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Polo Training Foundation Awards

POLO TRAINING FOUNDATION CARLTON BEAL UMPIRE AWARDS

The Carlton Beal Umpire Awards are presented annually by the Polo Training Foundation to recognize individuals who have made an outstanding contribution in officiating the sport.

1990 Lester “Red” Armour III 1991 Eugene Fortugno 1992 William Jeff Atkinson 1993 Bennie T. Gutierrez 1994 Thomas E. Hughes 1995 Daniel M. Healy 1996 Graham Bray 1997 J.Horton Schwartz 1998 Eugene Fortugno 1999 Roy Robert Barry 2000 Stephen F. Lane

1992 Daniel Colhoun Jr. 1993 Daniel M. Scheraga 1994 Daniel M. Healy 1995 Robert B. Cyprus 1996 Robert Stuerzebecher 1997 Wilbur O’Ferrall

UMPIRE OF THE YEAR

2001 Paul M. Withers 2002 Robert Stuerzebecher 2003 Eric Sears 2004 Steve Dalton 2005 J.Horton Schwartz 2006 Roy Robert Barry 2007 Mike Kerley 2008 Kevin Fawcett 2009 Dale Schwetz 2010 Carlos M. Galindo 2011 Eddy Martinez

ARENA UMPIRE OF THE YEAR

1998 Russell A. Sheldon 1999 Christopher Blythe 2000 Lisa Mix 2001 Unawarded 2002 William Sheldon 2003 Gary E. Leonard 2012 Unawarded 2013 Luis Galvan 2014 Ronnie Hayes 2015 Hector Galindo 2016 Robert Lyn-Kee-Chow 2017 Kimo Huddleston 2018 Bradley Biddle 2019 Brent Mirikitani 2020 Jaimie Mirikitani

2004 Trevor W. Wells 2005-2008 Unawarded 2009 Matthew Syme 2010 Robert Lyn-Kee-Chow 2011-2020 Unawarded

1990 Peter J. Rizzo Seth W. Herndon Daniel M. Healy 1991 Eric Sears William Linfoot Edgar Little III 1992 Joey Casey Charles L. Flanders Joe Wayne Barry 1993 William Linfoot Robert Stuerzebecher Donald Blake 1994 Daniel M. Healy Stephen F. Lane Richard Kuhn 1995 Graham Bray Nicholas Rennekamp Paul M. Withers 1996 Stephen F. Lane Michael J. Kerley 1997 Scott Gundlach John J. Jacob 1998 Christopher Blythe Christopher Kerley 1999 Bonnie Corner James E. McGowan Fernando Pliego 2000 Steve Dalton Kevin Fawcett 2001 Unawarded 2002 Michael Kerley Mark Gutierrez 2003 William Mudra William Raab 2004 Carlos L. Galindo Jeffrey Mero Joey Powers III 2005-2020 Unawarded

REGIONAL UMPIRE AWARDS

POLO TRAINING FOUNDATION INTERCOLLEGIATE/INTERSCHOLASTIC AWARDS

The criteria for selection of the Polo Training Foundation Award winners is participation in the Intercollegiate or Interscholastic programs of the United States Polo Association based on the following:

I. Playing Ability

A. Horsemanship

B. Mallet Skill

C. Teamwork

D. Comprehension of the game II. Contribution to the Sport

A. Leadership

B. Commitment

C. Assistance to new players

III. Sportsmansip A. Conduct in and out of the playing arena B. Knowledge of the rules and their enforcement C. A positive attitude In April 1999, the PTF Board renamed the Female Intercollegiate Award. It is now the

Daniel J. Wallace Jr. PTF Female Intercollegiate Player of the Year.

INTERCOLLEGIATE RECIPIENTS

1986 Kirsten Laughlin/UC Davis Thomas Huber/UVA 1987 Clarissa Cantacuzene/UVA Thomas Lach/Skidmore College 1988 Derek Sifton/UVA Haley Holmes/Colorado State 1989 Patrick Andrew/Cornell University Ann Wimmer/Stanford University 1990 Wilbur O’Ferrall/UC Davis C. Loring Piper/Skidmore College 1991 Jennifer Kaufman/UC Davis Oliver Olsen/UVA 1992 Kelly Chambers/Cornell University William Orthwein/Skidmore College 1993 Elizabeth Worrall/UVA John Harris/Stanford University 1994 Brigette Parten/Colorado State Trevor Wells/Cornell University 1995 Kristy Waters/Texas A&M John Flournoy Jr./UVA 1996 Kathryn Roeser/UC Santa Barbara Guy Glenn/Colorado State 1997 Ilia Christy/Stanford University Christopher Hitchcock/UVA 1998 Kimberly Morgan/UCONN Rodrigo Fernandez/UVA 1999 Rebecca Rucker/Oklahoma University James Seward/Colorado State 2000 Heather Torrey/Cornell University Carlos Arellano Jr./UVA

2001 Christina Burger/UC Davis Jeffrey Embow/Cornell University 2002 Melissa Riggs/Cornell University Craig Fraser/Texas A&M 2003 Taylor McLean/Cornell University Nicholas Cifuni/Colorado State 2004 Marisa Bianchi/Cornell University Ted “Rory” Torrey/UCONN 2005 Mary C. Buck/Cornell University Jeffrey R. Markle/Cornell University 2006 Danika Rice/UC Davis Amy Jane Wisehart/UCONN Louis J. Lopez III/ UVA 2007 Meaghan Scanlon/UCONN Mason Wroe/Texas A&M 2008 K.C. Beal/Texas Christian University Cooper Hibbard/Cal Poly 2009 Heidi Ness/University of Idaho Bobby Harvey/Cornell University 2010 Katie Connell/Texas A&M Steven Krueger/Texas A&M 2011 Elizabeth Wisner/Cornell University Steven Stimmel/Texas Tech 2012 Caitlin Tufts/UCONN Wiley Uretz/Westmont 2013 Posey Obrecht/University of Kentucky Ford MacCarty/Colorado State 2014 Patrick Uretz/ Westmont Vicky Friedrichs/ University of VA 2015 Kareem Rosser/ Colorado State Jenny Schwartz/ Virginia Tech 2016 Daniel “Cacho” Galindo/ Texas A&M Anna Winslow/ Cornell University 2017 Ignacio Masias/ Cornell University Julia Smith/ University of Virginia 2018 J.T. Schivrick/ Southern Methodist Jessica Schmitt/ University of Virginia 2019 Christian Aycinena/Texas A&M Marissa Wells/ Texas A&M 2020 Morgan Palacios/Cornell University Shariah Harris/ Cornell University 2021 Charlie Walker/Colorado State Molly Agee/Point Loma Nazarene

INTERSCHOLASTIC RECIPIENTS

1987 John Waggoner/Culver Military Academy 1988 Christopher Blythe/Fox Lea 1989 Whitney Chamberlain/Culver Military Academy 1990 Trevor Wells/Garrison Forest 1991 Adam Strong/Valley Forge Military Academy 1992 Elizabeth Roeser/Pacific Coast Youth Polo Assn. 1993 Richard Reale Jr./Valley Forge Military Academy 1994 Amit Sharma/Culver Military Academy 1995 Sara Gompf/Garrison Forest Christopher Buckley/Valley Forge Military Academy 1996 Scott Gray/Hollywood Polo Club 1997 Travis Scales/Shallowbrook 1998 Melissa Riggs/Garrison Forest School 1999 Ted “Rory” Torrey/Westchester Polo 2000 Jeffrey R. Markle/Culver Academy 2001 Arabella Knox/Garrison Forest 2002 Shane Rice/Poway Valley 2003 Mason P. Wroe/Midland Polo Club 2004 Caroline “Lila” Gaines/Garrison Forest School 2004 Matthew C. Curran/Valley Forge Military Academy 2005 Michelle Weeks/Culver Academy Jared Sheldon/Poway Valley 2006 Nicolai Galindo/Eldorado Polo Club 2007 Elizabeth Wisner/Maryland Polo Robert Stenzel/Toronto Polo Club 2008 Meg Greenhalgh/Garrison Forest C.B. Scherer/Culver Academy 2009 Kylie Sheehan/Garrison Forest Branden Van Loon/Cornell Polo 2010 M.C. Walker/Gardnertown Polo August Scherer/Culver Academy 2011 Nora Young/Shallowbrook Polo Kareem Rosser/Cowtown Polo 2012 Gail Schultz/Maryland Daniel “Cacho” Galindo/Eldorado

2013 Emma Eldredge/Cornell Andrew Begg/Toronto 2014 Marissa Wells/ Maryland Polo Club Wyatt Harlow/ Natania Polo Club 2015 Jillian Titje/ Central Coast Polo Club George Hempt/ West Shore 2016 Shariah Harris/ Cowtown Polo Club Thomas Huber/ West Shore 2017 Molly Agee/ Lakeside Polo Club Sloan Stefanakis/ Houston Polo Club 2018 Cory Williams/ Central Coast Polo Brennan Wells/ Maryland Polo Club 2019 Parker Pearce/ Maryland Polo Club Abbie Grant/ Maryland Polo Club 2020 Mateo Chaux/ Gardnertown Polo Club Catherine Stueck/ Maryland Polo Club 2021 Winston Painter/ Gardnertown Polo Sophie Grant/Aiken Polo Club

THE DISTINGUISHED BENEFACTOR AWARD

Established in the year 2000, the Distinguished Benefactor Award is presented to the individual, couple or family whose exemplary support has enabled the Polo Training Foundation to better fulfill its mission. 2000 Carlton and Keleen Beal 2001 Michael O’Ferrall 2002 Jesse L. Upchurch 2003 Daniel W. Colhoun Jr. 2004 Dr. Bruce C. Wells 2005 Karlene Beal Garber 2006 Fred and Li-Anne Mannix 2007 John C. Oxley 2008 William T. Ylvisaker 2011 Anthony Coppola 2012-2014 Unawarded 2015 Gillian Johnston 2018 Steve & Ginny Orthwein 2021 Richard Riemenschneider

THE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Established in the year 2000, the Volunteer of the Year Award is given to the individual who, through dedication and service, has made a major contribution to the activities of the Polo Training Foundation. 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Mimi Gracida Lynn Thompson Janet Ludwig Anthony Coppola Russell A. Sheldon Melissa Joseph Joseph W. Bishop Scott & Kathy Brown Deb Wolstenholme 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013-2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 Perry Palmer Mario Chiara Joseph Kozlik Jesse Coppola Unawarded Melissa Ganzi Jennifer Ametrano Rodriguez Unawarded Michelle and Keith Whitman