USPA Intercollegiate Polo Club Catalog 2016

USPA INTERCOLLEGIATE POLO CLUB CATALOG 2016 Start your college search here!

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

teams competing in separate divisions across four

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

regions advancing their way through regular season

a young NYTS player looking to try your hand at

and tournament play, all vying for a chance at the

arena polo, this resource is for you! Please allow

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

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

Canada to fit your needs.

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 women’s

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

See you in the arena!

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A Cal Poly Polo Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 B Oregon State University Polo Club . . . 6 C Polo Club of Montana State . . . . . . . . 7 D Stanford University Polo Club . . . . . . 8 E University of Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 F University of Southern California. . . 10 G Washington State University Polo Club. . 11 H Westmont Polo Club . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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SOUTHEASTERN A Emory University Polo Club . . . . . . . 25 B Michigan State University Polo Club. . 26 C Polo Club at Virginia Tech . . . . . . . . 27 D University of Kentucky Polo Club . . . 28 E University of Louisville Polo Club . . . 29 F University of Miami Polo Club. . . . . 30 G University of Michigan . . . . . . . . . 31 H University of Wisconsin-Madison. . . 32 I Virginia Polo Team, Inc. . . . . . . . . 33

NORTHEASTERN A Alfred State Polo Club . . . . . . . . . . 35 B Brown University Polo Club . . . . . . . 36 C Cornell Polo Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 D Harvard University Polo Club . . . . . . 38 E Princeton University Polo . . . . . . . . 39

A Colorado State University Polo Club . . 15

F Roger Williams University Polo Club. . 40

B Oklahoma State University. . . . . . . 16

G Skidmore College Polo Club . . . . . . . 41

C Southern Methodist University Polo Club. 17

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

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

I University of Guelph Polo Club . . . . 43

E Texas Christian University . . . . . . . 19

J University of Massachusetts Polo. . . 44

F Texas State University Polo Club . . . . 20

K University of Pennsylvania Polo Club. 45

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

L University of Western Ontario Polo. . 46

H University of Texas Polo Club . . . . . . 22

M Yale Polo & Equestrian Center. . . . . 47

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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 Los Osos, CA

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO megan@centralcoastpolo.com

groups/72448523020 www.calpoly.edu

COACH (CONTACT) Megan Judge (805) 801-9410 megan@centralcoastpolo.com

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Student Organization

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 22

7 miles

Horses: 30

Cal Poly Polo Club | WESTERN REGION | 5

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Corvalis, OR

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO polo@oregonstate.edu

OregonStatePolo www.oregonstate.edu

COACH: STUDENT RUN

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

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Indoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 21

10 minutes

Horses: 12

6 | WESTERN REGION | Oregon State University Polo Club

POLO CLUB OF MONTANA STATE Bozeman, MT

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO poloclubofmsu@gmail.com

Montana State University Polo Club

Facility

Team Facts

www.montana.edu

TYPE Indoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV

LOCATION On Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 14

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

2 miles

Horses: 8

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

Polo Club of Montana State | WESTERN REGION | 7

STANFORD UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Stanford CA

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO stanfordpoloclub@lists.stanford.edu

StanfordPoloClub www.stanford.edu spc.stanford.edu

COACHES (CONTACT)

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 15

A few miles

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

Horses: 23

8 | WESTERN REGION | Stanford University Polo Club

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Moscow, ID

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO uofihorsepolo@hotmail.com

uofipolo www.uidaho.edu

COACH Mason Sideroff (208) 739-7008 side0152@gmail.com

CONTACT

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Indoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION On Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 15-20

3 miles

Horses: 7-14

Sarah Holtz (208) 615-0226 holt9724@vandels.uidaho.edu

University of Idaho | WESTERN REGION | 9

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Los Angeles CA

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO uscpolo@gmail.com

uscpolo www.usc.edu www.uscpoloclub.org

COACH (CONTACT)

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Outdoor / Covered

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 15

25 miles

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

Horses: 9-12

10 | WESTERN REGION | University of Southern California

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Pullman, WA

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO wsupolo@yahoo.com

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

COACH

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Outdoors

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 25

30 mins

Coryelle Scott Coryelle.Scott@hotmail.com

CONTACT

Horses: 8

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

Washington State University Polo Club | WESTERN REGION | 11

WESTMONT POLO CLUB Santa Barbara CA

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO sbpoloschool@gmail.com

Westmont-Polo-Team www.westmont.edu

COACH (CONTACT) John Westley (805) 729-2812 sbpoloschool@gmail.com

12 | WESTERN REGION | Westmont Polo Club

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 6

7 miles / 10 minutes

Horses: 15

“

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 Fort Collins, CO

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO coloradostatepolo@gmail.com

CSUPolo www.colostate.edu equinescience.agsci.colostate. edu/polo-club

COACH: STUDENT RUN

CONTACT Erika Johnson

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Indoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 40

5 minutes

Horses: 24

(914) 714-3803 erikagjohnson@gmail.com

Colorado State University Polo Club | CENTRAL REGION | 15

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY Stillwater, OK

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO okstatepolo@yahoo.com

oklahoma.polo go.okstate.edu

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

CONTACT

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 20

5-10 miles

Horses: 15

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

16 | CENTRAL REGION | Oklahoma State University

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Flower Mound, TX

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO polotom@usapolo.com

SMU-Polo-Team www.smu.edu

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

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Indoor / Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 20

40 minutes

Horses: 20

Southern Methodist University Polo Club | CENTRAL REGION | 17

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB College Station, TX

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO marissawellsd@aol.com

aggiepolo www.tamu.edu

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

CONTACT

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Indoor / Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 12-13 (Club: 50-60)

First: 5 mins / Second: 45 mins

Horses: 20

Marissa Wells (410) 812-2963 marissawellsd@aol.com

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

TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Oak Point, TX

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO info@oakpointpolo.com

TCU Polo Team www.tcu.edu

COACH Vaughn Miller (214) 533-5411 info@oakpointpolo.com

PRESIDENT (CONTACT)

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 23

60 minutes

Horses: 30

Katie Phillips (831) 392-7353 k.julia.phillips@tcu.edu

Texas Christian University | CENTRAL REGION | 19

TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB San Marcos, TX

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO countylinepolo@gmail.com

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

COACH (CONTACT) Seth Bray (512) 914-8490

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 28

15 mins

Horses: 16

countylinepolo@gmail.com

20 | CENTRAL REGION | Texas State University Polo Club

TEXAS TECH POLO CLUB Lubbock, TX

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO ccwaddell@sbcglobal.net

Tech Polo www.ttu.edu

COACH (CONTACT) Clyde Waddell (806) 787-7733 ccwaddell@sbcglobal.net

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport / Student Organization

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 30

15 miles

Horses: 30

Texas Tech Polo Club | CENTRAL REGION | 21

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS POLO CLUB Austin, TX

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO hollywood@utexas.edu

texaspoloteam www.utexas.edu utexas.collegiatelink.net/ organization/texaspoloteam

COACH Ariel Rodriguez (970) 306-9508

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Indoor / Outdoor

Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport / Student Organization

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS TBA

30 miles

Horses: TBA

ariel81rodriguez@.com

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

22 | CENTRAL REGION | University of Texas Polo Club

“

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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SOUTHEASTERN

REGION University of WisconsinMadison

Michigan State University Polo Club

University of Louisville Polo Club

University of Michigan

Virginia Polo Team, Inc. University of Kentucky Polo Club

Polo Club at Virginia Tech

Emory University Polo Club

University of Miami Polo Club

EMORY UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Atlanta, GA

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO emorypolo@gmail.com

Emory University Polo Club www.Emory.edu

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

CONTACT

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 12

45 minutes / 26 miles

Horses: 15

Anna Eureyecko (610) 999-3781 anna.r.eureyecko@emory.edu

Emory University Polo Club | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | 25

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Mason, MI

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO msupolo@msu.edu

MSUPolo www.msu.edu

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

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Indoor

Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Student Organization

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 30

10-15 minutes / 8-9 miles

Horses: 12

26 | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | Michigan State University Polo Club

POLO CLUB AT VIRGINIA TECH Blacksburg, VA

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO poloclubatvt@gmail.com

PoloClubAtVirginiaTech www.vt.edu vtpoloclub.weebly.com

CONTACT Ella Rak ella96@vt.edu

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Women | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Student Organization

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 30

10 Minutes

Horses: 13

Polo Club at Virginia Tech | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | 27

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY POLO CLUB Lexington, KY

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO wildcatpolo1@gmail.com

U of Kentucky Polo www.uky.edu ukpolo.webs.com

COACH (CONTACT) Jorge Vasquez (Volunteer) (859) 321-6785 jorge@lexingtonpolo.com

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Indoor / Outdoor (Covered)

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 10

25 minutes

Horses: 11-14

28 | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | University of Kentucky Polo Club

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE POLO CLUB Louisville, KY

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO brittany.adamspope@louisville.edu

polo.club.uofl www.louisville.edu

COACH Shannon Sharpe (502) 645-4714 Ssharpe4@hotmail.com

CONTACT

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 10-15

45 minutes

Horses: 10-12

Dr. Brittany Adams-Pope (502) 852-7270 brittany.adamspope@louisville.edu

University of Louisville Polo Club | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | 29

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI POLO CLUB Coral Gables, FL

QUICK FACTS: POLO CLUB INFO umiamipolo@gmail.com

UMiamiPolo www.Miami.edu

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

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 25

75 miles

Horses: 30

PHOTOS BY: GAIL DAMON

30 | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | University of Miami Polo Club

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO jdzombak@umich.edu

MIPoloClub www.umich.edu

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

CONTACT

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Indoor / Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Student Organization

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 15

30 minutes

Horses: 9

Jesse Dzombak (734) 604-7709 jdzombak@umich.edu

University of Michigan | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | 31

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON Madison, WI

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO poloclubuw@wisc.edu

BadgerPolo/timeline www.wisc.edu poloclubuw.weebly.com

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

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Indoor / Outdoor

Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 20

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

Horses: 16

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

32 | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | University of Wisconsin-Madison

VIRGINIA POLO TEAM, INC Charlottesville, VA

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO llopez@vapolo.org

VirginiaPoloClub www.virginia.edu www.vapolo.org

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

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Indoor / Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 5 miles

MEMBERS 38-42 per year

Horses: 60-70

Virginia Polo | SOUTHEASTERN REGION | 33

NORTHEASTERN

REGION Skidmore College Polo Club

University of Guelph Polo Club University of Western Ontario Polo

Cornell Polo Club 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 Piffard, NY

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO campbeAC@alfredstate.edu

AlfredStatePolo www.alfredstate.edu

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

CONTACT

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Indoor / Outdoor

Varsity Women | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 3

50 miles

Horses: 13

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

Alfred State Polo Club | NORTHEASTERN REGION | 35

BROWN UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Portsmouth, RI

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO brownpoloclub@gmail.com

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

COACH (CONTACT)

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 15

30 minutes

Dan Keating (401) 524-1832 dan@nptpolo.com

Horses: 14

36 | NORTHEASTERN REGION | Brown University Polo Club

CORNELL POLO CLUB Ithaca, NY

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO dle6@cornell.edu

Cornell Polo www.cornell.edu

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

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Indoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV Club | First Year

LOCATION On Campus DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 1.5 miles / 2 minutes

TYPE Varsity Sport MEMBERS 42 (Club: 20)

Horses: 50

Cornell Polo Club | NORTHEASTERN REGION | 37

HARVARD UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Hamilton, MA

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO harvardpolo@gmail.com

HarvardPolo www.harvard.edu harvardpolo.com

COACH (CONTACT)

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Indoor / Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 25

60 minutes

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

Horses: 18

38 | NORTHEASTERN REGION | Harvard University Polo Club

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY POLO Princeton, NJ

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO princetonuniversity.polo @gmail.com

PrincetonPoloClub

Facility

Team Facts

www.princeton.edu

TYPE Indoor / Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women

poloclub.princeton.edu

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 15

COACH Hesham El-Gharby (908) 285-1210

40 minutes

Horses: 10

heshame@earthlink.net

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

Princeton University Polo | NORTHEASTERN REGION | 39

ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB Bristol, RI

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO tedtorrey@me.com

Roger Williams University Polo Club

Facility

Team Facts

www.rwu.edu

TYPE Indoor / Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Varsity Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 6

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

6 miles

Horses: 14

40 | NORTHEASTERN REGION | Roger Williams University Polo Club

SKIDMORE COLLEGE POLO CLUB Saratoga Springs, NY

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO Worthwein@aol.com

Skidmore Polo www.skidmore.edu

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

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Indoor / Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 40

Outdoor: 3 mins. / Indoor: 8 mins.

Horses: Fall: 14 / Winter: 8

Skidmore | NORTHEASTERN REGION | 41

UCONN POLO CLUB Storrs, CT

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO

Tessa.Kell@uconn.edu (P) &

Lauren.Pfahler@gmail.com (VP)

UConn Polo

Facility

Team Facts

www.uconn.edu

TYPE Indoor - Heated Barn

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

polo.rso.uconn.edu

LOCATION On Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 15

COACH: TBD

5 minute walk

Horses: 24

42 | NORTHEASTERN REGION | UCONN Polo Club

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH POLO CLUB Southern Ontario, Canada

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO guelphpolo@gmail.com poloatguelph www.uoguelph.ca

COACH (CONTACT) Phil Van der Burgt (905) 505-0140 philvdb@sympatico.ca

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Indoor

Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 30

45 minutes

Horses: 24

University of Guelph Polo Club | NORTHEASTERN REGION | 43

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS POLO Amherst, MA

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO umasspolo@gmail.com

UMass Polo www.umass.edu

COACH Hilary Blythe crbhjm@gmail.com

CONTACT

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Women | JV

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Student Organization

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 15

15 minutes

Horses: 7-10

Monica Aguilar (860) 608-6745 maguilar@umass.edu

44 | NORTHEASTERN REGION | University of Massachusetts Polo

UNIVERSITY OF

PENNSYLVANIA POLO CLUB Philadelphia, PA

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO upennpolo@gmail.com

upennpolo www.upenn.edu

COACH (CONTACT) Lezlie Hiner

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Student Organization

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 12

7 miles

(267) 971-5734 upennpolo@gmail.com

Horses: 12

University of Pennsylvania Polo Club | NORTHEASTERN REGION | 45

UNIVERSITY OF

WESTERN ONTARIO POLO Southern Ontario, Canada

POLO CLUB INFO

QUICK FACTS:

fmassalin@vrgcapital.com

Western University Polo Club www.uwo.ca

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

CONTACT

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Indoor / Outdoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS 12

100 miles / 2 hour drive

Horses: 24

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

46 | NORTHEASTERN REGION | University of Western Ontario Polo

YALE POLO & EQUESTRIAN CENTER Bethany, CT

QUICK FACTS:

POLO CLUB INFO branden.vanloon@yale.edu

yalepolo www.yale.edu yalepolo.wix.com/yalepoloteam

COACH (CONTACT)

Facility

Team Facts

TYPE Indoor

Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club

LOCATION Off Campus

TYPE Club Sport

DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL

MEMBERS

20 minutes

Intercollegiate: 25

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

Horses: 18

High School: 10 Club: 15

Yale Polo & Equestrian Center | NORTHEASTERN REGION | 47

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