 10

GPA 3.58

polo@oregonstate.edu

www.oregonstate.edu

School Size 30,000 Students SAT 1180

Polo Club Info OregonStatePolo

Team

Did you know?

COach: Brandon Alcott, CPI Contact Brandon Alcott (509) 844-7381 brandon@alcottacademy.org

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 20

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 robbrookspolo@gmail.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.

Jacob Zirbel (406) 396-0117 poloclubofmsu@gmail.com

Polo Club of Montana State | Western Region | 7

Point Loma Nazarene Facility

Nazarene, CA

Type Outdoor

Varsity Women

Location Off Campus

Type Club

Distance from SCHOOL 28 miles

Members 5

Horses: 15

GPA 3.79

plnuwomenspolo@gmail.com www.pointloma.edu

School Size 3,561 Students SAT 1210

Polo Club Info Point Loma Nazarene Polo

Team

Did you know?

CoacH Nicole Bankhead (619)-787-8333 Nicole@lakesidepolo.com

8 | Western Region | Point Loma Nazarene

PLNU has an ocean front campus which is adjacent to Sunset Cliffs Natural Park.

We play on a grass-arena hybrid field on the weekends and in our newly built arena throughout the week.

PLNU is the Top 5 ranked most selective Christian college in the U.S.

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)

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.

Stanford University Polo Club | Western Region | 9

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Facility Type Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

Location Off Campus

Type Club Sport

Distance from SCHOOL 10 miles

Members 15-20

Moscow, ID

Horses: 7-14

GPA 3.4

uofipolo

CoacH

Did you know?

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

Contact Reagan Barron (425) 418-4044 barr6309@vandals.uidaho.edu

10 | Western Region | University of Idaho

School Size 12,000 Students SAT 1120

Polo Club Info www.uidaho.edu

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.

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Facility

Santa Barbara, CA

Team

Type Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women

Location Off Campus

Type Student Organization

Distance from SCHOOL 20 minutes

Members 6

Horses: 12

School Size 24,000 Students SAT 1450

Polo Club Info

GPA 4.25

uscbpolo www.sbpolo.com

Did you know?

Coach Jeff Scheraga, CPI (315) 256-5797 jeff@sbpolo.com

UCSB has 10 Nobel Laureates and is one of the top research universities in the world?

Our campus has a private beach with surfboard, paddle boards, and kayaks available.

Santa Barbara and LA are the new start-up tech hubs away from Silicon Valley.

The start-up culture at UCSB is unbeatable!

University of California - Santa Barbara | Western Region | 11

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.

12 | 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 20

Pullman, WA

Horses: 8 Polo Club Info

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

CoacH Annie Frosolone (360) 969-5715 annie.frosolone@wsu.edu

Contact

School Size 30,000 Students SAT 1110 GPA 3.4

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.

Keenan Wright Keenan.Wright@wsu.edu

Washington State University Polo Club | Western Region | 13

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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.” ­- F e l i p e V i a n a

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Central Region

Colorado State University Polo Club

Oklahoma State University Texas Tech Polo Club

University of North Texas

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 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

www.colostate.edu

School Size 25,000 Students SAT 1210 GPA 3.59

coloradostatepolo@gmail.com

CSUPolo

Team

Did you know?

equinescience.agsci.colostate. edu/polo-club

COach: Erica Gandomcar-Sachs, CPI President: Bennett Moore (205) 383-7081 bennettmoore97@gmail.com

Downtown Fort Collins inspired Disneyland’s Main Street.

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

16 | Central Region | Colorado State University Polo Club

Colorado State’s New On-Campus Football Field

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

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Type Outdoor Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club SAT 1160 okstatepolo@yahoo.com dIStAnce MEMBERS 20-30 GPA 3.00 5-10 miles from School Location Off Campus Type Club Sport okstatepolo@yahoo.com GPA 3.00 oklahoma.polo stillwater, OK Distance schoolMembers 20-30 oklahoma.polo from SCHOOL 5-10 miles okstatepolo.wixsite.com/okstatepolo Horses: 20 SIZE 26,000 Students Polo clUB Info OK Stillwater, okstatepolo.wixsite.com/okstatepolo SAT 1160

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okstatepolo.wixsite.com/okstatepolo David ragland David ragland coAch okstatepolo@yahoo.com

(405) 833-5783 oklahoma.polo 405) 833-5783 David ragland dragok@aol.com (405) 833-5783 okstatepolo.wixsite.com dragok@aol.com /okstatepolo dragok@aol.com

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Tess Sabatini David Ragland (815) 354-5585 Tess Sabatini (405) 833-5783 theresa.sabatini@okstate.edu (815) 354-5585 dragok@aol.com 815) 354-5585 theresa.sabatini@okstate.edu Contact heresa.sabatini@okstate.edu

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GPA 3.00

Horses: 20 Did you know?

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Size 26,000 Students SAT 1160

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Tess Sabatini (815) 354-5585 theresa.sabatini@okstate.edu

16 | CentrAL regiOn | Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State University | Central Region | 17

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, CPI (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.

18 | Central Region | Southern Methodist University Polo Club

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.

Texas A&M University Polo Club Facility

College Station, TX

Team

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)

School

Horses: 20

Size 66,000 Students SAT 1250

Polo Club Info

GPA 3.55

omarpolio@tamu.edu

aggiepolo www.aggiepolo.com

Did you know?

CoacH Mike McCleary, HON (979) 219-0162 mpmpolo@txcyber.com

Contact

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

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

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

Texas A&M University Polo Club | Central Region | 19

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 10,489 Students SAT 1260

Polo Club Info

GPA 3.65

tcupoloclub@gmail.com

TCU Polo Team www.facebook.com/TCUPolo/

Did you know?

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

President Quinn Losefsky (512) 496-4356 q.p.losefsky@tcu.edu

20 | Central Region | Texas Christian University

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

Texas State university Polo Club Facility

San Marcos, TX

Team

Type Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

Location Off Campus

Type Club Sport

Distance from SCHOOL 15 minutes

Members 28

School

Horses: 16

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.

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.

(512) 914-8490 countylinepolo@gmail.com

Texas State University Polo Club | Central Region | 21

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 wwrainey1944@gmail.com

22 | Central Region | Texas Tech Polo Club

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

University of North Texas Facility

Oak Point, TX

Team

Type Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

Location Off Campus

Type Club Sport

Distance from SCHOOL 20 minutes

Members 10

Horses: 30

School Size 38,094 Students SAT 950 (1030 new SAT)

Polo Club Info

GPA 3.0

untpolo@gmail.com

UNT Polo www.unt.edu

CoacH (Contact) Vaughn Miller Coach@prestonwoodpolo.com

President Daisy Hems

Did you know?

UNT is the 6th-largest University in Texas and is consiistently named one of America’s 100 Best College Buys.

Founded in 1890, UNT is located in the town of Denton which has become the “college town” of the Dallas/ Ft.Worth area.

The sports team’s nickname, “Mean Green”, started in the 1960s for the football team’s punishing defense and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Hall of Famer, “Mean” Joe Greene.

(832) 344-7240 daisyriohems@yahoo.com

University of North Texas Polo Club | Central Region | 23

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 Ariel Rodriguez ariel81rodriguez@gmail.com

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

24 | Central Region | University of Texas Polo Club

There are 7 Museums on Campus

Over 1,300 student organizations

There are 119 Undergraduate Degree options

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Playing intercollegiate has been my foot in the door in any city to meet new people and practice the sport I love. While studying abroad in Norway I was able to connect with a local polo club and play! In my experience, people have always been willing to help out a college polo player.

– Gideon Kotkowski

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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

Emory University Polo Club

George Washington University Virginia Polo Team, Inc.

Polo Club at Virginia Tech

University of South Carolina Aiken

University of Miami Polo Club

Emory University Polo club Facility

Atlanta, GA

Polo Club Info

Team

Type Outdoor

Varsity Women | JV | Beginner Coed

Location Off Campus

Type Club Sport

Distance from SCHOOL

Members 15

45 mins/26 miles

School Horses: 8

www.emorypolo.wordpress.com

SAT 1360-1490 GPA 3.75 – 3.98

emorypolo@gmail.com

Emory University Polo Club

Size 7,916 Students

Did you know?

CoacH Frankie Questel, CPI (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.

Yahvi Mariwala (310) 990-1274 yahvi.shyam.mariwala@emory.edu

Emory University Polo Club | Southeastern Region | 27

George Washington University Polo Club Facility

Team

Type Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV

Location Off Campus

Type Club Sport

Distance from SCHOOL: 50 mins

Members 12

Washington, DC

School Horses: 12

Polo Club Info

Size 25,613 Students SAT 1370 GPA 3.8

gwupolo@gwu.edu

@gwpoloclub

Did you know?

CoacH Nico Eurnekian

Contact Ana Maria Torres

6 current and 86 former members of congress are GWU alumni

(630) 618-1497 torresa@gwu.edu

28 | Southeastern Region | George Washington University Polo Club

The GW Polo Team has members that come from Venezuela, Colombia, US, Brazil

There are more than 1,000 students who play club sports

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 50,019 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).

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.

Michigan State University Polo Club | Southeastern Region | 29

Polo Club at Virginia Tech Facility

Team

Type Outdoor

Varsity Women | Varsity Men

Location Off Campus

Type Student Organization

Distance from SCHOOL 10 minutes

Members 30

Blacksburg, VA

Horses: 10

School Size 30,000 Students SAT 1280

Polo Club Info

GPA 3.64

poloclubatvt@gmail.com

PoloClubAtVirginiaTech poloclubatvt

Did you know?

www.vt.edu vtpoloclub.weebly.com

COach: Liv Berube Contact

The main campus has 216 buildings and even an airport

Emily Danko edanko5@vt.edu

30 | Southeastern Region | Polo Club at Virginia Tech

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

There are more than 80+ bachelor degrees.

University of Kentucky Polo Club Facility

Lexington, KY

Team

Type Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

Location Off Campus

Type Club Sport

Distance from SCHOOL 25 minutes

Members 15

Horses: 14-20

School Size 30,473 Students SAT 1210

Polo Club Info wildcatpolo1@gmail.com

U of Kentucky Polo

GPA 3.68

Did you know?

uk_polo www.uky.edu ukpolo.webs.com

Coach: Jorge Vasquez, CPI President Ben Lynch

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

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

Students can get involved in over 350 organizations including Greek Life

benjamin.lynch1551@gmail.com

University of Kentucky Polo Club | Southeastern Region | 31

University of Louisville polo Club Facility

Louisville, KY

Type Indoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women

Location Off Campus

Type Club Sport

Distance from SCHOOL 45 minutes

Members 10-15

Horses: 4-6

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.

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

32 | Southeastern Region | University of Louisville Polo Club

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

University of Miami Polo Club Coral Gables, FL

Facility

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 11,000 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

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.

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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 30,000 Students SAT 1450

Polo Club Info MIPoloClub

Team

Did you know?

CoacH Emmalyn Wheaton, CPI (517) 303-1606 detroitpoloschool@hotmail.com

Contact Meagan McBride (734)-377-2567 mmcbri@umich.edu

34 | Southeastern Region | University of Michigan

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.

University of South Carolina – Aiken Facility Type Indoor

Varsity Men

Location Off Campus

Type Club Sport

Distance from SCHOOL 15 miles

Members 4

Aiken, SC

Horses: 10

GPA 3.72

aiken polo club

CoacH

School Size 3,374 Students SAT 1130

Polo Club Info www.aikenpolo.org

Team

Did you know?

Tiger Kneece, CPI (803) 646-3301 tigerkneece@bellsouth.net

Contact Ross Philbeck

Aiken Polo Club has the oldest polo field in the country.

(136 years)

Hitchcock Woods largest urban forest in the nation, 2100 acres of forest land. Ride, hike, walk 70 miles of trails

We are 2 hours to the beach and 3 hours to ski resort.

(803) 641-3782 rossp@usca.edu

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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: 12-14

Size 32,000 Students SAT 1370 GPA 3.85

poloclubuw@gmail.com

PoloClubUW poloclubuw.weebly.com

Did you know?

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

The Memorial Union is an iconic and memorable part of our campus and one of the best places to catch a sunset in Madison

36 | 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

Our club hosts two club round robins each year comprised of fun times, wacky costumes and friendly competition!

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, HON (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.

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Washington & Lee Polo Club Facility

Lexington, VA

Team

Type Indoor/Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club

Location Off Campus

Type Club Sport

Distance from SCHOOL 7 minutes

Members 25

Horses: 6

Polo Club Info

School Size 1,800 Students

eblinga19@mail.wlu.edu

SAT 1450

Washington and Lee Polo Club

GPA 3.96

@wlupolo www.wlpolo.wixsite.com/polo

Did you know?

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

Contact

Our indoor, walled coliseum seats 4,000 spectators and has shops and restaurants on its upper levels.

Allie Rutledge (978) 992-1271 rutledgea19@mail.wlu.edu

38 | Southeastern Region | Washington & Lee Polo Club

Our university sponsors about 1/3 of our annual budget, which allows our club dues to be extremely affordable.

In less than two years, our club has grown to 7 horses and 25 students, and is continuing to grow into a competitive team in the region.

“

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…”

- A n d r e w B e gg

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NorthEastern Region

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

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

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

Providence, RI

Horses: 20

School Size 7,000 Students SAT 2170

Polo Club Info

GPA 4.08

brownpoloclub@gmail.com

BrownPoloClub

Did you know?

www.brown.edu www.brownpoloclub.wixsite.com/ brownpolo

CoacH Minnie Keating, CPI (401) 426-1871 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 gives you the option to take any class “satisfactory/no credit” instead of the traditional letter grading system making it unique to its ivy league counterparts

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.

Brown University Polo Club | Northeastern Region | 41

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, HON (607) 280-0229 dle6@cornell.edu

42 | 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 6,000 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, CPI (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

44 | 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 Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women

Location Off Campus

Type Varsity Sport

Distance from SCHOOL 12 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

Indoor: 10 minutes Outdoor: 3 minutes

School Horses: 16

Skidmore Polo Club

Size 2,500 Students SAT 1345 GPA 3.7

Polo Club Info Worthwein@aol.com

Team

Did you know?

www.skidmore.edu

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

46 | 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

Team

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

School Size 20,000 Students SAT 1300

Polo Club Info

GPA 3.67

anders.carlton@uconn.edu (P) &

sage.saffran@uconn.edu (VP) UConn Polo

Did you know?

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

CoacH Patrick Marinelli, CPI

Top 20 public university

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

UConn was originally founded as an agricultural school in 1881

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, CPI crbhjm@gmail.com

Contact

UMASS is one of the major public research universities in America

Hannah Okonsky hokonsky@umass.edu

48 | 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, HON (267) 971-5734 wtr@worktoride.net

Size 10,000 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.

President 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, CPI (416) 930-1389 skwpolo@mac.com

Contact

Founded in 2015 by the current players

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

50 | 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, CPI (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 52

uspolo.org