Intercollegiate and interscholastic polo teams were working hard all season. Ten intercollegiate teams and 12 interscholastic teams earned a chance to compete in the national championships. That was before COVID-19, which forced the championships to be postponed until further notice.
If they are not able to be played, it will be the first time the men’s intercollegiate championships haven’t been played since 1946. The women’s intercollegiate championships have never missed a year since it was established in 1976. The open interscholastic championships have been held each year since 1970, the first year they were brought back after WWII. The girls’ interscholastic championships haven’t missed a years since being established in 1991.
Organizers hope to reschedule the National Intercollegiate and National Interscholastic Open and Girls Championships later this year. In the meantime, let’s congratulate the teams that qualified.
Central Men’s Preliminary Winner
Texas Tech
Coach Walker Rainey, Anson Moore, Hiram Gandara, Zachary Francis, Jair De La Pena and Ricky Moore with David Ragland
Central Women’s Preliminary Winner
Texas Christian University
Brianna Wolkober, Morgan McBride, Sarah Hibbitts, Kaylin Bender and Coach Vaughn Miller
Central Men’s Regional Winner
University of North Texas
Vance Miller, Andrew Scott, Vaughn Miller Jr. and Coach Vaughn Miller
Central Women’s Regional Winner
Texas A&M University
Whitney Walker, Ally Vaughn, Courtney Price, Madison Lange, Hannah Reynolds, Ashley Dillard and Coach Mike McCleary
Southeastern Men’s Regional Winner
University of Virginia
Jack McLean, Brennan Wells, Ignacio Viana, Parker Pearce and Coach Lou Lopez
Southeastern Women’s Regional Winner
University of Virginia
Grace Burgert, Demitra Hajimihalis, Maddie Grant and Coach Lou Lopez
Northeastern Women’s Preliminary Winner
University of Guelph
Charlotte Harvie, Natasha Slawnych, Mac Pearsall, Isabella Mauti, Krista Pearce, Brittany Howard and Sara Dwyer
Southeastern Women’s Preliminary Winner
Michigan State University
Serena Luplow, Phoebe Moll, Stesha Payne and Elly Schwingel
Western Men’s Regional Winner
Oregon State University
Andrew Hobson, Wyatt Weaver and Joel Potyk
Western Women’s Regional Winner
Point Loma Nazarene University
Pricila Villa, Addy Fuller, Molly Agee, Sydney Falk and Samantha Whitley
INTERSCHOLASTIC
OPEN TEAMS
Southeastern Preliminary I Winner
Franklin Polo Academy
Jacob Wallace, Allyssa Morgan, Caroline Mooney and Zachary Wallace with Coach James Armstrong
Southeastern Preliminary II Winner
West Shore
Cate Godey, Lucy Steele, Victoria Picha and Sarah Lynch
Northeastern Regional Winner
Gardnertown Polo Club
Coaches Bill Denker and Dan Scott
Taylor Palacios, Vlad Tarashansky, Jonathan Wallace and Matteo Chaux (Winston Painter, not pictured)
Southeastern Regional Winner
Maryland Polo Club
Coach Kelly Wells
Jordan Peterson, Aurora Knox, Grace Beck and Kevin Horton (Aidan Tydings, not pictured)
Central Regional Winner
Houston Polo Club
Coach Mark Prinsloo
Lance Stefanakis, Charles Fridge, Ashvath Bhatia and Christian Fridge
Western Regional Winner
Central Coast Polo Club
Coach Megan Judge
Sarah Espy, Morgan Manos, Taylor Olcott and Josh Falk
GIRLS TEAMS
Northeastern Preliminary Winner
Cornell Polo Club
Christina Beeba, Phoebe Whitham, Charlotte Hay, Chloe Chong, Lara Chong and Susanna Manns
Southeastern Preliminary Winner
Maryland Rebels
Brianna Jordan, Gracie Fleischmann, Kylie Beard and Zoey Bivalacqua
Northeastern Regional Winner
Boston Polo Club
Coach Mark Tashjian
Emerson Bruce, Brynn Roberts, Julia Schaefer and Ariadne Dogani
Southeastern Regional Winner
Aiken Polo Club
Coach Tiger Kneece
Robyn Leitner, Reagan Leitner, Summer Kneece and Sophie Grant
Central Regional Winner
Houston Polo Club
Coach Mark Prinsloo
Cara Kennedy, Bridget Price, Lillian Lequerica, Abigail Benton and Isabel Artzer
Western Regional Winner
Maui Polo Club
Coach Herman-Louis DeCoite
Maya Miller, Alana Benz, Kaiana Holland, Laura Coflin and Sunny Diller
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