USPA INTERCOLLEGIATE POLO CLUB
Start your college search here!
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 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.
Amy Fraser DIRECTOR, INTERCOLLEGIATE & INTERSCHOLASTIC POLO
See you in the arena!
COLLEGE POLO
NORTHEASTERN
WESTERN REGION
Washington State University Polo Club
Oregon State University
Stanford
Cal
University
University of Idaho
Poly Polo Club
University Polo Club
Westmont Polo Club
of Southern Califorina
Polo Club Polo Club of Montana State
CAL POLY POLO CLUB
POLO CLUB INFO
megan@centralcoastpolo.com groups/72448523020 www.calpoly.edu
COACH (CONTACT)
Megan Judge (805) 801-9410
megan@centralcoastpolo.com
Los Osos,
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB
Corvalis, OR
polo@oregonstate.edu
OregonStatePolo www.oregonstate.edu
COACH: STUDENT RUN CONTACT
Troy Haslem (360) 624-7139 haslemt@oregonstate.edu
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
Stanford CA
POLO CLUB INFO
stanfordpoloclub@lists.stanford.edu StanfordPoloClub
www.stanford.edu spc.stanford.edu
COACHES (CONTACT)
Mike Zeliger & Heather Lake
Mike: (508) 454-1099 michael.zeliger@klgates.com
Facility
TYPE Outdoor
LOCATION Off Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL
A few miles
Horses: 23
Team Facts
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club
TYPE Club Sport MEMBERS 15
Moscow, ID
POLO CLUB INFO
uofihorsepolo@hotmail.com uofipolo www.uidaho.edu
COACH
Mason Sideroff (208) 739-7008 side0152@gmail.com
CONTACT
Sarah Holtz (208) 615-0226 holt9724@vandels.uidaho.edu
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO QUICK FACTS:
Facility
Team Facts
Horses: 7-14
Los Angeles CA
POLO CLUB INFO
uscpolo@gmail.com uscpolo www.usc.edu www.uscpoloclub.org
COACH (CONTACT)
Ardeshir Radpour (818) 437-1600 ardeshir@radpour.com
Pullman, WA
wsupolo@yahoo.com WSUpolo www.wsu.edu
53398.orgsync.com/org/ wsuhorsepoloclub
COACH
Coryelle Scott Coryelle.Scott@hotmail.com
CONTACT
Annie Frosolone (360) 969-5715
annie.frosolone@gmail.com
Santa Barbara CA
POLO CLUB
sbpoloschool@gmail.com Westmont-Polo-Team www.westmont.edu
COACH (CONTACT)
John Westley (805) 729-2812
sbpoloschool@gmail.com
“
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
CENTRAL REGION
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB
Fort Collins, CO
POLO CLUB INFO
coloradostatepolo@gmail.com
CSUPolo
www.colostate.edu
equinescience.agsci.colostate. edu/polo-club
COACH: STUDENT RUN
CONTACT
Erika Johnson (914) 714-3803 erikagjohnson@gmail.com
Facility
TYPE Indoor LOCATION Off Campus DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 5 minutes
Horses: 24
Team Facts
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club TYPE Club Sport MEMBERS 40
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Stillwater, OK
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
Flower Mound, TX
POLO CLUB INFO
polotom@usapolo.com
SMU-Polo-Team www.smu.edu
COACH (CONTACT)
Tom Goodspeed (619) 993-5553
polotom@usapolo.com
College Station, TX
POLO CLUB INFO
marissawellsd@aol.com aggiepolo www.tamu.edu
COACH (CONTACT)
Mike McCleary (979) 219-0162
mpmpolo@txcyber.com
CONTACT
Marissa Wells (410) 812-2963 marissawellsd@aol.com
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB
Facility
Team Facts
Horses: 20
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
Oak Point, TX POLO CLUB INFO
info@oakpointpolo.com
TCU Polo Team www.tcu.edu
COACH
Vaughn Miller (214) 533-5411
info@oakpointpolo.com
PRESIDENT (CONTACT)
Katie Phillips (831) 392-7353
k.julia.phillips@tcu.edu
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB
POLO CLUB INFO
countylinepolo@gmail.com
TexasStatePoloClub www.txstate.edu
texasstatepolo.wix.com/ txstatepoloclub
COACH (CONTACT)
Seth Bray (512) 914-8490
countylinepolo@gmail.com
Lubbock, TX
TEXAS TECH POLO CLUB
ccwaddell@sbcglobal.net
Tech Polo
www.ttu.edu
COACH (CONTACT)
Clyde Waddell (806) 787-7733
ccwaddell@sbcglobal.net
Austin, TX
POLO CLUB INFO
hollywood@utexas.edu texaspoloteam www.utexas.edu
utexas.collegiatelink.net/ organization/texaspoloteam
COACH
Ariel Rodriguez (970) 306-9508
ariel81rodriguez@.com
CONTACT
Holly Wood (713) 997-0636 hollyalexandrawood@gmail.com
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS POLO CLUB QUICK FACTS:
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
SOUTHEASTERN REGION
University of WisconsinMadison Michigan State University Polo Club
University
University
Virginia Polo Team, Inc.
of Michigan Polo Club at Virginia Tech
University of Kentucky Polo Club
Emory University Polo Club
University of Miami Polo Club
of Louisville Polo Club
EMORY UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB
Atlanta, GA
POLO CLUB INFO
emorypolo@gmail.com Emory University Polo Club www.Emory.edu
COACH
Frankie Questel (619) 971-4591 fquestel88@gmail.com
CONTACT
Anna Eureyecko (610) 999-3781
anna.r.eureyecko@emory.edu
Team Facts
Mason, MI
POLO CLUB INFO
msupolo@msu.edu
MSUPolo www.msu.edu
COACH (CONTACT)
Paul & Sarah Knapp (616) 617-9391
sarah@boutiqueemmanuel.com
Facility
TYPE Indoor
LOCATION Off Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 10-15 minutes / 8-9 miles
Horses: 12
Team Facts
Varsity Women | JV | Club
TYPE Student Organization MEMBERS 30
Blacksburg, VA
poloclubatvt@gmail.com
PoloClubAtVirginiaTech www.vt.edu
vtpoloclub.weebly.com
CONTACT
Ella Rak
ella96@vt.edu
Team Facts
Lexington, KY
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
Horses: 11-14
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE POLO CLUB
Louisville, KY
POLO CLUB INFO
brittany.adamspope@louisville.edu polo.club.uofl www.louisville.edu
COACH
Shannon Sharpe (502) 645-4714
Ssharpe4@hotmail.com
CONTACT
Dr. Brittany Adams-Pope (502) 852-7270 brittany.adamspope@louisville.edu
QUICK FACTS:
Facility
Team Facts
Horses: 10-12
Coral Gables, FL
umiamipolo@gmail.com
UMiamiPolo www.Miami.edu COACH (CONTACT)
Senter Johnson (203) 253-0949
senterjohnson@gmail.com
PHOTOS BY: GAIL DAMON
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor, MI
POLO CLUB INFO
jdzombak@umich.edu MIPoloClub www.umich.edu
COACH
Emmalyn Wheaton (517) 303-1606 detroitpoloschool@hotmail.com
CONTACT
Jesse Dzombak (734) 604-7709
jdzombak@umich.edu
Facility
TYPE Indoor / Outdoor
LOCATION Off Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 30 minutes
Horses: 9
Team Facts
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | Club
TYPE Student Organization MEMBERS 15
Madison, WI
POLO CLUB INFO
poloclubuw@wisc.edu
BadgerPolo/timeline www.wisc.edu
poloclubuw.weebly.com
COACH
Claudio Gauna Nestor (630) 302-7455 gaunanestor@yahoo.com
CONTACT
Ruth Dumesic (608) 444-5979 jdumesic@wisc.edu
Horses: 16
Team Facts
Charlottesville, VA
POLO CLUB INFO
llopez@vapolo.org
VirginiaPoloClub www.virginia.edu www.vapolo.org
COACH (CONTACT)
Lou Lopez (434) 409-2637
llopez@vapolo.org
VIRGINIA POLO TEAM, INC
Facility
Team Facts
DISTANCE
NORTHEASTERN REGION
Cornell Polo Club Skidmore College Polo Club
Alfred State Polo Club
University of Western Ontario Polo
University of Massachusetts Polo
Princeton University Polo University of Guelph Polo Club
University of Pennsylvania Polo Club
UCONN Polo Club
Harvard University Polo Club
Yale Polo & Equestrian Center Roger Williams University Polo Club
Brown University Polo Club
ALFRED STATE POLO CLUB
Piffard, 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
Portsmouth, RI
brownpoloclub@gmail.com
BrownPoloClub www.brown.edu www.brownrec.com/sports/polo
COACH (CONTACT)
Dan Keating (401) 524-1832 dan@nptpolo.com
CORNELL POLO CLUB
Ithaca, NY
POLO CLUB INFO
dle6@cornell.edu
Cornell Polo www.cornell.edu
COACH (CONTACT)
David Eldredge (607) 280-0229
dle6@cornell.edu
QUICK FACTS:
Facility
TYPE Indoor
LOCATION On Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL
1.5 miles / 2 minutes
Horses: 50
Team Facts
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV Club | First Year
TYPE Varsity Sport MEMBERS 42 (Club: 20)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY POLO CLUB
Hamilton, MA
harvardpolo@gmail.com HarvardPolo www.harvard.edu harvardpolo.com
COACH (CONTACT)
Crocker Snow Jr. (978) 356-4422 crockersnowjr@earthlink.net
Team Facts
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY POLO
Princeton, NJ
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
Facility
TYPE Indoor / Outdoor
LOCATION Off Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 40 minutes
Horses: 10
Team Facts
Varsity Men | Varsity Women
TYPE Club Sport MEMBERS 15
Bristol, RI
tedtorrey@me.com Roger Williams University Polo Club www.rwu.edu
COACH (CONTACT)
Ted Torrey (401) 848-4536
tedtorrey@me.com
Facility
SKIDMORE COLLEGE POLO CLUB
Saratoga Springs, NY
Worthwein@aol.com
Skidmore Polo www.skidmore.edu
COACH (CONTACT)
Will Orthwein (518) 526-5708
Worthwein@aol.com
UCONN POLO CLUB
Storrs, CT
POLO CLUB INFO
Tessa.Kell@uconn.edu (P) & Lauren.Pfahler@gmail.com (VP) UConn Polo www.uconn.edu polo.rso.uconn.edu
COACH: TBD
QUICK FACTS:
Facility
TYPE Indoor - Heated Barn
LOCATION On Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 5 minute walk
Horses: 24
Team Facts
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club TYPE Club Sport MEMBERS 15
Southern Ontario, Canada
POLO CLUB INFO
guelphpolo@gmail.com poloatguelph
www.uoguelph.ca
COACH (CONTACT)
Phil Van der Burgt (905) 505-0140
philvdb@sympatico.ca
Facility
Team
Amherst, MA
POLO CLUB INFO
umasspolo@gmail.com
UMass Polo www.umass.edu
COACH
Hilary Blythe crbhjm@gmail.com
CONTACT
Monica Aguilar (860) 608-6745 maguilar@umass.edu
Team Facts
Varsity Women | JV TYPE Student Organization MEMBERS 15
Philadelphia, PA
POLO CLUB INFO
upennpolo@gmail.com upennpolo www.upenn.edu
COACH (CONTACT)
Lezlie Hiner (267) 971-5734 upennpolo@gmail.com
Facility
Team Facts
Southern Ontario, Canada
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
Team Facts
Varsity Men | Varsity Women TYPE Club Sport MEMBERS 12
Bethany, CT
POLO CLUB INFO
branden.vanloon@yale.edu yalepolo www.yale.edu
yalepolo.wix.com/yalepoloteam
COACH (CONTACT)
Branden Van Loon (607) 592-5360
branden.vanloon@yale.edu
YALE POLO & EQUESTRIAN CENTER
QUICK FACTS:
Facility
TYPE Indoor
LOCATION Off Campus
DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL 20 minutes
Horses: 18
Team Facts
Varsity Men | Varsity Women | JV | Club TYPE Club Sport MEMBERS
Intercollegiate: 25 High School: 10 Club: 15
