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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 offer a wide range of institutions across the United States and Canada to fit your needs.
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
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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.
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.
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
Central
Western region
Washington State University Polo Club
oregon State University
Polo Club
Cal Poly Polo Club Stanford University Polo Club
University of CaliforniaSanta Barbara
University of Southern Califorina
Point loma Nazarene
University of Idaho
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, CPI (805) 801-9410 megan@centralcoastpolo.com
cal Poly Polo club
Facility team
tyPe outdoor locatIon off 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 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.
c orvalis, or
Polo club Info
polo@oregonstate.edu oregonstatePolo www.oregonstate.edu
coach: Brandon alcott, CPI contact Brandon alcott (509) 844-7381 brandon@alcottacademy.org
oregon State unIverSIty Polo club
Facility team
tyPe Indoor/outdoor locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 60 miles
horses: 10
Did you know?
students come from all 50 states and more than 80 countries
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
tyPe Club sport memberS 15
school
SIze 30,000 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
b
mt
Polo club Info
poloclubofmsu@gmail.com
Montana state university Polo Club www.montana.edu
coach
rob Brooks (406) 580-4203
robbrookspolo@gmail.com
contact Jacob Zirbel (406) 396-0117
poloclubofmsu@gmail.com
Polo club of montana State
Facility team
tyPe Indoor locatIon on Campus dIStance from School 2 miles
horses: 8
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV
tyPe Club sport memberS 20
school
SIze 17,000 students Sat 1200 gPa 3.6
Did you know?
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.
Polo Club of Montana s tate |
ozeman,
PoInt loma nazarene
tyPe outdoor
locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 28 miles
n azarene, ca
Polo club Info
plnuwomenspolo@gmail.com
Point loma nazarene Polo www.pointloma.edu
coach nicole Bankhead (619)-787-8333 nicole@lakesidepolo.com
Facility team school
horses: 15
Did you know?
Plnu has an ocean front campus which is adjacent to sunset Cliffs natural Park.
Varsity Women
tyPe Club memberS 5 SIze 3,561 students Sat 1210 gPa 3.79
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 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 off Campus dIStance from School a few miles
horses: 23
Did
you know?
stanford has one of the best financial aid programs of the Ivy leagues (though we’re not actually an Ivy league institution)
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club
tyPe Club sport memberS 15
school
SIze 18,000 students
Sat 1520
gPa 3.95
Most students live on campus all 4 years -- it is rare to live off campus
stanford technically has no mascot. The tree was a student invention and the color cardinal is not officially our mascot either.
unIverSIty of Idaho
Facility team
tyPe outdoor
locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 10 miles
m oscow, I d
Polo club Info
uofipolo www.uidaho.edu
coach
Weston rogers (208)-771-1146 westonr@me.com
contact reagan Barron (425) 418-4044 barr6309@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 12,000 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.
U C S B
polo
Santa b arbara, ca
Polo club Info
uscbpolo
www.sbpolo.com
coach
Jeff scheraga, CPI (315) 256-5797
jeff@sbpolo.com
unIverSIty of calIfornIaSanta barbara
Facility team
tyPe outdoor
locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 20 minutes
horses: 12
Varsity Men | Varsity Women
tyPe student organization memberS 6
school
SIze 24,000 students
Sat 1450
gPa 4.25
Did you know?
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!
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 team
tyPe outdoor/Covered locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 25 miles
horses: 9-12
Did
you know?
usC is the only university in the world to have a gold medalwinning athlete in every summer olympiad since 1912.
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club
tyPe Club sport memberS 15
school
SIze 18,000 students
Sat 1450
gPa 3.73
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
tyPe outdoor locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 30 minutes
Pullman, 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@wsu.edu contact
Keenan Wright
Keenan.Wright@wsu.edu
Facility team school
horses: 8
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.
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV
tyPe Club sport memberS 20 SIze 30,000 students Sat 1110 gPa 3.4
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.
“
In regardS to the KInd of Polo that college offerS, It defInItely teacheS you about PlayIng aS a team, PlayIng hard, and learnIng hoW to rIde dozenS of dIfferent horSeS ”
- Felipe Viana
Central region
Colorado State University Polo Club
texas tech Polo Club
texas Christian University
oklahoma State University
Southern Methodist University Polo Club University of North texas
University of texas Polo Club
texas a&M University Polo Club
texas State University Polo Club
fort c ollins, co
Polo club Info
coloradostatepolo@gmail.com
CsuPolo www.colostate.edu equinescience.agsci.colostate. edu/polo-club
coach: erica Gandomcar-sachs, CPI
President: Bennett Moore (205) 383-7081 bennettmoore97@gmail.com
advisor: Jason Bruemmer (970) 491-8409 jason.bruemmer@colostate.edu
colorado State unIverSIty Polo club
tyPe Indoor
locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 5 minutes
Facility team school
horses: 30
Did you know?
Downtown Fort Collins inspired Disneyland’s Main street.
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
tyPe Club sport memberS 40
SIze 25,000 students Sat 1210 gPa 3.59
Colorado state’s new on-Campus Football Field
horsetooth reservoir and roosevelt national Forest are both close to Fort Collins
s tillwat
s tillwat e r, OK
Polo clUB Info
Polo clUB Info
okstatepolo@yahoo.com oklahoma.polo
okstatepolo@yahoo.com oklahoma.polo
stillwat e r, OK
okstatepolo.wixsite.com/okstatepolo
tyPe outdoor
tyPe outdoor
locAtIon off Campus
locAtIon off Campus
dIStAnce from School 5-10 miles Facility
dIStAnce from School 5-10 miles
oKlAhomA StAte UnIverSIty
oKlahoma State unIverSIty
Horses: 20 Varsity Men |
Club Sport
20-30
SIZE 26,000 Students
Facility team
tyPe outdoor
locatIon off Campus
dIStance from School 5-10 miles
SAT 1160
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
GPA 3.00
tyPe Club sport memberS 20-30
Polo clUB Info
Stillwater, o K
okstatepolo.wixsite.com/okstatepolo
coAch
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Polo club Info
okstatepolo@yahoo.com oklahoma.polo coAch
David ragland (405) 833-5783
okstatepolo.wixsite.com/okstatepolo
David ragland (405) 833-5783 dragok@aol.com
dragok@aol.com
okstatepolo@yahoo.com oklahoma.polo okstatepolo.wixsite.com /okstatepolo
David ragland (405) 833-5783 dragok@aol.com
contAct
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coach
Tess Sabatini
Tess Sabatini
Tess Sabatini
Did you know?
Did you
horses: 20
Did you know?
The osu student union is the largest comprehensive university union in the world.
school
SIze 26,000 students Sat 1160 gPa 3.00
osu’s Colvin Center has been named one of the top six collegiate sports facilities in the nation. osu has representing states countries
theresa.sabatini@okstate.edu (815) 354-5585
theresa.sabatini@okstate.edu (815) 354-5585
theresa.sabatini@okstate.edu (815) 354-5585
David ragland (405) 833-5783 dragok@aol.com contact
tess sabatini (815) 354-5585 theresa.sabatini@okstate.edu
The osu student union is the largest comprehensive university union in the world.
osu’s Colvin Center has been named one of the top six collegiate sports facilities in the nation. osu has students representing all 50 states and 120 countries
f lower m ound, tX
Polo club Info polotom@usapolo.com
sMu-Polo-team www.smu.edu coach
tom Goodspeed, CPI (619) 993-5553
polotom@usapolo.com
Southern methodISt unIverSIty Polo club
Facility team
tyPe Indoor/outdoor locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 40 minutes
horses: 20
Did
you know?
sMu’s eight libraries house the largest private collection of research materials in the southwest, with more than four million volumes.
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
tyPe Club sport memberS 20
school
SIze 12,000 students
Sat 1370
gPa 3.64
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 Station, tX
Polo club Info
omarpolio@tamu.edu aggiepolo www.aggiepolo.com
coach
Mike McCleary, hon (979) 219-0162 mpmpolo@txcyber.com
contact
omar Polio (713) 261-9981
omarpolio@tamu.edu
teXaS a&m unIverSIty Polo club
tyPe Indoor/outdoor locatIon off Campus dIStance from School first: 5 mins/Second: 45 mins
Facility team school 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)
SIze 66,000 students Sat 1250 gPa 3.55
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.
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
Quinn losefsky (512) 496-4356
q.p.losefsky@tcu.edu
teXaS chrIStIan unIverSIty
Facility team
tyPe outdoor
locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 60 minutes
horses: 30
Did you know?
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.
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
tyPe Club sport memberS 23
school
SIze 10,489 students
Sat 1260
gPa 3.65
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.
San
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
tyPe outdoor locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 15 minutes
Facility team school
horses: 16
Did
you know?
The san Marcos river is a clear spring fed river that flows through our campus.
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
tyPe Club sport memberS 28
SIze 38,808 students Sat 1100 gPa 3.28
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.
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 off 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
The 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
o ak Point, tX
Polo club Info
untpolo@gmail.com unt Polo www.unt.edu
coach (contact)
Vaughn Miller
Coach@prestonwoodpolo.com
PreSIdent
Daisy hems (832) 344-7240
daisyriohems@yahoo.com
unIverSIty of north teXaS
Facility
tyPe outdoor locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 20 minutes
team school horses: 30
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
tyPe Club sport memberS 10
SIze 38,094 students
Sat 950 (1030 new sat)
gPa 3.0
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.
a ustin, tX
Polo club Info
hollywood@utexas.edu texaspoloteam www.utexas.edu
utexas.collegiatelink.net/ organization/texaspoloteam
coach
ariel rodriguez ariel81rodriguez@gmail.com
PreSIdent
holly Wood (713) 997-0636 hollyalexandrawood@gmail.com
unIverSIty of teXaS Polo club
Facility team
tyPe Indoor/outdoor
locatIon off Campus
dIStance from School 30 miles
horses: 6
Did you know?
Club
tyPe Club sport/student organization memberS tBa
school
SIze 40,000 students
Sat 1350
gPa 3.75
There are 7 Museums on Campus over 1,300 student organizations There are 119 undergraduate Degree options
“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 Kot K ows K i
SoutheaStern region
University of WisconsinMadison
Michigan State University Polo Club
University of Michigan
Washington & lee University
University of louisville Polo Club
Virginia Polo team, Inc. george
Polo Club at Virginia tech University of Kentucky Polo Club
Washington
University
Emory University Polo Club
University of South Carolinaaiken
University of Miami Polo Club
a tlanta, ga
Polo club Info
emorypolo@gmail.com emory university Polo Club www.emorypolo.wordpress.com
coach Frankie Questel, CPI (619) 971-4591 fquestel88@gmail.com
contact Yahvi Mariwala (310) 990-1274 yahvi.shyam.mariwala@emory.edu
emory unIverSIty Polo club
Facility
tyPe outdoor locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 45 mins/26 miles
horses: 8
Did you know?
our unofficial mascot is a skeleton named Dooley.
team school
Varsity Women | JV | Beginner Coed
tyPe Club sport memberS 15 SIze 7,916 students Sat 1360-1490
gPa 3.75 – 3.98
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.
Washington, dc
Polo club Info
gwupolo@gwu.edu @gwpoloclub coach
nico eurnekian contact
ana Maria torres (630) 618-1497 torresa@gwu.edu
george WaShIngton unIverSIty Polo club
Facility
tyPe outdoor locatIon off Campus dIStance from School: 50 mins
team school horses: 12
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV
tyPe Club sport memberS 12
SIze 25,613 students
Sat 1370
gPa 3.8
Did you know?
6 current and 86 former members of congress are GWu alumni
The GW Polo team has members that come from Venezuela, Colombia, us, Brazil
There are more than 1,000 students who play club sports
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George Washington u niversity Polo Club
mIchIgan State unIverSIty Polo club
Michigan State®
Polo
m ason, m I
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
tyPe Indoor
locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 10-15 mins/8-9 miles
Facility team school
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
SIze 50,019 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
tyPe outdoor
locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 10 minutes
b lacksburg, va
Polo club Info
poloclubatvt@gmail.com PoloClubatVirginiatech poloclubatvt www.vt.edu
vtpoloclub.weebly.com
coach: liv Berube contact
emily Danko edanko5@vt.edu
Facility team school
horses: 10
Did you know?
Varsity Women | Varsity Men
tyPe student organization memberS 30 SIze 30,000 students Sat 1280 gPa 3.64
The main campus has 216 buildings and even an airport
In 2015, Princeton review names Vt with #1 Best Food There are more than 80+ bachelor degrees.
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l exington, K y
Polo club Info
wildcatpolo1@gmail.com
u of Kentucky Polo uk_polo
www.uky.edu ukpolo.webs.com
coach: Jorge Vasquez, CPI
PreSIdent
Ben lynch benjamin.lynch1551@gmail.com
unIverSIty of KentucKy Polo club
Facility team
tyPe outdoor locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 25 minutes
horses: 14-20
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 15 SIze 30,473 students Sat 1210 gPa 3.68
school
The 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.uofl 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
tyPe Indoor locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 45 minutes
Facility team school
horses: 4-6
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.
Varsity Men | Varsity Women
tyPe Club sport memberS 10-15
SIze 23,000 students
Sat 1190
gPa 3.6
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
| Southea Stern r eg I on | u niversity of l ouisville Polo Club
c oral g ables, fl
Polo club Info
umiamipolo@gmail.com uMiamiPolo www.Miami.edu coach senter Johnson (203) 253-0949 senterjohnson@gmail.com
unIverSIty of mIamI Polo club
tyPe outdoor locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 75 miles
Facility team school
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
SIze 11,000 students
Sat 1360
gPa 3.6
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.
Polo club Info
mipoloclub@gmail.com MIPoloClub www.umich.edu
coach
emmalyn Wheaton, CPI (517) 303-1606 detroitpoloschool@hotmail.com
contact Meagan McBride (734)-377-2567 mmcbri@umich.edu
unIverSIty of mIchIgan
tyPe Indoor/outdoor locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 30 minutes
Facility team school
horses: 12
Did you know?
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club tyPe student organization memberS 15 SIze 30,000 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 benefits all of our members.
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Polo club Info
aiken polo club www.aikenpolo.org coach tiger Kneece, CPI (803) 646-3301 tigerkneece@bellsouth.net contact
ross Philbeck (803) 641-3782 rossp@usca.edu
unIverSIty of South carolIna – aIKen
Facility team
tyPe Indoor locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 15 miles
horses: 10
Did you know?
aiken Polo Club has the oldest polo field in the country. (136 years)
school
Varsity Men tyPe Club sport memberS 4 SIze 3,374 students Sat 1130 gPa 3.72
hitchcock Woodslargest 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.
a iken, S c
unIverSIty of WISconSIn-madISon
Facility
tyPe Indoor/outdoor
locatIon off Campus
dIStance from School
Indoor: 15-20 mins outdoor: 15-20 mins
m adison, WI
Polo club Info
poloclubuw@gmail.com PoloClubuW poloclubuw.weebly.com coach
Claudio Gauna nestor (630) 302-7455 gaunanestor@yahoo.com
horses: 12-14
Did
you know?
The Memorial union is an iconic and memorable part of our campus and one of the best places to catch a sunset in Madison
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club
tyPe Club sport memberS 20
team school
SIze 32,000 students Sat 1370 gPa 3.85
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!
| Southea Stern
c harlottesville, va
Polo club Info
llopez@vapolo.org VirginiaPoloClub www.virginia.edu www.vapolo.org coach lou lopez, hon (434) 409-2637 llopez@vapolo.org
vIrgInIa Polo team, Inc
Facility team
tyPe Indoor/outdoor locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 5 miles
horses: 60-70
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.
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
tyPe Club sport memberS 38-42
school
SIze 22,391 students
Sat 1410
gPa 4.23
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.
l exington, va
Polo club Info
eblinga19@mail.wlu.edu
Washington and lee Polo Club @wlupolo www.wlpolo.wixsite.com/polo coach
rodger rinehart (540) 460-8068
rodger@jfbrownrealestate.com
contact
allie rutledge (978) 992-1271
rutledgea19@mail.wlu.edu
WaShIngton & lee Polo club
Facility team
tyPe Indoor/outdoor locatIon off Campus dIStance from School 7 minutes
horses: 6
Did you know?
our indoor, walled coliseum seats 4,000 spectators and has shops and restaurants on its upper levels.
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club
tyPe Club sport memberS 25 SIze 1,800 students Sat 1450 gPa 3.96
school
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.
| Southea Stern r eg I on
Washington & l ee Polo Club
“
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 ndrew Be GG
NorthEastErN rEgioN
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
broWn unIverSIty Polo club
tyPe outdoor
locatIon off Campus
dIStance from School 30 minutes
Providence, r I
Polo club Info
brownpoloclub@gmail.com
BrownPoloClub www.brown.edu www.brownpoloclub.wixsite.com/ brownpolo coach
Minnie Keating, CPI (401) 426-1871 minnie@nptpolo.com
Facility team school horses: 20
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
tyPe Club sport memberS 15
SIze 7,000 students Sat 2170
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 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.
Ithaca, ny
Polo club Info
dle6@cornell.edu Cornell Polo www.cornell.edu
coach
David eldredge, hon (607) 280-0229
dle6@cornell.edu
cornell Polo club
tyPe Indoor
locatIon on Campus
dIStance from School 1.5 miles/2 minutes
horses: 50
Facility team school
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club | First Year
tyPe Varsity sport memberS 42 (Club: 20)
SIze 14,300 students Sat 1050
gPa 3.18
Did you know?
Cornell is the only public-ivy league school.
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
tyPe Indoor/outdoor
locatIon off 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
Facility team school
horses: 18
Did you know?
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV
tyPe Club sport memberS 25 SIze 6,000 students Sat 1540 gPa 4.1
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.
PrInceton unIverSIty Polo
tyPe Indoor/outdoor
locatIon off Campus
dIStance from School 40 minutes
Princeton, n J
Polo club Info
princetonuniversity.polo @gmail.com
PrincetonPoloClub www.princeton.edu poloclub.princeton.edu
coach
hesham el-Gharby, CPI (908) 285-1210 heshame@earthlink.net
contact
nikolas Weissmueller (609) 865-0358 ntw@princeton.edu
Facility team school
horses: 10
Did you know?
The Princeton university Chapel is the third largest university chapel in the world.
Varsity Men | Varsity Women
tyPe Club sport memberS 10
SIze 8,180 students
Sat 2240
gPa 3.9
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
tyPe outdoor
locatIon off Campus
dIStance from School 12 miles
b ristol, r I
Polo club Info
tedtorrey@me.com
roger Williams university Polo Club www.rwu.edu coach
ted torrey (401) 848-4536
tedtorrey@me.com
Facility team school
horses: 14
Varsity Men | Varsity Women
tyPe Varsity sport memberS 6
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
Saratoga Springs, 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 off Campus
dIStance from School
Indoor: 10 minutes outdoor: 3 minutes
Facility team school
horses: 16
Did you know?
skidmore offers more than 1,000 different courses
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
tyPe Club sport memberS 40 SIze 2,500 students
Sat 1345
gPa 3.7
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
tyPe Indoor-heated Barn
locatIon on Campus
dIStance from School 5 minute walk
Storrs, ct
Polo club Info
anders.carlton@uconn.edu (P) & sage.saffran@uconn.edu (VP) uConn Polo www.uconn.edu polo.rso.uconn.edu
coach
Patrick Marinelli, CPI Pmarinelli@farmingtonpolo.com
Facility team school
horses: 24
Did you know?
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club
tyPe Club sport memberS 15
top 20 public university
SIze 20,000 students Sat 1300 gPa 3.67
uConn makes its own ice cream on campus and it’s amazing!
uConn was originally founded as an agricultural school in 1881
a mherst, ma
Polo club Info
umasspolo@gmail.com
uMass Polo www.umass.edu
coach
hilary Blythe, CPI crbhjm@gmail.com
contact
hannah okonsky hokonsky@umass.edu
unIverSIty of maSSachuSettS Polo
tyPe outdoor
locatIon off 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
tyPe outdoor
locatIon off Campus
dIStance from School 7 miles
Philadelphia, Pa
Polo club Info
upennpolo@gmail.com upennpolo www.upenn.edu
coach lezlie hiner, hon (267) 971-5734 wtr@worktoride.net
Facility team school
horses: 12
Did you know?
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV
tyPe student organization memberS 12
It is a tradition to throw toast on the field during all home football games
SIze 10,000 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 first set of midterms.
President trump, tory Burch, noam Chomsky, John legend, and the current president of harvard are all Penn alumni.
Southern o ntario, c anada
Polo club Info
fmassalin@vrgcapital.com
Western university Polo Club www.uwo.ca
coach
scott Weir, CPI (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 off 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.
b ethany, ct
Polo club Info
branden.vanloon@yale.edu yalepolo www.yale.edu yalepolo.wix.com/yalepoloteam
coach
Branden Van loon, CPI (607) 592-5360
branden.vanloon@yale.edu
yale Polo & equeStrIan center
tyPe Indoor
locatIon off Campus
dIStance from School 20 minutes
horses: 18
Facility team school
Competitive Men | Competitive Women | JV | Club
tyPe Club sport memberS
Intercollegiate: 25
high school:10
Club: 15
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.
$4,000 scholarships awarded annually (Auto Renewable)
