WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF INTERCOLLEGIATE POLO!
Whether you are a seasoned interscholastic player who has been in the program since 5th grade, or a young NYTS player looking to try your hand at arena polo, this resource is for you! Please allow 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 ofer a wide range of institutions across the United States and Canada to ft your needs.
Te USPA Intercollegiate Polo Program is steeped in history with the very frst 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, I NTERCOLLEGIATE & I NTERSCHOLASTIC POLO
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women’s teams competing in separate divisions across four regions advancing their way through regular season and tournament play, all vying for a chance at the national championship.
Te intercollegiate program continues to see growth year after year and receives tremendous support from the Board of Governors of the USPA to aford us the opportunity to support existing programs and launch new initiatives such as the USPA Intercollegiate Scholarship Program.
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.
SOUTHEASTERN
WESTERN
NORTHEASTERN
WESTERN REGION
Oregon
Washington
Cal Poly Polo Club
Stanford University Polo Club
Westmont Polo Club
University of Southern Califorina
University of Idaho
State University Polo Club
State University Polo Club Polo Club of Montana State
L os O sos, CA
POLO CLUB INFO
tristanoland@gmail.com groups/72448523020 www.calpoly.edu
CONTACT
Trista J. Noland tristanoland@gmail.com
COACH
Megan Judge (805) 801-9410 megan@centralcoastpolo.com
CAL POLY POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 7 miles
Horses: 30
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
TYPE Student Organization
MEMBERS 22
School
SIZE 22,000 Students
SAT 1300
GPA 3.92
Did you know?
We are 5 minutes from the ocean and surfng; 2 hours from skiing; and 3 hours from LA and SF. We regularly practice and play on the grass felds in Santa Ynez and Santa Barbara.
Our alumni are veterinarians, doctors, attorneys, entrepreneurs and executives all over the country.
C orvalis, OR
POLO CLUB INFO
polo@oregonstate.edu OregonStatePolo www.oregonstate.edu
COACH: TBD
CONTACT
Troy Haslem (360) 624-7139 haslemt@oregonstate.edu
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE TBD
LOCATION TBD
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL TBD
Horses: TBD
Did you know?
Students come from all 50 states and more than 80 countries
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 21
School
SIZE 29,000 Students
SAT 1180
GPA 3.58
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 Team
TYPE Indoor
LOCATION On Campus DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 2 miles
Bozeman, MT
POLO CLUB INFO
poloclubofmsu@gmail.com
Montana State University Polo Club www.montana.edu
COACH
Rob Brooks (406) 580-4203
brooksleather@aol.com
CONTACT
Elizabeth Johnson (701) 425-3532
poloclubofmsu@gmail.com
Horses: 8
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 14
School
SIZE 17,000 Students
SAT 1200
GPA 3.6
Did you know?
Montana State University was founded in 1893Montana’s LandGrant University.
Tere are more than 100 miles of trails in and around campus that are easily accessible.
Te University has hosted the National College Rodeo Finals for more than 30 years now.
S tanford CA
POLO CLUB INFO
stanfordpoloclub@lists.stanford.edu StanfordPoloClub www.stanford.edu
spc.stanford.edu COACHES
Mike Zeliger & Heather Lake Mike: (508) 454-1099 michael.zeliger@klgates.com
STANFORD UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL A few miles
Horses: 23
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 15
School
SIZE 18,000 Students
SAT 1520
GPA 3.95
Did you know?
Stanford has one of the best fnancial 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 of campus
Stanford technically has no mascot. Te tree was a student invention and the color cardinal is not ofcially our mascot either.
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
Facility Team
TYPE Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 12 miles
M oscow, ID
POLO CLUB INFO
uofhorsepolo@hotmail.com uofipolo www.uidaho.edu
COACH Weston Rogers (208)-771-1146 westonr@me.com
CONTACT
Rachel Rosasco (209)-753-8250 rosa2679@vandals.uidaho.edu
Horses: 7-14
Did you know?
Students are from 50 states and 79 countries
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 15-20
School
SIZE 11,780 Students
SAT 1120
GPA 3.4
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.
L os A ngeles CA
POLO CLUB INFO
uscpolo@gmail.com uscpolo www.usc.edu www.uscpoloclub.org
COACH
Ardeshir Radpour (818) 437-1600 ardeshir@radpour.com
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Facility
TYPE Outdoor/Covered
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 25 miles
Horses: 9-12
Team
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 15
School
SIZE 18,000 Students
SAT 1450
GPA 3.73
Did you know?
USC is the only university in the world to have a gold medalwinning athlete in every summer Olympiad since 1912.
Te 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 Team
TYPE Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 30 minutes
P ullman, W A
POLO CLUB INFO
wsupolo@yahoo.com WSUpolo www.wsu.edu
53398.orgsync.com/org/ wsuhorsepoloclub COACH
Annie Frosolone (360) 969-5715 annie.frosolone@gmail.com
CONTACT
Sarah Willsey sarah.willsey@wsu.edu
Horses: 8
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 25
School
SIZE 20,000 Students
SAT 1110
GPA 3.31
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.
Te university is famous for its Cougar Gold cheese and Ferdinand’s ice cream, produced on campus with milk from the university dairy.
POLO CLUB INFO
jefpolo54@gmail.com Westmont-Polo-Team www.westmont.edu
COACH
Jef Scheraga (315) 256-5797
WESTMONT POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 7 miles/10 mins
Varsity Men | Varsity Women
TYPE Club Sport MEMBERS 6
School
Horses: 15
SIZE 1,300 Students
SAT 1300
GPA 3.92
Did you know?
We are 5 minutes from the ocean and surfng; 2 hours from skiing; and 3 hours from LA and SF.
We regularly practice and play on the grass felds in Santa Ynez and Santa Barbara.
Our alumni are successful veterinarians, doctors, attorneys, entrepreneurs and executives all over the country.
S anta Barbara CA
“
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…”
- ANDR E W B EGG
CENTRAL REGION
Colorado State University Polo Club
Texas Tech
Club
Texas Christian University
University of Texas
Club
Oklahoma State University
Southern Methodist University Polo Club
Texas A&M University
Texas State University
Fort C ollins, CO
POLO CLUB INFO
coloradostatepolo@gmail.com
CSUPolo www.colostate.edu equinescience.agsci.colostate. edu/polo-club
COACH: TBD
President: Bennett Moore (205) 383-7081 bennettmoore97@gmail.com
Advisor: Jason Bruemmer (970) 491-8409 jason.bruemmer@colostate.edu
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Indoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 5 minutes
Horses: 30
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 40
School
SIZE 33,000 Students
SAT 1210
GPA 3.59
Did you know?
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
S tillwater, O K
POLO CLUB INFO
okstatepolo@yahoo.com oklahoma.polo go.okstate.edu
COACH
David Ragland (405) 833-5783 dragok@aol.com
CONTACT
Devan Groves (815) 219-9726 dgroves96@gmail.com
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Facility Team
TYPE Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 5-10 miles
Horses: 18
Did you know?
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 20
School
SIZE 21,000 Students
SAT 1160
GPA 3.52
Te 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
F lower M ound, TX
POLO CLUB INFO polotom@usapolo.com
SMU-Polo-Team www.smu.edu
COACH
Tom Goodspeed (619) 993-5553
polotom@usapolo.com
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Indoor/Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 40 minutes
Horses: 20
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 20
School
SIZE 12,000 Students
SAT 1370
GPA 3.64
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.
C ollege S tation, TX
POLO CLUB INFO
omarpolio@tamu.edu aggiepolo www.aggiepolo.com
COACH
Mike McCleary (979) 219-0162 mpmpolo@txcyber.com
CONTACT
Omar Polio (713) 261-9981 omarpolio@tamu.edu
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Indoor/Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL First: 5 mins/Second: 45 mins
Horses: 20
Did you know?
It’s a campus tradition to put a penny on the foot of the Sul Ross statue for good luck on their exam
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 12-13 (Club 50-60)
School
SIZE 66,000 Students
SAT 1250
GPA 3.55
Te 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 of for a period and students kiss their date in the dark! If you don’t have a date, you fick a lighter to signal other singles.
O ak Point, TX
POLO CLUB INFO
tcupoloclub@gmail.com TCU Polo Team www.facebook.com/TCUPolo/ COACH
Vaughn Miller (214) 533-5411 coach@prestonwoodpolo.com
PRESIDENT
Paige Browning (951) 816-9044
paige.n.browning@tcu.edu
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
Facility Team
TYPE Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus DISTANCE
FROM SCHOOL 60 minutes
Horses: 30
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 23
School
SIZE 10,323 Students
SAT 1260
GPA 3.58
Did you know?
TCU ofers 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, rife 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. Te size and notoriety of our campus gives students the big school feeling with a small, private school experience.
S an M arcos, TX
POLO CLUB INFO
countylinepolo@gmail.com
TexasStatePoloClub www.txstate.edu
texasstatepolo.wix.com/ txstatepoloclub
COACH
Seth Bray (512) 914-8490
countylinepolo@gmail.com
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 15 minutes
Horses: 16
Did you know?
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 28
School
SIZE 38,808 Students
SAT 1100
GPA 3.28
Te San Marcos River is a clear spring fed river that fows through our campus.
If we are not playing polo, we are tubing and enjoying the San Marcos River.
We are centrally located in between Austin and San Antonio which travel time takes short minutes to get to either town.
L ubbock, TX
POLO CLUB INFO
texastechpolo16@gmail.com
Texas Tech Polo http://ttu.orgsync.com
COACH
Walker Rainey (325) 669-9105 wwrainey1944@gmail.com
TEXAS TECH POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 15 miles
Horses: 30
Did you know?
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
TYPE Club Sport/Student Organization
MEMBERS 30
School
SIZE 37,000 Students
SAT 1180
GPA 3.44
Te Polo barn is less than 15 minutes from campus
Lubbock has over 260 days of sunshine a year All sporting events are free for students
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Indoor/Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 30 miles Club TYPE Club Sport/Student Organization
A ustin, TX
POLO CLUB INFO
hollywood@utexas.edu texaspoloteam www.utexas.edu
utexas.collegiatelink.net/ organization/texaspoloteam
COACH
Ethan Galis (817) 991-1366
ethan.galis@gmail.com
PRESIDENT
Holly Wood (713) 997-0636
hollyalexandrawood@gmail.com
Horses: 6
School
MEMBERS TBA SIZE 40,000 Students
SAT 1350
GPA 3.75
Did you know?
Tere are 7 Museums on Campus
Over 1,300 student organizations Tere 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.”
- F
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SOUTHEASTERN REGION
University of WisconsinMadison Michigan State University Polo Club
University of Louisville Polo Club
Washington & Lee University
University of Michigan Polo Club at Virginia Tech
University of Kentucky Polo Club Emory University Polo Club
Polo
University of Miami Polo Club
Virginia
Team, Inc.
A tlanta, GA
POLO CLUB INFO
emorypolo@gmail.com Emory University Polo Club www.facebook.com/EmoryPolo/
COACH
Frankie Questel (619) 971-4591 fquestel88@gmail.com
CONTACT
Monica Schweizer (617) 309-8565 monica.marie.schweizer@emory.edu
EMORY UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 45 mins/26 miles
Horses: 8
Did you know?
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 12
School
SIZE 7,600 Students
SAT 2030–2270
GPA 3.71 – 3.97
Our unofcial mascot is a skeleton named Dooley. Our quad is in the shape of a Coke bottle.
Te Dali Lama is a Presidential Distinguished Professor and teaches a class once every four years at Emory.
Polo Michigan State®
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Indoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 10-15 mins/8-9 miles
M ason, MI
POLO CLUB INFO
msupolo@msu.edu
Michigan State University Polo Club
www.msu.edu/~msupolo/ COACH
Paul & Sarah Knapp (616) 617-9391
sarah@boutiqueemmanuel.com
Horses: 12
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).
Varsity Women | JV | Club
TYPE Student Organization
MEMBERS 30
School
SIZE 50,000 Students
SAT 1190
GPA 3.68
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
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 10 minutes
Blacksburg, VA
POLO CLUB INFO
poloclubatvt@gmail.com
PoloClubAtVirginiaTech www.vt.edu
vtpoloclub.weebly.com
COACH: TBD
CONTACT
Anisa Gamble anisag96@vt.edu
Horses: 9
Did you know?
Varsity Women | Club
TYPE Student Organization MEMBERS 30
School
SIZE 26,000 Students
SAT 1280
GPA 3.64
Te main campus has 216 buildings and even an airport
In 2015, Princeton Review names VT with #1 Best Food Tere are more than 80+ bachelor degrees.
L exington, K Y
POLO CLUB INFO
wildcatpolo1@gmail.com
U of Kentucky Polo www.uky.edu
ukpolo.webs.com
COACH: Jorge Vasquez
PRESIDENT Ben Lynch benjamin.lynch1551@gmail.com
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Indoor/Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 25 minutes
Horses: 11-14
Did you know?
Lexington is the “Horse Capital of the World” and is home to the KY Horse Park and Keeneland Race Track
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 20
School
SIZE 30,000 Students
SAT 1210
GPA 3.68
Te Men’s Basketball team is the winningest program in the country.
Students can get involved in over 350 organizations including Greek Life
POLO CLUB INFO
brittany.adamspope@louisville.edu polo.club.uof www.louisville.edu
COACH
Mark Klan
502-396-6444 mjklan@bluegrass.net
CONTACT
Dr. Brittany Adams-Pope (502) 852-7270 brittany.adamspope@louisville.edu
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Outdoor & Covered Arena
LOCATION Of Campus DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 45 minutes
Horses: 6-8
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, ftness labs, a gaming area, and classrooms.
Varsity Men | Varsity Women
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 10-15
School
SIZE 23,000 Students
SAT 1190
GPA 3.6
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
L ouisville, K Y
POLO CLUB INFO
umiamipolo@gmail.com UMiamiPolo www.Miami.edu
COACH
Senter Johnson (203) 253-0949 senterjohnson@gmail.com
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE
FROM SCHOOL 75 miles
Horses: 30
Did
you know?
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.
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 25
School
SIZE 17,000 Students
SAT 1360
GPA 3.6
As a football tradition, Miami players and fans hold up four fngers 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.
C oral G ables, FL
PHOTOS BY: GAIL DAMON
POLO CLUB INFO
mipoloclub@gmail.com MIPoloClub www.umich.edu
COACH
Emmalyn Wheaton (517) 303-1606 detroitpoloschool@hotmail.com
CONTACT
Caleb Pilukas (248)-228-4299 calebjp@umich.edu
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Facility Team
TYPE Indoor/Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 30 minutes
Horses: 12
Did you know?
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club
TYPE Student Organization MEMBERS 15
School
SIZE 40,000 Students
SAT 1450
GPA 3.83
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 benefts all of our members.
POLO CLUB INFO
poloclubuw@gmail.com PoloClubUW poloclubuw.weebly.com
COACH
Claudio Gauna Nestor (630) 302-7455 gaunanestor@yahoo.com
CONTACT
Ruth Dumesic (608) 444-5979 jdumesic@wisc.edu
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
Facility Team
TYPE Indoor/Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL
Indoor: 15-20 mins
Outdoor: 15-20 mins
Horses: 16
Did you know?
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 20
School
SIZE 31,000 Students
SAT 1370
GPA 3.85
Every winter the two opposing dorm locations (Southeast and Lakeshore) have an epic snowball fght on Bascom Hill
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 ofers outdoor polo during the summer season
M adison, W I
C harlottesville, VA
POLO CLUB INFO
llopez@vapolo.org VirginiaPoloClub www.virginia.edu www.vapolo.org COACH
Lou Lopez (434) 409-2637 llopez@vapolo.org
VIRGINIA POLO TEAM, INC
Facility
TYPE Indoor/Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 5 miles
Horses: 60-70
Did
you know?
Te 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 feld.
Team
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 38-42
School
SIZE 22,391 Students
SAT 1410
GPA 4.23
Tere 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.
L exington, VA
POLO CLUB INFO
eblinga19@mail.wlu.edu
Washington and Lee Polo Club www.wlu.edu
COACH
Rodger Rinehart (540) 460-8068
rodger@jfbrownrealestate.com
CONTACT
Amanda Ebling (314) 323-7816
eblinga19@mail.wlu.edu
WASHINGTON & LEE POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Indoor/Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 8 minutes
Horses: 6
Did
you know?
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.
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 20
School
SIZE 1,800 Students
SAT 1450
GPA 3.96
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
Alfred State Polo Club
Cornell Polo Club Skidmore College Polo Club
Brown University Polo Club
University of Massachusetts Polo
Princeton University Polo
University of Western Ontario Polo
Harvard University Polo Club
UCONN Polo Club
Yale Polo & Equestrian Center
Roger Williams University Polo Club
University of Pennsylvania Polo Club
ALFRED STATE POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Indoor/Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 50 miles
P iffard, NY
POLO CLUB INFO
campbeAC@alfredstate.edu
AlfredStatePolo www.alfredstate.edu
COACH
Terry Mehlenbacher (585) 729-8037 t-mehl@rochester.rr.com
CONTACT
Rob Donnan (585) 746-6897 rob.donnan6897@gmail.com
Horses: 13
Varsity Women | Club
TYPE Club Sport MEMBERS 3
School
SIZE 3,500 Students
SAT TBD
GPA 3.04
Did you know?
Alfred State is in a rural area that centers a lot of their ofered 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
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 30 minutes
Portsmouth, RI
POLO CLUB INFO
brownpoloclub@gmail.com BrownPoloClub www.brown.edu www.brownrec.com/sports/polo COACH
Minnie Keating, CPI minnie@nptpolo.com
Horses: 14
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 15
School
SIZE 9,380 Students
SAT 1500
GPA 4.08
Did you know?
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.
I thaca, NY
POLO CLUB INFO
dle6@cornell.edu
Cornell Polo www.cornell.edu
COACH
David Eldredge (607) 280-0229
dle6@cornell.edu
CORNELL POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Indoor
LOCATION On Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL
1.5 miles/2 minutes
Horses: 50
Did you know?
Cornell is the only public-ivy league school.
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club | First Year
TYPE Varsity Sport
MEMBERS 42 (Club: 20)
School
SIZE 14,300 Students
SAT 1050
GPA 3.18
Slope Day celebrates the fnal day of spring classes with live music. Performers include: Ludacris, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Pussycat Dolls, Ben Folds, Kanye West, O.A.R., Snoop Dogg, Te Game
Cornell has over 900 student organizations.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Indoor/Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 60 minutes
H amilton, MA
POLO CLUB INFO
harvardpolo@gmail.com
HarvardPolo www.harvard.edu harvardpolo.com
COACH
Crocker Snow Jr. (978) 356-4422 crockersnowjr@earthlink.net
Horses: 18
Did you know?
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 25
School
SIZE 6,655 Students
SAT 1540
GPA 4.1
Te Harvard Library—the largest academic library in the world
Harvard was established before calculus had even been invented.
In 2013, Harvard’s fnancial aid increased to a record total of $182 million.
POLO CLUB INFO
princetonuniversity.polo @gmail.com PrincetonPoloClub www.princeton.edu poloclub.princeton.edu
COACH
Hesham El-Gharby (908) 285-1210 heshame@earthlink.net
CONTACT
Nikolas Weissmueller (609) 865-0358 ntw@princeton.edu
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY POLO
Facility Team
TYPE Indoor/Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 40 minutes
Horses: 10
Varsity Men | Varsity Women
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 10
School
SIZE 8,180 Students
SAT 2240
GPA 3.9
Did you know?
Te Princeton University Chapel is the third largest University chapel in the world.
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.
P rinceton, N J
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB
Facility Team
TYPE Indoor/Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 6 miles
Bristol, RI
POLO CLUB INFO
tedtorrey@me.com
Roger Williams University Polo Club
www.rwu.edu
COACH
Ted Torrey (401) 848-4536
tedtorrey@me.com
Horses: 14
Varsity Men | Varsity Women
TYPE Varsity Sport
MEMBERS 6
School
SIZE 4,800 Students
SAT 1200
GPA 3.34
Did you know?
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
S aratoga S prings, NY
POLO CLUB INFO
Worthwein@aol.com
Skidmore Polo Club www.skidmore.edu
COACH
Will Orthwein (518) 526-5708
Worthwein@aol.com
SKIDMORE COLLEGE POLO CLUB
TYPE Indoor/Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 10 minutes
Facility Team School
Horses: 16
Did you know?
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 40
Skidmore ofers more than 1,000 diferent courses
SIZE 2,500 Students
SAT 1300-1320
GPA NA
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
LOCATION On Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 5 minute walk
S torrs, CT
POLO CLUB INFO
anders.carlton@uconn.edu (P) & julianna.gallo@uconn.edu (VP) UConn Polo www.uconn.edu polo.rso.uconn.edu
COACH
Patrick Marinelli Pmarinelli@farmingtonpolo.com
Horses: 24
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 15
School
SIZE 27,000 Students
SAT 1300
GPA 3.67
Did you know?
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
A mherst, MA
POLO CLUB INFO
umasspolo@gmail.com
UMass Polo www.umass.edu
COACH
Hilary Blythe crbhjm@gmail.com
CONTACT
Hannah Okonsky hokonsky@umass.edu
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS POLO
TYPE Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 15 minutes
Facility Team School
Horses: 7-10
Varsity Women | JV
TYPE Student Organization MEMBERS 15
SIZE 23,000 Students
SAT 1290
GPA 3.83
Did you know?
UMASS is one of the major public research universities in America
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 Team
TYPE Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 7 miles
P hiladelphia, PA
POLO CLUB INFO
upennpolo@gmail.com upennpolo www.upenn.edu
COACH
Lezlie Hiner (267) 971-5734 wtr@worktoride.net
Horses: 12
Did you know?
It is a tradition to throw toast on the feld during all home football games
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV
TYPE Student Organization
MEMBERS 12
School
SIZE 22,000 Students
SAT 1510
GPA 3.93
It is a freshman myth to never cross the compass embedded into the center of Locust Walk or else you will fail your frst set of midterms.
Donald Trump, Tory Burch, Noam Chomsky, John Legend, and the current president of Harvard are all Penn alumni.
S outhern O ntario, C anada
POLO CLUB INFO
fmassalin@vrgcapital.com
Western University Polo Club
www.uwo.ca
COACH
Scott Weir (416) 930-1389
skwpolo@mac.com
CONTACT
Fernando Massalin (416) 581-8850
fmassalin@vrgcapital.com
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO POLO
Facility Team
TYPE Indoor/Outdoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE
FROM SCHOOL 100 miles/ 2 hour drive
Horses: 24
Did you know?
Varsity Men | Varsity Women
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS 12
School
SIZE 25,500 Students
SAT 1100 (2400 scale)
GPA 3.74
Founded in 2015 by the current players
First Canadian Intercollegiate team to reach Nationals in its inaugural year
All members previously played for the Toronto Interscholastic team.
Bethany, CT
POLO CLUB INFO
branden.vanloon@yale.edu yalepolo www.yale.edu yalepolo.wix.com/yalepoloteam
COACH
Branden Van Loon (607) 592-5360
branden.vanloon@yale.edu
YALE POLO & EQUESTRIAN CENTER
Facility Team
TYPE Indoor
LOCATION Of Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 20 minutes
Horses: 18
Competitive Men | Competitive Women | JV | Club
TYPE Club Sport
MEMBERS
Intercollegiate: 25
High School:10
Club: 15
School
SIZE 13,000 Students
SAT 1540
GPA 4.19
Did you know?
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.
