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Karson Bizell and Kirstie Allen competed in a Mid-Continent Women’s Polo Series event in August.
Women’s Series The Mid-Continent Women’s Polo Series continues through November. In the series, individuals gain points toward end-of-year awards by participating in select tournaments. Points are based on the amount of teams and a team’s finish in the tournament with additional points for Most Valuable Player and Sportsmanship Award winners. Catena USA is the high-point individual sponsor with a gorgeous Swiss-made watch awarded to the winner. Additional prizes go to second, third and fourth place high-point players at the end of the year. Contact the host club to enter and follow the series on Facebook (@USPoloAssociation) and Instagram (@uspoloassociation). Upcoming events: •Texas Military Polo/Central Texas Polo Association (Poteet, Texas) Oct. 16-17/Arena/7-10 goal •Legends Polo Club (Kaufman, Texas) Dates TBD/Arena/Goal Level TBD •Houston Polo Club (Houston, Texas) Nov. 914/Outdoor/Multiple Levels—Texas Women’s Open (16-20 Goal) & U.S. Open Women’s Handicap (8-12) High School Sports Polo Awards The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, 6 POLO P L A Y E R S E D I T I O N
presented by U.S. Polo Assn., the official brand of the United States Polo Association, were recently awarded to the nation’s top athletes in a first-of-itskind, national student awards show, which aired on Thursday, Aug. 5. As part of the partnership with U.S. Polo Assn., the ESPY-style award show included, for the first time, the country’s top female and male athletes in the sport of polo. Unlike many sports, female and male polo players of all ages play on the same fields together, and at all levels, including professional. In addition, many of today’s great polo players began in their youth, like those recognized at this special award event. The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, hosted by Michael Strahan and Rob Gronkowski, along with red carpet hosts DJ Khaled and Charly Arnolt, featured top professional athletes like Aaron Rodgers, Shaquille O’Neal, Kerrie Walsh Jennings, Chipper Jones, Laurie Hernandez and many others. USA TODAY High School Sports Awards—one of the most extensive high school sports recognition programs in the country—honors talented high school athletes, coaches and teams. This year, 104 regional and statewide programs culminated to set the stage for the first ever national show,
